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Protests Hit Retail Ahead of Durga Puja

West Bengal is home to 43,000 Durga Pujas, and the business around it is a major economic driver. IMAGE: People perform a street play during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee......

Bangladesh must protect all minorities, says India; raises monk's arrest

India on Friday said the interim government in Bangladesh must live up to its responsibility of protecting all minorities as it expressed serious concern over the "surge" of extremist rhetoric and......

Police tech team goes over 1000 video clips of Bahraich violence

The police investigating the recent Maharajganj communal violence have formed a special team of IT experts to analyse over 1,000 video clips of the incidents, according to officials. IMAGE:......

Bahraich murder accused shot at while fleeing to Nepal

Five suspects in the killing of a man that triggered violence in Bahraich were arrested here Thursday after an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in which two of them suffered gunshot......

3 kids among 5 dead in massive fire in Durga Puja pandal in UP

Three children were among five people killed and 64 injured after a fire broke out in a Durga Puja pandal here due to overheating of a halogen light, officials said on Monday. IMAGE: Charred......

Durga Puja economy is worth Rs 1 lakh cr!

If the Puja as a brand can be marketed more effectively outside Bengal, even overseas, it might do wonders for the economy, says Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Maha Panchami Puja at the Sarbojanin Durga......

Mamata handpicks sari designs for Durga Puja

Sari designs handpicked personally by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be available in the market here ahead of the Durga Puja festival. The range of saris will be sold under the......

Durga puja can be a global crowd puller

Durga puja's approach sends nervous shivers down some Calcutta spines. But though acutely aware of the inconveniences associated with the orgiastic festivity, I can see why, properly handled, this......

Pranab to don priest's mantle during Durga Puja

Far from the hurly-burly of politics, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee plays another role at this time of the year -- that of a priest worshipping Goddess Durga. Mukherjee worships Goddess Durga......

For Pranab, Puja back home more important than LA

Like his boss Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the government's chief trouble-shooter, is deprived of the luxury of holidays. But for the four days of Durga Puja,......

'Durga Puja in the Bigg Boss house is memorable'

'The last time I played dandiya, I injured my eye very badly! Now, I watch other people playing the garba.' Television actors love the Navratri festival, and have special thoughts about......

Gulzar's Madhur Dosti With R D Burman

None of R D Burman's collaborations was as rewarding and resplendent as with Gulzar, who turns 89 today, August 18, 2023, says Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Gulzar and Rahul Dev Burman. Photograph: Kind......

'Amitabh sir doesn't like the colour brown'

'He's one of the actors I've seen who, compared to so many younger people that we get to work with, doesn't have any tantrums.' IMAGE: Veera Kapur Eee designs Amitabh Bachchan's look for an ad.......

'I don't feel I am 73'

'I've never thought of myself as beautiful.''Not that I think I am not beautiful.' IMAGE: Hema Malini on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Hema Malini/Twitter......

Meet Riteish-Genelia's youngest son

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Riteish Deshmukh, who has turned a chat show host with Yaaron Ki Baraat, took to Twitter to share the first picture of his......

Dada, Lara Celebrate Durga Puja

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly at the Durga Puja celebrations in Howrah. Photograph: ANI/X Cricket legends Sourav Ganguly and Brian Lara joined the Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata on Sunday,......

'It is Sachin Puja after Durga Puja in Kolkata'

Former selector Raja Venkat is living the Sachin-mania in Kolkata, as the city goes gaga to give the batting legend a grand farewell.Sachin Tendulkar will play his 199th Test, in Kolkata from......

First Look: Maradona arrives in Kolkata sans fan-frenzy

'Kolkata is a very special place and I have good memories from my trip there many years ago, the fans were fantastic.' IMAGE: Diego Maradona waves to his fans in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Legendary......

Eden gears up for tryst with India's 250th Test at home

India will play their 250th Test at home when they face New Zealand in the second five-day game of the three-match series at the iconic Eden Gardens from September 30, and the Cricket Association......

'Will judge Mayank Agarwal after a year or so'

'The problem is we come to conclusions very quickly. With one hundred we will say he's your first-choice opener and so on. But with a couple of failures you would say otherwise,' says former India......

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