The West Bengal government has released its official holiday calendar for 2026. State government offices and banks will observe these closu...

Banks across many Indian states are closed today, October 20, 2025, to observe Diwali, also known as Deepavali, Naraka Chaturdashi, and Kal...

Diwali 2024 will be celebrated on October 31. It marks the return of Lord Rama and Mata Sita to Ayodhya. Lakshmi Puja and Kali Puja are key...

Dusshera bank holiday 2024: As the festival season is nearing, it's crucial to be aware that banks in multiple states will be non-operation...

October 2024 bank holidays: Banks in different states will be closed for 15 days due to various state-specific festivals. Banks in various ...

Banerjee has been personally invited by La Ganesan to his elder brother's 80th birthday on November 3, where other political personalities ...

The Bangladeshi media reported that the cyclone caused heavy rain in southeastern parts of the neighbouring country. It is very likely to w...

Although today she is seen as an intimidating yet capricious deity in Bengal, Goddess Kali was once a terrifying figure existing in the fri...

A bench, comprising Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Kesang Doma Bhutia, on Wednesday observed that the West Bengal Pollution Control Board h...

Hearing a PIL filed by an environmentalist, the division bench of Justice Rajasekhara Mantha and Justice Kesang Doma Bhutia directed that a...

A special bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi also asked the West Bengal government to explore the possibility to ensure that...

Bursting of green crackers will be allowed for two hours on Chhat Puja from 6 am to 8 am, and for 35 minutes on Christmas and New Year's Ev...

The GPS-fitted devices, developed by a state-run IT undertaking, are being used by the police and the WBPCB since Kali Puja last year. Earl...

A vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee said though festivals were important, but "life itself has been in imperil...

Kali Puja committees in West Bengal have decided to shun pomp and glitz and celebrate the festival in a subdued manner this year due to the...

"With everybody's cooperation, we want to hold the Kali Puja and Diwali festivals avoiding firecrackers," Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadh...

A large number of devotees visited Kalighat, Dakshineswar and Adyapeeth Kali temples in and around the city to offer prayers to the goddess...