Puja performed in Gyanvapi mosque basement hours after court order

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......

Prayers performed inside cellar of Gyanvapi mosque

Prayers were performed inside a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Wednesday night following court orders, president of the Kashi Vishwanath temple trust Nagendra Pandey said. IMAGE: A......

Calcutta HC bars entry to Durga puja pandals

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:......

'Compromising with Congress is SP's majboori'

'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.' IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav,right, holds a mace with Congress leader......

Ganpati, Durga, Lakshmi to the rescue of India Inc!

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......

Puja? It's now Durga Inc.

This column once suggested that Durga Puja, which will burst upon us on Monday with the resonance of Mahalaya chanting, should be showcased for tourists. That is beginning to happen in a small way......

Why gold is God

When I was a little kid, my father used to tell me: "An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold." Time went by and a few decades later, I landed in Gujarat, India's most economically......

War casts shadow over new financial year

A new financial year also brings in new hopes and aspirations that all is going to be well. But the US-Iraq war seems to have dashed all hopes of Indian businessmen this time, most of whom sound......

'A Mother Is The Backbone Of A Family'

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......

'Jingoism has become fashionable'

'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......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

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......

Will these hot new girls score in B-Town?

Every year Bollywood sees a deluge of new talent hoping to make it big. This year too, we see a new crop trying their luck. Here's a look at the gorgeous few that caught our attention. Nargis......