The festival culminates on the day of Anant Chaturdashi, when the idols of Lord Ganesh are taken to nearby water bodies and immersed.
Readers share their pictures of iconic monuments: from the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal and beyond. You can share yours too!
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities have been up to in the weekend.
It's expected that INSACOG will be once again releasing a bulletin from next week on updates about the types of variants present in India.
The film will star Nymphomaniac actor Stacy Martin.
Murad Osmann and wife Nataly Zakharova, who are responsible for the stunning #followmeto Instagram trend, have landed in India and taken photos which are breathtakingly beautiful.
Can ordinary citizens counter this backward march? Can peace activists ensure that the two communities retain their bonds? Do they have a choice, asks Jyoti Punwani.
'The city was never the same after the attack. It was scarred,' says Nicolas Saada whose movie Taj Mahal offers a unique view of the Mumbai attacks.
Rediff reader Maneesh Menon has shared some stunning pictures of India. You can share yours too at #India-Photos!
The film's execution is too farcical to create an impact, says Raja Sen!
One of the main litigants from the Hindu side Jitendra Singh Visen has announced that he and his family are withdrawing from all cases related to the Gynavapi issue due to alleged 'harassment'.
Rediff readers tell us where they're holidaying.
'I had been getting many offers, but either something had nudity or sex or abusive language.' 'I am not interested in doing all this just for the sake of it.'
A look at security arrangements in and around Delhi as it prepares to welcome Chief Guest Obama.
Tibetan activists protest Hu Jintao's visit
'India has established probable cause to prosecute him for his role in terrorist attacks that resulted in 166 deaths and 239 injuries'
The week's best from the fashion circuit.
Reader Sukhada Deshpande sends us a photograph.
Fans across India are now photo-shopping his picture and the results are amazing.
To lend a Mughal-era ambience to shopping in the city of the Taj, Quality Constructions Ltd, an Agra-based real-estate developer, announced the completion of its Taj shopping plaza project near Taj Mahal on Monday.
A Ganesh Nadar tracks down four Mumbai police officers who confronted the terrorists on 26/11, but whose bravery that night has gone unnoticed or unrewarded.
Shah Rukh Khan may have been roughed up by US officials but the superstar holds no grudges.
Painted with pink and neon green, the 'snow car' has been a hit on social media.
The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the ministry's website.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni paid floral tributes to the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks, at the iconic Taj Hotel in Mumbai.
Investigations showed that during his first visit to Mumbai in the year 2007, he stayed at the Taj Mahal hotel for nearly 10 days. As per investigations, Headley checked into room number 1809 in the Taj Mahal hotel and stayed there between April 20 and 30 2007. The IB says that this information is being verified and would prove crucial to the 26/11 probe.
An eye witness in 26/11 terror attacks case identified four terrorists, who held some people hostages at the Taj Mahal Hotel, from close circuit television footage screened at the trial court.
Sources in the Tata group said they could not attend as they were travelling.
These deep-fried Corn Cheese Balls can be made from scratch in less than 40 minutes.
As the spirit of summer holiday takes over , here's looking at 15 Hindi songs whose tourist-y picturisation transported us into a feast of sights and sceneries on silver screen.
68% of Indians plan to travel domestically in 2022, with over a fifth (21%) anticipating travelling domestically within one month of covid restrictions easing.
AFor a mega event like the G20 Summit -- being attended by so many heads of States and international bodies, top diplomats and bureaucrats -- nothing can be more important than security.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
These may not be as famous as the Taj or the Gateway but they're landmarks nonetheless. Do you know where they are located? Take this quiz and find out!
According to the sources, the President of the United States (POTUS) and First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) will be welcomed with traditional 'teeka', 'thali' laden with flowers and stoles after they arrive at the hotel on Monday. They said women dressed in traditional attire will greet the Trumps.
The seventh anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, which had claimed lives of 166 people and left hundreds injured, would be observed on Thursday.
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