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TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee accuses BJP of provoking Ram Navami violenceAbhishek Banerjee, a Trinamool Congress leader, labelled the BJP as a party of rioters. He alleged the BJP instigated violence during Ram N...
Bihar government holiday list 2026 released: Full list of general, restricted holidays for state govt employeesThe Bihar government has announced its official holiday list for 2026, encompassing general and optional holidays for state government empl...
West Bengal government holiday list 2026 released: Full list of public, sectional holidays for state govt employeesThe West Bengal government has released its official holiday calendar for 2026. State government offices and banks will observe these closu...
Bihar public holidays 2025 announced: Check Bihar state govt holiday list for the year 2025Bihar public holidays 2025: The government of Bihar has issued the following notification for the year 2025 regarding holidays and leaves a...
From Christmas to KrismasKolkata's Christmas celebrations blend British traditions with local customs, creating a unique festival. The city's lights, plum cakes, an...
Reading between the subtler lines of Durga PujoDurga Pujo is notable not just for its festive activities but also for its pujabarshiki or annual literary publications. These special edit...
- Might as well start Diwali, Christmas...
But, perhaps, spreading the Puja days out will have a beneficial larger effect. Like we will also witness today outside liquor shops and in...
A tale of the two most successful brand appropriations everHitching a ride’ with two unrelated phenomena – Durga Puja and cinema – two ‘products’ became iconic in their own right and forever associa...
Bank holidays in 2022: Get the full list hereBanks will also remain shut on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month and every Sundays.
Railways running 2,500 additional services till Christmas to deal with festival rushCrowd controlling measures by forming queue at terminus stations with the supervision of RPF staff for orderly entry of passengers in unres...
Railways mulls extra charges during festivals, discounts for odd-hour travelsThe additional amount could be charged on per hour basis depending on the time a passenger saved while travelling in the faster train, the ...
Everybody has right to practice own religion: Mamata BanerjeeThe state administration has made elaborate arrangements to ensure safety of devotees along Ganga ghats on this occasion, she added.
Bengal never believed in discrimination: Mamata Banerjee"Bengal does not allow politics of communalism and riots. It will not be tolerated," she cautioned while addressing a rally after an admini...
Festival calendar for 2015: Plan those weekends to perfectionPlan your ‘Long weekends’ efficiently by taking a few days off at work to travel around big festival days.
Tripura supplying electricity to Mizoram, MeghalayaPower-surplus Tripura is supplying electricity to neighbouring states Mizoram & Meghalaya for smooth celebration of Christmas, minister Man...
Mizoram will draw additional power from TripuraMizoram would draw additional power from neighbouring Tripura from today which would continue till January 2, 2015, Superintending Engineer...
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee seeks financial independence for statesBanerjee said major chunk of her state's earnings went towards servicing of debts of more than Rs 2 lakh crore, which was affecting people'...
- With festive season around the corner, cabinet reshuffle likely to happen next year
Where is the time for reshuffles with all this fasting and feasting going on? Well, there’s a small window in the week of October 16-20. Ot...
- India's festival season
Karl Marx was wrong. Religion is not the opium of the masses, but the celebration of the masses, at least in India.
- Festivals lend colour to an artist's imagination
Festivals like Holi, Diwali, Kali Puja and Christmas have inspired artists. Ganesh Chaturthi has even inspired a series. World of auctions ...