Climbing teams worldwide have flocked to the mecca of mountaineering—the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. Expeditions are working their way up ...

The small village of Ghosrama in Bihar’s Darbhanga district is home to around 20 families of potters. Here, the air is thick ...

PATNA: In unusually intense thunderstorms, at least 69 people were killed this week across eastern India's Bihar state and in neighbouring Nepal, officials said Saturday. Scientists warn that ...

Hanuman Jayanti commemorates the birth of Lord Hanuman, son of Anjani and Kesari, and the divine child of Vayu Dev (Wind God). Shweta Singh Updated : Apr 11, 2025, 05:46 PM IST Hanuman Jayanti is a ...

Police in Nepal on Friday arrested the main person behind the March 28 pro-monarchy protests in the capital Kathmandu that killed two persons. Nepal Police said in a statement that Durga Prasai ...

Lt. Governor K. Kailashnathan on Tuesday participated in the ‘Go Puja’ celebrations held at Sri Manakula Vinayagar temple here. The temple Devasthanam, under the supervision of the Hindu ...

Measuring poverty is a political act. We think of poverty as the lack of money, but it is far more complex. While Nepal’s poverty rate is rapidly declining on paper, the deeper realities remain hidden ...

The fast is broken only after completing all puja rituals the next day. During Yamuna Chhath, traditional attire is worn by devotees. Women dress in red sarees, while men wear dhoti kurta.

Forbidding her from performing puja during Chaitra Navratra while on her period, Priyansha Soni, who lived in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, was consumed by grief and reportedly ingested poison ...

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma urged the two communities in Tinsukia to resolve their differences over Chhath puja, warning that prolonged conflicts could deter investments in the state. Ministers will ...

In Bihar, the four-day Chaiti Chhath Puja celebrations concluded this morning with Pratahkalin Arghya or morning oblations to the rising Sun. Devotees across the state offered prayers to the Sun God ...

Tension rises in Tinsukia, Assam, as several organizations, including ULFA, oppose the celebration of Chhath Puja at the historic Na-Pukhuri tank. They argue that it is an archaeological site and have ...