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For 225 years, Durga Puja celebrated with same grandeur and rituals

Malda, Sept. 28 -- The era of Zamindars may have long passed, but in the crumbling walls of the old Roy Estate mansion at Singabad-Tilasn in Habibpur block, tradition still lives on. For 225 years, Du... Read More


Migrant worker's coffin returns to Malda

Malda, Sept. 28 -- Once again, the grim reality of migrant labour has cast a shadow over Malda district. On Sunday, the coffin of Sheikh Baisi, a 25-year-old migrant worker from Chandpara village unde... Read More


Cooch Behar's 500-yr-old Puja continues with ancient traditions

Cooch Behar, Sept. 28 -- The more than 500-year-old Baro Devi Puja, rooted in the royal legacy of the Cooch Behar Raj, is still celebrated with rituals unchanged since the days of the Maharajas. Disti... Read More


Themed Durga pujas draw massive crowds across Alipurduar district

Alipurduar, Sept. 28 -- Alipurduar district is witnessing the grandeur of themed Durga pujas, with pandals turning into hubs of art, culture and social messages. From Chaturthi, thousands of visitors ... Read More


UP: Akhilesh slams BJP over healthcare

Lucknow, Sept. 28 -- Samajwadi Party president and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the BJP government of ruining Uttar Pradesh's healthcare system. He said patients in governmen... Read More


Benefits of GST cuts not reaching people: Cong

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The Congress on Sunday cited a media report which claimed that the prices of several products were hiked by big firms before the GST rate reduction and asked what is the point i... Read More


Ex-Haryana CM Hooda accuses BJP govt of 'looting' state farmers

Chandigarh, Sept. 28 -- Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has claimed that the BJP government has "once again started looting farmers". "Due to the lack of government procurement, f... Read More


Dharma has kept India united: V-P

Patna, Sept. 28 -- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday asserted it was the concept of "dharma" that kept the country united, despite its people speaking "different languages". He made the rema... Read More


Echoes of Old Hostilities

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran has reignited a combustible chapter in West Asia's modern history, intertwining nuclear anxieties, regional conflict, and th... Read More


When Truth Be Taboo

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- "Pressure from the powerful is why mainstream media has failed. It is solely because their language marches in step with that of bankers, war-mongers, oppressors and execut... Read More