Kolkata's Purvachal Udayan Sangha Durga Puja, in its 29th year, will highlight India's space achievements while combating superstitions. The festival, designed by Sanatan Dinda and Somnath Mukherjee, ...

Unique themes are a major attraction during the Durga Puja being celebrated from September 28 to October 2 this year. The 10-handed idol of Goddess Durga is the centre-piece of celebrations across the ...

An analysis of seismic waves propagating through Mars finds evidence that the planet has a small, solid inner core, which challenges existing planetary models. Read the paper: Seismic detection of a ...

Kolkata's Durga Puja celebrations this year commemorate India's freedom struggle and the Partition era. Hatibagan Nabinpally pays tribute to women who participated in the Quit India Movement, ...

Navratri and Durga Puja festivities will soon begin in different parts of the country. While the Hindu festival of Navratri begins on September 22, it will end with Vijayadashami on October 2. It ...

Underlying US inflation rose as expected in August, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates next week. The core consumer price index, excluding the often volatile food and energy ...

Scientists have discovered that Mars has an interior structure similar to Earth's. Results from NASA's InSight mission suggest that the red planet has a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer ...

As the month of August concludes, it's time to take note of all festivals in September and corresponding holidays. According to holidays listed in the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) calendar, banks ...

Sir — Durga Puja is a festival of all things gastronomic. But the stomach needs a strategy to survive. The first rule is pace. One egg roll at noon is wise, but a second before evening will guarantee ...

This live blog is closed. The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to include Aadhaar as a valid proof for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls in ...