Pitru Paksha

Cabinet reshuffle: Between BRICS and Pitru Paksha, Narendra Modi may draw cards on 2 September

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and other BJP leaders would be together in Delhi for a brief period on 2 September, making it an apt time to announce cabinet reshuffle

Photos: Celebration of the dead in Mumbai and Cambodia

Mumbai and Phnom Penh might be miles away from each other but often celebrations of common belief and values bind them together. 'Pitru Paksha' and 'Pchum Ben' - both rituals invoking the ancestors or the dead, were observed in India and Cambodia respectively. The 15-day festival is considered auspicious where devotees pay homage to their ancestors. Here are the images from Mumbai and Phnom Penh.

Pitru Paksha queers HP polls; Modi unfazed by poll dates

Neither Narendra Modi nor Prem Kumar Dhumal were surprised by the elections dates. But Pitru Paksha is an irritant in Himachal Pradesh.