41st Kolkata Rath Yatra gets a Russian flavour

The nine-day festival, June 21-29, is considered the biggest of all Iskcon celebrations and the theme for this year's yatra was 'Krishna Bhakti in Russia'. Prakriti Prasad reports The 41st Kolkata......

BJP sees opportunity in Bengal post TMC-Cong break up

Struggling to gain political traction on issues of corruption, the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party is shifting its focus to emotive topics such as the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Citizenship......

No BJP rath yatra for now; SC says Bengal's worry 'not unfounded'

The proposed "rath yatras" of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal were put on hold on Tuesday by the Supreme Court, which asked the party to seek a fresh approval from the Mamata Banerjee......

Low pilgrim turnout likely for Puri Rath Yatra

Every year the Jagannath Rath Yatra brings a lot of merriment and a sea of devotees to the holy city of Puri considered as Lord Jagannath's abode on earth. The festival, however, will be different......