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'Filled with human waste': UK biologist tests Ganga water, sparks discussion

The video drew strong reactions online.(Instagram/@rivermonsters_official)

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Published on Jan 26, 2026 06:41 pm IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more(X/@Borderlands)

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Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:30 pm IST

Indians recreate 'Ganga Aarti' on Canadian riverbank, internet reacts

A video of Ganga Aarti in Canada stirred mixed responses online.(Instagram/priyankagupta_priya)

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Published on Jul 12, 2025 03:15 pm IST

Maha Kumbh 2025 – In Honour Of The Holy Ganges: Paying Respects, One and All

President Droupadi Murmu took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on February 10, 2025.(Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP and X/Rashtrapathibhvn)

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Updated on Feb 11, 2025 06:21 pm IST

Ganga needs joint efforts to regain its old strength

Kolkata: The setting Sun on an evening, seen from the bank of the River Ganga, in Kolkata, Sunday, June 23, 2024. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI06_23_2024_000213B)(PTI)

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Published on Jun 23, 2024 10:24 pm IST

When is Ganga Dussehra 2024? Know date, shubh muhurat, history and significance

Ganga Dussehra is also known as Gangavataran, which means the descent of the Ganga.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 16, 2024 01:11 pm IST

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

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Updated on Mar 20, 2024 12:04 am IST

International Yoga Festival 2024 to be held in Rishikesh from March 15-21

Experience spiritual enlightenment and physical wellness with renowned yoga gurus and health experts at the International Yoga Festival 2024.(Unsplash)

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Published on Mar 11, 2024 12:35 pm IST

Sonali Bendre gives glimpse of 'Ganges view', calls it 'Slice of heaven'

Sonali Bendre attends Ganga Aarti, ahead of New Year.

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Published on Dec 30, 2023 03:02 pm IST

Banganga Tank set for makeover, Ram Kund to be revived

Banganga Tank attracts 10,000 devotees on Kartik Purnima. They also gather here annually during Pitrupaksha, for ‘pind daan’ (a ritual performed in the memory of ancestors). (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 13, 2023 09:02 am IST

What Brij Bhushan Singh said after wrestlers threatened to throw medals in Ganga

WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh. (ANI Photo)

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Published on May 31, 2023 01:14 pm IST

Ganga Dussehra 2023: Wishes, images, messages to share

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Updated on May 29, 2023 04:51 pm IST

‘I agree, but...’: PM Modi on 10 reasons to visit Kashi

A boat ride in the river Ganga is one of the reasons to visit the holy city of Varanasi. (Twitter )

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Published on Apr 15, 2023 02:19 pm IST

Bhagyashree's Vrikshasana by river Ganges in Rishikesh is perfect fitness inspo

Bhagyashree's Tadaasan near river Ganges in Rishikesh is perfect fitness inspo(Instagram/bhagyashree.online)

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Updated on Oct 12, 2021 07:02 pm IST

Plastic pollution from fishing nets threatening wildlife in Ganga, study finds

Devotees bathe in the water of Ganga ahead of Chhath Puja festival at Gandhi Ghat in Patna, Bihar, India on November 17, 2020.(Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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Published on Nov 30, 2020 12:38 pm IST

Ganga’s water did not improve during lockdown; less flow may have deteriorated quality

The report attributed the worsening report card of the Ganges to the discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage, negligible or dry seasonal flow that increases concentration of pollution and no fresh water discharges from the upstream.(HT photo)

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Updated on Sept 23, 2020 05:29 pm IST

Varanasi: 1 out of 101 found positive in special Covid-19 testing drive at Ganga ghats

Uttar Pradesh health department authorities carried out the drive at the request of Professor VN Mishra, a neurologist at Banaras Hindu University (BNU), who lives adjacent to Tulsi Ghat in Varanasi.(Representational photo/PTI)

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Published on Sept 21, 2020 08:28 am IST

Witerati: Lollitas VS Lalits & Lauras in the time of Tin Pot

But Selfie-ism is in for a rude shock in the Unlock. When post-Lockdown’s Lollitas bump into BFFs – Latikas & Co – at “Lala” ki dukaan and want to freeze the Mahakumbh-Ke-Mele-Mein-Miley moment in Selfie-ism’s frame, it just doesn’t fit.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2020 07:26 pm IST

Lockdown Diaries: Taking a karmic inventory by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi

A view of Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan, the hospice in Varanasi, where people come to live out their last days near the Ganga.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 20, 2020 02:45 pm IST

Lockdown Diaries: Mirrored in the Ganga by Jerome Armstrong

On the banks of the Ganga at Rishikesh.(Xavier Galiana/AFP)

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Updated on Apr 17, 2020 08:25 pm IST

In absence of lockers, urns hang from trees at Chandigarh cremation ground

Earthen pots filled with the ashes of the deceased hang on a tree at the cremation ground in Chandigarh’s Sector 25, as no more lockers are available to store them.(Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Apr 14, 2020 08:27 am IST

Gerard Butler rings in New Year 2020 at Rishikesh, poses with the Dalai Lama on India trip. See pics

Gerard Butler celebrated New Year in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

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Updated on Jan 02, 2020 12:44 pm IST

Podcast: Aatish Taseer on India, Indian Politics, and Citizenship

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Updated on Nov 21, 2019 05:10 pm IST

18.5kg fish caught from the Ganges was sold for this much

The fish was later weighed at 18.5 kg. (representational image)(Pixabay)

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Updated on Nov 20, 2019 01:22 pm IST

Rishikesh: Fall in love with the land of gods and Beatles

People go to Rishikesh in search of their soul(Swapan Seth)

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Updated on Nov 09, 2019 11:46 pm IST

Kanwariyas exempted from ‘no helmet no fuel’ rule

Amid terror threats, unprecedented security measures have been taken by the police of several northern Indian states to ensure a peaceful Kanwar Yatra this season.(Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jul 27, 2019 04:02 am IST

First aquatic census finds 1,150 dolphins in Bihar

During survey, 300 dolphins were found in the Ganges from Buxar to Mokama, 700 in the Ganges from Mokama to Manihari, 100 in the Gandak river and 50 in the Ghaghara river.(File Photo)

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Updated on Feb 19, 2019 03:18 pm IST

Gourmet Secrets: Scent of a lemon

Gondhoraj lemon’s little precious juice is enough to transform any dish(Shutterstock)

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Updated on Jan 19, 2019 10:14 pm IST

With cowdung and Gangajal, Trinamool ‘purifies’ BJP rally ground in Cooch Behar

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday cleaned the rally ground with cow dung and Gangajal (water from the Ganges, the most scared river for Hindus) to “purify” the ground in “traditional Hindu” style.(Samir Jana/HT FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 08, 2018 11:01 pm IST

Review: To Die in Benares by K Madavane

Daily life on the Ganga in Varanasi.(UIG via Getty Images)

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Updated on Dec 07, 2018 08:51 pm IST

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'Filled with human waste': UK biologist tests Ganga water, sparks discussion

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Indians recreate 'Ganga Aarti' on Canadian riverbank, internet reacts

Maha Kumbh 2025 – In Honour Of The Holy Ganges: Paying Respects, One and All

Ganga needs joint efforts to regain its old strength

When is Ganga Dussehra 2024? Know date, shubh muhurat, history and significance

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

International Yoga Festival 2024 to be held in Rishikesh from March 15-21

Sonali Bendre gives glimpse of 'Ganges view', calls it 'Slice of heaven'

Banganga Tank set for makeover, Ram Kund to be revived

What Brij Bhushan Singh said after wrestlers threatened to throw medals in Ganga

Ganga Dussehra 2023: Wishes, images, messages to share

‘I agree, but...’: PM Modi on 10 reasons to visit Kashi

Bhagyashree's Vrikshasana by river Ganges in Rishikesh is perfect fitness inspo

Plastic pollution from fishing nets threatening wildlife in Ganga, study finds

Ganga’s water did not improve during lockdown; less flow may have deteriorated quality

Varanasi: 1 out of 101 found positive in special Covid-19 testing drive at Ganga ghats

Witerati: Lollitas VS Lalits & Lauras in the time of Tin Pot

Lockdown Diaries: Taking a karmic inventory by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi

Lockdown Diaries: Mirrored in the Ganga by Jerome Armstrong

In absence of lockers, urns hang from trees at Chandigarh cremation ground

Gerard Butler rings in New Year 2020 at Rishikesh, poses with the Dalai Lama on India trip. See pics

Podcast: Aatish Taseer on India, Indian Politics, and Citizenship

18.5kg fish caught from the Ganges was sold for this much

Rishikesh: Fall in love with the land of gods and Beatles

Kanwariyas exempted from ‘no helmet no fuel’ rule

First aquatic census finds 1,150 dolphins in Bihar

Gourmet Secrets: Scent of a lemon

With cowdung and Gangajal, Trinamool ‘purifies’ BJP rally ground in Cooch Behar

Review: To Die in Benares by K Madavane

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