Durga Puja festival marred by desecration and damage in BangladeshRecent temple vandalism and violence against Hindus have surged in Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation. Attacks on ...
19 Oct, 2024, 08.07 AM IST
Durga Puja festival marred by desecration and damage in BangladeshReports indicate growing violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, including temple vandalism, following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resign...
18 Oct, 2024, 10.13 PM IST
India celebrates Dussehra to mark victory of good over evilDussehra was celebrated across India with large crowds witnessing Ravana effigies burning. People shared celebratory messages on social med...
12 Oct, 2024, 07.47 PM IST
Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus visits Dhakeshwari temple following vandalism during Durga Puja celebrationsMuhammad Yunus visited the Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka following recent attacks on Durga Puja celebrations. He emphasised the government's ...
12 Oct, 2024, 07.20 PM IST
Video: In Bangladesh, Islamic songs sung at Durga Puja mandap, sparks massive controversyA group sang an Islamic song at a Durga Puja event in Chittagong, leading to outrage and arrests. Separately, a crown gifted by PM Modi was...
11 Oct, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
Rakhi on August 30 or 31? Here is when different temples are celebratingThe festival of Rakshabandhan will be celebrated on two days this year, August 30 and 31, due to uncertainty surrounding the most auspiciou...
30 Aug, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
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...
13 Oct, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Mamata hikes financial assistance for Durga puja clubs by Rs 10,000She said that state government employees would be entitled to an 11-day leave on the occasion of Durga puja - the biggest festival in Benga...
22 Aug, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Voting for Congress, Left same as pressing NOTA button: TMC no 2 Abhishek BanerjeeMeanwhile, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee also slammed the BJP for "thrusting by-election" on two of the four assembly se...
23 Oct, 2021, 06.41 PM IST
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...
08 Nov, 2020, 08.37 PM IST
Cracker ban: CAIT demands compensation for traders' lossesCAIT in a statement demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and chief ministers of other states should "compensate the firecrack...
08 Nov, 2020, 04.29 PM IST
Durga Puja goes digital in Delhi with online darshan, home delivery of prasadCovid-19 tests are being planned for priests and cooks at the pandals.
21 Oct, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
Trinamool Congress MP Somen Mitra to quit party to rejoin CongressMitra had been a Congress MLA from Sealdah assembly constituency from 1972 to 2006. In 2008, he left Congress to form his own party.
02 Nov, 2013, 03.38 PM IST
- Activist voices concern for Ganga
Activist Subhas Datta will move the National Green Tribunal on Monday, urging that a committee be set up to find an eco-friendly alternativ...
17 Oct, 2013, 01.55 AM IST
BJP discusses poll strategy for Lok Sabha pollsBJP today discussed its poll strategy on the last day of its two-day state executive committee meeting.
29 Sep, 2013, 09.22 PM IST
- Cong, BJP to launch campaign against BJD
The campaign by the Orissa Youth Congress unit, primarily would aim to outdo impact of BJD’s Save Orissa campaign padayatra.
18 Oct, 2010, 03.45 AM IST
- CESC to expand call-centre network by Dec
CESC Ltd on Monday said it will cover its entire service area with new improvised call centres for speedy and effective redressal of compla...
23 Oct, 2006, 03.50 PM IST