In this edition of The Beat Report, Mint’s Devina Sengupta unpacks the festival-season-induced emotional tug of war—the ...

Rani Mukerji’s mother also expressed happiness over Shah Rukh Khan also picking up his first-ever National Award after so many years.

The Durga Puja fever swept across West Bengal and parts of the country this week. A major highlight of the festival is pandal hopping, where people explore the creatively themed setups. While the ...

Priyanka Chakravarti and Neelanjana Ganguly — the two trained female purohits or priestesses — have come all the way from ...

Schools across India will remain closed in October 2025 for major festivals like Gandhi Jayanti, Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath ...

Durga Puja is the biggest festival for India’s Bengali community and is marked by the installation of huge, elaborately ...

Filmmakers and artists draw on this particular ritual to create a parallel between the warrior goddess and the strength of ...

Kajol posted a unique Dussehra update on Instagram featuring joyful moments with Jaya Bachchan, fun times with Vaayu, and ...

Today is Bijoya Dashami, a day that marks the triumph of good over evil. It also symbolises personal growth, inspiring the ...

I spent my childhood in a Hindu-majority neighbourhood in a suburb. Both Hindus and Muslims there had influential, wealthy ...

Rain has long been Bengal’s favourite metaphor, whether in Tagore’s verses or in the bhadralok’s nostalgia for kalbaisakhis ...

Lucknow: Durga Puja is not just a festival of devotion but also a powerful annual reunion that mirrors the divine. In a ...