According to a report by Delhi-based child rights NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan, from January 1, 2013-April 20, 2013 there has been approximately 680 cases of missing children in Delhi, 65 percent of whom …
Delhi witnessed the hottest day of the season this year as
its temperature reached 46.1 degrees Celsius this summer. There hasn’t been any
respite for many Indian states from the scorching …
Indians usher in spring with the eye-popping, colorfully chaotic festival of Holi, celebrating the victory of good over evil and devotion to the Hindu god Vishnu.
Even in the age of super-intelligent washing machines, much of Mumbai’s laundry still goes to Dhobi Ghat in Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi precinct, where their filth is beaten out in the old, traditional way.
The two day festival at Koothandavar Temple is held in honor of the Hindu deity Aravan, who is believed to be the patron god of transgender communities.
Munnar, which means confluence of three rivers, was the summer resort of the erstwhile British rulers in the colonial days. In the late 19th century, A.H. Sharp planted the first tea bush and since then …
Besting the Guinness record for the largest congregation of women in the world, about 3.5 million women from all walks of life worshipped at the annual Pongala festival at Attukal Bhagavathi temple.
