Janmashtami celebrated amid COVID-19 restrictions

The massive crowds of devotees in temples, elaborately decorated tableaus and Dahi Handi revelry were all missing this year on Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, as celebrations were......

SC upholds rights of Travancore royals over Padmanabhaswamy temple

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the rights of the Travancore royal family in the administration of historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, considered to be one of the richest temples in......

Union, Kerala ministers spar over reopening of temples

As temples reopened for devotees in Kerala on Tuesday after over 75 days, a Union minister and a state minister sparred over the decision with the former dubbing it as 'hasty'.   IMAGE:......

Decade's last solar eclipse witnessed in parts of India

The Moon on Thursday slowly masked the Sun to leave just a burning ring of fire in what was the last solar eclipse of the decade, an astronomical phenomenon witnessed by thousands of scientists and......