Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to declare a three-day holiday in West Bengal on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a letter to Banerjee on Tuesday, ...

The NDTV Masterstroke Public Art Installation of the Year Award 2026 goes to Partha Dasgupta, the Kolkata-based painter and ...

Renowned Kolkata-based artist Partha Das Gupta has won the NDTV Masterstroke Art Award for Public Art Installation of the ...

Artists tend to contextualise, over-explain and defend their creations, forgetting that art thrives in the grey spaces of ...

Earthquake tremors were felt in Kolkata and other districts of West Bengal on Tuesday around 9:07 pm. According to initial reports, the epicentre of the earthquake was Myanmar, while tremors were also ...

Kolkata’s Metro was once India’s first mover. Now it’s India’s laggard. It has become a metaphor for an old city's struggle to keep pace with modernity.

Basant Panchami, or Saraswati Puja, is the celebration of the goddess of knowledge, but for people in West Bengal, the day marks their very own ‘Valentine’s Day’. The occasion is a big deal for the ...

One of the moist auspicious Hindu festival of Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami has finally arrived and is being celebrated with vigour and enthusiasm across India. Also known as Saraswati Puja or ...

A stone’s throw from the state BJP headquarters in central Calcutta, the Eden Hindu Hostel of Presidency University has long celebrated Saraswati Puja with students participating regardless of ...

Spring brings colour, warmth, and joy, but for children, one special day makes it even more meaningful. Homes slowly turn yellow, books are cleaned, and parents gently prepare their little ones for ...

You should wake up early in the morning and after taking bath, one must clean the home and puja room and light a diya after placing the idol of Saraswati Mata. The day holds a great religious and ...

Saraswati Puja is one of the most auspicious day which is observed on the day of Vasant Panchami. This is one of the most prominent Hindu festival when people offer prayers to Goddess Saraswati, the ...