Devotees dunk in the holy waters at Kumbh Mela

The Simhastha Kumbh Mela, the largest congregation of any faith in the world held after every 12 years, began on Tuesday with the traditional hoisting of flags as tens of thousands of sadhus and......

Elections are cheering up astrologers in Chhattisgarh

Astrologers and temple priests in Chhattisgarh are witnessing an increase in the number of politicians and other aspirants visiting them ever since the announcement of assembly polls. Most concerns......

Kumbh Mela begins in Nashik, thousands take holy dip

Simhastha Kumbh Mela, the largest congregation of faith in the world, began on Tuesday with the traditional ceremony of hoisting of flags and thousands of people taking a holy dip in Kushawart and......

In PHOTOS: China celebrates the Year of the Dragon

China's 1.34 billion people on Monday welcomed the Year of the Dragon with President Hu Jintao joining the celebration by visiting urban and rural areas in the capital to greet the countrymen on......

Billionaire horoscopes

What's your sign? If you are a Virgo, we've got some good news for you. Turns out, more members of the Forbes billionaires list share your zodiac sign than any other. That was our finding after......

When the Mughals turned to demonetisation

Two years have passed since 8/11.But this is not the first time that India's currency of the time faced the axe.The Mughals, after invading a territory, would effect the demonetisation of the local......

Get a personalised gold coin this festive season

The coins can have the face and names of the owner embossed on them.     About a year after launching gold and silver coins, the bullion dealers’ and jewellers’ body India......

Global brokerages remain overweight on India

Foreign investors continue to bet on India in the Year of the Monkey At the start of the calendar year, India seemed invincible and there seemed no end to the ‘hope rally’ which pushed......

Reader's Pick: The 25 GREATEST characters on Indian TV

A solved murder mysteries while munching carrots. B met one girl of every zodiac sign to ask her hand in marriage. C lay on a bed of arrows for every single week for months to come. D is still......

Stars we missed in 2009

Bollywood woke up to Ranbir Kapoor's brilliance whereas cousin Kareena Kapoor dropped a noisy watch in Akshay Kumar's unsuspecting gut. Amitabh Bachchan gave up his genie ways to horse-back on......

The Best of Priyanka Chopra, RANKED!

One of the most famous Indian faces on the planet, everything Priyanka Chopra Jonas learned, she learned it on the job. 'My acting school was on set. I learned everything that I did by being thrown......

Your FAVOURITE Ashutosh Gowariker Film? VOTE!

Ashutosh Gowariker's career is a roller coaster ride. From movies that came and left the theatre in the blink of an eye to ones that caught Oscar's eye, it's quite a story. Although the......

Inked! Kohli & teammates' obsession with tattoos

Tattoos are widely popular among sportspersons, particularly footballers, rugby players and pugilists. Nowadays, cricketers too use the ink to portray their personalities. Check out how India's......

Sanath Jayasuriya: Dancing with Madhuri

Madhuri praised him in Sinhalese, saying, 'Gondhak hundai (Very good)', which instantly made Sanath smile.A fascinating excerpt from Chandresh Narayan's Sanath Jayasuriya: A Biography. IMAGE:......