10-day Ganeshotsav begins in Maharashtra

The 10-day Ganesh festival began in Mumbai, Pune and other parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, with people enthusiastically welcoming their favourite elephant-headed god into their homes, housing......

Thiruvananthapuram airport to shut for 4 hours for temple procession

Flight services from the Thiruvananthapuram international airport will be suspended for over four hours on April 11 for the smooth continuation of the holy 'Painkuni Arattu' procession of Sree......

President Pranab @ Padmanabhaswamy temple

The President asked many questions on the treasure found in the temple, however, he wasn’t shown the actual treasure since it’s sealed under a Supreme Court order. Sheela......

Padmanabhaswamy temple's plea for audit exemption rejected

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a plea filed by the Padmanabhaswamy Temple Trust seeking to exempt it from the audit of 25 years as ordered by the top court last year. IMAGE: Image used......

Thiruvananthapuram tops list of 30 new smart cities

Launched on June 15, 2015, the government proposes to develop 100 smart cities under the mission. Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh and Rajkot in Gujarat figured in the new......

Gold-rich temples weigh monetisation, but 'melting' a dampener

The temples are concerned about the religious sentiments of the devotees who donate gold ornaments in the name of the deities As the government seeks to monetise gold worth an estimated $1......

Monsoon getaways are cheaper on your pocket

Image: Uttarakhand's Valley of Flowers. Photograph: Araghu/Wikimedia Commons Hotels, airlines offer discounts to attract customers during lean season; attractions include treks, nature trails,......

Indian cricketers offer prayers at Padmanabhaswamy temple

IMAGE: Indian players Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple on......

PIX: Coach Shastri, Dhawan, Umesh pray at Padmanabhaswamy Temple!

IMAGE: Coach Ravi Shastri, along with Shikhar Dhawan and Umesh Yadav, after offering prayers at the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, in Thiruvananthapuram, on Wednesday. All Photographs: PTI Team India......

When Ram Siya Ram plays in background, I get into the zone: Keshav Maharaj

IMAGE: Keshav Maharaj has been appointed the Durban Supergiants skipper in the upcoming SA20. Devotional music at a cricket ground is rare, but when Keshav Athmanand Maharaj enters, the DJ gets a......

Winning Olympic gold medal won't be easy: Sindhu

'Winning and losing is part of life. Some days you win. Some day we lose.' IMAGE: PV Sindhu visits the Attukal temple in Thiruvananthapuram. Photograph: PTI India's first world badminton champion......

Harbhajan wishes Onam to 'friend' Sreesanth

IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan and spinner Harbhajan Singh extended their wishes to their fans. Photograph:  BCCI Cricket fraternity on Wednesday greeted netizens on the occasion of Onam. India......