On the occasion of Ram Navmi, five Ram bhajans from Hindi films that you probably haven't heard, but should right away.
The inauguration of the state-of-the-art infrastructure surrounding the historic Kashi Vishwanath Temple near the iconic Dashashwamedh Ghat comes ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh early next year.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha on Thursday ordered a judicial probe into the allegations of installation of the artificial Shivalingam at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath.
The new age crematorium has such facilities as Internet linkage, modern furnaces and air-conditioned halls.
A Congress leader has also offered Rs 11 lakh for killing M F Hussain.
'Kaala celebrates black.' 'I see black as a colour that represents elegance, class and inclusiveness; not death, evil and negativity.'
The cop defended his gesture, saying it should not be given a religious hue.
"Whether I should perform this or not is what I had said," Mahant said.
Sunita Vasudeo (18) of village Saunsar and Deepu Gohe (8) and his sister Sonam Gohe (11), both residents of Barbatpur, were crossing a railway bridge over Machna river, the police said.
CMO confirmed that Kerala had not figured in the list of states which would be presenting their tableaux on the R-day, but was yet to get an official communication in this regard.
Yadav, who is seeking a second successive term in office after stitching an alliance with Congress, in wilderness in the state for a long time, led a roadshow with Rahul through the city, but not before he had paid a visit to the 'Kashi Vishwanath' temple of Lord Shiva, the presiding deity of Varanasi.
Aam Aadmi Party termed BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as "an autocrat and dictator in his party" and claimed that even senior BJP leaders L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have "no say" before him.
Vadodara District Collector Vinod Rao told PTI that he received a letter in this regard from Jaitley on Wednesday.
The 'charri mubarak', carried by around 500 saints led by its custodian, Mahant Deepinder Giri, reached the shrine, 143 km from Srinagar, around 0845 IST.
Having ended a bitter feud with elder brother Mukesh over control of the Rs 100,000 crore (Rs 1000 billion) Reliance empire, Anil Ambani, has embarked on a pilgrimage.
'This is fake. Tyagi was made to sign on a blank paper of the register for media entry and later the names of Rahul Gandhi and others were added in the register,' Congress said.
As per tradition, only men were allowed entry daily between 6-7 am into the area where the main 'linga' is placed, that too by putting on a specific gear called the sovala (silk clothing).
"The Lord appeared in my dreams late last year and asked me to undertake the project," Noor Fatmi, a widow and a practising lawyer, said.
Processions were taken out without much fanfare as a mark of respect to those killed in a stampede during the previous shahi snan, in Nashik.
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'I've seen Akshay Kumar and several A-listers shooting on the streets of UP while unmanageable crowds jostle to see them, touch them.'
Before unveiling the giant 'Adiyogi' bust, Modi lighted the 'Maha Yoga Yagna' and released the book Adiyoga: The source of Yoga, which deals with yogic sciences.
We came to the section where beautiful idols of Indian gods were displayed. My wife fell in love with an idol of Lord Shiva.
Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near Tirupati.
At least 22 people, most of them pilgrims, were crushed to death under the wheels of Saharsa-Patna Rajyarani Express at Bhamara Railway Station in Bihar on Monday morning.
Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta Singh Kirti posted a cryptic quote on her social media platforms saying people should think about the consequences before messing up with someone.
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Later addressing a public meeting in Varana, Gandhi asked Modi to respond to allegations of manipulative share trading by a firm linked to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
The 50.5-metre-high historic tower was reduced to just its base.
Tamil film Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham is a pathetic first attempt, according to S Saraswathi.
As the festival began on Monday morning, idols of different shapes and sizes of the elephant-headed God, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and considered as a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune, were installed at the sarvanjik (community) mandals and at homes by devotees.
Laal Kaptaan deserves a watch just for Saif's spunk, raves Prasanna D Zore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for seeking en bloc voting by Muslims for the Trinamool Congress and said had his party made a similar appeal to Hindus, it would have been criticised and censured.
The famous Kedarnath shrine located in the Himalayan ranges in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand is safe but will remain out of bounds for at least one year, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said on Wednesday.
