Asaram says rape victim should have begged, gets flak
byNew Delhi (IANS) Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu was today reported as saying that the Delhi gang-rape victim should have called her culprits brothers and recited…
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Dalai Lama likely to attend Kumbh at Allahabad
byLucknow: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is likely to attend the Kumbh Mela starting in the Sangam city of Allahabad Jan 14, officials said…
UP to introduce 6,000 additional buses for Kumbh
byLucknow (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) will mobilize around 6,000 additional buses to facilitate hassle-free travel of pilgrims to the Kumbh…
Spiritual values need of the hour, says Ravi Shankar
byBangalore: Rekindling spirituality is the need of the hour, spiritual guru Ravi Shankar said today, following the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim. “This is…
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…
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…