Raja Ravi Varma's portrait of his granddaughter to be displayed at Bengaluru exhibitionThe portrait features a three-year-old toddler staring defiantly back at the artist, her grandfather, as if aware of what life has in store...
Tulsi Vivaha: The day when Indians arrange union between Lord Vishnu & Goddess LakshmiTulsi or basil, is a revered herb and is considered an earthy manifestation of an avatar of Goddess Lakshmi.
Dusshera elephant suffered gunshot injusry, accused arrestedThe elephant named Balarama suffered injuries after the accused allegedly shoot him near Bheemanakatte elephant camp in Periyapatna taluk i...
When Trivandrum Airport witnessed a political protest 84 years agoAs many as 84 years ago, a group of protesters had thronged the airport premises with black flags and banners and shouted 'go back' slogans...
Justice U U Lalit, in line to become next CJI, part of landmark judgements including triple talaqJustice Lalit is in line to become the 49th CJI of India on August 27, a day after incumbent Justice N V Ramana demits the office. Justice ...
UP: Opposition parties say Yogi govt's claim of decline in crimes far from truthSamajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav retweeted a party activist's tweet carrying a newspaper cutting which claimed that violence a...
Sabarimala shrine closes after 2-day pujaEarlier, hundreds of devotees witnessed the 'padipuja', an auspicious ritual, by standing below the sacred 18 steps, chanting Ayyappa mantr...
TV cameraman attacked in Sabarimala templeHundreds of devotees shouted at Vishnu, the cameraman, as he was taking visuals of them protesting.
High drama at Sabarimala as woman blocked by frenzied protestersHundreds of police personnel, including armed commandos, are keeping a tight vigil in the temple complex and nearby areas to prevent any un...
Sabarimala turns into police fortress as Ayyappa temple set to openAs many as 2,300 personnel, including a 20-member commando team and 100 women, have been deployed to ensure smooth 'darshan' and security o...
Sabarimala doors shut, SC order makes no difference to women's right to prayAs the last line was sung, the doors were closed and locked, shutting out, at least for the time being, spirited women of menstruating age ...
Are you a fan of Tinkle, Amar Chitra Katha? This 43-year-old archives the journey of Indian comicsThe comic books are saved in polypropylene covers & custom-designed cartons.
In Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu is associated with economic activitiesVishnu is linked to an ocean of milk, to rivers, to woods, to farmlands and pasturelands. He wears silk, assuming the existence of farmers,...
Killer elephant captured in Kumbeli village, KarnatakaSrinivasulu, director, Dandeli and Anshi Forest Reserve, told STOI from Dandeli on Saturday that the elephant had trampled to death one per...
Quick Getaways: Velas, Udupi, GaltaEver wondered what would it look like to witness turtles hatch eggs on the beach? Take a trip to Velas, a village in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
Head of Travancore Royal family deadHe was successor of the last Maharaja of the princely state of Travancore Chithira Tirumal Balarama Varma.
Travancore University had invited Nobel laureate Albert Einstein to be its V-C, but he refusedDiwan of Travancore, Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer, is known to have invited Einstein, to be its first V-C.