Rama and Sita entered a wonderful maze of lit streets, and when Bharatha caught sight of them as he ran down the steps of the palace, the whole city was chiming with celebration with this festival of lights. A fascinating excerpt from Vayu Naidu's book, The Living Legend.
Keeping up his tradition of celebrating the festival with soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sir Creek near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district and offered sweets to jawans.
In the 55th match of the ongoing season, there were a couple of crucial catches which changed the ebbs and flows of the game.
Wondeful shots of African women and giraffes roaming Kenyan grasslands were judged the most outstanding photographs of the year.
There are a lot of candidates who are in contention for the post but Hardik Pandya is currently the top pick.
The seaside city of Barcelona is often referred to as the Mecca of skateboarding in Europe, and the trend is particularly notable on the waveramps and bowls of the Marbella skatepark, where skate camps like Damien Chiche's sell out every summer.
A 'relaxed' approach turned things around for Suryakumar Yadav who came good on Sunday with a classy 43 after aggregating just 16 runs in three previous IPL matches.
Joe Root scored his 35th Test century as he went past the legendary trio of Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Younis Khan, who had made 34 centuries in their career.
Starting Tuesday, the four-day Aero India 2017 event will kick off which will feature several state-of-the-art aircraft. Here's a tiny preview of what's to come.
Mongolia can take a lifetime to happen but rewards the intrepid traveller with enduring memories of a surreal, delightful land.
Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14.
Schoolteacher Nandini Anandkumar didn't let the lockdown get her down.
'The present generation, either due to historical amnesia or political propaganda, has been fed a narrative that paints India as an adversary rather than an ally.'
Triple Formula One world champion Verstappen missed out on pole because he set his time of one minute 12.000 seconds after his British rival in a drama-filled qualifying session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
The race to the uncharted south pole of the Moon is quickening with India's Chandrayaan-3 and Russia's Luna-25 gearing up for lunar landings next week, each mission holding significant implications beyond the thrilling competition in the skies.
During Monday's net session, Bumrah repeatedly made short work of the batter often sending his off-stump cart-wheeling for fun
Squadron Leader Kanwal Deep Mehra's daredevilry during the 1971 War brought down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre. But he had to bail out of his plane, was badly injured. Then a fierce band of armed guerillas evacuated him to safety at great risk to their lives.
Director Shonali Basu and her actors on the making of what appears to be a memorable movie.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI in the first Test against Australia?
Western or Indian, traditional or modern, Isha Talwar can rock it all.
Royals, who were playing their last IPL match of the season in Jaipur, outplayed Mumbai in all departments, bat, ball and fielding.
Glimpses of the Northern Lights, also called Aurora Borealis, that illuminate the Polar night sky.
Cricket, time travel, artificial intelligence, haunted homes, World War II -- it's all there on OTT this week.
Diana wants to kiss the blues goodbye... Aahana wants to drive the blues away... Daisy has home work for you...
Veteran England pacer James Anderson on Wednesday said he is keeping his 'fingers crossed' for a return against India in the rescheduled fifth Test match, starting at Edgbaston on Friday.
However, even if the BCCI eventually decides to organise a tournament modelled on the Hundred, it will not be able to do so before 2023.
Uzbekistan lives comfortably in several centuries but is also a forward-looking nation, Deepa Gahlot discovers on a visit to this Central Asian country.
Juventus are desperate to win a first Champions League title in a quarter of a century
Although floaters alone are harmless, the changes they bring inside the eye can be potentially damaging, says Dr Rajeev Jain.
Fighter's distressing lack of thrills and sizzle reduces the exercise to an excuse for tedious amounts of Pakistan bashing, observes Sukanya Verma.
A list of 10 rising outsiders from whom wonders can be expected in the years to come.
With an aim to increase its foothold in the ever growing DTH market, Tata Sky will invest Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) in the coming years in its infrastructure and expects a seven-fold increase in its subscriber base at 8 million by 2012.
Budget airlines are now set to explore the non-metro markets. With high growth prospects there, the carriers are pumping in funds and offering attractive packages to lure customers.
Croatian forward Ante Budimir scored twice to help Osasuna earn a shock 4-2 home win over leaders Barcelona.
New Zealand eye consolatory win over PNG
A widely-circulated anonymous email put fresh focus on recent allegations of misconduct toward a female colleague.
French organisers turned Paris into an open-air Olympic playground where everyone was invited, with or without a ticket.
An angry Banerjee slammed a minister, a former Trinamool Congress mayor and a few bureaucrats for their "below-par performance".
