Durga Puja in Kolkata is not just a religious celebration - it’s an experience that brings the city of joy alive with colours, sounds, and stories. In 2025, the celebration is expected to be bigger ...

Although more than 45 days have passed since Puja ended, the affected areas have yet to be cleared or restored, leaving both ...

As I unloaded my suitcase from the waterbus, I could hardly believe my luck. At 23, I was about to spend the summer of 2022 in Venice. The timing couldn’t have been better: the Art Biennale was back ...

Kolkata: Bengal govt employees will enjoy a few more holidays in 2026 than this year. While 2025 has 49 holidays, next year's count is 53, including a.

Built in the style of a traditional Kannur temple, the pandal's architecture draws directly from Kerala’s vastu vidya. KANNUR: The city of joy is ablaze with Durga Puja festivities. Pandals glitter ...

KOLKATA:As big-budget pandals showcasing unique themes continue to draw large crowds on Kolkata streets, some puja pandals have also been in the spotlight for focusing on either near-extinct folk art ...

Kolkata: As the city prepares for Kali Puja, artisans at Kumartuli are working against the clock to craft and deliver idols on time. Several of them are reusing the wood-and-straw frames of Durga ...

Kolkata’s waterlogged streets may get worse as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warns of heavy to very heavy rainfall peaking on Dashami, October 2—threatening to dampen the final day of ...

The Lalabagan Nabankur Durga Puja Pandal in north Kolkata has been constructed with over 3 lakh plastic bottles to bring spotlight on the rising environmental crisis of plastic usage and how the ...

Despite heavy rains and uncertainty over the GST 2.0 rollout, the Durga Puja economy in West Bengal has touched an estimated Rs 65,000 crore this year, with Kolkata contributing nearly 70% of the ...