Muslim man sends water from PoK for Ram temple event

A Muslim man collected holy water from the Sharda Peeth Kund in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and sent it to India via Britain, through a chain of carriers, to be used in the Ram temple consecration......

Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma is dead

Santoor virtuoso Pt Shivkumar Sharma, who took the stringed instrument to the global stage and successfully straddled the worlds of classical and film music, died in Mumbai on Tuesday following a......

The monk who declined Rajya Sabha membership

Soft-spoken and readily accessible, Pranav Pandya, head and mentor, All World Gayatri Pariwar, says he’s not inclined to accept. Shreya Jai reports. Beyond the razzle-dazzle the Mary Koms and......

PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......