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Sai Baba Idol Removed From UP Temple

'The idol was not being worshipped for years. We decided to immerse it respectfully in the Ganga.' A Sai Baba idol at a Shiv temple in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal was removed early on Tuesday morning......

Odisha student who immolated self over sexual abuse dies

The Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor died at AIIMS in Bhubaneswar, the hospital said. IMAGE: BJD workers stage a protest as the......

Odisha student death: CM announces ex gratia, Oppn calls bandh

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced ex gratia of Rs 20 lakh for the family of the college student who died by setting herself on fire over alleged inaction on her sexual......

Odisha student's death: CCTV footage shows a woman seen buying petrol

The Odisha Police on Saturday spotted in the CCTV footage of a filling station a woman, of an age nearly that of the student who set herself on fire on the campus of the Balasore college, buying......

Lightning: India's Deadliest Hazard

Lightning claims more lives in India annually than any other extreme weather event.Between April and July this year alone, 1,621 people died due to lightning strikes. IMAGE: Lightning flashes over......

'Odisha Rasagola' bags much-awaited GI tag

Since 2015, Odisha has been embroiled in a bitter battle over the origin of the delicacy with West Bengal, which had in 2017 secured the GI tag for 'Banglar Rasogolla'. Odisha on Monday bagged the......

Opening American eyes to India

Do all Americans believe India is a land of snake charmers and fakirs? Certainly, 31 students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management have had their eyes opened......

'Corruption Is No Longer A Bad Word'

'When India opened its doors to the world, moving away from an agrarian to a market economy, everything, whether life or love, was commodified.' IMAGE: Nana Patekar and Rekha in Yatra. In the......

Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Review: Humdrum

'Modest in its ambitions, eager in its naiveté, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a kiddie fantasy masquerading as an adult's movie,' notes Sukanya Verma. A calm, mysterious figure......

Review: The Fakir Of Venice looks dated

The only saving grace are Farhan Akhtar and Annu Kapoor, notes Urvi Parikh. What would have been Farhan Akhtar's debut as an actor in 2009 finally saw the light of the day a decade later. The......

All about The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir

Cast: Dhanush, Erin MoriartyDirector: Ken Scott. What's it about: Based on Romain Puertolas'S novel, The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe, the film tells the......

'There Is A Fear Of Disappearing'

'God can you get work, but once you get it, you have to do it with honesty and put your 100 percent into it.' IMAGE: Pavan Malhotra in Fouja. Pavan Malhotra is the kind of actor our star-system......