Correspondent

Artisans paint decorative motifs ahead of Poila Boishakh celebrations marking the Bengali New Year in Kolkata on Monday. Devotees perform a ritual during a religious procession on the ‘Gajan’ festival at Kalighat in Kolkata on Monday. Folk artists during celebrations marking the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Artists perform the Sonowal Kachari dance during Rongali Bihu celebrations organised by the All Assam Students Union (AASU) in Guwahati on...

India’s bid to showcase indigenous sports at the 2030 Commonwealth Games is a welcome strategic assertion of our culture, soft power and sporting depth. In the often-transactional world of global sport where disciplines are dependent on television rights and commercial appeal, the government’s move is refreshingly civilisational. The decision, articulated by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, to include two indigenous sports at the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad signals an ambition that...

Artists perform a dance drama 'Sati' during the 'Nav Varsh Mela Mahotsav 2026' in Bhopal on Saturday. Shuttler PV Sindhu and cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur during an event in Bengaluru. A silhouette of the Taj Mahal against the rising sun in Agra on Sunday. Local residents of Prey Popel village receive a holy water shower, which is believed to bring good luck, during Khmer New Year celebrations on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tourists take boat rides in the Ganga River on a sunny...