Devotees are all set to start their pilgrimage to the famous shrine in Garhwal Himalayas. The portals of Kedarnath are all thrown open for the devotees with several new features after six months of winter break. These features include a daily laser show on Lord Shiva for more cherishable experiences. Thousands of devotees braved early morning chill to flock to Kedarnath as portals of the Himalayan shrine were thrown open […]

A day after the Uttarakhand Assembly floor test, in which Congress emerged as the winner, the central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it will revoke President’s rule in the hill state. Appearing on behalf of the Centre, Attorney General told the apex court that it has been proved that former chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat has proved majority on the floor of the House. After […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg grabbed all the headlines. During the meeting, Mark revealed that when his company was going through a rough patch, Steve Jobs advised him to visit a temple in India. According to reports the Apple co-founder experienced life-changing spiritual reflection there. Zuckerberg told Modi about a little-known incident several years ago when, he said, Facebook “wasn’t doing so well”. The […]

  New research partly funded by the Indian government to forecast earthquakes has made a grim prediction: a great quake never seen in centuries could strike Uttarakhand, an area home to 10 million people. A 700-year-old ‘fault’ beneath the state has reached a tipping point, an Indo-Australian team of experts has concluded after gruelling lab and on-site investigations, including the scouring of three river-beds – those of the Bhagirathi, Alaknanda […]

Over Rs 1,500 crore spent, and not a drop to show. Atul Chaurasia travels 600 km along the Yamuna and finds the river dying at every bend. AT MATHURA, countless songs fill the air regaling Lord Krishna’s relationship with hisgopis and the Yamuna. One look at the Yamuna today leaves one wondering whether there is anything left of the river of these songs. Instead, it is the masani nullah that catches the eye. […]