'China has DeepSeek, we have DeepSnaan': Digital dip service for Rs 1,100 at Mahakumbh 2025 sparks debateA new digital snan service at Mahakumbh Mela 2025 allows photos sent via WhatsApp to be symbolically immersed at the Sangam for ₹1,100. The...
21 Feb, 2025, 03.41 PM IST
Maha Kumbh 2025: Anil Ambani and wife Tina participate in sacred rituals at Triveni Sangam. Watch videoIndustrialist Anil Ambani and his wife, former actress Tina Ambani, visited the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, where Anil Ambani took a holy...
27 Jan, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
The intimate and intricate connection between Jambudvipa & JavadvipaPresident Prabowo Subianto's presence as the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations, alongside a major Indonesian military contin...
25 Jan, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Maha Kumb 2025: Meet IITian Baba, who gave up career in aerospace engineering for spiritualityAt the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj, millions gather to immerse in faith and spirituality. Devotees take a sacred dip at the Sangam, where t...
14 Jan, 2025, 11.17 AM IST
Laurene Powell Jobs offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, prepares for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025Mahakumbh 2025: Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs, began her 17-day spiritual retreat in India with a visit to the Kashi Vishwanath ...
13 Jan, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
Maha Kumbh 2025: Apple heiress Lauren Powell, one of world's wealthiest women, to observe Kalpavas. What is the ritual?The Maha Kumbh Mela, a major Hindu spiritual gathering, begins January 13, 2025, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Held every twelve years at th...
08 Jan, 2025, 09.48 AM IST
Ram Mandir Inauguration: PM Modi begins 'pran pratishtha'; here's the complete 5-hour Ayodhya itineraryPrime Minister Narendra Modi has begun the five-hour spiritual journey in Ayodhya, overseeing the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony at the Ram Tem...
22 Jan, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
View: The gift-bearing Xmas tree and Indian art of the KalpavrikshWhat makes our tree truly special are the distinctive nidhis, or treasures, it bears, configured in eight sections separated by hanging roo...
07 Jan, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
Carved by Gods: Mexican museum displays wooden masks, sceptres, and artefacts believed to be crafted by Aztec deitiesMost of the pieces on display were excavated from the ruins of the Aztec's holiest shrine, now adjacent to the site of the Mexican capital'...
30 Sep, 2023, 07.40 PM IST
How did Erdogan held onto power in Turkiye despite worse economy, hyperinflation?What is astonishing is how the majority of Turkish people elected Erdogan despite a worsening economy and now chronic hyperinflation that w...
30 May, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
Of man & Hanuman, the many twists & turns in the monkey-god's tailIn modern times, there has been an obsession with making monumental monstrosities in the shape of Hanuman statuary and temples, often under...
21 May, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Why Indian govt's decision to do away with calendars, diaries makes senseCalendar sales have been declining for decades – as far back as 1992 the Times of India (ToI) published a story on companies slashing budge...
10 Apr, 2021, 08.14 AM IST
Sabarimala verdict: SC strikes at the roots of prejudice against menstruationIn the second decade of the 21st century, it needed a constitution bench of the Supreme Court to say that menstruation is not pollution, th...
29 Sep, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Farmer’s march: How a long march can deliver its message to new audiences and win more supportersIt is probably unlikely that the Farmer’s March that descended on Mumbai earlier this week will be remembered in the same way. Yet the cove...
19 Mar, 2018, 06.37 PM IST
Cold War and Islamist spectres reawaken: 2014’s geopolitical outlook has turned decidedly stormyIf the events of 1991 and 2011 were seen to have definitively ended two major threats to world peace, the last couple of months have destro...
05 Sep, 2014, 12.00 PM IST
- No live animals for temple ritual
The forest department has come down heavily against the practice of capturing foxes for a ritual called ‘Nariyai Pariyakkuthal’ festival wh...
02 Sep, 2014, 07.05 AM IST
Demystifying the eclectic heritage of Granada in SpainThe conflicts of history have given Granada, its buildings and culture a unique syncretic charm.
18 Mar, 2010, 05.41 AM IST