Kinnar akhara opens doors for transgenders to Kumbh Mela

Having faced stiff resistance when they tried to register an 'akhara' for transgender persons 10 years ago, the tent of their sect at the ongoing Maha Kumbh is now flooded with pilgrims queuing up......

Muslims welcome Nuh yatra devotees with garlands

The Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra that was marred by violence last year concluded peacefully on Monday as it passed through Nuh amid tight security arrangements, with members of both Hindu and......

Chouhan cedes chair to deity's portrait in cabinet meet, draws ex-babus' ire

At a Madhya Pradesh cabinet meeting held in the temple town of Ujjain, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ceded his seat to Lord Mahakal's portrait, an act some former bureaucrats said was......

UP recommends CBI probe into Mahant Narendra Giri's death

The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in connection with the death of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri, the......