The weather has suddenly taken a turn, and there's a chilly bite in the air—cue lashings of lip balm on chapped lips, oversized winter coats and hats to keep our ears toasty. The trouble is, as soon ...

Actress Durga Krishna and her husband Arjun welcomed their darling daughter into the world this Tuesday, a day that also happens to be Arjun's birthday! Having been married since April 2021, the happy ...

Who is IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal? Durga Shakti Nagpal, a 2010-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was allotted bungalow B-17 on March 19, 2015. At the time, she was an Officer on Special Duty ...

Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura. She’s taking aim at a different perceived ...

CUTTACK: Violence raised its ugly head during the immersion ceremony of Durga Puja after two groups fought a pitched battle near Dargha Bazaar in Cuttack city late Friday night. Cuttack DCP Khilari ...

Durga Puja, one of the most cherished festivals in India, particularly in West Bengal, concludes with Vijayadashami or Dashami. On this day, devotees bid farewell to Goddess Durga as her idol is ...

There is often confusion about Durga Puja Visarjan being held on a Thursday. However, there is no restriction in the Hindu religious rules. The festival, known as Vijayadashami, is determined by the ...

Durga Visarjan marks the final goodbye of Durga Puja and Navratri, the moment when Maa Durga’s idols are immersed in water, symbolising her return to Mount Kailash. It’s that one day when the air ...

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 ...