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KOLKATA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
New Year's Eve bank holiday: Are banks open or closed today on December 31, 2025? Check nowBank holiday today: Some states will observe a holiday on December 31, 2025. While some banks are closed, digital banking services remain 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...
Cities across India celebrate Christmas with lights, prayers, and festivitiesCities across India were adorned with vibrant lights and festive decorations for the Christmas celebration, with churches, markets, and str...
Himachal Snowstorm: Over 1,000 vehicles stranded, 700 tourists rescued amid blizzard in ManaliHimachal Pradesh witnessed contrasting scenes as heavy snowfall in Manali caused massive traffic disruptions, leaving around 1,000 vehicles...
Tech That: Far-yet-near is the new diasporic dynamicIn the past, it took just a generation or two for ties with the motherland to loosen or whittle down to the most gossamer-thin threads. The...
View: Light up the world from Diwali to ChristmasThe US politicians Bobby Jindal and now Nikki Haley, both of whom converted to Christianity to become more acceptably "mainstream" in the 1...
BTS singer V turns 27 today! From India to New York, how ARMY is celebrating Kim Taehyung's birthdayIn India, BTS fans in Kolkata put an LED ad on top of Vardaan Mall in Park Street to wish V.
Why states should replicate Bengal’s burst of Pujo-related wealth creationPrior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the visitor economy around Durga pujo in West Bengal witnessed a significant influx of international touris...
A sugary, sweet X'mas: Kerala Rum cake, Goa's Bebnica and other delicacies India loves during ChristmasFrom Bebinca, Baghdadi Jew cakes to milk liqueur — how Christmas is celebrated in India.
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...
Making quality products in limited quantities: How class bakeries keep Christmas cheer aliveThe recipes of core products here are handed down over to the next generation.
Dodol, rose cookies, mulled wines: Mouthwatering delicacies on a traditional Indian Christmas tableThe Europeans brought Christianity to India and taught us the art of baking.
All that is left of the Jewish community in Kolkata: Two synagogues, a cemetery, two schools & a bakeryNow down to 20, Jews were a 5,000-strong population during the ‘40s, contributing greatly to the commercial activities in this part of the ...
Christmas festivities grip nationA spirit of festivity pervaded across the country as midnight masses, resonance of carols and merriment ushered in Christmas today.
Buyers turn Santa for beleaguered retailers during ChristmasMost of the retailers record double-digit sales growth, making it the best-ever revenue season for several of them this calendar year.
Christmas celebrated with Jewish cakes, other delicaciesAs Yuletide spirit swept City of Joy, memories about once-flourishing Jews community in Kolkata were revived when revellers gorged on yummy...
- Travel portals, airlines roll out budget packages for holiday travellers
Dropped plansfor a Christmas holiday due to the exorbitant cost? Pack up and put your plans right back on track.
- Jewellers expect brisk sales during Pongal & New Year
Jewellery retailers expect sales to pick up by 15% during the Pongal-Sankranti season — the important harvest festival in the South — despi...
- Mamata calls off 48-hour bandh
Unable to cope with internal pressure within her party, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday temporarily postponed the 48...
- Mamta plans to postpones the 48-hour strike
Unable to cope with internal pressure within her party, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday temporarily postponed the 48...