Kumbh Mela starts with Shahi Snan in UP

At the break of dawn, chants of ‘Har Har Gange’ reached its crescendo as lakhs of devotees, ascetics and religious leaders of various orders congregated at the Sangam on Tuesday for a......

'My deivam has to come home'

For the last month-and-a-half, as doctors treat Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, a different daily drama takes place outside the Apollo Hospitals gates in Chennai.Rediff.com's A Ganesh......

Sadhus and seers take holy dip during Ujjain Kumbh Mela

The city of Ujjain hosted the Kumbh Mela, the largest religious congregation of Hindus, with over five crore people including seers attending the holy city. It is one of the four fairs......

Devotees dunk in the holy waters at Kumbh Mela

The Simhastha Kumbh Mela, the largest congregation of any faith in the world held after every 12 years, began on Tuesday with the traditional hoisting of flags as tens of thousands of sadhus and......

BSNL to become a major service tax payer

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is all set to emerge as a major service tax payer to the central government with the amount expected to touch Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 crore) during 2003-04.BSNL paid Rs 1,700......