Two injured in chopper emergency landing
byJammu: The pilot and a woman passenger of a Pawan Hans helicopter were injured when the chopper, carrying five Vaishno Devi pilgrims, made an emergency…
Religion
A Christmas at Kotgarh
byKotgarh (Shimla Hills): The British are said to have set foot in Kot-guru (as it was known then) the first time around 1813. A small…
Will Ganges flow clean during Maha Kumbh 2013? Unlikely
byLucknow: Will the Ganges flow clean during the Maha Kumbh 2013 – arguably the biggest religious congregation on earth? Even as the Uttar Pradesh government…
Old is still gold for Kashmiris to brave bitter winter
bySrinagar: As the 40-day period known as Chillai Kalan begins tomorrow, Kashmiris are bracing up to brave the coldest part of the winter season. For…
Countdown for Maha Kumbh begins
byLucknow: The countdown for Maha Kumbh 2013, beginning Jan 14, has started, as hundreds of religious seers and followers of the Juna Akahada, Agni and…
Shiv Sena ‘clears out’ of Shivaji park
byMumbai: Exactly a month after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s death, his public cremation site from the historic Shivaji Park ground in central Mumbai was…
Significance of Insignificance
byIn the ancient China a king wanted to document all the wisdom of his kingdom. He ordered his intellectuals to do so. They came…
Revisiting a historic Ayodhya – secular and diverse
byNew Delhi: A 16th century historical work tells of an Afghan army which went out of Ayodhya – which was controlled by local chiefs –…
White House petition on 1984 anti-Sikh violence gains support
byWashington: A White House petition seeking recognition of the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as “genocide” has crossed the threshold of 25,000 signatures for…
For that touch of mysticism: Bollywood’s enduring 786 connect
byNew Delhi: The number 786, revered in Islamic culture, has found prominence in Bollywood over and over again — remember Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘billa No.786’ in…