KOCHI: While Abdul and Mary continue to echo across generations in Kerala, names like Santha and Thankamma — once staples in birth registers of the 1960s and ’70s — are quietly disappearing. Bindhu ...

Janaki Jayanti 2026: The auspicious festival of Janaki Jayanti is celebrated every year on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha of the Phalgun month. Worshipping Goddess Sita on this day brings ...

Janaki Jayanti is celebrated annually to honour the birth of Goddess Sita. This auspicious occasion is primarily observed within the Hindu religion on the Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month ...

Janaki Jayanti, honoring Goddess Sita, will be observed on February 9, 2026, during Ashtami Tithi from 5:01 AM (Feb 9) to 7:27 AM (Feb 10). Devotees pray and fast, with regional calendar variations, ...

This special report captures the vibrant Ram Janaki Shubh Vivaah celebrations in Ayodhya. The festivities feature a grand procession, known as the Baraat, with elephants and horses, and cultural ...

Bakhle, a historian, has produced a brilliant intellectual biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the early-twentieth-century architect of Hindutva, or Hindu nationalism. Hindutva is now the ruling ...

Disney is planning to reduce headcount by roughly 6% of the total workforce of ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the entertainment ...

Janaki Jayanti, also known as Sita Jayanti or Sita Ashtami, is a sacred Hindu festival dedicated to the birth of Goddess Sita, the revered consort of Lord Rama. The festival is celebrated with great ...

Ever felt nervous to tell your partner something? How about telling them that something … on camera? TikTok is flooded with a new trend where people confess secrets they’ve kept from their significant ...

A former Trussville physician who tried to be a 17-year-old patient’s “sugar daddy” has been sentenced to prison. Dr. Janaki Earla, 60, pleaded guilty in May to two counts of possession or child ...

This 30-minute, one-pan dinner features tender pork chops bathed in a sweet and smoky bacon-and-apple sauce that’s brightened with mustard and herbs. Anna Theoktisto is a recipe tester and developer.