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The Biswas family of Bankimnagar worships Durga as a mother and only vegetarian food is offered to Devi

Exile to empowerment: The Biswas family’s inspiring journey of Durga Puja revival

The family from Bankimnagar in Nadia has not introduced animal sacrifice, but Hilsa is offered on the day of Dashami and ‘astra pujan’ is done symbolically

Meet the Mitra family of Konnagar that follows the Shakta cult. And from the beginning, no animal sacrifice has ever been included in their process of invoking Durga as mother

Mitras of Konnagar follow unique Puja traditions of welcoming widows and no Laxmi Puja

In pictures: Sandhi Puja highlights at Santosh Gardens, Ekdalia
Behala Club, AK Block, Alipore Sarbojonin win top honours at Serader Sera Nirmal Puja Puroskar 2024

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The past is riddled with hole-in-the-corner deals. France ceded Mauritius to Britain in 1814 and Britain followed with a complex series of manoeuvres of dubious morality

SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY

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Modi has rejected allegations of bias against Muslims, insisting that “the day I start talking about Hindu-Muslim, I will be unfit for public life. I will not do Hindu-Muslim. That is my resolve.”

R. RAJAGOPAL

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In the long run, the census would help shine light on our informal livestock economy, allow for the states to plan programmatic interventions & achieve sustainable development goals

JAIDEEP HARDIKAR

Year of changes

The apparently beleaguered Netanyahu has shown that the present US administration no longer has the capacity to shape the course of events in another corner of the world

SWAPAN DASGUPTA

Chequered nobility

Questions concerning the Nobel prizes’ ability to be representative of not only present-day realities but also the principles of equality and unbiasedness can no longer be brushed under the carpet

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Jigra: Alia Bhatt transforms into ‘angry young woman’ in Vasan Bala’s jail break thriller

Also starring Vedang Raina and Manoj Pahwa, the film is produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Alia’s Eternal Sunshine Productions

India expresses concern over Israeli attack on UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon

Too many extraneous elements slowing down India-EU trade pact talks

Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs and delay first 777X delivery as factory strike hits finances

Odisha: BJP government reinstates nutrition and daycare initiative after expert outcry

'Meddle' cry after nominee order: Government seeks representation in varsity ECs

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav piles JP heat on Yogi Adityanath

Noel named chairman of Tata Trusts: Ratan's half-brother takes over $615 billion conglomerate

The Jammu Kashmir story — Abrogation of Article 370 to assembly polls 2024

Maa Durga, sex workers and a message loud and clear...

What is biomedical waste trafficking — rampant in hospitals, clinics across India

Hathras, Unnao, Kathua, RG Kar – grim reminder of India failing its women again and again

SHORTS

“How Can LG Move CM Atishi’s Belongings Out Of The House?”: Sanjay Singh

Ratan Tata’s “Office Companion Goa” Refuses to Leave His Side at Memorial

Diljit Dosanjh Stops Germany Concert Midway to Pay Tribute to Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Passes Away at 86

Protesters March Through Central Calcutta Before Visiting Durga Puja Pandals

BJP Beats Congress to Secure Third Historic Mandate in Haryana

National Conference-Congress Alliance Set to Form Govt in Jammu and Kashmir

50 Senior Doctors Resign from RG Kar Hospital to Join Junior Doctor’s Protest

“Just Like Underworld Ruled Mumbai, Delhi is Facing a Similar Situation”: Arvind Kejriwal

“There Should be Transparency in a Democracy” : Omar Abdullah

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The Other Durga Dynamic: Bengal's most celebrated carnival a great economy booster

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Book reveals how frustrated Biden has become with Israel PM since Gaza war began

Omar Abdullah stakes claim to form government in J&K after Congress support

Jamshedpur residents' bond with industrial icon Ratan Tata etched in steel

Bihar postal cover tracks industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata’s vision, mission

Chief Justices of India and Bhutan sign four MoUs to strengthen bilateral relations

Manipur to limit government schemes and benefits to recognised villages

Behala pandals reflect Sunderbans struggle, themes highlight survival of the fittest

Exile to empowerment: The Biswas family’s inspiring journey of Durga Puja revival

Mitras of Konnagar follow unique Puja traditions of welcoming widows and no Laxmi Puja

In pictures: Sandhi Puja highlights at Santosh Gardens, Ekdalia

Behala Club, AK Block, Alipore Sarbojonin win top honours at Serader Sera Nirmal Puja Puroskar 2024

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'Meddle' cry after nominee order: Government seeks representation in varsity ECs

Employer boundaries in suicide cases: SC quashes criminal case against six Hindustan Unilever executives

Omar Abdullah stakes claim to form government in J&K after Congress support

Odisha: BJP government reinstates nutrition and daycare initiative after expert outcry

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav piles JP heat on Yogi Adityanath

Bihar postal cover tracks industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata’s vision, mission

Didi follows Yogi politics, CM instigates police crackdown on protesters: Md Salim

Fasting doctor of North Bengal Medical College & Hospital claims police calls to kin

Rajnath unveils Sikkim memorial to commemorate sacrifice of Indian soldiers in GLOF

Goods train derails between Sudhani and Barsoi stations in Bihar, rail traffic hit

RG Kar horror: Junior doctors' fast unto death enters 6th day, one of them critical

Nadda offer for junior doctors: ‘Centre is ready to give support to the medics’

Rupee hits intra-day low of 84.07 amid outflows from FPIs and firm crude oil prices

Race to snap up satcom spectrum intensifies, $19 billion revenue potential at stake

Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs and delay first 777X delivery as factory strike hits finances

Noel named chairman of Tata Trusts: Ratan's half-brother takes over $615 billion conglomerate

Bangladesh government to retain purchase pact with Adani Power amid supply worries

New premium income of life insurers up 14 per cent to Rs 35,020.28 crore in September

20 miners killed and eight injured after terrorists attack coal mine at Balochistan

Israel raid kills 22 in Beirut, senior militant was target; UN watchtower hit again

Donald Trump has no plans to address needs of Americans: Kamala Harris

Terrorism is a serious challenge. Solutions to problems cannot come from battlefield

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Hurricane Milton spawns powerful tornadoes across Florida resulting to loss of lives

Turkey's navy starts to evacuate its citizens from Beirut as Israel battles Hezbollah

Thailand: Floods ravage Chiang Mai known for elephants, female jumbo deaths spark outrage

Israel fights on two fronts: Barrage on South Lebanon, retaliatory attack on Gaza

Tom Latham wants New Zealand to play with freedom in India

3rd T20: India eye series sweep against Bangladesh, runs from openers

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