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Bulls are made to jump across a blazing wall of fire during annual rituals to exorcise evil, on Makar Sankranti festival, at a village near Mysore. (Photo: PTI)

Cows made to walk on fire during Makar Sankranti celebrations in...

The age-old ritual is believed to bring good fortune and keep cows and other livestock and crops from harm's way.

16 Jan 2019 4:41 PM IST

The Myth of Jallikattu uprising!

49 injured on day one of Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu

Nearly 500 bulls and a similar number of 'tamers' were involved on opening day of festival in Madurai, an official said.

16 Jan 2019 4:23 PM IST

As Jagdish Tytler was seen in the front rows, Akali Dal accused Congress of having no respect for sentiments of Sikhs. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'No respect for Sikhs': Row over Jagdish Tytler's presence at Congress...

Jagdish Tytler was seen sitting in the front row at event where Sheila Dikshit took over as Delhi Congress chief.

16 Jan 2019 3:17 PM IST

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

No talk of alliance with AAP yet,' says Delhi Congress chief Sheila...

Sheila Dikshit took charge as Congress' Delhi chief in presence of large gathering of workers and senior leaders.

16 Jan 2019 2:21 PM IST

K Chandrasekhar Raos son KT Rana Rao met Reddy in Hyderabad to invite his YSR Congress party to join federal front. (Photo: @trspartyonline | Twitter)

KCR's son meets Jaganmohan Reddy, discusses 'proposed' federal front

These talks are first direct talks between leaders since KCR floated idea of front as an alternation to BJP and Cong.

16 Jan 2019 2:08 PM IST

Tuesday was the first time that members of Indias estimated two-million-strong transgender community have been allowed to wade in the water at Kumbh Mela festival. (Photo: AFP)

In a first, transgenders take holy dip at Kumbh Mela

On Tuesday, dozens of transgenders splashed in sacred waters of Ganges and Yamuna alongside revered Hindu ascetics at...

16 Jan 2019 1:40 PM IST

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was addressing a public rally in Solapur district in Maharashtra. (Photo: Twitter | @uddhavthackeray)

'What moral right does BJP have to condemn Kanhaiya Kumar?': Shiv Sena

BJP committed 'sin' by aligning with Mehbooba Mufti, Sena said, claiming that she considered Parliament attack convict...

16 Jan 2019 1:24 PM IST

Around 20 Youth Congress workers led by Haryana Pradesh Congress General Secretary Pradeep Singh raised slogans against the NDA government outside the five-star ITC Grand Bharat resort located on the outskirts of Gurgaon. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Karnataka political turmoil: Youth Cong workers protest outside...

The protesters alleged that the BJP was 'disrespecting the Constitution and murdering democracy' in the country.

16 Jan 2019 12:56 PM IST

Dont try to create any type of unnecessary confusion. I have already told that I am running a coalition government here with Congress, Deve Gowda said. (Photo: ANI)

No need to hype Karnataka 'political crisis', says Deve Gowda

'The two leaders are not affiliated with any party. They are independents. There is no need to hype it up so much,' Deve...

16 Jan 2019 12:40 PM IST

I was relaxed and I am relaxed. Dont worry, be happy, the Chief Minister said. (Photo: ANI)

Congress MLAs in Mumbai unreachable to media, not to me: Kumaraswamy

Speaking to media here, Kumaraswamy reaffirmed that the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition is going on smoothly in...

16 Jan 2019 11:40 AM IST

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

SC to hear next week plea challenging M Nageswara Rao as CBI's interim...

The CJI told Bhushan that it was 'definitely not possible' to hear the matter on Friday and the plea would be heard next...

16 Jan 2019 11:16 AM IST

(Photo: PIB_India

PMO cut us from list, wasn't allowed to enter temple with PM Modi:...

Incident came to light after Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter and accused PMO of not letting him enter the temple on...

16 Jan 2019 11:08 AM IST