{"id":10253,"date":"2026-09-01T08:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/discovering-featured-stories-homepage-slider-utsav-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T08:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:43:22","password":"","slug":"discovering-featured-stories-homepage-slider-utsav-times","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-times\/search-discovery-utsav-times\/discovering-featured-stories-homepage-slider-utsav-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Featured Stories in the Utsav Times Homepage Slider"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background:#f3f0fb;border-left:4px solid #7c5cbf;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128100; <strong>Who this is for<\/strong><br \/>Readers of Utsav Times who want to find the stories the editorial team has put front and centre. This is the reader&rsquo;s view of the homepage slider &mdash; what it shows, how to move through it, and how to open a story from it. You do not need to be a writer or an editor to use it.<\/div>\n<h2>Quick answer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Utsav Times homepage slider is a rotating carousel that spotlights featured stories with images and headlines for quick discovery. Open <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/\">mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/<\/a> and it is the first thing you see, above the section grids: a TOP POSTS strip that shows one headline at a time, and large picture tiles beneath it. Select any headline or picture to open the full story, or use the &lsaquo; and &rsaquo; arrows to browse the other slides.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:28px 0 42px;\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;border:0;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);display:block;background:#000;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-walkthrough.mp4\">Your browser cannot play this video. You can open the walkthrough directly at https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-walkthrough.mp4<\/video><\/figure>\n<h2>Before you begin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Go straight to the Utsav Times front page: <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/\">https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/<\/a>. The featured slider always sits at the top of that page.<\/li>\n<li>If you are already reading an Utsav Times story, select the <strong>Utsav Times<\/strong> masthead at the top of the page to come back to the homepage and the slider.<\/li>\n<li>You do not need an account to read the featured stories &mdash; the homepage opens for everyone. If a sign-in box appears instead of the page, you are not signed in: sign in and open the link again.<\/li>\n<li>Nothing needs setting up and nothing gets saved by browsing. Moving through the slider only changes what is on screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 1 &mdash; Open the Utsav Times homepage<\/h2>\n<p>Open <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/\">https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/<\/a>. Look at the very top of the page, above the <strong>POLITICS<\/strong> and other section grids. The featured area is made of two parts that work together:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A slim <strong>TOP POSTS<\/strong> strip at the very top, showing one featured headline at a time with &lsaquo; and &rsaquo; arrows beside it.<\/li>\n<li>A block of large picture tiles directly beneath the masthead &mdash; one big lead story on the left and smaller featured stories to the right.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Together these are the featured stories showcase. Everything in them has been chosen and promoted by the Utsav Times team, so it is the fastest way to see what matters today without scrolling.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-01.png\" alt=\"The Utsav Times homepage with the TOP POSTS headline strip at the top and the featured story tiles beneath the masthead\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">The featured area on the Utsav Times homepage: the <strong>TOP POSTS<\/strong> strip with its &lsaquo; &rsaquo; arrows at the very top, and the featured story tiles below the masthead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 2 &mdash; Pick a featured story and open it<\/h2>\n<p>Each featured tile carries the same set of details, so you can judge a story before you open it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The story <strong>picture<\/strong>, which fills the tile.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>category<\/strong> label above the headline, so you know which section it came from.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>headline<\/strong>, shortened with an ellipsis if it is long.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>publication date<\/strong> and the <strong>comment count<\/strong> underneath.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the headline or the picture anywhere on the tile to open the full story. The lead tile on the left is the biggest featured pick; the tiles to its right are the other featured stories.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to watch: the small <strong>bookmark<\/strong> icon in the top corner of each tile &mdash; ringed in the picture below &mdash; is not the way to read the story. It is there to save the story rather than open it. If you want to read now, select the headline or the picture instead.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-02.png\" alt=\"A featured story tile showing its category, headline, date and comment count, with the bookmark icon ringed in the top corner\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">Select the headline or the picture to open the story. The bookmark icon ringed in the corner saves the story instead of opening it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Step 3 &mdash; Browse the other slides with the &lsaquo; and &rsaquo; arrows<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>TOP POSTS<\/strong> strip shows one featured headline at a time and moves on by itself, so the slider keeps cycling even while you read the rest of the page. In the picture below it has changed on its own from <em>&ldquo;Kristen Stewart Visits the Toronto Film Festiva&hellip;&rdquo;<\/em> to <em>&ldquo;iTunes is Now the Second Biggest Name in&hellip;&rdquo;<\/em> &mdash; nothing was selected in between.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the &rsaquo; arrow to move forward to the next featured headline.<\/li>\n<li>Select the &lsaquo; arrow to go back to one that has already slid past.<\/li>\n<li>When the headline you want is on screen, select it to open the full story.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The arrows are icon-only, with no text label, and sit immediately to the left of the headline. They are the reliable way to move at your own pace rather than waiting for the rotation to come round again.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:34px auto 42px;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-03.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click to view full size\" class=\"docbot-zoom\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 5px 25px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;cursor:zoom-in;\" src=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-03.png\" alt=\"The same Utsav Times homepage a moment later, with the TOP POSTS strip now showing a different featured headline\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"margin-top:14px;font-size:0.9em;color:#6b7280;line-height:1.55;\">A moment later on the same page: the <strong>TOP POSTS<\/strong> headline has rotated on its own. Use the &lsaquo; arrow beside it to bring back a headline that has slid past.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What the featured area looks like elsewhere on Utsav Times<\/h2>\n<p>The featured showcase is not drawn the same way everywhere. Depending on the page and the width of your screen you may see a mosaic of tiles with one large lead story, a single wide story slide, or just the slim headline strip on its own. Section pages carry their own promoted picks, laid out to suit that section.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f8;border-left:4px solid #9aa4b2;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#8505;&#65039; <strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>Whichever layout you land on, the behaviour is the same: a picture and a headline for each featured story, arrow controls to move between slides, and a single select on the headline or picture to open the full article. If the layout looks different from the screenshots above, you are still in the right place.<\/div>\n<h2>How a story gets into the slider<\/h2>\n<p>The slider is an editorial shelf, not an automatic list of the newest posts. Stories appear there because the Utsav Times editorial team has featured them &mdash; a mix of the day&rsquo;s biggest news and pieces the team wants to give a wider audience. That is why a story from a few days ago can sit above something published this morning.<\/p>\n<p>As a reader there is nothing to configure: you cannot pin, hide or reorder what appears in the slider, and it is the same set of featured stories for everyone visiting the page. If you write for Utsav Times, submit your story the usual way and the editorial team decides whether it is featured.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips and best practices<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#eef8f0;border-left:4px solid #2e9e5b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#127919; <strong>Best practice<\/strong><br \/>Treat the slider as the headlines and the section grids below it as the full newspaper. Skim the featured stories first for what the team is highlighting, then scroll down to <strong>POLITICS<\/strong>, <strong>MUSIC<\/strong>, <strong>TECH<\/strong> and the other sections for everything else. The slider only ever shows a handful of stories, so it is a starting point, not the whole day&rsquo;s news.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Open a featured story in a new tab if you want to keep the homepage open &mdash; the slider carries on rotating behind you.<\/li>\n<li>Use the category label on a tile as a shortcut: if the featured story is not for you, the section it names probably holds more of what is.<\/li>\n<li>Check back later in the day. The featured picks are refreshed as the news moves, so the slider you see in the morning is rarely the one you see in the evening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background:#fff6f1;border-left:4px solid #e0592b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128161; <strong>Tip<\/strong><br \/>If a headline slides away before you have finished reading it, do not wait for the whole rotation to come round again &mdash; select the &lsaquo; arrow once and it comes straight back.<\/div>\n<h2>Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<h3>The slide changed before I finished reading the headline<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> The featured strip rotates on a timer so it can show several stories in the same space. It moves on whether or not you are reading it. <strong>Fix:<\/strong> Select the &lsaquo; arrow beside the headline to step back to the previous slide, then select the headline to open the story properly. <strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> The arrows do nothing after a page refresh, which means the slider controls are not responding rather than simply rotating.<\/p>\n<h3>Selecting a headline does not open the story<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> Either the select landed on the bookmark icon in the tile corner rather than on the headline, or the page had not finished loading its pictures when you selected. <strong>Fix:<\/strong> Wait until the tiles have drawn fully, then select the headline text or the middle of the picture, well away from the corner icon. <strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> A tile still fails to open after a refresh, or it opens a page that says the story cannot be found.<\/p>\n<h3>The featured tiles are blank, half-drawn or overlapping<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> The story pictures are usually still loading, or an older copy of the page is being shown from your browser&rsquo;s cache. <strong>Fix:<\/strong> Give the page a few seconds to settle, then refresh it. If it still looks wrong, try it in a private or incognito window to rule out a stale cached copy. <strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> The tiles stay broken in a fresh window on more than one device or connection.<\/p>\n<h3>A sign-in box appears instead of the homepage<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> Your session has ended, or you followed a link that expects you to be signed in. Reading the Utsav Times homepage itself does not require an account. <strong>Fix:<\/strong> Sign in, then open <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/\">https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/<\/a> again from the address bar rather than using the browser&rsquo;s back button. <strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> The sign-in box keeps returning after you have signed in successfully.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q: What is the homepage slider?<\/strong><br \/>A: It is the rotating carousel of featured stories at the top of the Utsav Times homepage. Each slide shows a story picture and its headline, and it cycles through the team&rsquo;s current picks so you can see the top stories at a glance without scrolling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: How does an article get into the slider?<\/strong><br \/>A: The Utsav Times editorial team features it. The slider is an editorial selection rather than an automatic feed of the newest posts, so a slightly older story can appear above a brand new one. Readers cannot add, pin or remove stories from it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Can I pause the slider?<\/strong><br \/>A: There is no pause button on the page. The &lsaquo; and &rsaquo; arrows are how you take control &mdash; use &lsaquo; to bring back a headline that has just rotated away, and select it when you are ready to read.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Do I need an account to read a featured story?<\/strong><br \/>A: No. The Utsav Times homepage and the featured stories open for everyone. Signing in matters only for the member features around a story, such as saving it with the bookmark icon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What does the bookmark icon on a tile do?<\/strong><br \/>A: It saves the story rather than opening it, which is why selecting it does not take you to the article. To read the story straight away, select its headline or picture instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Does the slider show every new story?<\/strong><br \/>A: No &mdash; it only carries the featured picks, which is a small handful at a time. For everything else, scroll past the slider to the section grids on the homepage, or open a section such as <strong>POLITICS<\/strong> or <strong>TECH<\/strong> from the top menu.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-mahi=\"context\">\nAlso asked as: What is the slider at the top of the Utsav Times homepage? How do I find featured stories on Utsav Times? What is the TOP POSTS bar on Utsav Times? How do I move to the next featured story? Can I pause the Utsav Times homepage carousel? Why does the headline at the top keep changing? How does a story get featured in the Utsav Times slider? How do I open a story from the homepage slider? What is the bookmark icon on a featured story tile? Does the Utsav Times homepage slider show all the latest news? Applies to: Utsav Times &mdash; News Portal &mdash; Search &amp; Discovery; the homepage featured stories slider (featured headline carousel, homepage hero, top story showcase). Where to find it: the Utsav Times homepage at https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-times\/ &mdash; the TOP POSTS headline strip at the very top of the page plus the featured story tiles directly beneath the masthead, above the section grids. Canonical facts: reading the homepage and its featured stories needs no account, and a sign-in box appearing instead means the visitor is not signed in; the slider is an editorial selection made by the Utsav Times team, not an automatic list of the newest posts, and readers cannot add, pin, reorder or hide what appears in it; each featured tile shows the story picture, its category label, the headline, the publication date and the comment count; selecting the headline or the picture opens the full story; the bookmark icon in the top corner of a tile saves the story instead of opening it; the TOP POSTS strip rotates automatically on a timer, showing one headline at a time; navigation is by the icon-only previous and next arrows beside the headline, and there is no pause control on the page; the featured area is laid out differently in different places on Utsav Times (tile mosaic, single wide slide, or the headline strip alone) but behaves identically in each; featured picks change through the day. Video walkthrough: https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/kb-img\/discovering-featured-stories-in-the-utsav-times-homepage-slider-mticvl2s-walkthrough.mp4\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Utsav Times homepage slider is a rotating carousel at the very top of the homepage that spotlights featured stories, each with a picture and a headline. 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