Maha Kumbh set for auspicious start on 'Paush Purnima' on Monday

Maha Kumbh 2025 -- a 45-day event billed as the biggest gathering of humans in one place -- is all set to begin Monday with the first major bathing ritual or 'Shahi Snan' on the auspicious occasion......

Cylinder blast triggers fire at Maha Kumbh; 18 tents gutted, no casualty

A big fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela here on Sunday due to a cylinder blast, engulfing 18 tents in Sector 19, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident. IMAGE: Police and......

Maha Kumbh: Record turnout expected for first 'amrit snan' on Tuesday

A record number of devotees are expected to take part in the first amrit snan of the Maha Kumbh Mela on Tuesday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. IMAGE: Foreign tourists offer prayers at......

Over 250 reunited with families in Kumbh Mela

More than 250 individuals separated from their families in the dense crowd in the early hours of the first day of Maha Kumbh were reunited through efficient measures by the fair administration,......

Jet fuel price hiked by 5.3%, 10th increase this year

Jet fuel prices on Monday were hiked by a steep 5.3 per cent - the tenth straight increase this year -- to an all-time high, in line with a surge in global energy prices. Photograph: Chris......

Alia Cheers Kiara-Sid At Their Reception

Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's wedding reception was as star-studded as it can get. Karan Johar, who played Cupid, escorted Kareena Kapoor while Sidharth's Student Of The Year co-stars Varun......

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.' IMAGE: Dhritiman Chatterjee in Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi. Dhritiman Chatterjee, a post-graduate in economics, came from a world......

Did you know *this* about Meena Kumari?

Did you know that Meena Kumari, on whom Pakeezah's greatest songs were picturised, couldn't dance at all in the film? Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth......

On Guru Purnima, Hrithik touches Anand Kumar's feet

'He came like a hero and left like a super-hero.' IMAGE: Hrithik Roshan touches Anand Kumar's feet in Patna. All Photographs: Subhash K Jha Hrithik Roshan's flash visit to Patna on Tuesday, July......

Defying odds: Neetu David's rise to ICC Hall of Fame

IMAGE: Neetu David's induction into the ICC Hall of Fame paves the way for future generations of Indian women cricketers. Photograph: Jay Shah/X Her entire cricketing journey flashed before former......

18-YO weightlifter shatters national record

IMAGE: Maibam Martina Devi shatters Indian records in clean and jerk and total lift. Photograph: Kind Courtesy SAI Media/X Competing in the junior world championships, teenage Indian weightlifter......

Mom, coach, strategist: Purnima Mahato prepares archers for Paris Olympics

'Medal layenge, medal layenge yeh baat tum dimaag se nikal do (a medal will never come if you chase after a medal, just focus on the processes)' Photographs: Purnima Mahato/Instagram......

Deepika flops as India's women archers crash out

IMAGE: Four-time Olympian Deepika Kumari shot a cumulative 48 points as India lost to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals at the Olympics on Sunday. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters......

Can India's archers finally end Olympics jinx?

IMAGE: India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games. Photograph: World Archery/Instagram A different year and another Games, but for Indian......