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Creation of Telangana to help BJP in Vidarbha

Creation of Telangana to help BJP in Vidarbha

The BJP could stand to gain further in Vidarbha if the Congress creates a separate Telangana state due to electoral...

20 July 2013 2:24 PM IST

Santoor Maestro Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya and Pdt Prodyut Mukherjee

Santoor Maestro Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya creates new raga

The maestro's new creation expresses his sentiment of sadness and melancholy as people slowly destroy the river Ganga.

7 Aug 2017 2:43 PM IST

Unseemly sight: Devotees offer prayers to the Ganga unmindful of a mound of filth.

Only human: As a person, Ganga has a better chance

Giving the Ganga and the Yamuna the status of living persons could be the best way to revive the rivers.

27 March 2017 3:01 AM IST

Pilgrims take an early morning boat ride at the Sangam in Allahabad.

Ode to the Ganga

Celebrated in myth and legend, in literature and art, the Ganga, in many ways, defines India.

19 March 2017 12:34 AM IST

The notes were found to be torn and thrown into the river (Representational photo: file)

Boatmen trade blows over invalid Rs 1,000 notes floating in Ganga

Nineteen Rs 1,000 notes in a torn condition have been recovered from the river.

12 Nov 2016 2:08 PM IST

It also sighted 50 Gangetic dolphins, an endangered species, at 28 spots, up from 42 spotted in a 2015 study by the UP government. (Representational image)

Aquatic life in Ganga stretch is flourishing: WII

Scientists attached to the WII have also discovered new breeding spots of the Indian Skimmer bird.

15 May 2017 2:47 AM IST

Giving Ganga the status of a living being under the constitution would bring major impact in terms of preserving the river.

It ain't just a river anymore!

The Uttarakhand High Court declaring rivers Ganga and Yamuna as living entities provides a fillip to conservationists.

25 March 2017 12:06 AM IST

Devotees take a dip in the river Ganga on the first day of Ardh Kumbh festival at Haridwar. (Photo: AP)

Help keep rivers clean

The spirit behind the ruling is more important than the legal battles to be fought to clear their banks of...

22 March 2017 2:24 AM IST

Uma Bharti (Photo: PTI)

Government plans law for clean Ganga

Discussions on the proposed law are already under way and the draft law has been submitted to the ministry of water...

25 July 2017 6:32 AM IST

Living roots Bridges, Meghalaya (Representational Image)

Across the rivers

Let's take a peek into some of the most iconic bridges that the country has to offer.

18 Dec 2016 12:15 AM IST