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Security has been tightened in Hyderabad ahead of Sunday's Ganesh immersion festival in view of the bomb blast in New Delhi and the communal riots in Adoni town of Kurnool district.
Rediff readers share photos of their beloved Ganpati.
This Ganesh Chaturthi, pledge to do these things do if you really want to please Lord Ganesha
Standing tall at 18 feet, Mumbai's most famous Ganpati -- the Lalbaugcha Raja is here.
Producer S P B Charan talks about the censor board issue that his film faces.
In the seventh edition of Jaipur Literature Festival, not only there would be writers to discuss topics ranging from economics to food, politics to fiction and everything else in between but there would be a smartphone app for new age art and literature lovers while 240 speakers will comprises writers of 20 languages.
Devotees queuing up for 'Lalbaugcha Raja' pandal this year will no longer have to brave intense heat or heavy downpour to catch a glimpse of Mumbai's most famous deity, as the Ganesh Mandal hosting it has decided to set up air-conditioned enclosures for them.
We bring you glimpses from one of Mumbai's oldest pandals, Mumbaicha Raja.
The Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Centre to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 to protect and ensure unity and communal harmony and uphold the secular principles enshrined in the Constitution.
Lakhs of devotees in Mumbai bid adieu to Lord Ganesha on Thursday by immersing the idols at various places amidst chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya'.
When you are the Ambanis, you can get even Mata Saraswati to bless you.
A West Indian Day celebration, Hurricane Dorian destruction, and the immersion of Lord Ganesha in Mumbai round out this week's best images.
'The BJP's solo aim in Mumbai and Maharashtra is to finish off the Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar's NCP.'
'The people who stay with us were not born orphans; they have been abandoned.'
Rane accused the Congress of reneging on its promise of making him the CM after he joined the party 12 years ago.
'It was disappointing on two counts. One is on the leadership issue and second is how the Congress must win elections.'
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Sunday said comments greeting people on the occasion of Vinayaka Chaturthi on party treasurer M K Stalin's social networking page were put up by those operating it, without seeking his permission.
The diyas or earthen lamps, a must in Diwali festivities, can be bought for as low as a few rupees to as high as nearly Rs 10,000 a piece. Besides various high-street markets in the city, a number of online shopping websites including eBay and Amazon have also stacked up Diwali diyas for sale.
It is time to welcome back Ma Durga, who is on her annual five-day visit to her father Himalaya's home, with her sons Ganesh and Kartik and daughters Saraswati and Lakshmi.
Lalbaugcha Raja is truly a King in all respects and it pays to seek his audience.
Dealers say that the full-year outlook remains negative with a projected contraction in retail sales of 15-35 per cent across segments, save tractors, which look set to clock a positive annual growth.
The reopening of the places of worship coincided with the Diwali 'Padwa', which is an important festival in the state.
Raj had complained to his parents that he was being subjected to ragging.
A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Master tailors, textile manufacturers and custom clothiers, however, say the upcoming festive season, reinvention in the form of new collections and digital outreach are salvaging the situation somewhat.
About 40,000-plus personnel of the Mumbai police are already working round-the-clock during the immersion procession of Lord Ganesh.
A Pakistani judicial commission's visit to India to cross-examine witnesses of the Mumbai terror attacks has been delayed because of the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a defence lawyer said on Tuesday.
'I have many times bought meals for the accused, and the police pay for it.'
Wishal Soni talks about his eco-friendly, pocket-happy model to save the environment.
A seven-member Pakistan judicial commission on Saturday arrived in Attari in Punjab to cross examine witnesses in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case.
Chennaiites are proud that they are a culture-loving people.
Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Honda saw their passenger vehicle sales improve in August compared to the same month last year, although Ford and Toyota witnessed a decline.
'The state government would have to divest the Mumbai police commissioner of the powers of this investigation. Mr Javed's power will have to be divested or withdrawn and then conferred on Mr Maria specific to this investigation.' 'If the government issues a notification to this effect, then it would be lawful. Whether it would be palatable to Ahmad Javed or not is another question.'
While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful.
Yaadhum is a documentary that talks about how Islam spread in South India because of trade and not through invasion.
