Author: Nourin Sultana

Kolkata, 25th September: Durga Puja celebrations begin with Mahalaya, according to Bengali tradition. It is the day when the Goddess Durga arrives on Earth. Tarpan, another ritual that commemorates the short lifespan of humans on this planet, is also observed on Mahalaya. Mahalaya marks the start of the ‘Devi Paksha’ and the end of the ‘Pitri Paksha’, which is a period of mourning dedicated to the ancestors on the paternal side of the family. The Bengali community, which celebrates the annual Durga Puja with zeal and cultural zeal, believes that on Mahalaya, Goddess Durga begins her descent to Earth after…

The action is perceived as the BJP outdoing the Aam Aadmi Party in terms of honouring the martyred legend’s legacy. New Delhi, 25th September: The airport in Chandigarh will now be known as Bhagat Singh International Airport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today during his monthly radio address, “Mann Ki Baat.” The action is being viewed as the BJP’s attempt to outdo the Aam Aadmi Party in preserving the legacy of the martyred legend. The Chandigarh airport will now bear Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s name, Prime Minister Modi announced, “in honour of the outstanding freedom fighter.” The announcement was welcomed by Punjab…

Software for mobile games named E-Nuggets was introduced by Amir Khan, the younger son of Naser Ahmed Khan, who owns a transport company. Amir Khan, a businessman who had deceived people using a gambling application, was apprehended by the Kolkata Police from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Friday night, marking a significant breakthrough. On September 10, two weeks prior, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted a home raid in relation to an alleged mobile app fraud case. Khan was able to escape his residence during the operation, but the ED found more than Rs 17 crore in cash. To count the…

Sitaram Kesari was the last non-Gandhi Congress President, and Sonia Gandhi took over in March 1998, roughly two years after the Narasimha Rao government was defeated.

Kolkata, 23rd September: Mother, Sangeeta Dey initially appears to be quite similar to the rest of her college classmates in her journalism and mass communications class. However, appearances can be deceiving: Sangeeta, a woman in her 40s, is in a classroom with teenagers, and her daughter Saheli is seated next to her on a bench. With the active support of her two daughters, Sarmistha and Saheli, Sangeeta, a telemarketer for a Sector-1 company, is a rare example of someone who is pursuing her dream of higher education after 26 years of marriage. The age difference between two of her students…

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has backed the referendums, which come after nearly seven months of fighting and a significant military setback for Moscow in northeastern Ukraine this month. On Friday, a referendum on joining Russia will be held in four regions of Ukraine that are under Russian and pre-Moscow control. After Russian-installed leaders in the provinces of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia announced plans for the votes, which are anticipated to be held from Friday to Tuesday, it announced its intention to annex roughly 15% of Ukrainian territory through referendums. The referendums, which have the support of Russian President…

Hawkish signals and the Fed’s hike cause a selloff in global equities. China’s stance toward Taiwan and Russia may enrage the United States. Chinese stocks are suffering as a result of the most severe market risks in the world, such as the Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy and Beijing’s pursuit of Covid Zero, driving one important indicator to its lowest level in more than a decade as analysts struggle to forecast a bottom. The benchmark Hang Seng Index for Hong Kong dropped 1.6 percent to close at its lowest point since December 2011. After earlier reaching levels last seen…

Over 40,000 young men and women march in support of martyrs,’ including Anis Khan. Kolkata, 21st September: The CPM’s student and youth organizations, SFI and DYFI, organized an Insaaf meet (rally for justice) in Calcutta on Tuesday, and it appears that the size of the event and the leadership’s hurried decision to change the location from the Y-Channel in Esplanade to the Lenin Sarani-Chowringhee Road crossing stunned the administration. One of the busiest streets was besieged by a group of more than 40,000 young people who had gathered from all over the state to demand justice for “martyrs”, including Anis…

According to the Pakistani government, changes in exchange rates and shifting global oil prices are to blame for the rise in the price of petroleum goods. Shehbaz Sharif’s administration raised the price of gasoline by 1.45 rupees per litre on Wednesday, dealing another blow to Pakistanis who are suffering from high inflation. As a result, the newly revised gasoline prices in India’s neighbouring country have increased to 237.43 rupees per litre from 235.98. The price of light diesel has been reduced by the Government of Pakistan’s finance division to Rs. 4.26 per litre, and the price of kerosene oil has…

According to sources close to Ashok Gehlot, he may file his papers for the October 17 election on Monday, but he is still hoping to persuade Rahul Gandhi to return as chief minister. New Delhi, 20th September: Shashi Tharoor is expected to run in the mega election for the new congress president, the first in more than 20 years, after receiving Sonia Gandhi’s support. The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, is expected to challenge him in the race, but he is reportedly not prepared. According to reports, Ashok Gehlot has reluctantly agreed to submit his nomination papers for the…