Durga Puja
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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…
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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…
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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…
- India
Abhishek ridicules Amit Shah on latter’s Kolkata visit to inaugurate Durga Puja
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress’ national general secretary and party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee without directly naming Union home minister Amit Shah ridiculed him over his scheduled visit to Kolkata on Monday to…
- India
Bengal Guv clears file on release of 71 prisoners on occasion of Durga Puja
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Saturday released a file relatied to the release of 71 prisoners locked in different correctional homes across the state on the occasion of the…
- India
Amit Shah to visit Kolkata on Monday to inaugurate Durga Puja
Kolkata: Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Kolkata on October 16 to inaugurate Durga Puja in central Kolkata. He will inaugurate the Puja of Santosh Mitra Square at Lebutala Park in central…
- Kolkata
Durga puja more secular than religious: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Durga Puja as a festival is not just a religious event but has wider secular connotations being a melting pot of different cultures, the Calcutta High Court has observed. The observation…
- India
Clashes, death, acid attack mar Navratri festivities in MP
Bhopal: Untoward incidents, including the death of a girl, acid attack on a woman and clashes were reported during the 10-day long Navratri celebrations in Madhya Pardesh which culminated on Wednesday with…
- India
Organiser of Durga Puja where Mahishasura resembled Mahatma Gandhi assaulted
Kolkata: Chandrachur Goswami, the principal organiser of the Durga Puja conducted by the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha at Kasba in South Kolkata, filed a complaint with the police on Wednesday claiming that…
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Durga Ashtami: Top 5 tasty Bengali dishes for Durga Puja
The nine-day-long festival of Navratri is celebrated with great zeal across the country. Durga Puja holds great significance for the devotees, as they pray to the different avatars of goddess Durga each…
- Hyderabad
TRS meet, Dasara: Hyderabad police issue traffic advisory for Oct 5
Hyderabad: As the city gears up for two major events on Wednesday – Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislative party meet and Dussehra celebrations – traffic police released an advisory asking citizens to…
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