
On Maha Shashti, the first day of the Durga Puja, Lord Rama invoked Maa Durga and began the 5-day ritual which will culminate in Vijaya Dashmi. ...

07:35 PM, Oct 02, 2011

New Delhi: Even as the Ramayana comes alive on stage in the national capital like every other year, this time it’s slightly different. The content remains the same but the spectators are different. With the Commonwealth Games being held in Delhi and thousands of foreign visitors here, Ramlila couldn't possibly remain unaffected by the presence of these 'atithis'. What’s more, Ramayana has even been simplified through these PowerPoint presentations. Shobha...

10:59 AM, Oct 11, 2010

A youth from Jabalpur carried his blind mother in a basket on his shoulder to Badrinath shrine. ...

01:50 PM, May 19, 2010

India celebrates Diwali today and people across the country have been gearing up for the spirit of celebration. Diwali originates in Hindu mythology from the celebrations in Ayodhya, marking the return of Lord Rama to his kingdom from 14 years exile and after defeating Ravana. The festival also honours Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and prosperity, who according to tradition is welcomed into decorated homes. ...

10:47 AM, Oct 28, 2008

UPA's determination to go ahead with the project is a reward for DMK. ...

08:02 PM, Jul 23, 2008

BJP hoardings in Kanpur depict LK Advani as Lord Rama. ...

09:28 AM, Jun 27, 2008

Lahore: The PCB has enhanced the central contract monthly retainers by 25 per cent and the match fees by 10 per cent but did not release the names of the players, who are to get the contracts. The board on Friday hosted a reception to honour the Pakistan team which won the Asia Cup. PCB chief Zaka Ashraf announced a cash prize of 400,000 each for the members of the...

09:38 AM, May 27, 2008

Melbourne: The Sri Lankan players have played without being paid adequately by their cricket board in the last few months and little has changed now as they will feature in the upcoming tri-series in Australia in the same financial crisis. Sri Lanka's players are owed as much as five million dollars and the due payments date back to last year's World Cup, which it co-hosted with India and Bangladesh. The...

09:11 AM, Apr 18, 2008

Mumbai: The Wankhede Stadium, that was jam-packed when India defeated Sri Lanka to clinch the coveted World Cup earlier this year, was half full on Sunday when the hosts took on England in the fourth ODI, but Mahendra Singh Dhoni was not disappointed with the poor crowd response. (I was) Not really (disappointed). Because when you see the amount of cricket we have played, with the World Cup happening in...

03:07 PM, Mar 12, 2008

Hyderabad: Craig Kieswetter said on Monday that playing for Somerset in the recent Champions League Twenty20 tournament will help the wicketkeeper-batsman when England start their limited overs series against India on Friday. There is no better preparation for a tough series than having time out in the middle as I did for Somerset in the Champions League, he told reporters. Being able to spend time in the middle was a...

12:53 PM, Mar 08, 2008

Harsha Bhogle talks exclusively to CNN-IBN about Australia's chances at the 2011 World Cup. ...

09:34 PM, Dec 07, 2007
Kolkata: Ahead of the cricket World Cup, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni visited Kolkata on Thursday for a product promotion, but avoided questions from scribes. Dhoni's visit to the city comes within a week of the International Cricket (ICC) deciding to scrap the Eden Gardens as the venue for the important India-England World Cup match February 27. A large number of journalists were at the venue to seek Dhoni's reaction...

09:19 PM, Dec 07, 2007

SC is examining all the six petitions against the Sethu Samudram project. ...

03:00 AM, Sep 23, 2007

Karunanidhi stood firm on his statement and refused to withdraw the same. ...

01:18 PM, Sep 20, 2007