Why Hindus need a Narendra Dabholkar

The rationalist has proved to be a greater voice of reason in death than he was during his lifetime. One could have almost entirely agreed with Narendra Dabholkar but for a few observations like......

Braveheart Varsha makes it back from nightmare

For 25-year-old Varsha Karia, July 13, 2011, was like any other day, till she reached Dadar Kabutarkhana in the evening. Ronjita Kulkarni tells her story July 13 started like any other day for the......

Mumbai: Security tightened following bomb threat

Security was tightened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station and other sensitive locations in Mumbai on Wednesday after a threat to carry out explosions in the city, a media report......

Walls of Injustice

Sometimes, sometimes, our courts restore some faith in justice. Two recent judgments make me say that.First of these, the October 12 Bombay high court order that asks for the wall around the Siddhi......

Donate to your favourite temple via phone

Airtel has launched a new service -- Temple Offering -- for its subscribers in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The service will help Airtel subscribers to make their donations to temples using their......

Kartik Aaryan In Bhool Bhulaiya 3

IMAGE: A police inspector takes a selfie with Kartik Aaryan as the actor visits the SiddhiVinayak temple in Prabhadevi, central Mumbai, to pray for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2's success. Photograph: PTI......

'Will audiences be ready to enter cinema halls?'

'The entertainment industry is on the verge of a big, big, change over the next few months and years.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Madhur Bhandarkar/Instagram The world will never be the same after......

Deepika visits SiddhiVinayak temple

Deepika seeks Lord Ganesha's blessings for Padmaavat. Deepika Padukone prayed at Mumbai's famed SiddhiVinayak temple a couple of days before Padmaavat releases world-wide. Late last year,......

'I feel girls don't like me'

'I went to the Siddhi Vinayak temple in Mumbai, and a lady starting cursing me.' 'A man in Shirdi temple asked why I had come there when my conduct in Balika Vadhu was wrong! It's not easy.'......

Rajasthan Royals seek Ganesha's blessings to get IPL campaign back on track

Rajasthan Royals players at the Siddhi Vinayak temple in Mumbai. Photograph: BCCI Following two washed out games in a row, it was no surprise to see Rajasthan Royals seek some divine intervention......

First Look: Yuvraj visits Siddhivinayak temple

Yuvraj Singh, who is recovering from a rare germ cell cancer in his lungs,visited the Siddhi Vinayak temple in Mumbai on Monday. The left-hander, whois hoping to returnto action in the next 3-4......

I am fit now, says Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday announced that he is fit for the upcoming season, adding thathe will take part in the Irani Trophy match ahead of the Test series against Australia next month.......