October 15, 2024, 06:19 PM - 2 min read
The Joint Platform of Doctors organised the 'Droher Carnival' to express solidarity with the agitating junior doctors.
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October 14, 2024, 04:53 PM - 2 min read
One youth was killed as communal violence broke out during a Durga idol immersion procession in the Mahrajganj area in Bahraich's Mansoor village on Sunday.
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October 13, 2024, 07:27 PM - 3 min read
The event has been organised on the occasion of Dussehra festival for the past several years.
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October 12, 2024, 02:58 PM - 5 min read
The development comes a day after it was discovered that a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown) gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh’s southwestern Satkhira district amid Durga Puja celebrations, a theft over which India expressed concern.
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October 9, 2024, 09:36 AM - 5 min read
Every October, Kolkata, the “city of joy” and capital of West Bengal in India, lights up to celebrate Durga Puja. The festival is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga – daughter, mother, warrior and defeater of demons.
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October 8, 2024, 05:34 PM - 3 min read
From eco-friendly messages, hues of rural Bengal, to the majestic forts of Rajasthan, the Bengali community of the area are leaving no stone unturned to make the annual festival celebrating 'Maa Durga' embodying feminine power memorable.
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October 7, 2024, 01:01 PM - 6 min read
As Kolkata grapples with RG Kar tragedy, the city stands at a crossroads between tradition and change, torn between devotion to the goddess Durga, symbolising strength, protection and justice, and the harsh reality of daily violence and injustice faced by women.
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