The Supreme Court on Monday flagged a growing “trust deficit” between the Election Commission and political parties and asked the latter group to “activate” themselves in the Bihar special intensive ...

Kolkata's Purvachal Udayan Sangha Durga Puja, in its 29th year, will highlight India's space achievements while combating superstitions. The festival, designed by Sanatan Dinda and Somnath Mukherjee, ...

Kolkata's Durga Puja celebrations this year commemorate India's freedom struggle and the Partition era. Hatibagan Nabinpally pays tribute to women who participated in the Quit India Movement, ...

Unique themes are a major attraction during the Durga Puja being celebrated from September 28 to October 2 this year. The 10-handed idol of Goddess Durga is the centre-piece of celebrations across the ...

Navratri and Durga Puja festivities will soon begin in different parts of the country. While the Hindu festival of Navratri begins on September 22, it will end with Vijayadashami on October 2. It ...

The Meteorological Department has forecast spells of rain in Kolkata and several districts of south Bengal in the run-up to Durga Puja, the state's biggest festival. Officials said a cyclonic ...

As the Supreme Court continues to hear a case against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, here is a series of data-driven articles from The Hindu on what the exercise ...

Teachers’ Day 2025 is being celebrated in India on Friday, i.e. September 5, 2025, to honour the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. On this special day, students across the country ...

As the month of August concludes, it's time to take note of all festivals in September and corresponding holidays. According to holidays listed in the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) calendar, banks ...

Navratri is one of India’s most vibrant and spiritually significant festivals, celebrated over nine nights in honour of Goddess Durga. Each day is dedicated to one of her nine forms, known as the ...

After a torrid time before the summer break, Sir Keir Starmer has reshuffled his inner circle again on the first day back. This has become something of a habit. Although none of the Number 10 team are ...