Abandoned Shiva temple reopens in Aligarh's Muslim-dominated area

Right-wing organisations and some local Bharatiya Janata Party leaders held a shuddhikaran (purification) ceremony and chanted Hanuman chalisa at a long-abandoned Shiva temple in a Muslim-majority......

ASI roped in for carbon dating of Sambhal temple; PAC jawans deployed

The Sambhal district administration has written to the Archaeological Survey of India for carbon dating of the Bhasma Shankar temple, including a well there, officials said on Sunday, days after......

Tsari Yatra May Help Ease India China Tensions

Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: India's......

Bahraich murder accused shot at while fleeing to Nepal

Five suspects in the killing of a man that triggered violence in Bahraich were arrested here Thursday after an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in which two of them suffered gunshot......

Ad spends likely to get double-digit boost as festive cheer returns

After losing two festive seasons to Covid-led restrictions, 2022 is seeing an uninhibited celebration of festivals. Photograph: Kind courtesy, www.socialworker.com This is pushing up......

The Songs Lata Mangeshkar Loved

All of us love Lata Mangeshkar's songs. But which of her own evergreen melodies did she love? Lataji had once picked her favourites, albeit reluctantly, and told Subhash K Jha just why they were so......

Will BB3 Join Bollywood's Top 10 Horror Comedies?

Horror comedies are definitely trending. This year, the genre has done especially well, with films like Stree 2 and Munjya, Will Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 keep up the momentum? While we wait on that......

10 Films: Indian Cinema At Its Best

Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema. On one hand......

'I want to be in a committed relationship'

'I am writing two films. Something very different from Rocky Aur Rani.''I know I'm back on the set next year.' IMAGE: Karan Johar. All photographs: Kind courtesy Karan Johar/Instagram "When I look......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 1

IMAGE: Jyothi Yarraji will be in action in round one of the women’s 200m. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday,......

ODI World Cup: 'India vs Pakistan semi-final at Eden would be a dream'

IMAGE: CAB President Snehasish Ganguly said it would be a dream contest if India took on Pakistan in the semifinals at the Eden Gardens. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters Snehasish Ganguly, the......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 30

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Hangzhou on Saturday, September 30. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 2

Photograph: Kind Courtesy World Archery/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday, October 2. Aquatics - Diving London Singh – M 1m Springboard – Final......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 27

Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Wednesday, September 27. IMAGE: India's boxer Shiva Thapa will be in action in the men's 63.5kg round of 16 bout on Wednesday.......