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Maha Kumbh: World's largest religious gathering begins

A thick blanket of fog could not blur their vision, the cold breeze failed to reduce their energy levels and the bone-chilling water of river Ganga in Sangam area could not dampen their excitement,......

Shah takes holy dip in Triveni Sangam at Maha Kumbh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a dip at the Triveni Sangam in Mahakumbh Nagar on Monday and described the Maha Kumbh as a unique symbol of the Sanatan culture's philosophy, which is rooted......

Yogi Surveys Prep For Maha Kumbh Mela

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Prayagraj on Thursday, January 9, 2025, to review preparations for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said the state......

UP temple purified with 'Ganga jal' after Muslim MLA's visit

A temple in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district was 'purified' with Ganga jal after a visit by a Muslim MLA of the Samajwadi Party. IMAGE: SP's Doomariyaganj MLA Sayeda Khatoon (right).......

Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

Water-news

The ministry of jal shakti was formed by merging the ministry of drinking water and sanitation, with the ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation, on May 31, 2019. The......

Jal Shakti Ministry allocated Rs 28,261 crore

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spelled out water, its management, clean rivers as one of the 10 points of vision for the next decade. The Jal Shakti Ministry, which is executing the......

What the kanwariya yatra tells us about jobs situation

Can 3 crore out of the 8.9 crore young male population of nine states set off on a pilgrimage that extends for about a month? If yes, then what can we infer regarding the state of the young working......

Will the brand-new Jal Shakti ministry keep India's head above water?

Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee. The ministry of......

Ganga to get country's first inland waterway

The project would facilitate the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to put in place infrastructure and navigation services needed to develop the waterway. The Union government and the......

When Rafi sang for Hanuman, Manna for Ravan...

'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.''C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.''I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"''He replied, "How......

Kamal Haasan pays tribute to Dilip Kumar

The iconic Kamal Haasan pays tribute to his idol Dilip Kumar, who turns 90 today, December 11."I grew up hero-worshipping Sivaji Ganesan. He was like the guiding sun in my life. Then I discovered......

Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh

In Sukanya Verma's special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at 1960's Parakh, starring Sadhana, Motilal, Nazir Hussain and Durga Khote. In a year of opulent dramas like......

What if Amrapali were remade today?

He believes all is fair in love and war. She believes in sacrificing for her nation.What happens when two such ideologies clash?In 1966, filmmaker Lekh Tandon explored the consequences of this......

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