Ganga, Varuna inundate Varanasi; ghats submerged, cremations on streets

The rising water level of Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of bodies brought to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in......

Ganga, Yamuna overflow in UP; 13 districts flooded

Incessant rainfall in Uttar Pradesh has led to floods in 13 districts of the state, while major rivers like Ganga, Yamuna and Betwa are flowing above the danger mark at several places, officials......

Modi to launch projects worth Rs 50,000cr in 4 states

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Rajasthan on July 7 and 8 during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of about 50 projects worth......

Varanasi: Clean ghats, unclean rivers

N Sundaresha Subramanian explains the challenges authorities face in cleaning the Ganga and other holy rivers in Varanasi. On an e-rickshaw on the road to Banaras Hindu University, Alka, a......

Did Kangana 'hijack' Rani of Jhansi?

Well, director Ketan Mehta thinks so, which is why he is sent the actress a legal notice. Is Kangana Ranaut becoming controversy's favourite child? Simran writer Apurva Asrani accused her this week......

'When the applause started, I blanked out. Then I started crying'

'I may sound snobbish but I am genuinely tired of responding and saying thank you on Facebook, on Twitter, on phone calls. People are calling from everywhere.' 'There is all this excitement and......

'During Masaan, I wasn't affected by burning corpses'

'The standing ovation in Cannes was a rare moment where I felt patriotic. I realised that the audience was not clapping for an individual but for the team that came from India with such a......

From victim of TV sting to Olympic medallist: Lalit's journey to stardom

IMAGE: An Olympic bronze and Asian Games gold already in his kitty, Lalit Upadhyay is now focussed on changing the colour of the medal at the Paris Olympic Games, starting July 26. Photographs:......

National level woman footballer dies of dengue

National woman’s footballer Poonam Chauhan has died of dengue on Tuesday. She was 29. Poonam, who played for the Indian football team in 2010, was being treated at a private hospital in......