The holy Basant Panchami celebration will take place on January 23, 2026, i.e., on Friday. Goddess Saraswati will be revered with ceremonies on this auspicious day. This year, Basant Panchami, also ...

Vasantotsav begins on Basant Panchami. Vasantotsav will continue until Holi. Madnotsav is another name for this celebration. Ratikaam Mahotsav, the day of Basant Panchami, marks the start of this ...

Saraswati Puja is a sacred Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, wisdom, learning, music, and arts. Celebrated with devotion across India, especially in states like ...

Kalabhairav Jayanti 2025: According to the Hindu calendar, Kalabhairav Jayanti 2025 will be observed on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. As per the Purnimanta Panchang, the festival falls on the Ashtami ...

Football is no longer the only bond between Calcutta and Nigeria. The country that once sent players like Chima Okorie, Emeka Ezugo and Chibuzor Nwakanma to the city’s football fields now houses a ...

If your city is not listed, use the local sunset time, begin Sandhya Arghya at official sunset and complete within the pradosh/acceptable muhurat. Why Sandhya Arghya Matters? Sandhya Arghya is the ...

Kolkata: Law-abiding citizens across the city faced the brunt of unbridled rowdyism this Diwali-Kali Puja season, probably because of something entirely unrelated: politics.In simple terms, the ...

The incident occurred after a heated argument broke out over playing music at Puja pandal, police said. A young man was killed after being allegedly stabbed by his neighbour following an altercation ...

KOLKATA: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday on charges of desecrating an idol of Goddess Kali in the remote Kakdwip area of South 24 Parganas district, which led the Bharatiya Janata Party ...

The incident has created a political firestorm in Bengal. A day after video clips of a Kali idol being shoved into a prison van in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district went viral, the police ...