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Maha Kumbh Mela: Meet the seer who has not bathed for 32 yrs

Gangapuri Maharaj who has not taken a bath for 32 years has become the centre of attraction in Maha Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. IMAGE: Gangapuri Maharaj, who has not bathed for 32......

Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara Arrives For Kumbh Mela

Seers from the Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara made their 'Royal Entry' -- also called Chavni Pravesh -- for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj. IMAGE: A seer from the Shri Panchayati......

Maha Kumbh Sees First Royal Entry

On Wednesday, January 1, 2025, seers of the Sri Panchayati Atal Akhada made the first 'Royal Entry' -- also called Chavni Pravesh -- for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 at the Sangam in Prayagraj. This......

160,000 tents, 150,000 toilets: Prayagraj gears up for grand Maha Kumbh

As 2024 draws to a close, the entire state machinery in Uttar Pradesh has converged upon Sangam, the sacred confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati river in Prayagraj, racing......

Yogi Goes All Out For Flawless Mahakumbh

For Yogi Adityanath the successful management of the Kumbh Mela is a crucial part of building 'Brand UP' and making the state a $1 trillion economy. IMAGE: Members of the Panchdashnaam Avahan......

Modi's dream: Of drones and technology

There was an environment of "indifference" towards the use of technology in governance before 2014 due to which the poor and the middle class suffered the most, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on......

Why India's healthcare system is near collapse today

An analysis of Budget speeches made by finance ministers over 75 years also offers a glimpse of how low on the priority list healthcare has featured for the political class and policy-makers, which......

Prayagraj to house Indian Railways' ambitious freight programme

Built by the French railway technology company Alstom, it will host a 90-metre-long digital wall for train operation, said to be the second largest in Asia. IMAGE: A man walks on a railway track......

Mamta Kulkarni: 'I Have Not Come Back For Bollywood'

'I have no connection with the D (drug) world.' IMAGE: Mamta Kulkarni in Karan Arjun. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mamta Kulkarni/Instagram "I have not come back for Bollywood and I am not planning......

Murder Mubarak Review: Poor Man's Agatha Christie

Despite director Homi Adajania’s ease around quirky ensembles and macabre touches, Murder Mubarak fails to draw the viewer into its shallow world of the vain and wealthy, feels......

Bollywood's Famous Lost And Found Tales

Dramas woven around the theme of lost and found is a iconic trope in Hindi cinema. From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna......

The AMAZING life of Alia Bhatt!

Alia Bhatt is 28 today, March 15. Namrata Thakker takes a peek into Alia's AMAZING life through her Instagram feed. Sun-kissed and happy! Enjoying some ME time on the beach while......

Kumbh: Bindra, Dutt in war of words

IMAGE: Lakhs of devotees took a dip in the Ganga, ignoring the need to wear masks and maintain social distancing despite the terrifying surge of COVID-19 cases across the country . Photograph:......

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