Onam 2022: What is the significance and how it is celebratedOnam 2022 will be celebrated from 30th August 2022 and will end on 8th September 2022. According to the Malayalam calendar, Onam is celebra...
25 Aug, 2022, 04.39 PM IST
A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimageThis year, the hajj is open to just 1 million foreign and domestic pilgrims who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, tested ...
07 Jul, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
No 13th floor, no airline row. A look at all things superstitious around Friday the 13thThe day has historical significance and occurs once or sometimes even thrice a year.
13 May, 2022, 05.06 PM IST
Violence against women insults God, pope says in New Year's speechFrancis, 85, celebrated a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks both the solemnity of Holy Mary Mother of...
01 Jan, 2022, 04.20 PM IST
DDMA allows Chhath Puja celebrations at designated sites except Yamuna river bank"The celebration of Chhath Pooja during the month of November shall be allowed only at designated sites outside containment zones with requ...
29 Oct, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
Political rally venues must be safe, no?Exam-bound students and Kumbh disapointees, some (false) hope for you.
19 Apr, 2021, 08.12 AM IST
COVID-19: No sashtang pranam, only namaste in Gujarat templesCarrying 'prasad' (offerings) inside the sanctum sanctorum is also not allowed in line with the standard operating protocol of the state go...
12 Jan, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Places of worship in Maharashtra to reopen from Monday: Uddhav ThackerayThe chief minister said that although places of religious worship had to be shut during the pandemic, god was taking care of all devotees i...
14 Nov, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Joe Biden, once mocked by Donald Trump, now the only man on campaign trailIn the early months of the virus crisis, as Biden remained isolated in his Delaware home, Trump called him "Sleepy Joe" and said he was "hi...
03 Oct, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Reactions to US President Donald Trump testing positive for coronavirus"President Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19. The news shows the severity of the US' pa...
02 Oct, 2020, 03.30 PM IST
No handshake, Chintels India MD says Namaste is the way forwardPrashant Solomon said that everyone wears a mask at office.
01 Oct, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson says he and his family had tested positive for Covid-19, have now recoveredThe actor urged people to wear face masks to limit the spread of coronavirus.
03 Sep, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
Mirror on humanity: No time to be selfish, wear your mask even if it gets uncomfortablePeople around the world have adapted to the discomfort that shows their caring side.
24 Jul, 2020, 03.41 PM IST
Wuhan's lessons in containing Covid-19: Wear masks, no home quarantine for patientsCiting the experience of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, for which he is the president, Wang told the local media that some medics i...
13 Apr, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
No handshakes: Viral outbreak spooks Asian places of worshipBuddhist temples, Christian churches and Muslim mosques have been ordered closed since Jan. 29 in mainland China, where the new coronavirus...
16 Feb, 2020, 10.12 PM IST
View: Face masks have become the indispensable accessories of the modern ageOne of the many ironies of this current epidemic is that China, which is the source of it, is also the source of most of the world’s face m...
14 Feb, 2020, 11.57 PM IST
When gods put on their pollution masksPriests at a Varanasi temple do much to instigate soul-searching.
12 Nov, 2019, 08.37 AM IST