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Bollywood actor Kajol shared glimpses of her Durga Puja celebrations at Mumbai’s North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal. The montage featured her children Nysa and Yug, mother Tanuja, sister Tanishaa Mukerji and a warm moment with Jaya Bachchan.

Alia Bhatt attended North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja celebrations in a traditional Bengali look. Ranbir Kapoor joined singer Harshdeep Kaur for an impromptu rendition of ‘Kabira’. The couple will reunite on screen in the film ‘Love & War’ in 2027

Nineteen people died and 25 were injured in a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata. The Bengal government announced compensation for victims’ families and proposed a Special Investigation Team headed by a sitting or retired judge

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced large-scale cultural programmes, drone and fireworks shows for the first Durga Puja under the BJP government. The annual carnival introduced during the TMC era will be discontinued, while organisers face restrictions on blocking roads

West Bengal is planning large-scale cultural events, concerts and a 3,000-drone show as part of its proposed 2026 Durga Puja celebrations. The initiative aims to showcase Bengal’s cultural heritage globally, attract international tourists and promote Kolkata as a cultural tourism destination

VHP International President Alok Kumar clarified that the organisation has not issued any guidelines restricting meat sales near Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal. He said remarks favouring cleanliness and hygiene were a personal suggestion by a member, not a decision taken at the meeting

The Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) guidelines urging Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal to restrict the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian food near pandals have sparked a political row. While JD(U) leader Shyam Rajak welcomed the move but questioned its impact on traditional animal sacrifices, Congress leader Udit Raj rejected the VHP’s authority to dictate dietary practices.

Hyderabad witnessed festive fervour on Wednesday as devotees thronged temples for Ayudha Puja and shopped at crowded markets for Vijayadasami. Traditional bazaars and malls alike were decorated, while pandals, temple committees and the Bengali community organised Navaratri puja and prasadam distribution.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend Durga Puja celebrations at CR Park’s Kali Mandir on Ashtami, with heavy security and traffic restrictions in place across South Delhi until October 2.

Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath said the state is supplying 44–45 MW of electricity to Bangladesh during Durga Puja, despite local demand rising to 380 MW. Mizoram is also supplying 40 MW to Tripura to meet festive need

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended greetings on Mahalaya, which marks the start of Durga Puja festivities. Modi wished people strength, joy and health, while Mamata invoked Goddess Durga and shared a new Puja song.

President Murmu shared on her official X account, "On the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to all Indians in India and abroad."

City stands at a crossroads between tradition and change, torn between devotion to goddess Durga, symbolising strength, protection and the harsh reality of violence against women

Kajol and her son Yug have been regular visitors at the North Bombay Sarbojanin's Durga Puja pandal

In the video that went viral on social media, shows Kajol in a pink saree, with a matching sleeveless blouse.

The iconic 80-year-old Howrah Bridge has received a colourful makeover ahead of Durga Puja, with a group of artists painting the cantilever thoroughfare with Bengal's ‘alpana' motifs.

The KMC Mayor Firhad Hakim seems to be confident that the graph for affected people, which has reached its peak, will take a downward curve in the next few-weeks

Thousands of devotees on Saturday thronged the Cauvery River banks on the auspicious day of Mahalaya Amavasya

Retired Brazilian legend Ronaldinho is set to visit Kolkata during the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja next month.

A digital show was going on at the pandal and 300-400 people were inside it when the fire broke out on Sunday night. The pandal was reduced to ashes, they said.