Earlier on Tuesday, Kolkata High Court had set aside the prohibitory orders by Kolkata police, imposed under sections 163 (1) ...

Lakshmi Puja was celebrated in households across West Bengal on Wednesday with the usual fervour. Besides households, Lakshmi ...

Dussehra coincides with two other festivals, Navratri and Durga Puja, with Dussehra marking the end of their celebrations, ...

Eight individuals were detained following the murder of Devraj Pillai, a 21-year-old, during Durga Puja in Jamshedpur, ...

Despite importing 806 tonnes of green chilli in three days, price of the spice has kept rising, reaching Tk350-400 per kilogramme in all local retail markets of Jashore. Traders attributed this rise ...

Junior doctors in West Bengal organized a protest rally demanding justice for an RG Kar hospital victim. The demonstration, ...

Abhimanyu, a 58-year-old elephant, carries on its back an idol of Chamundeshwari, the Hindu goddess also known as Durga, in a ...

The Dalal house in south Kolkata ushered in the 82nd year of its inception this year. Originating in Choumohani Gram of ...

In the heart of a local turmeric farm, chants of prayer echoed over cheerful conversation and the smell of authentic Indian ...

Durga Puja, the largest religious festival for the Hindu community, has drawn to a close through the immersion of the goddess's idols in the waters. Every year, thousands of people gather at the ...

In Muslim-majority Bangladesh, vast crowds celebrate the biggest Hindu festival of the year under tight security, after a ...