Driver of the Rewa-bound bus, carrying 40 passengers from Hinoti, lost control at a sharp turn causing the vehicle to crash through a mud structrue built around the pond.
Rediff readers tell us how they celebrated the festival amidst the pandemic.
The government said that processions should not be taken out before installing and immersing idols.
They were found in a pond on the outskirts of the capital of Chhattisgarh.
After spending 10 days with his devotees, Lord Ganesha returns to his abode on Thursday marking the last day of Ganesha visarjan. Rediff.com captures the joy and processions on the last day of the Ganesha festival.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, however, termed the autopsy report of the 17-year-old girl, who was the sister of a BJP activist, a 'cover-up' and reiterated its demand for an impartial probe into the incident. The ruling Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of trying to 'make an issue out of a non-issue'.
Is the Gujarat model of development in evidence all across Vadodara? Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com and Patrick Ward meet five different communities in the district. Are they all on the road to affluence? Or is prosperity a distant mirage for some of them?
'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.' 'We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.' 'As a result, every water entity is cash-strapped.'
Johnson, who was three under through nine holes when play was halted on Thursday, picked up four more birdies on Friday for a seven-under-par 65 that was his first bogey-free round at Augusta National.
In his letter to Kumar, the veteran leader has made a series of suggestions including an amendment in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act, bringing Lord Buddha's begging bowl from Kabul and hoisting tricolor at Vaishali, the land of world's first Republic.
There are four million people from Bihar in the capital. Manavi Kapur explores the ecosystem that helps them survive and thrive
'It is high time that we act instead of just talking about how and why the climate is changing.'
Sukanya Verma takes us inside 10 of her all-time favourite movie homes.
'Gratitude can help you keep fit and look great,' Tulip Joshi, who is making waves with her 'Pocket mein TV' ad for Tata Sky Mobile, tells Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore.
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A bigger wedding is set to take place at Depp's private island in the Bahamas.
Here's what your favourire Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
From Katy Perry to Camila Alves, a host of Hollywood celebs are passing up the best offerings of world-famous luxury fashion houses in favour of Indian labels like Falguni & Shane Peacock and Manish Arora.
What years of education, social messaging and reservations couldn't accomplish, water scarcity did in one summer, says Geetanjali Krishna.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday expressed concern at damage to the centuries-old Katasraj temple in Punjab province due to environmental degradation caused by industrial complexes and sought a report from authorities.
'The last three decades were the era of D, where D stands for deforestation, destruction, degradation, disaster, damages, diseases, difficulties... and finally it leads to death.'
Femina Miss India added glamour, beauty and style to the year by launching the Femina Miss India 2013 in the capital.
In a bid to gain a bigger share of the customer's wallet, banks are ramping up their cross-selling initiatives.
In the Northeast, while three people died in Assam, two each lost their lives in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in rain-related incidents.
'In 17 districts, the Congress could not open its account. How is that a government that did so much for the people saw 18 of its ministers losing?' asks Vasundhara Raje who led the BJP to a historic victory in the Rajasthan election. P B Chandra reports.
The ashes of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray were on Friday immersed in the Arabian Sea by his son and party executive president Uddhav Thackeray.
Singapore's Changi Airport has long been touted as the "best airport in the world." That status becomes even more cemented on April 17, when it will officially open a dazzling pre-security attraction known as Jewel. Here's a sneak peak at the airport's crowned Jewel.
The overall flood situation in Assam further worsened on Thursday as fresh areas came under water with the death toll rising to 30 and many others went missing in a boat capsize in Goalpara district.
Bihar has been cleaning its homes and surroundings, including the narrowest of lanes, and especially the roads leading to the Ganga ghats and the ponds. Devotional songs can be heard every where you go during Chhath, says M I Khan.
By calling the Congress demand for covering lotus ponds absurd, ridiculous, the EC has done well. After all, even despite occasional lapses, there are wise men around, says Mahesh Vijapurkar.
The Right needs an apparently potent and dangerous foe to keep its own followers in line. If they lower their guard, the insidious enemy may creep in, argues Amulya Ganguli.
A Central Bureau of Investigation team, assisted by Andhra Pradesh government officials, continued evaluating the bungalow of YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, located in plush Jubilee Hills area in Hyderadbad for the fourth consecutive day on Monday.
A Hindu caste group has built a fence around a Dalit colony to prevent them from venturing onto their fields and using sanitation facilities. The reason: The SC community protested against their oppressive employers six years ago. Ganesh Nadar brings attention to the plight of 50 families from Velayuthapuram in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district
The heat wave is the result of an anti-cyclone over Pakistan and western Rajasthan, the impact of which is being felt across the northern plains.
When the first wave of athletes arrive in the Olympic Village on Monday they will find their new home from home bears little resemblance to anything found in the English countryside.
Arun Singh, India's ambassador to US, will retire in September.
Plans to build resorts, a five-star hotel, international bus terminal and an airport.
A bandh call given by the YSR Congress party in protest against the arrest of their leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday evoked a mixed response in Andhra Pradesh even as police clamped prohibitory orders in Hyderabad to prevent any untoward incident.
The Telugu Desam has suspended former MP M V Mysura Reddy from the party for "breach of party discipline" after he met YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday morning.
The right to life and health of the public at large cannot be sacrificed at the altar of a right to celebrate a festival
