‘Bodhon, Sandhi Puja & Dhunuchi Nach’ are some Durga Puja rituals Bengalis adhere to a tee (to this day)When it comes to Durga Puja rituals, the default Bengali mentality is, was and will always be- ' the more, the merrier!'
01 Oct, 2022, 11.55 AM IST
UP: Mirzapur admin bans smoking, tobacco use in Vindhyachal Navratri fair areaThe ban order was issued by the District Magistrate (DM) Divya Mittal under provisions of the union government's tobacco control law. Talki...
28 Sep, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
Do not feel safe anywhere at this moment: Leena Manimekalai on 'Kaali' row"It feels like the whole nation - that has now deteriorated from the largest democracy to the largest hate machine - wants to censor me. I ...
01 Sep, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Delhi police registers case against controversial documentary ‘Kaali'Under attack for a poster of her documentary "Kaali" showing the goddess smoking and holding a LGBTQ flag, filmmaker Leena Manimekalai on M...
01 Sep, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
‘Kaali’ poster row: Indian High Commission receives complaints from Hindu communities, urges Canadian authorities to take actionThe poster tweeted by Leena Manimekalai created uproar in India and abroad.
01 Sep, 2022, 03.31 PM IST
'Kaali' poster row: NRI director Leena Manimekalai says she has nothing to lose, wants to 'speak without fear'The Toronto-based film-maker has waded into controversy with the poster of her film 'Kaali'.
01 Sep, 2022, 03.28 PM IST
Case registered in Haridwar against makers of 'Kaali' documentaryThe poster has led to a social media storm with the hashtag 'Arrest Leena Manimekalai', allegations that the filmmaker is hurting religious...
10 Jul, 2022, 08.01 AM IST
TMC doesn't support Goddess Kali's portrayal in 'bad taste': Party leader"The party doesn't endorse the comments made by Mahua Moitra. We also don't support the portrayal of Goddess Kali in bad taste in pictures ...
07 Jul, 2022, 11.18 PM IST
MP home minister to write to Twitter to check messages hurting religious sentimentsSpeaking to reporters at his residence here on Thursday, Mishra said, "Twitter should check tweets posted by people having perverted mental...
07 Jul, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
Multiple FIRs filed, BJP demands immediate arrest of TMC MP Mahua MoitraAn unrelenting Moitra tweeted, "Bring it on BJP! Am a Kali worshipper. I am not afraid of anything. Not your ignoramuses. Not your goons. N...
07 Jul, 2022, 12.27 AM IST
"Don't want to live in India where...": Mahua Moitra after outrage over her comments on Goddess Kali"I do not want to live in an India where BJP's monolithic patriarchal brahminical view of Hinduism will prevail and the rest of us will tip...
06 Jul, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
BJP demands arrest of TMC MP Mahua Moitra for controversial remarks on Goddess KaliThe TMC MP was asked for her response to the latest outrage over a film poster that showed a woman dressed a Goddess Kali smoking a cigaret...
06 Jul, 2022, 01.58 PM IST
Mahua Moitra unfollows TMC on Twitter after party condemns her remarks on Goddess KaaliMahua Moitra, the TMC MP, today unfollows Trinamool Congress’s official Twitter handle after her party condemned her remarks on Goddess Kaa...
06 Jul, 2022, 11.26 AM IST
Kali is meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess: Mahua Moitra; views personal, says TMCMoitra said that people have the right to imagine their gods or goddess in the way they want. "For me, Goddess Kali is a meat-eating and al...
05 Jul, 2022, 08.42 PM IST
Think again before blowing out your birthday candles ! It increases bacteria on cake by 1,400 per centBioaerosols in human breath may be a source of bacteria transferred to the cake surface.
31 Jul, 2017, 06.45 PM IST
Evil goes up in smoke, gusto marks Dussehra festivitiesGiant effigies of ten-headed demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran went up in flames marking the triumph of good over ...
13 Oct, 2013, 08.39 PM IST
- Journeys divine: Durga Puja is when Bengalis travel
Like the annual journey home by the Goddess, Durga Puja is when Bengalis travel - driven as much by wanderlust as cultural ties.
24 Sep, 2009, 05.58 AM IST