Diwali 2024 Puja Timings in the US: Here’s the Shubh Muhurat for Deepavali across different US Time ZonesDiwali 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...
Mick Jagger reveals Rolling Stones' tongue logo inspired by Goddess KaliMick Jagger, the frontman of The Rolling Stones, recently visited Kolkata after a decade. In an exclusive interview with TOI, he shared his...
After Ahmedabad, Kolkata requests BCCI to reschedule Pakistan World Cup game: ReportCricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to reschedule the November 12 Pakistan-E...
Mamata Banerjee may attend Bengal governor La Ganeshan's family event in ChennaiBanerjee has been personally invited by La Ganesan to his elder brother's 80th birthday on November 3, where other political personalities ...
Cyclone Sitrang spares India, hits BangladeshThe Bangladeshi media reported that the cyclone caused heavy rain in southeastern parts of the neighbouring country. It is very likely to w...
West Bengal to allow only green crackers during Kali Puja: MinisterThe environment minister said the court had directed that the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) and Petroleum a...
Calcutta High Court allows green crackersA bench, comprising Justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Kesang Doma Bhutia, on Wednesday observed that the West Bengal Pollution Control Board h...
Calcutta HC allows conditional entry into pandals of Kali puja, othersHearing a PIL filed by an environmentalist, the division bench of Justice Rajasekhara Mantha and Justice Kesang Doma Bhutia directed that a...
SC sets aside HC order banning firecrackers in West Bengal during upcoming festivalsA special bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi also asked the West Bengal government to explore the possibility to ensure that...
West Bengal allows only green crackers for 2 hours on Diwali, Kali PujaBursting 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...
Police to track firecracker ban violators with GPS-fitted sound monitoring devices in West BengalThe 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...
SC refuses to interfere with Calcutta HC order banning crackers use, saleA vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee said though festivals were important, but "life itself has been in imperil...
Bengal Kali Puja committees to shun pomp and glitz this yearKali 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...
Calcutta HC bans firecrackers on Kali Puja amid Covid outbreakA division bench of justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee gave the direction while hearing two Public Interest Litigations (PILs).
West Bengal government not to allow bursting of firecrackers during Kali puja, Diwali in COVID time"With everybody's cooperation, we want to hold the Kali Puja and Diwali festivals avoiding firecrackers," Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadh...
Kali Puja celebrated in Bengal amid tight securityA large number of devotees visited Kalighat, Dakshineswar and Adyapeeth Kali temples in and around the city to offer prayers to the goddess...
Mamata Banerjee gives away cheques to defrauded Saradha depositorsThose who received cheques, as recommended by the Justice (Retd) Shyamal Sen Commission set up the West Bengal govt, had invested up to Rs ...