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The world lights up for Diwali

It’s time for colours, lights and celebrations - Diwali is here! Known as the festival of lights, Deepavali is one of the most popular Hindu festival in India. In these photos, see......

The struggle for Dharma is never wholly won

Rajeev Srinivasan on why the struggle for Dharma is never wholly won. After all the festivities of Navaratri and Deepavali, November arrives with several anniversaries of some significance. These......

Diwali bash in downtown Manhattan

India came alive at the South Street Seaport, downtown Manhattan, on October 4. The occasion was Deepavali or Diwali, the festival signifying the victory of good over evil. Click......

Enough is enough: Bengal governor

The ardour of Deepavali has been dampened in the whole state by the events in Nandigram. Several villages in Nandigram are oscillating from the deepest gloom to panic. Large numbers of armed......

Diwali resolution in US Senate

Buoyed by their success of getting a resolution to recognise the festival of Diwali -- or Deepavali as it is known in Sanskrit -- introduced in the US House of Representatives, the Hindu American......

Reforms, economic changes that add zeal to festivities

Deepavali is the time to look at the brighter side of life and spread cheer. So, silver linings rather than the dark clouds that hover over us beckon a look. It is not easy to see many silver......

This is how India can sustain its growth

Traditionally, the "festival season" in India, roughly six weeks preceding Deepavali, the equivalent of the pre-Christmas season in the West, is when the bulk of the annual sales of consumer......

The changing face of Sivakasi

From burying its stigma as an exploiter of children to implementing better safety procedures, this industry is booming at a 20 per cent growth rate. The Sivakasi of today is not the Sivakasi of......

Only 14 holidays for central govt staff in 2011

The government has announced 17 holidays for the central government staff for the year 2011, although three of these holiday -- Mahavir Jayanti (April 16), Mahatma Gandhi's birthday (October 2) and......

Firecracker output down 20% : Sivakasi units

The firecracker industry in Sivakasi, in interior Tamil Nadu, from where 95 per cent of the Indian output comes from, has said production has declined 20 per cent this year.The industry says this......

It's festival time for the Kannada film industry

Two Kannada films will hit the screens across Karnataka state on the festive occasion of Deepavali: Fair & Lovely, directed by Raghuram and Namasthe Madam, directed by Raghuraj. They release on......

Ready to entertain this Deepavali

The buzz about the Mitran R Jawahar-directed Tamil movie Uthamaputhiran (remake of the Telugu hit Ready) is quite high as the director is teaming up with Dhanush for the third time in a row. As......

Pongal releases, 2010

Pongal and Deepavali are two festivals in Tamil Nadu that excite filmmakers as well as film watchers. Sometimes, you see a flood of films during Pongal and at other times dry (though it......

Priya's Kannamoochi Enada

This Deepavali is very special for Priya. Her second film, Kannamoochi Enada is releasing this festive season. Releasing a film on such big occasions is a dream for all filmmakers, and naturally......

Deepavali: Illogical fun

The Thirupathi Brothers have come up with Deepavali, a fun and watchable movie, despite liberal doses of gruesome violence. Billu (Jeyam Ravi) is the son of a respected well-loved Mudaliar......

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Hyderabad, Rajkot to host Windies Tests

Either Hyderabad or Rajkot may host Indias maiden day-night Test match when the West Indies will arrive for a two-Test tour later this year. The... ...

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SC rejects Reddy's plea to visit Ballari

The Apex Court on Friday told ex-minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy, who sought permission to visit Ballari to help his son who is... ...

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