On a bed of stretched thongs in an open courtyard in Lahore, half naked ... parades. Durga is the good side of the same ambivalent goddess of which Kali is the evil face.* In this same week ...

Kolkata's festive season sees pollution rise with Durga Puja immersions, green crackers, and lax enforcement of environmental ...

Shola, a delicate, eco-friendly material crafted from the Aeschynomene aspera plant, is vital to Bangladesh’s cultural ...

2 killed in Bihar clash after Durga idol immersion An altercation over Durga Puja music in Bihar's Sitamarhi led to a violent clash after the idol's immersion, resulting in the deaths of Sahni and ...

The structures, which were erected for pandals and banners during Durga Puja and also those being put up for Kali Puja now ... of bamboo pandals in the face of a severe cyclone.

Less than half of patients are given face-to-face GP appointments, new data suggests. Of those who do manage to get an in-person appointment, a fifth are waiting more than two weeks. What's more ...

Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in social ...

The main accused in the Durga puja related violence in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested from near Nepal border. Sarfaraz was trying to flee and was caught after an encounter with the ...

Preparations have begun in Kolkata for the festival that’s considered the biggest in the city after Durga Puja — the international book fair — that’s a little over three months away.

About 1 billion children —half of all children globally — experience violence, according to the World Health Organization. Ending “abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence ...