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A Special Puja For Pahalgam Victims

On Shankara Jayanti, Friday, May 2, 2025, Mahamandaleshwar Swami Sri Sri Vishwatamanand Saraswati and other sadhus conducted a special puja at the Shankaracharya temple in Srinagar for victims of......

Bharat Mata, Adi Shankara statues installed at Kashi Vishwanath Dham

A stone-made sculpture of Bharat Mata against the symbolic backdrop of India, and statues of Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar and saint Adi Shankaracharya have been installed in the sprawling campus of......

PM unveils 12-ft statute of Adi Shankara in Kedarnath

The decade belongs to Uttarakhand, there will be unprecedented boost to connectivity in the region in the coming years and migration of people from the hills will stop, Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

How BJP Plans To Gain Foothold In Kerala

On Easter, April 9, 10,000 BJP workers are being assigned to visit the houses of 100,000 Christian families.Plans are afoot to visit the homes of Muslims on Eid. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D......

When Adi Shankaracharya met the chandala...

Pavan K Varma, diplomat, writer and politician, embarks on a quest about Hinduism's great thinker's stay in Varanasi. IMAGE: The murti of Adi Shankaracharya at the SAT temple in California.......

5 IPOs will raise 4K crore in March

Looking to tap into the upbeat investor sentiment, as many as five companies are expected to hit capital markets next month to raise around 4,000 crore through initial public offerings. These firms......

Though slowly, tide is indeed turning for mid, small-caps

So far in September, the S&P BSE Small-cap index has gained nearly 3 per cent as compared to a modest 0.2 per cent dip in the S&P BSE Sensex. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The tide seems......

Govt to infuse Rs 55,250 cr for strengthening banks

The finance minister also said that the merger would not result in any retrenchment but rather improve the benefit of the employees. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The government on......

IPO fundraising crosses Rs 10,000-crore mark till June

Historically, it is only the third time funds raised through IPOs has crossed the Rs 10k-crore mark Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The primary markets are going through a buoyant phase,......

How Bollywood Celebrated Mahashivratri

Film folk celebrated Mahashivratri on Wednesday by visiting temples and performing pooja, and posting pictures online. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aahana Kumra/Instagram Aahana Kumra visits the......

Ananya's Bikini Pix She Forgot About

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram Ananya Panday treated her fans to pictures from her camera that she had forgotten about. But how can she forget about this blue bikini that makes......

7 Songs For Maha Shiv Ratri

Subhash K Jha lists seven memorable songs for Maha Shiv Ratri. Darshan Do Baba Bhole from Har Har Mahadev IMAGE: Darshan Do Baba Bhole in the Har Har Mahadev. Haath jod kar baar baar yeh......

Get ready for Chiranjeevi!

We haven't seen superstar Chiranjeevi in a feature film in 10 years! Yes, his last film was 2007's Shankar Dada Zindabad, directed by Prabhu Deva. It was the remake of the Bollywood......

Nagarjuna in a film based on Adi Sankara

Akkineni Nagarjuna is looking at diverse roles to portray. After doing films such as Rajanna and Shirdi Sai, Nag will be seen in a film made about Adi Sankara, the philosopher, titled Sri......

Baroda force a draw

Baroda batted with grit to force a draw after being asked to follow-on in their Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match against Andhra Pradesh in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Resuming at 136 for 2,......

Kaul, Dharmani lift Punjab

Uday Kaul (79) and Pankaj Dharmani (63) forged an unbeaten 117-run stand for the fourth wicket to power Punjab to 173 for three in reply to Andhra Pradesh's first innings total of 334 on the second......

Railways derail Gujarat

Left arm spinner G Shankara Rao scalped five wickets to script a thumping 193-run victory for defending champion Railways over Gujarat on the last day of the Ranji Trophy elite group 'A' match in......

Ranji Trophy: Zaheer five-for gives Mumbai upper hand

Zaheer Khan bagged a five-wicket haul before Aditya Tare struck a strokeful century as Mumbai took a substantial lead after posting 198 for two in the second innings over Delhi in their Group A......

Ranji Trophy: Jaffer's unbeaten 92 steers Mumbai against Punjab

Wasim Jaffer's unbeaten 92 helped Mumbai reach 207 in their first innings but not before Punjab had snapped up five wickets to share the honours on the opening day of their second Group A Ranji......