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

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, ...

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.

Kolkata Durga Puja Pandals 2025: The festive season of Sharadiya Navratri has commenced, marking the onset of the grand Durga Puja celebrations. Throughout this period, Kolkata, West Bengal, ...

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

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

Basant Panchami arrives quietly. No loud build-up. No rush. Just a sense that the season is turning. Winter easing out. Spring stepping in. The day is closely tied to Saraswati Puja, when Goddess ...

MUMBAI- Keeping up with the tradition, actresses Rani Mukerji and Kajol were seen indulging in the festivities during their visit to the Puja pandal on September 27. Kajol looked as stunning as ever ...

The RBI has announced a total of 16 holidays for all public and private banks in India in January 2026, including the State Bank of India. (Photo by Aniruddha Chowdhury / File ) Bank holiday today: ...

Kolkata: Sona Pappu, also known as Biswajit Poddar, remains elusive even two days after the incident at Golpark. On Tuesday, though, Pappu went live on Facebook, claiming he was at home on the day of ...

Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja 2026 mark the auspicious beginning of the spring season and the worship of Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, wisdom, music, and arts. Celebrated with great ...

Gold, silver price today highlights: In metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata, gold prices hovered around ₹1,69,300 per 10 grams, and the highest rate for 24 Karat gold was seen in ...