Music take centre-stage as Muralidhar Girls' College concludes Platinum celebration
Dec 26, 2015, at 06:17 pm
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS) One of the pioneers in women education in Kolkata, Muralidhar Girls’ College celebrated closing ceremony of year long Platinum Jubilee events on Monday, with a colourful cultural programme.
Historic Bandel Church visitors greeted with special treat in Christmas
Dec 26, 2015, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS), Kolkata: This Christmas a visual treat greeted visitors to the Bandel Church - the historical Marian shrine founded in 1599 on the banks of Hooghly river in West Bengal.
When year-end joy crashes against Yule in Kolkata
Dec 25, 2015, at 06:14 pm
It’s December and as the bells toll harder ushering in the Yuletide spirit, with it comes a hungry appetite. It is safe to say that Christmas has the best spread among all the festivities. The variety it provides is truly spectacular. Tracing the mood in Kolkata are IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity and photographer Subhodeep Sardar
Primarc and Salarpuria group invest in 'Design Cafe'
Dec 25, 2015, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS): Kolkata based real estate builders Primarc Projects and Salarpuria Group recently invested in 'Design Cafe', an award winning start-up design firm in Banglore.
Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya inks bond with school to provide music lessons to kids
Dec 24, 2015, at 09:08 pm
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS) Santoor maestro Tarun Bhattacharya believes that every kid should take up music and to make it a reality the Grammy Award nominee and his wife Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya, a renowned Odissi dancer, teamed up with Little Steps, a kids school in Kolkata's Lake Terrace area to provide music and dance lessons to children.
Bagicha Restaurant hosts Tandoor Festival
Dec 24, 2015, at 01:13 am
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS) Bagicha Restaurant Hatibagan is back with its fortnight celebration of Tandoor Festival from Wednesday.
Literary adda to celebrate Kolkata and Kunal Basu’s Kalkatta
Dec 23, 2015, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS): Popular lifestyle store Starmark will host a reading session on Kunal Basu’s book 'Kalkatta' and a fun-filled bilingual literary adda (chat session) on the theme Dear Kolkata to celebrate both his book and the city.
Sushree Satpathy crowned India’s “Best Dessert Chef†at Sugar Free Dessert Challenge
Dec 22, 2015, at 05:15 pm
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IBNS) India found its first “Best Dessert Chef†as the Grand Finale of the SugarFree Dessert Challenge concluded at The Yellow Chilli restaurant at Powai in Mumbai on Dec 16.
Young technocrat runs in marathon to support child rights
Dec 22, 2015, at 02:50 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): A young technocrat from Gurgaon flew down to Kolkata to run for a cause as he participated in the Tata Steel Kolkata Marathon (TSK 25K) in the city on Sunday.
Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016 announces the exciting new designer pool for the season
Dec 21, 2015, at 10:53 pm
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IBNS) The country’s leading fashion and trade platform, Lakmé Fashion Week is all set to give young and upcoming designers yet another opportunity to showcase their talent.
Sania to endorse the Kesh King Ayurvedic Medicinal Oil and Kesh King Shampoo
Dec 21, 2015, at 09:25 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Tennis star Sania Mirza has joined the club of celebrity endorsers of Kesh King, the leading ayurvedic hair care brand in India, owned by Indian FMCG major Emami Limited.
Always apprehensive of things going wrong: Paresh Maity
Dec 21, 2015, at 04:01 pm
Colour rules his life and by his own admission, he loves to paint day and night. A Padma awardee, Paresh Maity is a force to reckon with and a familiar name in the global art scene. In Kolkata for the inauguration of his latest exhibition, 'Sounds of Silence', he speaks to IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity
Casa Kitchen to host a Mexo-Italiana Food Festival
Dec 20, 2015, at 09:34 pm
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the upcoming festive season, Kolkata based restaurants are gearing up to offer some unique delicacies to the food lovers of the city. Casa Kitchen is all set to organise a twelve day long Mexo-Italiana Food Festival, a food festival that will merge Italian and Mexican delicacies.
STORY's 'Winter Carnival' promises fun-filled vacation for kids
Dec 20, 2015, at 09:26 pm
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): STORY, the talk-of-the-town leisure store by Primarc Group, has organized a month-long 'Winter Carnival' for kids as it does every year in Kolkata.
Casa Kitchen to host Mexo-Italiana Food Festival
Dec 20, 2015, at 08:19 pm
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the upcoming festive season, Kolkata based restaurants are gearing up to offer some unique delicacies to the food lovers of the city. Casa Kitchen is all set to organise a twelve day long Mexo-Italiana Food Festival, a food festival that will merge Italian and Mexican delicacies.
Taj opens new luxury hotel in Bangalore
Dec 20, 2015, at 06:54 pm
Kolkata/Bangalore, Dec 20 (IBNS): Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces on Sunday announced the opening of Taj Bangalore, the latest addition to the group's luxury portfolio and the sixth Taj group hotel in the Garden City.
Globsyn Business School hosts GMC 2015
Dec 19, 2015, at 09:51 pm
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS) Globsyn Business School, a B-School in Kolkata, hosted the Globsyn Management Conference 2015, here on Friday.
Arijit Dutta: A man of many hats
Dec 19, 2015, at 04:57 pm
Arijit 'Dadul' Dutta, MD, Priya Entertainment Private Limited (PEPL) is a common name in the Bengali movie industry. He loves donning multiple hats- that of an actor and businessman and a patron of good cinema. Dutta opens up about about his plans to foray into the world of fashion and eco-tourism, in a candid talk with IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity.
Effort to popularising Tagore's song through music council in Bangladesh
Dec 19, 2015, at 07:22 am
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS) Bangladeshi radio and TV artiste Tanjina Toma said the Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan Parishad' in her country is involved in spreading Tagore's music in every town and village of the neighbouring nation.
"Rabindrasangeet Sammelan Parishad is involved in spreading Tagore's music"
Dec 19, 2015, at 03:00 am
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS) Bangladeshi radio and TV artist Tanjina Toma said the Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan Parishad' in her country is involved in spreading Tagore's music in every town and village of the country.
Max teams up with L'amar to host East Diva 2016 in Kolkata
Dec 19, 2015, at 02:53 am
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS) Fashion store Max on Thursday teamed up with L'amar Group and 100% Media and Entertainment for hosting the East Diva 2016, a beauty pageant, next year in Kolkata.
Kolkata hosting three-day long fish festival
Dec 19, 2015, at 02:12 am
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): To celebrate its golden jubilee, the State Fisheries Development Corporation (SFDC), in association with the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and state fisheries department, has organised a three-day long fish festival- 'Bengal Fish Fest Twenty Fifteen'- from Friday.
MLTR captures hearts in Kolkata
Dec 18, 2015, at 10:46 pm
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): Popular international band Michael Learns to Rock (MLTR) presented a nostalgic evening to many music lovers in the city, who have grown up listening to their creations, as they played their popular numbers in Kolkata on Thursday.
UN Member States outline information technology roadmap to achieve sustainable development
Dec 18, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) With the curtain closed on the two-day review by the United Nations General Assembly of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Member States have adopted an outcome document which aims at bridging the digital divide, ensure freedom of speech, and address Internet governance to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Andrew Yule hosts 'Yule Elocution Contest 2015'
Dec 17, 2015, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IBNS): Andrew Yule and Company Limited, a Government of India enterprise, hosted the eighth edition of Yule Elocution Contest in Kolkata.
Kolkata: Starmark launches Moitrayee Bhaduri’s The Sinister Silence
Dec 17, 2015, at 06:56 pm
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IBNS) Kolkata's popular lifestyle destination Starmark,in association with Ahava Communications, hosted the launch of Mumbai-based writer and content specialist Moitrayee Bhaduri's first novel The Sinister Silence here on Wednesday.
Beethoven: Google celebrates composer's 245th birth year with a special doodle
Dec 17, 2015, at 05:31 pm
California, Dec 17 (IBNS) Google on Thursday celebrated legendary German composer Ludwig van Beethoven's 245th birth year with a special interactive doodle.
Beethoven: Google celebrates composer's 245th birth year with a special doodle
Dec 17, 2015, at 05:28 pm
California, Dec 17 (IBNS) Google on Thursday celebrated legendary German composer Ludwig van Beethoven's 245th birth year with a special interactive doodle.
Acid-attack survivors to walk ramp for fashion designer Umair Zafar in Mumbai
Dec 17, 2015, at 03:46 am
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IBNS): Designer Umair Zafar loves has taken up the cause of acid-attack survivors this year.
'Fired' N'Smoked' gourmet pizza delivery chain launched in Mumbai
Dec 17, 2015, at 03:34 am
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IBNS): Pizza lovers in Mumbai can now have more options with the launch of PizzAah!-city's latest pizza chain.