Mahalaya marks the end of Pitru Paksha, a fortnight for honouring ancestors. It also marks the start of Devi Paksha, which leads to Durga Puja. Rituals like tarpan (offering water to ancestors) are ...

Shardiya Navratri, a vibrant nine-day festival starting September 22, celebrates the nine avatars of Goddess Durga. Each day is dedicated to a specific manifestation, like Shailputri, Brahmacharini, ...

Kolkata witnessed an unprecedented early surge in Durga Puja celebrations, starting from Mahalaya evening. Major pandals experienced large crowds even before their official opening, catching ...

Durga Puja is not just about pandal-hopping and bhog — it’s also Kolkata’s grandest runway, where every street comes alive with style and glamour. From laal-shaada classics reimagined for women to ...

Navratri 2025: Offering the right bhog to each form of Maa Durga is a key ritual during the festival, believed to invite her blessings and prosperity. Navratri 2025: Navratri, the nine-day festival ...

As families reunite, women drape themselves in stunning sarees, men dress in traditional kurtas, and everyone embraces vibrant colours that mirror the spirit of the festival. While there isn't a rigid ...

The Swedish rights organization unveils a new model for AI music training, backed by attribution tech from Sureel. By Robert Levine STIM, the Swedish collective management organization, announced ...

Former Infosys CFO T.V. Mohandas Pai, a Padma Shri awardee, has landed in Kolkata — not for a meeting or a TED talk but to experience the city’s Durga Puja vibe in the flesh. Pai, currently the ...

A dozen Senate Democrats on Tuesday laid out the key principles they hope to see in a bill regulating the cryptocurrency market. The framework, put forward by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Mark ...

Ensuring American artificial intelligence tools become the global operating standard is the central mission of Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's new AI Legislative Framework, released on Wednesday ...