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After Scorpions pull the plug on their India tour, the opening band looks at the missed moment and what’s next

Back home, it raises questions for artists and organisers: can something like this work here? Can artists bring their own catalogue into performances and get the same response? Is this the start of a new concert format, somewhere between a live show and a stream?

The band talks about opening for Scorpions for their upcoming tour

The Times Food and Nightlife Awards in Delhi served as a grand celebration of culinary artistry, featuring an impressive array of live food counters and indulgent gourmet delicacies

Approximately 11,000 litres of milk were poured into the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district following a 21-day 'Mahayajna'. Organizers stated the ritual was a prayer for clean river water, the well-being of pilgrims, and the prosperity of riverside communities. Thousands of devotees witnessed the symbolic offering on the final day of the event.

Priyanka Chopra visited Amritsar's Golden Temple, offering prayers and participating in Seva by washing utensils. Her visit, documented on social media, included sharing a traditional Punjabi thali. This trip follows her work on 'The Bluff' and precedes her collaboration with S. S. Rajamouli for 'Varanasi'.

Ground penetrating surveys near Puri Jagannath Temple revealed suspected tunnel-like structures, identified by historians as integral to ancient mutts. These underground networks likely served as drainage systems or passages for movement and protection of deities and royalty during invasions, with historical texts corroborating their existence.

Ahead of President Murmu's visit, Mathura administration will deploy personnel with langur cutouts and slingshots in Vrindavan and Govardhan to manage aggressive monkeys. Security is heightened at key religious sites with multi-layered measures, traffic regulation, and crowd management in place for the three-day visit.