evotees are arriving in large numbers in the city for the auspicious bathing day of Mauni Amavasya on Sunday during the ongoing Maha Kumbh congregation at the holy Sangam. ...
02:59 PM, Feb 09, 2013
The Supreme Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to explain as to why there was a delay in filing the appeal against the Allahabad High Court order in the Babri Masjid demolition case which upheld dropping of conspiracy charges against Bharatiya Janata Party and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders. ...
12:16 PM, Feb 07, 2013
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad seems close to endorsing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to be the Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate. VHP leader Ashok Singhal has told CNN-IBN that the excitement around Modi for PM can be equated to the excitement that surrounded Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as he became PM for the first time. ...
01:33 PM, Feb 06, 2013
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad's steering committee will meet for the second day on Wednesday in Allahabad. The meeting will conclude with a Dharam Sansad on Thursday. BJP President Rajnath Singh is also expected in Allahabad on Wednesday. ...
12:28 PM, Feb 06, 2013
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a PIL by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Shiva Kirti Singh and Justice Dilip Gupta dismissed in limine the PIL which had sought to make Shinde, the Cabinet Secretary and the Union Home Secretary respondents. ...
09:17 PM, Feb 05, 2013
It is now confirmed that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be going to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad on February 12 after the Dharam Sansad of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ends there. "Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Allahabad on February 12 to take a holy dip in the river Ganga during the Kumbh Mela," sources in the Chief Minister's office said. ...
04:42 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Taking a swipe at the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Janata Dal (United) leader Shivanand Tiwari on Sunday asked how could "sadhus and Nagas" decide the Prime Ministerial candidate of the alliance they belong to, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Tiwari's outburst came amidst growing indications that the VHP will indicate its support for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at its Dharam Sansad on February 7, which...
05:57 PM, Feb 03, 2013
The proposed visit of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to the Maha Kumbh congregation in Allahabad has been cancelled due to security reasons, a senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader said on Sunday. ...
04:53 PM, Feb 03, 2013
Bollywood stars have been asked to refrain from visiting the ongoing Maha Kumbh here for promotion of their upcoming films by the administration, which has advised them to schedule private visits, if any, on days other than the main bathing festivals. ...
02:03 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Ekta Kapoor is set to take Emraan Hashmi and Huma Qureshi to Allahabad to attend the Maha Kumbh. ...
01:36 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Eight persons, who were injured in a fire at Maha Kumbh Mela, were airlifted to Delhi on an air ambulance of Indian Air Force (IAF) for emergency medical attention. "IAF immediately pressed into service an AN-32 aircraft (modified air ambulance) from Agra on requisition to airlift eight severely burnt pilgrims by Allahabad's District Magistrate and flew them out to Delhi at about 1215 hours yesterday," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Gerard...
08:30 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Four people were injured in a fire that broke out at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad on Friday. The fire has now been brought under control. ...
06:50 PM, Jan 25, 2013
A petition was filed in the Allahabad High Court accusing Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan of having made a "derogatory" remark, "with malicious intention", about a Holy book in a more than a year-old episode of the TV quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. ...
11:12 AM, Jan 24, 2013
Millions reach the holy city of Allahabad to take part in the mass gathering of humans in perhaps the biggest show on earth: Maha Kumbh Mela. From men to godmen, from saints to sinners, from naga sadhus to photographers - people from all walks of life have flocked to the 2013 Maha Kumbh Mela. ...
05:13 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Concerned over rising river pollution, sadhus of various orders are now seeking departure from tradition as they want adequate land to bury their dead instead of the practice of 'Jal Samadhi' (water burial) which has led to environmental concerns. ...
04:23 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Dawn is misty on the banks of the Sangam. Enveloped in a gigantic quiet, the water awaits the pilgrim. Sanatan Dharma - dizzyingly varied, incorrigibly ...
03:03 PM, Jan 20, 2013
A student of the Allahabad University allegedly sent an e-mail to a classmate he was infatuated with, threatening her that she will meet "the same fate as the victim of the Delhi gang-rape" if she spurned his advances, a varsity official on Saturday said. ...
03:54 PM, Jan 19, 2013
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on the alleged embezzlement of funds from a trust run by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife. ...
01:25 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Acting on an Allahabad High Court order, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred tainted Chief Executive Officer Noida Sanjeev Saran and placed him on wait list. CEO Greater Noida Rama Raman was given the additional charge in place of Saran, an official spokesman said. ...
06:41 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The two month long Maha Kumbh Mela is on at Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad and it is being called the greatest show on earth. People are coming together for a holy dip from across the globe. Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose met up with an American guru at Kumbh who became a part of the Juna Akhada more than four decades ago. ...
10:30 AM, Jan 16, 2013
