Durga Puja
- Kolkata
17 rebel Trinamool MPs to join BJP before or after Durga Puja
Kolkata: Rebel TMC leader and Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia on Monday, September 14, claimed that 17 of the 20 MPs of the NCPI are set to join the BJP…
- India
People free to choose food habits, religious practices: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said people have the constitutional freedom to choose their food habits and religious practices, in an apparent response to godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as…
- India
Suvendu apologises over ‘distorted’ Durga image in govt ad
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, September 7, apologised for a government advertisement carrying a “distorted” image of Goddess Durga with 11 arms instead of the traditional 10, seeking…
- India
Bengal: VHP’s Durga Puja ‘guidelines’ spark meat sale debate
New Delhi: A set of guidelines issued by the right-wing outfit Vishva Hindu Parishad on Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal has triggered a political debate, with leaders from the JD(U), Congress…
- India
ABVP, Left groups clash over Durga Puja procession at JNU
New Delhi: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) alleged on Thursday that Left-affiliated student groups attacked a Durga idol-immersion procession at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), while Left organisations accused the ABVP…
- Bollywood
Jaya Bachchan smiles for media in the biggest turnaround
Mumbai: Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan was seen in a different avatar in front of the media on Tuesday. The actress attended the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja in Mumbai on Tuesday, and…
- World
Bangladesh: 35 incidents related to Durga Puja since Oct 1, 17 held
Dhaka: Seventeen persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases registered after Bangladesh witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police…
- Kolkata
Kolkata doc rape & murder: Junior docs fast unto death enters 5th day
Kolkata: The junior doctors, agitating over the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, continued their fast unto death for the fifth day on Thursday amid the Durga…
- India
Kolkata rape-murder: Night-long protests mark Mahalaya ahead of Durga Puja
Kolkata: Protesting the rape and murder of the RG Kar hospital doctor, night-long demonstrations were held across West Bengal on the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, which marks the beginning of the festive…
- World
Bangladesh directs Hindus to halt Durga puja activities during azaan, namaz
Bangladesh’s interim government has urged the country’s Hindu community to halt Durga Puja-related activities, particularly musical instruments and sound systems during azaan (call to prayer) and namaz (prayer). The Hindu organizers have…
- Photos
In pics: Durga Puja festival
Mumbai: Actor Kajol poses for photos at a pandal of North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja, in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Actors Hema Malini, Rani Mukerji and Esha Deol…
- India
Political party fighting us as has money, central agencies, we have people’s support: Abhishek
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said no power in the world can defeat those who have people’s support. Attending a meeting at Budge Budge in South 24…
- India
After Shah, Nadda to visit Bengal for Durga Puja
Kolkata: After Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J.P. Nadda will visit Kolkata on Saturday on the occasion of Maha Saptami. State BJP sources said that Nadda is slated to arrive…
- India
Will pray to Maa Durga that corruption, atrocities end soon in Bengal: Amit Shah
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated a Durga Puja in Kolkata and said he would pray to the goddess that “corruption and atrocities” end soon in West Bengal. Shah,…
- India
Bengali food for passengers during Durga Puja on Air India flights
Kolkata: Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday said passengers flying out of Kolkata during the upcoming Durga Puja will be served Bengali cuisine specially curated for the festival. The Bengali menu will…
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