Rs 1600 cr being spent to keep Ganga 'dip-safe' for Kumbh Mela

Daily sample testing of river water by the Pollution Control Board, round-the-clock separation of flowers and pooja material from water a, 200-km temporary drainage system to channel all greywater......

'Indians praising Pak should be hit with shoes and sent there'

Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader sadhvi Balika Saraswati has stoked a controversy saying that people who live in India and praise Pakistan should be “hit with shoes” and sent there,......

'Kumbh is the greatest show on Earth'

'No other country other than India can do it on this scale.' IMAGE: A sadhu swings his dreadlocks after the shahi snan. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Radhika Shastry "'Kya Facebook mein dalogi?'......

South India's Kumbh Mela begins

The 10-day long Kumbh mela in south India, called Mahamaham, began in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning with temple flags being hoisted after poojas.Thousands of devotees and several......

What is Daisy Shah up to?

Wherever Bollywood celebs go, the cameras follow. Film screening, shoots, Bollyfolk get snapped everywhere. So what were they doing on Wednesday?   Daisy Shah attends a special the......

PIX: Bappi Lahiri celebrates Sarawati pooja with friends

Veteran musician Bappi Lahiri took part in Saraswati pooja at his residence in Juhu, a western Mumbai suburb, over the weekend with his family and friends from the film industry. Lahiri was joined......

'If I can help Bollywood by being in politics, it's worth it'

Bappi Lahiri, who recently celebrated Saraswati Pooja at his home, has decided to enter politics. He explains his decision: "I am not going into active politics. Narendra Modi is......

PIX: Madhuri Dixit's Filmi Birthday Moments

The dancing diva turns 48 today! Breaking into a flirtatious giggle as Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’s Nisha. Lost in a dreamy daze as the die-hard romantic Pooja of Dil To Pagal Hai. Snapping hard......

India Open boxing: Shiva, Mary Kom make semis

IMAGE: Mary Kom, in red, launches an assault against K Bina Devi during the lightweight (49 kg) bout at the first India Open Boxing tournament in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI......