Durga Puja in Kolkata is not just a religious celebration - it’s an experience that brings the city of joy alive with colours, sounds, and stories. In 2025, the celebration is expected to be bigger ...

Durga puja pandals will be no-entry zones for visitors, the Calcutta High Court said today – just three days ahead of Bengal's biggest festival. Only organisers will be allowed inside the pandals, the ...

Durga Puja in Kolkata has always stood leagues apart from the festivities held in other states—few can compete with the one-of-a-kind themes that range from the past to the present to the future. The ...

Gulam Ashraf, MD of Phonex Group, leads Phonex 74 Palli Durga Puja in Kolkata, symbolizing unity, inclusivity, and Bengal’s cultural harmony. In the kaleidoscope of Kolkata’s Durga Puja, where lights, ...

The Calcutta High Court granted permission to a BJP-backed organisation to hold a protest rally on Sunday over 12 rain-related deaths in and around the city last month. The Kolkata Police had refused ...

Kolkata: Durga Puja economy is estimated to have touched Rs 65,000 crore in Bengal this year — Kolkata contributing 65%-70% — despite record rainfall in the run-up to the festival and sales hitting a ...

The Kolkata Police had refused permission to Khola Hawa, stating that the rally was coinciding with the Durga Puja carnival organised by the West Bengal government. The grand Durga Puja carnival where ...

There is often confusion about Durga Puja Visarjan being held on a Thursday. However, there is no restriction in the Hindu religious rules. The festival, known as Vijayadashami, is determined by the ...

Former couple Charu Asopa and Rajeev Sen are enjoying their best time in Kolkata as they celebrate Durga Puja for the first time in the city together. They shared vlogs on their YouTube channels, ...

As I unloaded my suitcase from the waterbus, I could hardly believe my luck. At 23, I was about to spend the summer of 2022 in Venice. The timing couldn’t have been better: the Art Biennale was back ...

Acid attack survivors have taken centre stage — literally and figuratively — at the Durga Puja by Dakshindari Youths this year in Kolkata. As part of their theme ‘Dahan’ (burning), around five acid ...