Private buses and taxis in West Bengal may go off the roads after the Durga Puja if fares are not increased, even as operators are pinning their hopes on an assurance by Chief Minister Mamata......
The Gyanvapi management committee moved the Allahabad high court on Thursday challenging a Varanasi court order that has allowed Hindu prayers before idols in a cellar of the mosque. IMAGE: A......
Prayers were performed in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Wednesday night following court orders allowing the resumption of a practice said to have been discontinued three decades......
In a big damper on Durga Puja revelery, the Calcutta High Court on Monday declared all pandals across West Bengal no-entry zones to prevent the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state. IMAGE:......
People will get divine blessings for financial gains if images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh are printed on currency notes, Aam Aadmi Party leaders said on Wednesday, backing Chief Minister......
Bank customers better brace for a whopping 21 bank holidays in October. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: PTI Photo. As per......
Brands in India are finding newer, more innovative ways to engage with a wider audience during festivals. But they still have a long way to go before they match global campaigns. T E Narasimhan and......
Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......
Film families celebrate Diwali with memorable pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy NTR Jr/Instagram Jr NTR, wife Lakshmi Pranathi and their sons Abhay Ram and Bhargav Ram make the......
Actors share adorable moments with their mums on Mother's Day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Naga Chaitanya Akkineni/Instagram Naga Chaitanyaand his mum Lakshmi Daggubati celebrate Mother's Day with......
'Our viewers have grown up over the years.''Today, they want to see something which is sensible, a story rooted in logic rather than jingoism.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Emraan Hashmi/Instagram He......
A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......
Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi releases this week, a cinematic tribute to one of India's most courageous monarchs.In this fascinating excerpt from Moupia Basu's new book The......