Bihar: 3 women die as people rush to take holy dip on Kartik Purnima

While police initially said there was a stampede, SP Aditya Kumar later denied it, saying the women, all in their 80s, died of suffocation because of the heavy rush of pilgrims.......

Kashi Dazzles With Over 2,600,000 Diyas

Once a quiet riverside ritual, Dev Deepawali has evolved into UP's largest soft-power spectacle -- merging faith, art, enterprise into a global cultural brand that reflects state's growing......

Women storm mausoleum in UP to conduct puja, clash with police

Tension prevailed in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district after a group of women clashed with the police while allegedly trying to perform puja at a disputed mausoleum site in the Abunagar area on the......

What A Drive In Bihar Tells You About Coming Election

Nowhere are the stories of the coming election better told than on the roads of Bihar. Photographs: Archana Masih/Rediff The gleaming new Patna airport is one of the newest emblems of badlav in......