The story of how black cats became the furry face of Halloween is downright scary. Here, an expert explains the fascinating ...

At The Met, “Divine Egypt” brings a 3,000-year pantheon of gods to life through sculpture, relief, and sacred art.

Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura. She’s taking aim at a different perceived ...

Navratri 2025 Day 7: Saturday marks the seventh day of Sharadiya Navratri. The nine-day festival, which began on September 22 and concludes on October 2, is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga ...

Durga Puja has begun. Although the grand celebrations start from Sashthi, the familiar line "Amar Maa Durga Elo Re Ghore..." which translates to, "My Mother Durga has come home" is already on the lips ...

At least one state in the union has designated fried calamari as an official symbol. Can you match these concepts to the state that they honor? Women’s groups in the states made the selections, and ...

Navratri Day 1: The much-awaited nine-day celebration of devotion and festivity begins on September 22, known as Navratri. The first day of the festival is dedicated to Maa Shailputri, the daughter of ...

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has introduced legislation to create four new hate-related criminal offences — including one criminalizing the use of Nazi and terrorist-related symbols. Justice ...

The Liberal government is introducing new legislation on Friday to make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related ...