Thousands throng Sabarimala for `mandala pooja`

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 19:08

Sabarimala — Lord Ayyappa devotees offered worship at the famous hill shrine here during the `mandala pooja`, which marked the conclusion of the first phase of the two-month-long pilgrimage season.

Additional forces to control rush at Sabarimala: DGP

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 13:43

Additional police personnel would be deployed at Sabarimala during the current `Mandalam` and `Makaravilakku` pilgrimage season to the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in view of the heavy rush of devotees, a top police official has said.

SCG`s Trust confident of completing work on new stand before New Year Ashes Test

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 13:07

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Trust has said that it is confident the new stand at the ground will be ready for the New Year Ashes Test, which starts on January 3.

UK MPs to get `honesty` training

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 16:13

Britain`s new MPs will be given compulsory "honesty" training to teach them how to behave in a public office after a series of scandals have left the public "jaundiced" and disillusioned with politics.

Bodh Gaya bombing is a warning, says Buddhist leader

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 14:07

The foremost leader of a Buddhist sect says the Bodh Gaya bombing in India "is a kind of warning" and Buddhists around the world will have to be careful.

Akhilesh to lay foundation for 200 ft Buddha statue, park

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 09:14

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will lay the foundation stone of multi-crore project in Kushinagar on December 13 that includes construction of a 200-feet bronze statue of Lord Buddha, education institutes and parks, officials said.

Want to feel the climate of Mordor? Go to Texas

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 09:43

What was it like to live in the leafy Shire, the starting point of Bilbo Baggins` trek in "The Hobbit"?

5-century-old idol of Lord Krishna stolen in Mathura

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 16:44

A five-century-old idol of Lord Krishna and Radha was allegedly stolen from a temple in Saket village in the district on Monday, police said.

UK must remove students from Net Migration Target: Lord Paul

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 14:12

Leading NRI industrialist and educationist Lord Swraj Paul has said that Britain must remove students from the Net Migration Target as the current immigration system has affected UK`s higher education market, with competition emerging from countries like India and China.

Lord Buddha`s seat of enlightenment dazzles with Thai gold

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 13:12

The Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, shined as its dome was inlaid with 280 kilograms of gold donated by devotees from Thailand.

ISRO seeking Lord Balaji`s blessings is superstition: CNR Rao

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 23:18

Bharat Ratna-designate Prof. C N R Rao terms ISRO`s long-time practice of seeking the divine blessings in Tirupathi before its space missions an act of superstition he does not believe in.