I was particularly impressed by two individuals who followed up their birthday wishes for PM Modi with two very different ...

Mahalaya marks the end of Pitru Paksha, a fortnight for honouring ancestors. It also marks the start of Devi Paksha, which leads to Durga Puja Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee ...

Durga Puja is a significant and greatly celebrated Hindu festival that honours Goddess Durga and celebrates the victory of good over evil. Over centuries, Durga Puja has evolved from a religious ...

Bank Holiday Today: Banks will remain open in Kolkata and the rest of West Bengal on Friday, September 26, even as the festival of Durga Puja has already started — with people going for pandal hopping ...

Visit Kalibari during Durga Puja this year for their different cultural programmes and special bhog, which are the highlights of their celebrations. Visit this temple dedicated to Goddess Kali, which ...

Durga Puja 2025 is not just a festival; it’s an emotion that lights up hearts with devotion, joy, and celebration. As pandals glow, dhakis play their beats, and families gather, people also express ...

People in Kolkata are struggling to return to normalcy, a day after the overnight rainfall caused severe waterlogging and electricity disruption. Eleven people were killed in the 24-hour downpour that ...

Durga Puja Bank Holidays: Banks in India will observe multiple holidays in September and early October 2025 due to festivals like Navratri, Durga Puja, and Gandhi Jayanti. Banks in India, including ...

When Durga Puja comes around, for food anthropologists Amrita Bhattacharya and Amit Sen, it is not merely a festival. Together, they trace the migrations, memories and histories that lie behind ...

Saraswati Puja 2025 will be celebrated on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, during Sharad Navratri Ashtami. According to the Hindu Panchang, the Purva Ashadha Nakshatra will prevail on this day, and the ...

Anupamaa star Rupali Ganguly celebrated Durga Puja with grandeur, joining Rani Mukerji and other celebrities at the North Bombay Sarbojanin pandal. Her heartwarming gesture of serving bhog to devotees ...

Nava Durga Puja, where nine distinct forms of the Goddess Durga are worshipped, has begun at the centuries-old Mangalchandi Temple in Moulvibazar's Sreemangal upazila. The ritual commenced today, ...