Durga Puja is one of the largest festivals in the Indian province of West Bengal, but is also celebrated across India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Hosted by the Cairns Bongo Group, the local event attracted ...

Twelve children were thrown into the river; 11 were rescued by locals, but two later died, while one remains missing despite intensive searches by police and State Disaster Response Force teams.

Durga Puja celebrates the divine power of Goddess Durga, who defeated the buffalo demon Mahishasura after nine days of battle. It is a festival of faith, strength, and cultural unity. Apart from ...

Happy Maha Ashtami 2025: Wish your friends and family a blissful and prosperous Durga Maha Ashtami on this holy occasion,(Pexels) Maha Ashtami or Durga Ashtami, the eighth day of Durga Puja, is being ...

Durga Ashtami is celebrated on the third day of Durga Puja celebrations and eighth day of Navratri festivities across the country. (Image source: Canva) Durga Ashtami is celebrated on the third day of ...

Bollywood's Bengali ladies are enjoying Durga Puja as seen from these weekend glimpses from the North Bengal Sarbojanin Durga Pooja pandal. The celebrations were bittersweet this year, as the late Deb ...

Millions in India's eastern city of Kolkata will draw on millennia-old traditions when they celebrate the Hindu festival of Durga Puja this week with street parties and worshipping idols in elaborate ...

Central Railway successfully conducted the Loco Trials of the indigenous "KAVACH" system in the Mumbai Division on 28th September 2025. The trials were carried out at Somatne, Apta, and Jite stations ...

Durga Puja, a multi-textured phenomenon, ticks nearly every box when it comes to the test of Indian secularism. Yet, the Comrades, who did not mind putting up stalls outside pandals for three decades, ...

With the arrival of autumn, the main rituals of Sharadiya Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, commences on Sunday with Maha Shashti. To mark the occasion, the Ministry ...

Durga Puja, also known as Durgotsava or Sharadotsava, is a major Hindu festival observed in honour of the goddess Durga, commemorating her victory over Mahishasura. Back in 2021, Durga Puja in Kolkata ...

Durga Kavacham, a powerful hymn from Markandeya Purana, acts as a spiritual shield, bestowing good health, protection, and prosperity. Regular chanting mitigates malefic planetary impacts from Saturn, ...