The event will also coincide with the 2534th birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya which falls on May 2. Adi Shankaracharya established the mutt in 482 BC. The soon-to-be-anointed pontiff had served ...

According to a press release from the Kanchi Shankara Mutt, the current seer, His Holiness Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, will initiate sanyasa deeksha to Duddu Satya Venkata Surya Subramanya ...

This was also the day Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya was born. Ganesha Sharma, who will take a new name after the Sanyasa Deeksha, will become the 71st Acharya in the unbroken lineage of this ...

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has said he ‘regrets having played cricket’ after the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Ombudsman’s directive to remove his name from the North Stand at the ...

As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it's time to reappraise his beloved and celebrated painting, The Fighting Temeraire. JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire ...

Sometimes the most valuable treasures are hiding in plain sight, which was certainly the case with a French family when they discovered a priceless painting thought to be lost forever in their attic.

Pohela Boishakh, also known as Bengali New Year or Noboborsho, marks the first day of the Bengali calendar and is one of the most cherished cultural celebrations in Bengal. It symbolises a fresh ...

Kolkata's city center experienced severe traffic congestion on Thursday morning due to two simultaneous protests. A rally by the West Bengal State Jamiat-e-Ulama at Ramlila Maidan and a teachers ...

Baisakhi is an ancient harvest festival that holds deep cultural and religious significance. Traditionally celebrated to mark the Rabi crop harvest, the festival is an occasion of joy, gratitude ...

Midshipmen at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy erupted in raucous applause last week when Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy called for a painting of Jesus to be brought up from the flood-prone ...

President Trump defended his trade policies at a Republican dinner, asserting his expertise despite market jitters over escalating tariffs with China. He claimed foreign leaders are eager to ...