Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura.

After the Durga Puja festival concluded on Friday (October 3, 2025), the leadership of both Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party stepped up their political activity with an eye on next year’s ...

Sindur Khela, a ritual performed before Durga visarjan by married women, who smear the goddess with vermillion and then each other, was conducted across the city on Thursday. mid-day’s Sayyed Sameer ...

Movie stars arrived at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal to seek blessings, partake in the bhog and serve it. Alia Bhatt and Rani Mukerji. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram ...

Nano Banana the AI image generation tool from Google, is plastered on Instagram feeds. People have been generating all kinds of images using the AI image generation tool to join in on a trend of using ...

Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, is one of those festivals that just makes the air lighter. It’s about good winning again — truth over lies, light over dark. We remember Lord Ram’s win over Ravan, and ...

Glimpses of Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in Durga Puja celebrations at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi on the occasion of Maha Ashtami on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. IMAGE: Modi performs ...

Durga Puja marks the homecoming of Maa Durga for Bengalis. Fish holds deep cultural and spiritual significance during this festival. It symbolizes prosperity, fertility, and life's continuity.

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who is currently in Mumbai for work, took time off her schedule to visit one of the most famous Durga Puja pandals in the city. Dressed in a royal blue suit, Chopra Jonas ...

Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd) has said that attempts were made to create unrest in Khagrachhari in order to disrupt Durga Puja ...

The festive season is approaching, and many devotees want beautiful images of Maa Durga for Navratri or Durga Puja. Thanks to artificial intelligence, creating stunning, personalised depictions of the ...

Durga Ashtami, also known as Maha Ashtami, is the eighth day in the Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations, honouring Goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura. This year, it falls on Tuesday, ...