Durga Puja 2026 is a five-day festival celebrating Goddess Durga’s victory over the Hindu mythology demon Mahishasura. One of the most grandly celebrated festivals in West Bengal, it is a grand ...

From a crab apparently brandishing a blade to a man driving through a locked grocery store because he needed a bathroom, the ...

Long before Kolkata lights up for Durga Puja, before the pandals open their doors and before the first beats of the dhaak fill the city, the goddess begins taking shape in the narrow lanes of ...

In 1610, when Islam Khan, the Mughal subahdar of Bengal, first arrived in Dhaka, legend has it that he witnessed Durga Puja on the banks of the Buriganga. The sound of the dhaks (drums) filled the air ...

Durga Puja, one of the most significant festivals in Bangladesh, is not only a visual spectacle of grand idols and vibrant pandals, but also an auditory experience that accentuates the spiritual and ...

An Ohio man pleaded guilty to running a fake investment scheme that prosecutors say defrauded five victims in Ohio and ...

A five-year-old elephant named ‘Durga’ from Assam is being brought to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu and is expected to reach the temple late on Sunday (September 13, 2026). The ...

Durga Puja in Bengal emphasises family, hospitality, and celebration. In most parts of India, Navratri means fasting, vegetarian food, and avoiding ingredients such as onion and garlic. In Bengal, ...

Several Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata including a few patronised by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders until last year will forgo the ₹1 lakh festival-related state grant following an appeal made by ...