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......

TN's idol wing sleuths seize antique royal clan lady's idol, 4 held

It was like a scene from a film. The idol wing sleuths in Tamil Nadu posed as prospective buyers and seized an antique stately idol of a lady from the royal Sethupathy clan, which the smugglers......

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......

French firm cancels sale of 500-yr-old Nataraj idol stolen from TN temple

Well-known international auctioning house Christies in France has halted the sale of a 500 year-old Nataraj idol, stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple in 1972, after the state police flagged the issue.......

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......

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......

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......

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......

What's on TV after IPL?

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 3's monopoly on prime time television is finally over for the year, making way for a series of new shows. First, a look at the reality shows coming your way (watch......

How Dhoni fan Trisha redefined her cricketing destiny

'She has a fearless attitude and all the shots in the book. The only change we made here was to make her take up leg spin from pace.' IMAGE: Gongadi Trisha emerged the player of the ICC women's......

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......

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......

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......