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  PM Modi’s Dussehra remarks equating Ravana with a terrorist riles Sri Lankan monk

  Politics | October 14, 2016 19:30 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on Ravana during his speech on Dussehra linking him to a terrorist has drawn fury from a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who runs Ravana Force. Denouncing the comments by

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  Five temples of Ravana in India where demon king is worshipped

  India | October 11, 2016 18:35 IST

  People in some parts of the country worship demon King Ravana and have also built temples for him. Here are 5 temples of Ravana in India

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  11 unknown and interesting facts about Ravana

  Lifestyle | October 10, 2016 14:20 IST

  Ravana was a king of demons with ten heads and 20 hands according to Hindu mythology. Though demon king Ravana is the prime antagonist character in the epic Ramayana, yet most of the people are

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  In Pics: Modi, Singh, Sonia share stage at Ravan Dahan in Delhi

  India | October 04, 2014 7:19 IST

  New Delhi: Towering effigies of 10-headed demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran crackled in fiery splendour marking the triumph of good over evil as gusto and fervour marked Dussehra festivities across the

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  Digvijay compares RSS with Ravana

  Politics | January 09, 2014 17:51 IST

  New Delhi:  In comments that could stoke a fresh controversy, Congress leader Digvijay Singh has likened RSS to mythological demon king Ravana while slamming BJP and the Sangh over yesterday's attack on AAP office in

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  Ravana was a great ruler, says new book

  India | July 15, 2013 10:24 IST

  New Delhi, July 15: Contrary to popular wisdom in India, a new book on Ravana, the 'demon king' in the Ramayana epic, says he ruled a rich and vast kingdom in ancient Sri Lanka, wrote

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  11 important facts you should know about Ravana

  India | October 16, 2015 10:57 IST

  New Delhi: Though demon king Ravana is the prime  antagonist character in the epic Ramayana, yet most of the people are not aware of his background, his conquests  and his erudite knowledge.To put it in

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  Did demon king Ravana really have ten heads?

  India | October 03, 2013 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: The demon king of Lanka Ravana is the central character in all versions of Ramayana.Ravana was known for his ten heads and was therefore known as Dashanan.  It could be that his mental

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  Did demon king Ravana really have ten heads?

  India | March 21, 2013 17:32 IST

  New Delhi: The demon king of Lanka Ravana is the central character in all versions of Ramayana. Ravana was known for his ten heads and was therefore known as Dashanan.  It could be that his

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  Jaipur's Ravana to wear pants, shoes this Dussehra

  India | October 20, 2012 22:05 IST

  Jaipur, Oct 20: Ten-headed mythological demon king Ravana is set to appear in contemporary attire this year to be burnt down among crackling fireworks on Dussehra later this month in the city.  Ahead of the

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  Digvijay Singh compares Modi to demon king Ravan

  Politics | June 13, 2012 14:23 IST

  Ahmedabad, Jun 13: After sympathising with Sanjay Joshi following his “forced” exit from BJP, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has likened Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to demon king Ravan, asking him to shun vanity. 

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  Delhi Youth Dies While Watching Dussehra

  India | October 07, 2011 11:29 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 7: A fifteen-year-old boy Pawan died while watching the burning of Ravana effigy in Mongolpuri on Thursday evening.  Pawan had gone up the roof of a school building and was watching the

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  Evil Goes Up In Flames As Merriment Marks Dussehra Festivities

  India | October 17, 2010 20:17 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 17: Towering effigies of demon King Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran blazed and crackled in fiery splendour as Dussehra, symbolising the triumph of good over evil, was celebrated across the

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  Priyanka Looks Like Ravana's Sister Shurpanakha In 3-D Film

  Bollywood | September 28, 2010 14:06 IST

  It's amazing. The most beautiful woman of the Ramayana age was the demon Ravana's sister Shurpanakha, and Ketan Mehta's 3-D animated Ramayan The Epic has Shurpanakha looking similar to our own Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra!Director

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  Ravana Effigy Burnt In Srinagar After Gap Of 22 Years

  India | September 28, 2009 2:06 IST

  Several thousand  Kashmiri Pandits on Monday celebrated Dussehra at the SRTC ground in Srinagar after a gap of 22 long years.  The last Dussehra was celebrated in 1987 in Srinagar's Iqbal Park.  Effigies of Ravana,