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UP temple closed during Ayodhya incident reopens; Muslims shower flowers

A Shiv temple in Ludhawala, a predominantly Muslim locality under the jurisdiction of Kotwali police station, was reopened on Monday with a 'havan' and Muslims showering flowers on a procession by......

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......

C'garh headmaster held for asking people not to worship Hindu gods

A 60-year-old headmaster of a government school in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district has been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after administering a pledge to people not to......

Is Faith Above Science?

Against the backdrop of Kerala's appetite for commonsense, it was assumed that this controversy would pass.Respect for rationalism and scientific outlook is strong in the state despite political......

Demolition drive at Indore temple after 36 deaths

Four days after the Indore temple tragedy that claimed 36 lives, the local administration on Monday morning launched a drive to remove encroachments from the religious complex and moved the idols......

Drones boom: The next big opportunity after e-commerce

Image: Drone built by ideaforge called Netra. Photograph, courtesy: ideaForge     In 2003, three Indian Institute of Technology Bombay students got together to build a hovercraft by......

Why it will be the year of the cellphone

If You've Got Mail in 1998, catch up with Friends in 2007. Through the year, telecom operators will be widening coverage, innovating with newer services and, post a series of Trai-als and errors......

Delhi gets a spiritual theme park

Saturday: Assignment AkshardhamProject: A spiritual theme parkLocation: By the Yamuna's banks, DelhiEntry: Rs 125Experience: Other worldlyAn-award winning film on an IMAX screen, a subterranean......

MagikTuch to support visually impaired singers

Watching music talent shows such as Zee TV's 'Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' and Sony TV's 'Indian Idol', modelled on the UK-based reality television programme 'Pop Idol', are a popular national......

My Beloved Aunt, Lata Mangeshkar

'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"''I sorely miss that care and concern.' IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with her......

How Shah Rukh beat Letterman at his game

Shah Rukh Khan had David Letterman in his grip, giving him no quarter whatsoever, declares Sreehari Nair. The David Letterman of the post-Late Night, post-Late Show phase is a man on a spiritual......

'I feel most loved when my dad slaps me'

On Father's Day, several Bollywood stars took to social media to share pictures of their dads with some heartwarming messages.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonam K Ahuja/Twitter Sonam K Ahuja......

Manikarnika review: Kangana Ranaut is savage, spellbinding in a ho-hum historical

'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya......

Classic Revisited: Dilip Kumar-Nargis' grace in Jogan

Half of the screenplay’s job is done the minute Dilip Kumar’s hypnotising gaze falls on Nargis. The screen bubbles with intense chemistry every time this incredibly handsome pair......

India's most decorated sportsperson ever

'By the time he gets done, he'll not only be the best player of his generation, but the best ever.''It'll take another 100 years for someone to break his records.'Dhruv Munjal salutes the......

Hamilton collides but wins fourth title

'Lewis has done a superb job all year and deserves to win the title' IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the World Championship. Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters. An ecstatic......

Dhoni's 'Dare to dream' inspires Ranchi school kids

Keshav Ranjan Banerjee, Dhoni's first coach and the mentor who was instrumental in him taking up the game, is training aspiring cricketers at the DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir in Ranchi, the school......

Kerber confident she can beat Serena in final showdown

IMAGE: Germany's Angelique Kerber celebrates winning her match against USA's Venus Williams. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters. Germany's Angelique Kerber said she felt confident about facing......

'We cannot compare women's cricket to men's'

At just 17 she made her ODI debut against New Zealand at Christchurch in 1995. Fourteen years on, she has represented India in 109 ODIs, scoring 2,542 runs, including 455 from 19 World Cup outings.......

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