In 'The Divine Kumbh', Deepak Kumar Sen offers an in-depth look at one of humanity’s most significant spiritual traditions with the help of historical insights and striking photos.
With the focus on ‘Rituals, Reverences, Rites,’ news channels barely have time for other stories. The Delhi Assembly election campaign occasionally peeks in and out.
Launched alongside Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, 'Amongst The Believers: The Kumbh Mela at Prayag' features Prashant Panjiar’s panoramic photographs, shot over two decades, entirely on film.
International media questions Modi's 'populist facade', saying Indian democracy will face its most important test in small towns & villages where the bulk of the population still live.
Historical documents suggest the Kumbh Mela is only 150 years old, but it stands as a testament to Hinduism’s amazing ability to reinvent itself under changing regimes.
Modi washed feet of 5 sanitation workers at 2019 Kumbh Mela. Three of them now back on duty at Maha Kumbh say they still face caste discrimination, demand better pay, permanent jobs.
The apex body that organises Kumbh Melas has drawn up proposals to eliminate Mughal-era traditions & call for legalisation of mosque surveys to be discussed at the Dharam Sansad next month.
Addressing a press conference, the CM says that his dispensation has shown what a stable majority govt can do. Today, UP is counted among states with the best infra, he says.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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