The doyen of Carnatic music, Dr M Balamuralikrishna, has refused to accept the Sri Jayendra Saraswati national eminence award in fine arts.The award is named after the Kanchi Shankaracharya......
At a time when the BJP's stars are at the top on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls, the Puri-Joshimath Sankaracharyas may have kick-started a row whose efforts might be to divide Hindus, not in the......
The Krishna Pushkaram river festival that comes once in 12 years began with traditional gaiety in Vijaywada on Friday. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his wife Bhuvaneswari......
The 10-day long Kumbh mela in south India, called Mahamaham, began in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning with temple flags being hoisted after poojas.Thousands of devotees and several......
Ramjanmabhoomi trust chief Mahant Ramchandra Paramhans on Sunday said he will not accept any formula proposed by any religious or political leader that does not provide for the construction of a......