This year, Chaitra Navratri will last for only eight days instead of nine, leading to confusion regarding the exact date of ...

In Hinduism, gods are not just figures of worship; they are cosmic principles, embodiments of the deepest truths of existence ...

Spring equinox rituals and traditions from around the world, from a mass water fight in Thailand to sun worship at Mayan ...

The artworks, part of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, help shed light on a traditional ...

The mainstream parties’ inability to control corruption and end the ongoing economic crisis and so forth has given rise to populist politics, as in America and many other countries. Rabi Lamichhane, ...

Over 30,000 Hindu devotees from across the country braved the rain that lasted throughout the day, to gather and seek devine ...

The tool called, the Mutual Fund Investment Tracing and Retrieval Assistant (Mitra) was rolled out because prior to 2006, investors could open mutual fund accounts without a permanent account ...

With over 7.5 million inactive folios across different asset management companies (AMCs), Mitra is designed to help investors recover their forgotten investments. Listen to Story Sebi has launched ...

For millions of investors who’ve lost track of old mutual fund investments, India's markets regulator is offering a new mitra—or friend— to help. The Mutual Fund Investment Tracing and ...

Each shade carries a distinct meaning, including: There are multiple Hindu myths tied to Holi. But one of the most popular is the story of Lord Krishna, known as the god of protection, compassion ...

A great majority of Nepali Dalits consider themselves bona fide Hindus, notwithstanding their perceived ritual pollution and exclusion from mainstream Hindu society ... their lineage deities (kul ...

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday (March 3, 2025) said she has expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the party “in the interest” of the party. The development comes a day after Mr ...