Trinamool Congress, also protesting against the Centre for issuing income tax notices to several Durga Puja Committees in the city said that festivals should be exempt from tax. read more

Inaugurating a museum on the 15th century Bengali mystic and saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the TMC supremo said she is a Hindu but has respect for other faiths and religions too. read more

Trinamool Congress organised a sit-in protest in Kolkata against alleged Income Tax notices sent to Durga puja committees in Bengal. BJP, however, has denied charges and accused Mamata’s party of spreading misinformation. read more

Mamata Banerjee said Trinamool Congress would sit on a dharna in the city on August 13 in protest against the move of the BJP-led government at the Centre. read more

On July 23, BJP-backed candidates won a majority of the posts in the Calcutta high court bar association, the first time the saffron camp has done so. read more

Though Mahato later apologised in his party’s WhatsApp group for sharing the post, his party has stripped him of his charge and ordered a probe. read more

India currently has 13 cultural traditions under the UNESCO list. read more

The issue of idol immersion becomes all the more important for Delhi because pollution level in the Yamuna spikes manifold after immersions every year. read more

In October, sale of India made foreign liquor (IMFL) stood at 1.20 crore litre, marking a shopping 57% rise over October 2017. read more

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has defended changing the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj, saying the names hold a great significance in India and connect everyone with the country’s glorious tradition. read more

An altercation broke out after members of two groups objected to the advancement of the procession for Durga immersion in Jharkhand’s Palamu district. read more

Bollywood soaked in the festive spirit with a host of celebs such as Kajol, Kiran Rao with son Azad, Ayan Mukherji visiting Durga pandals in Mumbai for darshan. read more

Mostly the colour of blood and fire, red has been associated with the Goddess, her aura and her power. But there are some other colours as well that have a strong significance in terms of the nine days of Navratri. Each colour represents a different... read more

Durga Puja 2018: The festivities are incomplete without pandal hopping, digging into some delicious food and getting those selfies clicked. These are the top 5 pandals across the country. read more

Traditionally, Indian cities have been marked by social segregation of the sexes and castes. This has to change. read more