Hindu outfit removes Sai Baba statues from Varanasi temples

Statues of Sai Baba were removed from multiple temples in Varanasi on Tuesday following a campaign launched by a group called 'Sanatan Rakshak Dal'. IMAGE: Maharashtra deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit......

How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure

Entry based on a QR code messaged on personal mobile phones, colour-coded paper wristbands for access to different zones, and a medical response preparedness reserved for heads of state helped......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

'History is littered with religious conflict'

'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.''It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.' IMAGE: The Se Cathedral at Old Goa,......

Can govt put images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh on rupee notes?

It is only after the government's nod that a particular design change come into effect. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who created a political flutter with his appeal to incorporate images......

India at a low 105 on human capital index, Finland tops

IMAGE: Devotees carry a statue of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh for immersion in the sea, on the last day of 'Ganesh Chaturthi', in Mumbai. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters India was ranked......

Things other than the new metro that Chennaiites take pride in

Image: A metro train runs on the tracks after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa flagged off Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s passenger services between Alandur and Koyambedu, in Chennai......

Hyderabad, Pune are India's best cities to live in

Image: Devotees carry a statue of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh for immersion in the sea in Mumbai. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters     A rapid rise in population has triggered a......

'I do plan to sing again very soon'

'There is so much division in the country. People are getting more and more into 'Main Hindu hoon woh Mussalmaan hai'.''This climate of suspicion and hostility must stop,' The Legend, 92 today,......

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!' IMAGE: Victor Banerjee was in Mumbai to promote the film, The Answer. On the second half of a day of back-to-back interviews, the actor changed......

Review: Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham disappoints

Tamil film Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham is a pathetic first attempt, according to S Saraswathi.K Chandru, who was mentored by ace comic directors C S Amudhan (Tamizh Padam) and Venkat Prabhu,......

Julia Roberts names children after Hindu gods

Laxmi for Hazel, Ganesh for Phinnaeus and Krishn Balram for Henry, Julia Roberts' children may really find it difficult to pronounce their new names. The names were given to the Hollywood......

Why Anjali Sacrificed Her Career For Sachin

Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have......

Tendulkar to make Bollywood debut

Sachin Tendulkar will make his Bollywood debut with a cameo role in a film about the miracles of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh. Tendulkar, widely regarded as one of the world's best......