Hack down those overhead wire trapsThe recent blaze at a venerable Parsi temple in Kolkata casts a spotlight on a troubling trend affecting India at large. The chaotic maze o...
18 Nov, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee's Digha Rath Yatra sets off political chariot warThe Mamata Banerjee government is organizing a grand Rath Yatra in Digha. This event follows the recent inauguration of the Jagannath Dham ...
27 Jun, 2025, 12.43 AM IST
West Bengal: Preparations on, security beefed up for Digha Rath YatraDigha is ready for its first Rath Yatra. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held meetings with officials and temple authorities. Se...
26 Jun, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
Mamata's Jagannath prasad drive sparks row as BJP accuses her distributing 'stale' sweetsThe West Bengal government is distributing 'prasad' from the new Digha Jagannath temple to millions of households, sparking controversy. Th...
22 Jun, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
Kolkata hotel fire kills 15, including 2 children; PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee announce ex-gratia for victimsA major fire broke out in a Kolkata hotel. The incident occurred in the Burrabazar area. Fifteen people died, including two children. Sever...
30 Apr, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
Idols burnt in another attack on Hindu temple in Bangladesh, complaint filedA Hindu temple near Dhaka, Bangladesh, was set ablaze late Friday night, with idols burned and the structure damaged. The temple supervisor...
07 Dec, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
ISKCON centre in Bangladesh burnt down: Radharaman DasAn ISKCON center in Dhaka was destroyed in a fire. Idols and temple items were burned. ISKCON leaders say the attack was deliberate. They r...
07 Dec, 2024, 05.08 PM IST
Dhaka asks India to ensure safety of its missions, claims its flag burnt during protest in KolkataBangladesh condemns violent protests at its Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, urging New Delhi to ensure the safety of its diplomatic miss...
29 Nov, 2024, 07.43 PM IST
Preity Zinta visits Kamakhya Temple in Assam. Watch videoPreity Zinta visited the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. A video posted on Preity Zinta's Instagram, shows her dressed in a pink suit a...
08 Apr, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
Ram Navami celebrations marred by death of 11 devotees in Madhya Pradesh, violence in Bengal, MaharashtraIn Delhi, a large number of people defied a police order and took out a procession in Jahangirpuri, which witnessed riots last year during ...
31 Mar, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
Ram temple bhumi pujan: Kin of kar sewaks killed in Police firing, Iqbal Ansari among guestsGiven the limit on the number of guests allowed due to Covid-19 protocol, families of six among the deceased kar sewaks have been invited f...
04 Aug, 2020, 08.31 AM IST
Food for the Gods: A blend of cosmic myth and culinary specificityReligious foods combine cosmic myths with local ingredients, which make them intriguing.
07 Apr, 2019, 12.47 AM IST
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...
29 Oct, 2016, 08.11 PM IST
Not Tragedy But Crime: Spare us the red herrings, fix responsibility for Kollam temple disasterIt is no surprise that chief minister Oommen Chandy too has suggested a ban on crackers, in the frantic hope that no one talks about local ...
14 Apr, 2016, 12.31 PM IST
Kollam temple fire: Arun Jaitley expresses sympathy for victimsArun Jaitley today condoled the loss of lives in the tragic fire mishap at a temple in Kerala and expressed sympathy for the victims who ha...
10 Apr, 2016, 08.36 PM IST
Kolkata flyover collapse death toll climbs to 26Two more bodies were extricated from underneath the pile of debris and iron girdles of the collapsed under-construction flyover in central ...
02 Apr, 2016, 02.05 PM IST
Puri’s Jagannath Temple taps solar power to curb pollutionJagannath Temple authorities, in their effort to avoid pollution, have decided to shun electricity and use solar power instead.
05 Nov, 2012, 10.48 AM IST