Seers from various 'akharas' took the first 'Amrit Snan' at the Maha Kumbh on Makar Sankranti on Tuesday as an unbroken stream of people converged at the Triveni Sangam on the occasion with around......
The Gujarat election results were announced on a very appropriate day: the day after Winter Solstice, the beginning of the movement of the Sun towards the north. Uttarayanam is auspicious, a time......
A cooking gas cylinder exploded in a tent at the Digambar Ani Akhara at the Kumbh Mela site on Monday, triggering a massive fire, prompting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to direct......
We bring you a collection of some of the odd moments from around the world in recent weeks. A reveller, dressed as a unicorn, celebrates the sunrise during the winter solstice at Stonehenge on......
Noted astronomer D P Durai has dismissed the prediction of the world ending on December 21 as a mere rumour, saying next Friday would be like any other day. Duari, a NASA educator and director of......