Navratri 2019: Follow the colour code for each day!
Vijayadashami or Dussehra falls on October 8, making this month a festival-heavy time!
Oct 02, 2019, 18:54 PM IST
This Navratri and Durga Puja, amp up your style game like a pro!
Navratri and Durga Puja mean devotion and celebration across the globe, as the Indian diaspora abroad celebrates the festival with equal enthusiasm.
Oct 01, 2019, 18:01 PM IST
Here's why you can't eat onion and garlic during Navratri
Durga Puja is celebrated widely by Bengals across the globe.
Sep 30, 2019, 19:01 PM IST
Sharad Navratri 2019: Here's why the 9-day-long festival is celebrated
One of the major festivals celebrated across India by the Hindus has officially begun. The 9-day-long festival starts from September 29 and it last till the 7th of the October with Vijayadashami falling on the 8th of this month.
Sep 29, 2019, 06:41 AM IST
Shubho Mahalaya 2019: Why every Bengali wakes up to Birendra Krishna Bhadra's recital of 'Mahisasur Mardini'
It is that time of the year when every Bengali wakes up at 4 am in the morning, tunes into the radio to listen to the recital of Mahisasura Mardini by Birendra Krishna Bhadra on the occasion of Mahalaya.
Sep 28, 2019, 06:57 AM IST
Durga Puja 2019 calendar: Check days and dates
Durga Puja and Sharad Navratri coincide and are widely celebrated not just in the country but abroad by Indian diaspora as well.
Sep 27, 2019, 17:46 PM IST
Viral sensation Ranu Mondal records first Durga Puja song
The song is soon to be released with a video where Ranu will be seen with Devi Durga.
Sep 23, 2019, 14:22 PM IST
Dance video of Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty on Durga Puja song goes viral - Watch
The puja song is titled 'Ashey Maa, Durga Shey' and in just four days, the video has garnered close to one million views.
Sep 20, 2019, 13:54 PM IST
Debt-ridden Mamata Banerjee govt 'gifts' Rs 70 crore to West Bengal Durga Puja organisers
As many as 3,000 Durga Puja pandals are set up in Kolkata alone while the rest of Bengal witnesses over 25,000 Durga Pujas pandals.
Aug 31, 2019, 08:55 AM IST
Mamata opened up government treasury for Durga Puja pandals
Mamata opened up government treasury for Durga Puja pandals. Watch this video to know more.
Aug 31, 2019, 08:14 AM IST
TMC to sit on dharna against IT lense on Durga Puja committees
Vehemently opposed to the idea of these committees being under the IT lense, TMC chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly taken potshots at the Narendra Modi government.
Aug 11, 2019, 16:59 PM IST
Mamata slams BJP for IT notice to Durga Puja organisers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the BJP-led central government for issuing a tax notice to the Durga Puja Committees Forum, an apex body of the festival organisers in the state. Watch this video to know more.
Jul 24, 2019, 09:00 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP-led Centre for bringing Durga puja committees under IT Department
The West Bengal Chief Minister argued that the puja committees cannot be taxed.
Jul 23, 2019, 09:29 AM IST
Yogi Adityanath stokes controversy, says 'change timings of Muharram procession, not of Durga Puja'
Giving a controversial statement, UP CM Yogi Adityanath today said that the timing for Muharram procession can be changed but not that of Durga Puja.
May 15, 2019, 15:56 PM IST
Tax on Durga Puja? Mamata Banerjee tells committees to ignore IT department
Many Durga puja committees in Kolkata have been told by the IT department to file TDS. "Are Tirupati Balaji, Golden Temple, Jagannath Temple, Siddhi Vinayak Temple, Ajmer Sharif going to be taxed too?" asked the West Bengal CM.
Jan 11, 2019, 16:21 PM IST
Clashes in Jharkhand over idol immersion route, 1 killed
Prohibitory order under Section 144 Crpc were imposed in Chando village and its vicinity in Jharkhand's Palamu district
Oct 20, 2018, 17:02 PM IST
Sushmita Sen's Dhunuchi Naach video with daughters will win your heart! Watch
Sushmita is a single mother to two beautiful girls—Renee and Alisah respectively.
Oct 18, 2018, 20:30 PM IST
'Komolika' aka Hina Khan, beau Rocky visit Kolkata, seek divine blessings—Pics, Video
Hina shared some pictures on her Instagram story.
Oct 18, 2018, 19:06 PM IST
Man gunned down near puja pandal in West Bengal, 5 held
A man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen near a Durga puja pandal at Chinsurah.
Oct 18, 2018, 00:02 AM IST
Kolkata Metro records highest-ever footfall in 34 years on sixth day of Durga Puja
The Kolkata Metro has recorded its highest-ever footfall of more than nine lakh passengers on Shashti, the sixth day of Durga Puja festival, railways said on Tuesday. Around 9.11 lakh passengers used the Kolkata Metro services on Monday.
Oct 17, 2018, 10:13 AM IST
