History & Significance

Labour Day, also known as International Workers' Day or May Day, is a public holiday celebrated on May 1st in many countries around the world. The holiday originated as a commemoration of the Haymarket affair, a peaceful labor demonstration…

Every year on April 22, the world observes World Earth Day to encourage environmental awareness and support efforts to safeguard the planet's natural resources. The first Earth Day was observed in 1970. Since then it has grown into a…

New Delhi: Hindus celebrate Parshuram Jayanti to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Parshuram. The festival is observed on the third day of Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Vaishakh. Lord Parshuram is the sixth incarnation of Lord…

New Delhi: Easter is a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The holiday falls on April 21 this year and will be celebrated all across the globe. The story behind Easter lies in the New Testament of the…

New Delhi: Good Friday is celebrated by Christians all over the world. People visit the church and attend the Friday service. Some also keep fast and observe the day of History: Jesus Christ was arrested and beaten up by the Roman…

New Delhi: Mahavir Jayanti is a festival celebrated by Jains all over the world to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara of Jainism. The festival usually falls in late March or early…

Utkal Divas also known as Odisha Day is celebrated every year on April 1 in Odisha. This day is celebrated to mark the demarcation of Odisha as an independent state. On April 1, 1936, Odisha was separated from the combined…

Chaitra Navratri is among the well-known festival in Hinduism. It is the auspicious time of the year when devotees of Goddess Durga and Lord Rama observe fasts and pray to the gods for nine days to bless them with prosperity and happiness.…

World Consumer Rights Day is observed on March 15 every year to raise global awareness about consumer rights and promote consumer protection. On this day, people across the world support all consumers' basic rights, demanding that those…

New Delhi: World Kidney Day is a health campaign that is observed every year on the second Thursday of March. The day has been observed every year since 2006 and is significant as it provides for the advocacy of good kidney health for all.…