Maharashtra to set up special authority for Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela 2027

Going by the rush of visitors to the recently conducted Mahakumbh at Prayagraj in UP, the Maharashtra government is anticipating the crowd turnout to be four times higher compared to the 2015 festival held in Nashik. Kumbh—the religious festival—is held once every 12 years

24 March,2025 07:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar

Preparations for 2027 Nashik Kumbh Mela slow but on track, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis acknowledged that preparations for the 2027 Kumbh Mela in Nashik are behind schedule but assured that challenges will be overcome. He highlighted the integration of technology for better crowd management and an immersive experience

23 March,2025 02:23 PM IST | Mumbai

900 Maha Kumbh visitors still missing, claims Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav also took a dig Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, saying that he wonders whether the government had any plans to give jobs to "four lakh youths" who were roped in to ferry the pilgrims to the Maha Kumbh on their motorcycles, as claimed by the CM

17 March,2025 10:22 PM IST | Lucknow | PTI

Fans, fame aur yeh obsession: The life of an Indian celebrity

Katrina Kaif emerged from the waters of Triveni Sangam to a host of cameras and controversy over the shots and angles deployed. We ask people who work with, and shield, celebrities: Is there no other way?

16 March,2025 09:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Arpika Bhosale

Abhay Singh known as 'IIT Baba' arrested with ganja in Jaipur hotel

Singh was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and was later released on bail, police said

03 March,2025 06:16 PM IST | Jodhpur | PTI