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Mamta Kulkarni to continue as Kinnar Akhara's 'mahamandleshwar'

Mamta Kulkarni will continue as a Kinnar Akhara mahamandleshawar after her resignation from the post was not accepted. IMAGE: Former actress Mamta Kulkarni (second from left) addresses a......

Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara Arrives For Kumbh Mela

Seers from the Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara made their 'Royal Entry' -- also called Chavni Pravesh -- for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj. IMAGE: A seer from the Shri Panchayati......

Kinnar akhara opens doors for transgenders to Kumbh Mela

Having faced stiff resistance when they tried to register an 'akhara' for transgender persons 10 years ago, the tent of their sect at the ongoing Maha Kumbh is now flooded with pilgrims queuing up......

Ancient temples 'converted' into mosques be vacated, demands Akhara chief

Raking up the temple-mosque controversy, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad Mahant Ravindra Puri on Monday demanded that ancient temples "converted" into mosques across the country......

Yamuna floodwater causes massive traffic jams in Delhi

Yamuna floodwater caused massive traffic jams in several key stretches of the national capital on Thursday, bringing vehicular movement to a crawl at multiple points, including Kashmere Gate, Ring......

UP Eyes Rs 25,000 Cr Revenue From Maha Kumbh

... resulting in a Rs 2 trillion economic spinoff. IMAGE: A sadhu blows a conch as he prays on the day devotees take a holy dip -- the shahi snan -- at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga,......

'Society Knows Mamta Kulkarni's Past'

'Suddenly, she arrives in India, participates in the Maha Kumbh and is given the position of Mahamandleshwar.''This needs investigation.' IMAGE: Mamta Kulkarni with Kinnar Akhada President Laxmi......

10 Wrestling Moments In Hindi Movies

A sport of strength, focus, technique and timing, there's much more to wrestling than beating the opponent black and blue. Like WWE legend Shawn Michaels always believed 'A true wrestler is the one......

Chandu Champion Review: Crowd Pleasing Melodrama

Chandu Champion is Kartik Aaryan's most ambitious work so far and the actor's muscular gusto is undeniable.There's visible fire in the man's belly but not enough soul, observes Sukanya Verma.......

Amar Singh Chamkila Review: WAH!!

Diljit Dosanjh's switch in singing style as he smoothly assumes Amar Singh Chamkila's vocal persona highlights the brilliance of his artistry, observes Sukanya Verma. Back in the 1980s, popular......

Wrestling scandal: Fake IDs, bribes, and bans exposed

IMAGE: The WFI official explained that most of these wresters, misguided by their coaches in Haryana, paid bribes to procure fake birth certificates from the Narela and Rohini zones in Delhi......

Bajrang Punia apologises to coach Dahiya for defamation

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia was issued summons by the court which also granted him bail in the case in the fourth hearing. Photograph: ANI Photo Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has tendered an......

Hima Das takes a dip in Ganga at Maha Kumbh

IMAGE: Assam sprinter Hima Das visited the Maha Kumbh on Sunday. Photograph: Hima Das/Instagram Star sprinter Hima Das, who is gearing up for the new season after serving a 16-month suspension for......

Geeta Phogat's baby makes akhara debut

Wrestling champions Geeta Phogat and Pawan Kumar Saroha gave their infant Arjun the first taste of the life of a wrestler. The adorable 10 month old was taken to the akhara where he was......

Rahul Wrestles With Bajrang Punia!

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited an akhada in Haryana's Jhajjar district on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, and met with a group of wrestlers including Olympian Bajrang Punia. IMAGE: Rahul......