By Arun Srivastava Saffron ecosystem, especially the BJP leadership always strives to turn a Hindu festival into a political controversy. Every dispute adds to its membership and helps widen its ...

February 18 marked 42 years of the Nellie Massacre. It stands as the most extreme example of violence rooted in the divide ...

Even for the world’s most-populous nation, the scale of a Hindu religious festival being held in India’s northern city of Prayagraj since mid-January is staggering. Surpassing previous numbers, the ...

The winner of the 2025 Grammy Award for best new age, ambient or chant album — a category once dominated by Enya — was an ...

According to figures provided by the state government, over 58 crore people have taken a dip in the sacred waters of Triveni ...

Through centuries, kings and poets alike had emphasised the importance of clean water; a paradox, considering the state of ...

DW's Mahima Kapoor joins millions of Hindu devotees for the Maha Kumbh Mela and roams alone through the world's largest ...

A naked Hindu holy man prepares food at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during ...

Chants of “Om Linga, Om Linga” resonated as barefoot Hindu pilgrims, many balancing offering-filled baskets and clay pitchers ...