Kolkata: It’s raining Hilsa at The Gateway Hotel

Jul 11, 2017, at 09:32 pm

Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS): The arrival of monsoon starts tickling the Bengali taste buds with tantalising thoughts of devouring Ilish during the rains. Ilish or Hilsa, the national fish of Bangladesh, is extremely popular in India, especially in the states of West Bengal, Orissa, Tripura and Assam.

Veteran cartoonist Mangesh Tendulkar passes away in Pune

Jul 11, 2017, at 07:23 pm

Pune, Jul 10 (IBNS): Renowned cartoonist Mangesh Tendulkar passed away at a Pune hospital on Monday night, according to media reports on Tuesday. He was 82.

Down Flows The Kansai: Tracing the many facets of life

Jul 10, 2017, at 10:46 pm

“Down Flows The Kansai” authored by Barendra Nath Ray traces the life of a college professor, Abhinov Ray. It is not a racy, pacy plot but interesting indeed.

Supreme Court vacates its stay order on admission to engineering courses through JEE 2017

Jul 10, 2017, at 08:47 pm

New Delhi, Jul 10 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India on Monday vacated the stay on counselling and admission in IITs through 2017, according to media reports.

A home left behind

Jul 09, 2017, at 08:09 pm

Most of the time, a filmmaker chases a story. Rarely, the story comes chasing him. For Paul Harris, it was the latter. He discovered a small town called McCluskiegunj while researching for a long term project on Anglo Indians. Thus emerged his documentary ‘Dreams of a Homeland’. Shoma A. Chatterji reports

Bottling the power of the splendid sun

Jul 09, 2017, at 07:58 pm

Researchers in University of Missouri in USA and India's Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore are working together to design lighter, more portable and cheaper solar cells to power the lives of people in some of the world’s poorest, most remote places. Deepayan Sinha, Cullen Ecoffey, Erdenetungalag Erdenekhuyag and Tomás Orihuela report from both the countries

Living one's dreams is the main theme of An Old Monk by Prab Keerat Mahendru

Jul 09, 2017, at 03:59 am

'An Old Monk' is the story of Keerat and his relation with his beloved grandparents. The author, Prab Keerat Mahendru, very honestly narrates the story with a swift flowing attitude throughout.

Power Publishers and Future Publishers & Distributors partner to come up with school level guide books

Jul 09, 2017, at 03:48 am

Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): Power Publishers and Future Publishers & Distributors of Kolkata have collaborated to come up with a range of school level educational books.

Starmark, in association with Readomania, hosts the release of Jayant Kripalani’s new book Cantilevered Tales

Jul 08, 2017, at 10:45 pm

Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): Kolkata’s largest bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Readomania, hosted the release at its Quest Mall outlet here of Cantilevered Tales – the new book of film, television and stage actor, writer and director Jayant Kripalani.

It’s raining chocolates at JW Marriott Kolkata

Jul 08, 2017, at 12:51 pm

Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): Chocolate is soon to flood JW Marriott Kolkata and the best of the chocolate delicacies is going to make its way to the popular dessert section of the all day dining den – JW Kitchen.

JW Marriott Kolkata organizing workshop for kids on chocolate

Jul 08, 2017, at 12:39 pm

Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): World Chocolate Day is round the corner and JW Marriott Kolkata has lined up an interesting workshop for kids with the star being – Chocolate.

D’Royal Studio of Royal School of Fashion and Technology inaugurated in Guwahati

Jul 08, 2017, at 04:21 am

Guwahati, July 7 (IBNS): Imam A Siddique of Big Boss-6 fame, the notable Indian fashion stylist and TV personality inaugurated the D’Royal Studio of Royal School of Fashion and Technology at Royal Global University on Friday.

Author Siddharth Roy weaves magic for the broken heart in The Special Fish

Jul 07, 2017, at 09:32 pm

The concept of young love has been the topic of many fictional stories from time to time. But as time progressed, so did the way of portrayal of romance in books and movies.

Supreme Court stays admission to engineering courses through IIT-JEE Advanced Counselling

Jul 07, 2017, at 08:45 pm

New Delhi, Jul 7 (IBNS): The Supreme Court of India (SC), on Friday, stayed the admission process for engineering courses in IITs, IIITs and NITs, according to media reports.

Sanjiv Goenka nominated as Chairman of IIT Kharagpur Board of Governors

Jul 06, 2017, at 11:04 pm

Kolkata, July 06 (IBNS): India's premier public engineering institution IIT Kharagpur said prominent industrialist Sanjiv Goenka has been nominated as the Chairman of its Board of Governors.

Kolkata: Savour the king of fruits at Orko's Mango Festival

Jul 06, 2017, at 08:38 pm

Kolkata, Jul 6 (IBNS): One of Kolkata's popular restaurant and lounge bar, Orko's, is ready to delight gourmets with two different food festivals in July.

Manchester City, Etihad Airways team up to empower young community football leaders in Kolkata

Jul 06, 2017, at 02:23 am

Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS): Manchester City Football Club and Etihad Airways have joined forces to develop youth leaders from India and around the world, who are tackling social issues in their communities by delivering youth-led football projects.

Playing the blame game helps no one, says author Amit Agarwal

Jul 05, 2017, at 10:57 pm

"The Blame Game Theory” written by Amit Agarwal is the latest book that deals with a very pertinent and intriguing issue in human life.

BRICS Education Ministers meet in China, increased cooperation in education is the need of the hour says Javadekar

Jul 05, 2017, at 10:15 pm

Beijing/New Delhi, Jul 5 (IBNS): A meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held on Wednesday at Beijing, China, where the Indian delegation was led by Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Human Resource Development.

Shiro wows Mumbai with 40 Dim Sums all through July & August

Jul 05, 2017, at 09:08 pm

Mumbai, July 05 (IBNS): Shiro, the pan Asian resto - bar, brings a Dim sum Festival starting July 7 in Mumbai.

MAX with ELITE MODEL LOOK 2017 offers platform for aspiring models

Jul 05, 2017, at 06:21 pm

Mumbai, July 5 (IBNS): Max Fashion, the country's largest fashion forward brand and Elite, global talent management company, are back with ‘Elite Model Look 2017’.

Kolkata: mjunction CSR activities enable underprivileged students to study computer and English

Jul 04, 2017, at 08:12 pm

Kolkata, Jul 4 (IBNS): To impart education to the underprivileged through digital means, mjunction, a B2B e-commerce joint venture between TATA Steel and SAIL, has launched a flagship ‘School Integration Program’ (SIP) and ‘EnglishLab’ program in the remote villages of West Bengal, as part of the company's CSR actitivities.

Anita Dongre opens a flagship store in New York City

Jul 04, 2017, at 06:02 pm

New York, July 4 (IBNS) : Anita’s youngest brand, Grassroot was launched in India two years ago as the embodiment of her core passion — to design clothes that are beautiful and hold a purpose. This sustainable luxury brand that celebrates Indian craft through contemporary clothing is now in the heart of New York’s fashion circuit with a store in SoHo’s Broome Street.

University of Rochester establishes 'The Rajesh Wadhawan Professorship' at Simon Business School

Jul 04, 2017, at 01:49 am

New York/Kolkata, July 3 (IBNS): Simon Business School at the University of Rochester and Wadhawan Global Capital (WGC) have joined hands to honour the legacy of the Group’s Founding Father and his vision of bringing social equity through economic empowerment

Online Rummy in India offering a new mode of entertainment

Jul 03, 2017, at 08:52 pm

Kolkata: Monkey Bar ready to enliven your Friday evening with music, meet Yes Doctor at inaugural event

Jul 03, 2017, at 08:04 pm

Kolkata, Jul 3 (IBNS): The city's popular gastropub, Monkey Bar, in association with Smoke Inc., will be holding fun music sessions with live performances by local indie artists every alternate Friday, starting July 7.

Kolkata: Students get hands-on training at the Youngpreneurs India Camp

Jul 03, 2017, at 07:33 pm

Kolkata, Jul 3 (IBNS): A camp for young entrepreneurs was recently held in Kolkata where participants got an opportunity to know and discuss about the various aspects of start-up ventures.

KTM organises a spectacular Stunt show in Adilabad

Jul 03, 2017, at 12:05 am

Adilabad, July 2 (IBNS): KTM, the European Racing Legend, conducted breath-taking KTM Stunt show in Adilabad.

Picture overload hinders children learning new words in storybooks, study finds

Jul 03, 2017, at 12:01 am

London, July 2 (IBNS): Less is more when it comes to helping children learn new vocabulary from picture books, according to a new study.

For Aarushi Thakur, the world is a stage

Jul 02, 2017, at 04:25 pm

Aarushi Thakur is a new age theatre director from Jammu who brings a fresh whiff of air to the troubled land. Her repertoire includes adaptations from Shakespeare, and presented in English too, as well as plays on her own scripts, writes Sonali Jha Chatterjee