This month marks one of Hinduism’s most celebrated festivals. Diwali, the annual festival of lights, begins on Oct. 20.

Diwali is now an official holiday in three states: California, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into ...

Diwali, also called Deepavali, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists in India and around the world. People mark ...

Diwali, India 's most significant annual festival, holds particular importance for Hindus but is celebrated across faiths by ...

Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.” Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil ...

Th show features Siddharth Nigam, the child actor of Dhoom 3 fame in the lead role. With Indian TV’s big-ticket item Big Boss 8 ending last week, this show is set for a new leader to catch users’ ...

Regarding Maxwell Carter’s review of “Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King” by Patrick Olivelle (Books, Jan. 27): One can be benign only if one has the choice to be ruthless. One can be credited for ...

Air India flight AI 171 crashed shortly after take-off near Ahmedabad, killing 274 people. The incident mirrors the 1978 'Emperor Ashoka' disaster when Air India flight AI 855 plunged into Arabian Sea ...

India is home to many historical sites that attract tourists from far and wide. Today, let us tell you about some of these Indian monuments that are over 500 years old.