The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims and tourists to India. The 45-day festival, which began Jan. 13, is the largest gathering of humanity in ...

The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims and tourists to India. The 45-day festival, which began Jan. 13, is the largest gathering of humanity in the ...

The literature festival season that starts in India in November goes on well into March. It’s a busy time for writers and readers. The former have to convince the latter why their books are ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India -- "Have you taken a dip yet?" After arriving in the central Indian city of Prayagraj in late January, almost everyone I spoke to asked whether I had joined the millions of ...

Thaipusam, a significant Hindu festival, is celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. It honors Lord Murugan and includes rituals such as Kavadi Attam and body piercing, symbolizing ...

Pohela Boishakh, otherwise popularly known as Pahela Baisakhi or Poila Baisakh ... This marks the New Year and is one of the biggest festivals that you would witness in Bengal. Since this is the ...

Bank holidays in India include public holidays such as Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15), Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), religious festivals like Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Guru Nanak ...

From playing a graphics-heavy game to watching a movie in HDR quality to editing a spreadsheet or making a video, this list is compiled of the best phone in India. The best smartphones are all ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, including the use of poorly-ventilated stoves and open fires for cooking inside dwellings. Photo by Mark Katzman. Air ...