4 declared dead in Uttarakhand flash flood found alive

Four labourers who were declared dead in the recent flash floods in Uttarakashi district have been reported alive, a top official said on Monday. "We had declared four labourers of Assi Ganga......

PIX: 8L earthen lamps illuminate banks of Ganga in Varanasi on Dev Deepawali

Lakhs of earthen lamps lit up the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi on Monday as people celebrated Dev Deepawali to mark Kartik Purnima. IMAGE: Priests perform Ganga aarti at Sheetla Ghat on the......

Ganga, Varuna inundate Varanasi; ghats submerged, cremations on streets

The rising water level of Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of bodies brought to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in......

Clean Ganga project has a long way to go

'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.' IMAGE: The Ganges in Varanasi. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Court restrains release of controversial movie Mohalla Assi

The release of Bollywood film 'Mohalla Assi' has been halted throughout the country by a Delhi court which today prima facie found it hurting religious sentiments and said it should not hit......

Box Office: Pihu, Mohalla Assi fare poorly

The hits and misses of the week. Mohalla Assi and Pihu fail to draw in the audiences. Aamir Khan's Diwali release, Thugs Of Hindostan, flops at the box office. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly......

Box Office: Another flop for Sunny Deol

The hits and misses of the week. Sunny Deol suffers a consecutive flop at the box office, with Bhaiaji Superhit failing after Mohalla Assi. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Bhaiaji......

Box Office: Kedarnath opens well

The hits and misses of the week. Kedarnath, starring debutante Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput, has done reasonably well at the box office in its opening weekend. Vinod Mirani gives us his......