Women storm mausoleum in UP to conduct puja, clash with police

Tension prevailed in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district after a group of women clashed with the police while allegedly trying to perform puja at a disputed mausoleum site in the Abunagar area on the......

'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

Kashi Dazzles With Over 2,600,000 Diyas

Once a quiet riverside ritual, Dev Deepawali has evolved into UP's largest soft-power spectacle -- merging faith, art, enterprise into a global cultural brand that reflects state's growing......

Varanasi's arti, cremations done on rooftop as Ganga floods ghats

The rising water levels in Ganga and Varuna rivers have caused a fresh bout of floods in Varanasi, inundating low-lying areas along their banks and disrupting daily life. IMAGE: Namo ghat in......

#RakshaBandhan: 'A Promise To Protect Each Other'

Television stars celebrate Raksha Bandhan with their siblings.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Nia Sharma/Instagram Nia Sharma shares a picture with brother Vinay Sharma and writes, 'Ye meraaa......

Kareena Wins Her 7th, And Counting...

The fifth Filmfare OTT Awards 2024 was held on December 1 in Mumbai, and it saw a lot of glamour. Here's a look at the big winners of the night. IMAGE: Kareena Kapoor along with her Jaane Jaan......

Spotted! SoChay At Mumbai Shaadi

Aaliya Kashyap and Shane Gregoire had a starry reception in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. Daddy Anurag Kashyap looked thrilled -- he even danced at the wedding -- and his many friends and......

Guess Who This Actress Is?

Sanya becomes a Mrs... Nimrat attends Diljit's concert... Plabita pouts... She looks so familiar, doesn't she? Can you guess who this haseen actress is?   Photograph: Kind courtesy Taapsee......

What Are Sachin and Salman Up To?

The Indian Street Premier League Season 3 is heating up! ISPL franchises retained stars Abhishek Dalhor and Jagannath Sarkar ahead of Tuesday's Mumbai auction. With 408 players from 101 cities,......

India's World Cup Heroes Ring In 2026 at Mahakaleshwar

IMAGE: Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur at Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain on Thursday. Photographs: Shafali Verma/Instagram A few members of the India women's cricket......

No cricketers! Meet 2025 Khel Ratna, Arjuna nominees

Last year, the Khel Ratna was bestowed on four athletes -- world champion chess player D Gukesh, men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, para-athlete Praveen Kumar, and shooter Manu Bhaker. IMAGE:......

Manu Bhaker's National Anthem Tribute

IMAGE: Shooter Manu Bhaker is the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympic Games. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters On the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, on Friday, August 15,......

Aarti wins 10000m race walk bronze in World U20 C'ship

IMAGE: India's Aarti poses after finishing third in the 10000m race walk event. Photograph: Athletics Federation of India / X Aarti won a bronze in women's 10000m race walk event with national......