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14 priests injured in 'gulal-triggered' fire in Mahakal temple

At least 14 priests including 'sevaks' were injured in a fire that broke out in the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakal temple in Ujjain early Monday during the famous 'bhasma aarti' ritual, an......

These Scientists Shaped India

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......

Indians Star In World's Toughest Race

Race Across America -- which spans a little over 3,000 miles, from the west coast of the US to its east -- is often called the toughest race in the world.Indian cyclists are now returning multiple......

Inspiring! Newspaper Vendor To Teacher

IMAGE: Once, he sold newspapers to help support his family. Today, Bidyasagar Behera teaches others how to read. Photograph: PTI The bulls who won't retire. The Top Videos of the Week, listed by......

19 OBSc, 7 Thakurs, 8 Dalits in Yogi Cabinet 2.0

The new Yogi Adityanath government inducted 31 new faces while retaining 21 ministers to strike a balance between youth and experience with an eye on the 2024 parliamentary elections. IMAGE: A......

What Star Rating Does Your AC Have?

Since 2008, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is running a star rating programme, under which electric equipment are rated according to their efficiency. This in turn helps the consumers save......

What makes entrepreneurs tick? Gurcharan Das finds

In his last bestseller he sought answers to the importance of being good using the epic Mahabharata as a reference point and now author and economist Gurcharan Das sets out to discover success......

The new screen teams

It's Bollywood's new script for survival. So, what do recent hits like Shah Rukh Khan-Rani Mukherjee starrer Chalte Chalte and Ramgopal Verma's multistarrer Bhoot, have in common? And what about......

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Web series that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

How Ashish Vidyarthi is building a Rich Universe

'I looked at the smiles around and realised that each day that I smiled was amazing.''So I put into play something that I have been toying with for years.''I called it the Rich Universe.''You often......

Review: Devaru is a tedious remake

The first thing that comes to your mind after watching a tedious drama like Devaru is whether an ordinary Tamil film like Thalainagaram (2006) (which itself was the remake of the Malayalam film,......

'Cinema is an ally, not a rival, to TV'

A host of television stars, including Aman Verma (who played the second lead in Tanuja Chandra's Sangharsh) and Amarr Upadhyay (popular as Mihir in Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, who appeared in......

Ranji Trophy: Bengal rout Hyderabad in 3 days

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Mumbai's Sarfaraz Khan celebrates after scoring his century on the third day of the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh at......

Ranji Trophy: Tiwary's triple ton puts Bengal on top

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Bengal's Manoj Tiwary celebrates after scoring 300 against Hyderabad on Day 2 day of their Ranji Trophy match, at Kalyani, West......

Dipa eyes Olympic berth with strong performances in Baku and Doha

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar gave Indian gymnastics some unprecedented moments of glory. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters India's Dipa Karmakar will look to secure an Olympic berth with 'some good......

SAI clears Dipa Karmakar's participation in two World Cups

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar competes. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters The Sports Authority of India (SAI), on Tuesday, cleared Dipa Karmakar's participation in the upcoming World Cups at Baku and Doha......

World Cup-bound gymnasts left stranded

SAI yet to clear Indian gymnasts' participation in Olympic qualification events, claims GFI official IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar of India performs during the women's gymnastics vault apparatus.......

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