The official diamond award was unveiled by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999. In the years since, it has been bestowed sparingly: only if a song has sold at least 10 million ...

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Amid chants of “Radha Rani ki jai, Radhe Radhe Shyam mila de…”, the rhythmic clapping of hands, and the upbeat dhol beats echoing inside the bus, a motley group of 132 pilgrims—young professionals, ...

Ten people lost their lives, while 22 others were rescued after a pilgrimage turned tragedy for visitors, primarily from Punjab, after their boat capsized in Yamuna river in Vrindavan. Vrindavan: ...

Mathura: Moments before tragedy struck, the group of pilgrims from Punjab whose boat overturned in Vrindavan were seen clapping, chanting "Radhe Radhe" and soaking in the spiritual atmosphere on the ...

In Raja Ravi Varma’s iconic painting, Yashoda and Krishna, a quiet, intimate moment unfolds: an infant Krishna, rendered in luminous soft tones, leans into his mother Yashoda — a tender scene ...

Painted in the 1890s, at the height of Varma’s powers, ‘Yashoda and Krishna’ renders a tender, layered portrait of maternal love through the mythological figures of infant Krishna and his foster ...

At Saffronart’s Spring Live Auction on April 1, Raja Ravi Varma’s Yashoda and Krishna was sold for ₹167.2 crore (USD 17,978,495), setting a new benchmark as the highest-value work of modern Indian art ...

Krishna Pokharel writes about life, politics, business, environment, religion and culture in India and the Himalayan region for The Wall Street Journal. A native of Nepal, Krishna joined the Journal's ...

Har Krishna Maha mantra is the most famous mantra, which is dedicated to Lord Krishna and Lord Rama. This is one of the most powerful mantras that is widely practiced by the devotees of Lord Krishna.