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Earthern lamps are signature Diwali-defining artefacts. (Photo: ANI)

Earthern lamps light up potters' lives this season

WB: Spike in demand of earthen lamps keeping Siliguri potters busy this Diwali.

21 Oct 2019 5:00 PM IST

Visually impaired girls in Indore play Garba. (Photo: ANI)

Navratri for all: Visually impaired girls perform Garba

Visually challenged girls perform garba on Durgashtami in MP.

7 Oct 2019 12:37 PM IST

Chhath Puja, dedicated to the Sun god, is celebrated on the sixth day Kartik month of Hindu calendar. (Photo: ANI)

India celebrates Chhath Puja with local fervour

Chhath celebrated with fervour, devotees offer morning prayers.

3 Nov 2019 12:58 PM IST

People are coming up with several ways to celebrate the special day with pomp and show and are mindful of its impact on the environment. (Photo: ANI)

Go eco-friendly this Janmashtami

Here's how people celebrate an eco-friendly Janmashtami.

24 Aug 2019 12:07 PM IST

The Bombay high court had fixed the height of human pyramids to be not more than 20 feet. (Photo: ANI)

Safety takes priority in Mumbai's Dahi Handi celebrations

As Mumbai gears for Dahi Handi, safety also a concern for organisers, participants.

24 Aug 2019 11:12 AM IST

A woman waits for buyers in her wholesale rakhi shop in Dharavi in Mumbai. As Dharavi is a coronavirus containment zone, people are rarely coming out to shop. (DC photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Amid COVID-19 siblings refrain from visiting each other, rakhi sales...

Pepaa, a recycled paper product company, would normally get 15,000 orders but thi his year, the number came down to less...

31 July 2020 2:02 PM IST

In a poll of 2,037 people, Mind (a mental health charity) found that one in 10 millennials say they have no one to spend Christmas with, compared to one in 20 older people.

Not only the lonely this season

Singles are a lonely lot during the festive season, and we explore ways to tackle this need for company... and what not...

7 Dec 2018 12:28 AM IST

Gangrape victim succumbs to injuries, protests follow

Gangrape victim succumbs to injuries, protests follow

Scores of people today mourned in silence the death of the 23-year-old gangrape victim and demanded stringent punishment...

29 Dec 2012 2:13 PM IST

A widow from Vrindavan said that it was a wonderful experience for her to celebrate the festival with Narendra Modi in a peaceful ambience. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi: Widows, students from Vrindavan tie Modi hand-made rakhis

Anjali, a student who tied the Prime Minister rakhi asserted that she was very happy to meet Narendra Modi for the first...

7 Aug 2017 3:30 PM IST