Balayya, ‘Gautamiputra’ crew offer prayers at Durga temple
It was a special Bhogi for the crew of Gautamiputra Satakarni led by actors Nandamuri Balakrishna and Shriya Saran, director Krish and others as they took part in the festivities atop Indrakreeladri, the abode More...
PM Narendra Modi should promise Ram temple if BJP wants seers’ support in UP polls: Acharya Satyendra Das
AYODHYA: The seers will support BJP in the upcoming UP elections only if Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to get the Ram temple constructed in Ayodhya during his tenure, the chief priest of the makeshift temple More...
Legend of Goddess Brajeshwari Devi: Himachal temple to have 1,600 kg butter idol
One of the busiest shrines in north India, the Brajeshwari Devi temple sees a majority of pilgrims from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Preparations started on Saturday morning for the installation More...
Bhagwat in Kolkata: How BJP, RSS overcome Mamata roadblock in West Bengal
Demonetisation brought West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the forefront of a political war with the BJP-led central government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), but their adversarial overtures More...
Politics of Pongal: Outrage over Jallikattu but not over drought in Tamil Nadu
Pongal celebrations in Tamil Nadu this year have been marred by discontent surrounding the Supreme Court’s ban on Jallikattu, a bull-taming sport that forms an integral part of the harvest festival. Jallikattu, More...
Is haj subsidy viable? Panel to present report
NEW DELHI: The Union ministry for minority affairs has set-up a six-member committee comprising experts to look into the efficacy and viablity of the haj subsidy given to Muslim haj pilgrims in the form of discounted More...
‘Ram’s name’ in rainbow replaced in Bengal’s textbooks: The New Indian Express
KOLKATA: The traditional name for rainbow in Bengali is ‘Ramdhenu’ or Lord Ram’s bow. However, in an attempt to ‘secularise’ the word, as opposed to saffronisation attempts in texts More...
Kanpur startup working to clean Ganga, technology to detect oil leakages turn heads
A startup competition in the city at the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) saw ideas from entrepreneurs from across the country. Around 10 startups made their pitches and here we look at a few ideas. Cleaner Ganga, More...
Constitute Jain Kannada Sahitya Parishat, says poet
Veteran poet and former district judge Jinadatt Desai strongly advocated constituting Jain Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KJSP) in the State with the specific objective of promoting Jain literature in Kannada language. Speaking More...
HC asks police to respond to proposed RSS meeting
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the Kolkata Police Commissioner to consider within 24 hours an application by the RSS, to hold a rally in which its chief Mohan Bhagwat is expected to participate, on More...