A School in New Jersey Declares Diwali Holiday

PUNE: During Diwali Prime Minister Narendra Modi's face was on firecracker packets, kites with the PM's face on it became a rage during Sankranti, now the wholesale and retail shops in the city are full of 'pichkaris' and sprinklers bearing his ...

Be it Diwali, a birthday or any other festival, a WhatsApp greeting will suffice. But come V-Day, couples say the only way to express their love is through cards. When was the last time you actually stepped inside that gift shop in your ...

After Raanjhanaa, Dhanush read 33 scripts before saying a yes to Shamitabh. During a recent visit to Delhi, he spoke over breakfast, where he was not having South Indian as we expected, but was happily enjoying his aloo parantha with curd. Excerpts: ...

1 of 34 Police officers hold a 9mm pistol as they offer prayers in front of weapons, as part of a ritual for the Dussehra festival in Ahmedabad October 24, 2012. Dussehra is the Hindu festival which commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over ...

t has been the Christmas week, and let me wish all my readers a very happy Christmas. May the message of Christ touch everyone, and lead our troubled world towards universal peace and non violence. Our world appears to be getting sucked into ...

With 2015 having multiple weekend breaks, travel agents and online portals expect brisk business Anand Ganapathy, an engineer with a multinational firm in Pune, has already planned a weekend trip to Lonavala in the last week of January. “I got a good offer from a travel portal and booked it after my leave was sanctioned,” he said. With 2015 having multiple weekend breaks, travel agents and online travel portals expect a holiday rush this year. The new year has a string of weekend ...

Mumbai: Fans of Shah Rukh Khan in Egypt have yet another reason to celebrate New Year's eve. The superstar's film Happy New Year is all set to release in Egypt on December 31. In the initial run, the movie will run in 10 theaters in Cairo, ...

'During Diwali, many films with big stars are released. KB’s film needed no stars. ‘A film by K Balachander’ was enough to draw the crowds.' Director Suresh Krissna pays rich tribute to the late K Balachander. Suresh Krissna is known for his movies like Annamalai, Veera, Baasha, and has worked with top stars like Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan and Chiranjeevi. He pays tribute to his mentor K Balachander, who passed away into the ages on December 23, under ...

As the year ends, the BJP has reason to be happy that it has kept up its momentum. (Source: Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi) As expected, the BJP will be in the saddle in Jharkhand. As expected, it has won a sizeable number of seats in Jammu and ...