Dates set for Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2026

The Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela will begin on October 31, 2026, with the traditional hoisting of flags at the two prominent pilgrimage towns, while the first 'Amrut Snan' or ritual......

'The Largest Peaceful Gathering Of Pilgrims'

Through history, the Mela has held different meanings for ascetics, the colonised, colonisers, and tourists, but all have been moved by its grandeur points out Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Sadhus after......

Tirupati temple 'purified' amid animal fat in laddu row

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) executive officer J Shyamala Rao on Monday said that devotees can set aside their apprehensions regarding laddus at the temple as the sanctity of the......

'Can never go to heaven': Kharge taunts Shah for Kumbh dip

On a day Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a dip at the Triveni Sangam, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday asked if poverty could be ended by taking a dip in the Ganga, alleging that......

Like Priyanka's Mandakini Look? VOTE!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram After Prithviraj's Kumbha look, S S Rajamouli discloses Priyanka Chopra's look in their new film, GlobeTrotter. Priyanka will play Mandakini,......

Will India Shine At The Grammys?

IMAGE: Sitarist Anoushka Shankar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anoushka Shankar/Instagram Eleven-time Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka Shankar has added two more nominations to her kitty. Her......

Varanasi: How Much Priyanka, Mahesh Babu Were Paid

IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran at the GlobeTrotter event. Photograph: Panna Bandekar S S Rajamouli announced his new epic Varanasi at a grand event at Hyderabad's Ramoji Film City......