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Clash between puja groups had no communal angle
Alt News ran a check and found that a video of a confrontation between two Durga Puja committees in Bilaspur, was falsely shared on social media with...
WBSSC scam: HC allows peaceful protests during Durga Puja
A group of agitators sought the permission of the Calcutta High Court to conduct peaceful protest demonstrations on the streets of Kolkata.
Durga Puja 2022: Best dressed Bengali characters in Bollywood films
Bollywood has made several Hindi films based on Bengali culture and people. The creators of the film paid close attention to how the characters...
Bengal’s Durga Puja gets UNESCO’s heritage status
The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to Kolkata's Durga Puja festival, bringing glory to the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
20 Hindu homes set on fire in Bangladesh days after Puja violence:...
A mob has damaged 66 houses and set on fire at least 20 homes of Hindus in Bangladesh over an alleged blasphemous social media post amidst protests by...
Durga Puja celebrations conclude in Bangladesh amidst communal unrest,...
The Durga Puja celebrations have concluded in Bangladesh even as another Hindu devotee was found dead on Saturday amidst days of communal unrest and...
Viewing women as manifestations of Goddess could help curb crime...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday urged people to view women as manifestations of the Goddess and said that this could help...
Pooja in the shadow of a Pandemic
It’s that time of the year again when the festive spirit reigns supreme. There’s a lovely nip in the air, the homes and the temples are all decked