Kolkata: Education For All (EFA), a Kolkata-based NGO dedicated to making education accessible to every child, reached out to more than 100 children from economically vulnerable backgrounds by distributing books, stationery, and educational toolkits at the 81-year-old iconic Chaltabagan Durga Puja pandal. Members of the Swasamman Welfare Foundation also joined the initiative.

Dubai witnessed a stirring afternoon of literature and remembrance as The Write Circle, an initiative of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation, unfolded at Anantara Downtown Dubai. Hosted by the Ehsaas Women of Dubai, the session celebrated stories of courage, sacrifice, and journalism that dared to defy colonial power.

Recognizing the scale and influence of the festival, Rotary International District 3291, in association with Variable Energy Cyclotrone Centre ( DOE, GOI), Jadavpur University and Central Pollution Control Board (under Ministry of Environment, GOI), is launching a first-of-its-kind initiative to promote a sustainable Durga Puja.

Pittsburgh/IBNS: The Saptak Music School of Pittsburgh, in collaboration with the Music Department of Chatham University, staged a captivating evening of Indian classical music that drew students, connoisseurs, and the wider community into a celebration of India’s cultural heritage.

Auram, a boutique jewellery brand founded by Bhramar Mallick, which officially made its presence early this year, has been invited by one of the biggest Puja Associations of Kolkata, Ahiritola Yubak Brinda, to make the jewellery for Ma Durga and her family this year.

Kolkata: A three-day exhibition celebrating the life and works of eminent author Sunil Gangopadhyay, on the occasion of his 92nd birth anniversary, and renowned poet Shakti Chattopadhyay, was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Gaganendra Pradarshan Shala.

Salem: A quiet workshop to train rural women in garment-making in 2016 sparked a powerful idea that has since transformed lives.

SNA awardee Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya and other prominent musicians joined to promote local talents in the US state of Arizona recently.

Kolkata: Vijaya Diagnostic Centre, India’s largest B2C-focused integrated diagnostic chain, on Thursday announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art diagnostic centre in Kasba, Kolkata. 

New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) was abuzz with intellectual and cultural energy as it hosted a special discussion on the revised edition of danseuse Sonal Mansingh’s autobiography, A Zigzag Mind.

City living is exhilarating—but it is also loud, fast, and biologically confusing. Irregular meals, late nights, high screens, low sunlight, and long commutes push many women toward fatigue, poor sleep, weight fluctuations, and menstrual irregularities.

When the United States raised tariffs on Indian exports this year, many feared a slowdown for Asia’s third-largest economy. Instead of retreating, India responded with a sweeping tax reform on September 3, 2025—simplifying GST, slashing rates on hundreds of consumer goods, and sending a clear message: if one door shuts abroad, another will open at home.