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Kashi-Style Makeover Planned for Bhoramdeo

Nestled in the mountain ranges of Kabirdham district, Bhoramdeo has an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, about 125 km from Raipur. IMAGE: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai at the...

Puri Temple priest to build Rs 200-cr luxury 'satvik' resort

A priest of the Jagannath Temple in Puri on Sunday that he is setting up a 300-room luxury resort with a strong spiritual focus in the holy town. IMAGE: Puri Jagannath Temple chief priest...

ASI to host yoga at 81 sites, Amit Shah to attend near Ahmedabad

The Archaeological Survey of India will host yoga sessions at 81 monumental sites across the country to mark International Day of Yoga on Saturday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah set to attend...

Why Konark wheel was chosen as backdrop for G20 welcome

A replica of the Konark Wheel from Odisha's Sun Temple served as the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's welcome handshake with G20 leaders as they arrived at the summit venue, Bharat...

Remove protected monument status of Aurangzeb's tomb: Shiv Sena to Centre

Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai on Thursday said his ruling Shiv Sena party has asked the Union government to remove the 'protected monument' status to Aurangzeb's tomb at Khultabad in...

Religious Tourism Is A Money Spinner

Religious tourism witnessed 1,439 million tourists in 2022, generating Rs 1.34 trillion in revenue. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.IMAGE: A Naga sadhu...

New Rs 10 notes soon; old ones to remain valid

Dimension of the banknote will be 63 mm by 123 mm. The Reserve Bank will soon bring into circulation new Rs 10 denomination banknotes in chocolate brown colour, which will have India's cultural...

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

Check out which monuments make the most money for the government. The top revenue-generating monuments during 2015-2018 include the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb,...

IOC to fund Orissa Sun temple facelift

Indian Oil Corporation will fund restoration of the Sun temple at Konark in Orissa, Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni said on Tuesday. "The Archaeological Survey of India has entered...

Adani, Sitharaman line up for yoga session

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday did an hour-long session of yoga exercises in the open air as he led corporate India to join the International Day of Yoga celebrations. Photograph:...

Ananya Has A Question For You

Disha dons a bikini... Raashii basks in the sun... Soha goes to Goa... Please click on the images for a look at the stars. IMAGE: 'Tell me in the comments if you are a sneaker girl or a...

How Kangana Celebrated Her Birthday

Sanjay Dutt hits the gym... Keerthy attends a wedding... Shabana is in Los Angeles... Please click on the images for a look at the stars. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut updates us on how she's...

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging...

Onir to Chief Justice of India: I have become a criminal

Protesting against a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, which criminalises gay sex under IPC Section 377, filmmaker Onir has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India saying he...

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