Amid the sombre atmosphere following the rape-murder of a woman doctor at R G Kar hospital, Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across Kolkata were marked by a subdued tone, with community puja......
West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver. IMAGE: People perform a street play during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee......
The Gyanvapi management committee moved the Allahabad high court on Thursday challenging a Varanasi court order that has allowed Hindu prayers before idols in a cellar of the mosque. IMAGE: A......
Prayers were performed in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Wednesday night following court orders allowing the resumption of a practice said to have been discontinued three decades......
Prayers were performed inside a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Wednesday night following court orders, president of the Kashi Vishwanath temple trust Nagendra Pandey said. IMAGE: A......
'As on August 25, 94,753 Govindas have been insured.''This number is expected to rise further, as proposals for 5,000 to 8,000 Govindas are received daily.' IMAGE: Youngsters fall as they form a......
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 festival season has already begun in the west and south of India with Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam, respectively, and consumer companies are witnessing a pick-up in sales compared to pre-Covid......
With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. IMAGE: A priest wearing a protective......
Many would have racked up debt this Diwali, using credit cards and consumer loans. Here are a few simple steps on how to fix your financial mess, says Bindisha Sarang. Illustration:......
Bollywood stars welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram Ananya Panday says, 'Welcome home Bappa.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi......
From making a style statement in sari to going floral, Bollywood and television divas gave us WOW looks during the Ganpati festival. Namrata Thakker picks the best dressed stars. Photograph: Kind......
Bollywood's adorable star kids celebrate Lord Ganesha with their famous parents and make lovely pictures. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Shetty/Instagram Shilpa Shetty Kundra twins with daughter......
With Mindy Kaling producing as well as writing parts of Never Have I Ever, Indian-American characters are telling their own story instead of having it told for them.Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE:......
No Ganpati celebration is complete without Humse Badhkar Kaun's hugely popular song Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva Tumse Badhkar Kaun blaring out of the pandal speakers, says Mumbai native, now New Delhi......
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and several Indian cricketers are expected to fly to Rajkot to attend the reception.Haresh Pandya reports for Rediff.com from Rajkot. IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja at one of his......