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Last Updated: 2012-09-21T19:39:32+05:30
The word ‘Durga Puja’ itself describes the reason behind the celebration of the festival, since people following Hinduism pay their homage to Goddess Durga during this auspicious occasion. It is one of the foremost Hindu festivals and is celebrated across India with great zeal. As per ...

Last Updated: 2012-09-21T19:27:04+05:30
The pious festival of Karva Chauth is considered one of the most significant and auspicious festivals for married Hindu women across the northern belt of India, which includes Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. This sacred and colorful festival is celebrated in the ...

Last Updated: 2012-09-13T14:48:35+05:30
Diwali is the biggest and brightest festival of Hindus. Diwali is the abbreviation of the Sanskrit word ‘Deepavali’, which means “Row of Lamps”. The main festival is celebrated on ‘Amavasyaa’ of the Hindu month Kartik. It symbolizes the power of light over dark, ...

Last Updated: 2012-08-17T16:27:57+05:30
Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of the most important festivals in India. People perform traditional activities together in their homes. Diwali celebration involves the lighting of small clay lamps (filled with oil) and candles and signifies the triumph of good over evil.
 
According ...

Last Updated: 2012-08-16T17:25:54+05:30
Eid-ul-Fitr, often called as Eid, is celebrated by Muslims all over the world; it marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of fasting during the month of Ramadan.
 
Eid ul-Fitr is known by various names around the world ...

Last Updated: 2012-08-13T12:37:30+05:30
Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi is celebrated on the occasion of birthday of Lord Ganesha. The followers of Hindu religion worship Ganesha as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. It is believed to be auspicious to invoke Ganesh at the beginning of any new venture.
 
The ...

Last Updated: 2012-08-08T13:31:07+05:30
Onam or the harvest festival is celebrated mostly by Malyali Hindus. Lasting for ten days, the festival commemorates the Vamana avatar of Lord Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. Falling during the month of August–September, Onam is marked by great ...

Last Updated: 2012-08-06T19:55:25+05:30
Krishna Janmashtami (also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti) is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu.
 
The festival of Krishna Janmashtami is observed on Ashtami, the eighth day of ...

Last Updated: 2012-08-01T08:50:04+05:30

Whenever, the story about India, the land of epical mythologies and beliefs, will be told, Ramayana will automatically project itself as one of its most important chapters that will undoubtedly grab the attention of the listeners, even passersby for that matter, for years to come.
The magnetic ...

Last Updated: 2012-07-04T19:12:36+05:30
Sure, as a sister you’d want your brother to come home for the festival of Rakhi. He too, definitely, more than anything else, would want to be home so that you can tie the sacred thread on his wrist and celebrate the day together. But if he’s far from it, as luck would have it, or ...

Last Updated: 2012-07-04T15:48:23+05:30
If there’s one thing which India is renowned for and has fascinated many from around the globe, it’s for having an alluring mix of cultures and traditions from which erupts a flux of colourful festivals and celebrations, strong enough to carry anyone through the frenzies who as much as ...

Last Updated: 2011-02-08T09:56:42+05:30
Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar will be the first one to receive the Swarbhaskar award by Pune Municipal Corporation which has been brought out in memory of legendary Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.
 
She will receive the award from Kathak dancer Sitara Devi on Saturday. It has been announced by Mayor Mohansingh ...

Last Updated: 2011-01-20T16:11:08+05:30
Aamir Khan Aamir Khan’s Peepli Live could not make it to the top nine in the Best Foreign Language Film category list at the Oscars.
 
The flick was chosen from about 27movies in India to compete at the Oscars and the movie was produced by Aamir Khan and directed by Anusha Rizvi. The story talks ...

Last Updated: 2010-10-07T15:22:31+05:30
The festival of lights, Diwali is definitely the most pious of all Indian festivals celebrated all over India. The festival commemorates the rise of good over evil, with the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana. The main festival day falls on the no-moon day of the dark half of Kartik, according to the ...

Last Updated: 2010-08-25T10:52:30+05:30
Kajol Kajol is presently busy promoting her upcoming movie ‘We Are Family’, which also stars Kareena and Arjun Rampal. The eighth month of pregnancy doesn’t make her look stressful, she says that remake is not a great idea as there is a magic in every film.
 
Kajol adds, “I ...

Last Updated: 2010-08-04T13:24:45+05:30
Sonam Kapoor There are some rumors now-a-days that Sonam Kapoor has played the role of a person who age from 20 years to 40 years in ‘Mausam’. But, this chirpy female has rubbished all the rumors and she says that she has very much played a girl of her age.
 
Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial ...

Last Updated: 2010-06-30T10:15:15+05:30
Katrina Kaif
Recently Katrina arranged a special screening for Salman’s family for watching the smashing hit Raajneeti. Even Salim Khan couldn’t help from praising Kat.

It doesn’t anymore reflect from the news that Katrina and Salman’s family relations are bad. Apparently, Salim ...

Last Updated: 2010-02-20T12:44:58+05:30
Kieth Urban and Nicole Kidman Singer Kieth Urban says he and his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, have decided to help Haiti survivors by funding a school in the quake hit nation.
 
"We're actually going to be funding a school down there for the next five years," a popular magazine quoted Urban as ...

Last Updated: 2010-01-19T17:44:56+05:30
Ben Stiller Movie star Ben Stiller has been left stunned by the generosity of his Twitter.com followers after steering them to donate to the Haiti earthquake recovery effort.
 
The self-confessed technology-impaired star took to his @RedHourBen blog after learning of the devastation following last ...

Last Updated: 2010-01-13T16:31:19+05:30
Ronnie Wood Ronnie Wood is a single man again - his latest love interest has called off their burgeoning romance after less than a week.
 
Hannah Kamelmacher has confirmed reports she went on a string of dates with the Rolling Stones guitarist after he asked her out last Wednesday ...

Last Updated: 2009-07-28T12:12:08+05:30
Mozart Two new compositions by a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have been uncovered in Salzburg, Austria. The previously unknown pieces were found among the collection at the International Mozarteum Foundation.
 
"The Department of Research at the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg ...

Last Updated: 2009-07-03T10:31:30+05:30
Tyeb Mehta Beside His Painting Famous Indian painter Tyeb Mehta passed away on Thursday due to a cardiac ailment at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 84.

Sakina Mehta, the widow of the late painter, told that the artist succumbed to heart attack at the Asian Heart Institute hospital in Mumbai.  The Padma Bhushan award winner ...






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