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'Women fail to live their lives fully because...': Swastika Mukherjee unveiling Sreemoyee Piu Kundu's Memoir 'Everything Changes'

Sep 08, 2023, at 02:15 am

Kolkata/IBNS: "We, women, fail to live our lives because we depend on others and prioritise their wishes more," says senior actress Swastika Mukherjee unveiling author Sreemoyee Piu Kundu's Memoir 'Everything Changes' here last week.

Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic launches four skin serums in Kolkata

Sep 07, 2023, at 06:10 am

Skincare brand Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic on Tuesday launched four skin serums which promise to give users radiant and rejuvenated skin.

World’s tallest bronze statue of Nataraja to grace G20 Summit 2023 venue in New Delhi

Sep 06, 2023, at 06:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Gracing the meeting venue of the G20 Summit in New Delhi will be a 27 feet high figure of Nataraja (the dancing Shiva) made of ‘ashta dhatu’ (octo alloy, bronze), which will highlight India’s traditional metallurgical skills.

'Dressing up must in wedding': Soha Ali Khan Pataudi at Shaadi By Marriott Bonvoy

Sep 05, 2023, at 07:59 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan Pataudi was the showstopper at the yearly Shaadi By Marriott Bonvoy, which was held at Westin, Kolkata last Saturday.

Indian women and men’s visually impaired cricket teams steal hearts at HBG Cricket Day function

Sep 05, 2023, at 02:31 am

London/IBNS: To bring communities closer through sports, United Kingdom based not-for-profit organisation Heritage Bengal Global (HBG), supported by the Harrow Council of London and GBS, a private higher education provider, organised a day of cricket recently in London.

3D content: Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA form Alliance for OpenUSD

Sep 04, 2023, at 02:07 am

Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, together with the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), an affiliate of the Linux Foundation, recently announced the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) to promote the standardisation, development, evolution, and growth of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description technology.

Kolkata: 2023 EducationUSA University Fair provides insight into US higher education opportunities to aspirants

Sep 03, 2023, at 12:15 am

Kolkata: At least 1200 people, including parents, participated in the 2023 EducationUSA University Fair at a hotel in Kolkata on Friday as enthusiasts learnt about various programmes and procedures related to pursuing higher education in America.

Mimi Chakraborty relaunches Tanishq's new store in Kolkata on Raksha Bandhan

Aug 31, 2023, at 09:09 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actress-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty relaunched jewellery brand Tanishq's new store in Kolkata on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Wednesday.

India will host 1st edition of ‘Global IndiaAI 2023 ’ in October: MeitY

Aug 31, 2023, at 06:41 am

New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will organise the first edition of Global IndiaAI 2023 in October this year.

Apple announces date for mega 'Wonderlust' event, iPhone 15 series likely to be launched on September 12

Aug 30, 2023, at 02:45 pm

Tech major Apple is likely to launch its next iPhone 15 series phones during its big ticket event on September 12.

UK: Forget about your missing luggage now Apple Air Tag even helps in catching serial burglar Mari Dinjaku

Aug 29, 2023, at 11:11 pm

A serial burglar, who stole items of more than 800,000 pounds ($1,009,132) in value, was finally caught with the help of  Apple AirTag which was kept in one of the stolen luggage.

Casio launches G-SHOCK Clear Remix Edition

Aug 29, 2023, at 10:42 pm

Watchmaker Casio on Tuesday launched G-SHOCK's Clear Remix Edition

A duet with Bhajan singer Anup Jalota is one of the highlights of santoor player Tarun Bhattacharya's US Fall tour

Aug 29, 2023, at 01:45 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Solo performances and collaborative programmes with other Indian artists will be the hallmark of Santoor player Tarun Bhattacharya’s Fall tour of the United States.

Legendary author and poet Padma Shree Jayanta Mahapatra passes away

Aug 28, 2023, at 06:09 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Legendary author and Indian English poet Padma Shree Jayanta Mahapatra, the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry, passed away due to old age at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Sunday night.

A Box Full of Darkness: Arindam Basu's book of fiction is all about human frailties lurking within people

Aug 28, 2023, at 05:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A collection of short stories based on frailties lurking within regular people is the underlying theme of 'A Box Full of Darkness', the second book of fiction penned by author Arindam Basu.

Jammu witnesses seven-day multi-lingual short story festival

Aug 26, 2023, at 09:35 pm

Writers, who participated in the recently concluded seven-day multi-lingual short story festival, presented their pieces in various local languages in Jammu.

Moople Institute launches its flagship centre in Chowringhee

Aug 26, 2023, at 12:33 am

Hitech Animation recently announced the launch of its flagship centre in Kolkata's Chowringhee region under its education wing Moople Institute of Animation and Design.

Your Messenger Lite will no longer be available after this date, know the reason behind it

Aug 26, 2023, at 12:27 am

Meta has decided to kill its messaging service Messenger Lite in September.

India's Moon landing gets a pat from Google as tech giant dedicates doodle to mark occasion

Aug 24, 2023, at 09:37 pm

Tech giant Google on Thursday came up with a special doodle to celebrate India's historic achievement of becoming the first country to touch down a spacecraft (Chandrayaan-3) in the south pole of the Moon.

IGNCA explores the various nuances of Radha, the divine consort of Krishna

Aug 24, 2023, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  While tomes are written about Lord Krishna, his beloved consort Radha often remains in the background.

MS Dhoni's features in Zed Black's new TVC

Aug 23, 2023, at 11:38 pm

Kolkata: Incense stick manufacturing brand Zed Black has launched its latest TVC campaign for Zed Black 3-in-1 premium incense sticks which features former captain of the Indian cricket team MS Dhoni.

Janapada Division of IGNCA focuses on Hariyali Teej as the theme for its annual day function

Aug 23, 2023, at 08:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Janapada Division of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) New Delhi, observed their annual day through the celebration of Hariyali Teej.

AI tools like ChatGPT likely to complement jobs, not destroy them: ILO

Aug 23, 2023, at 08:18 pm

ChatGPT is not coming for your job and might even enhance it, experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report published this week.

Even iPhone users can now explore features of new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5

Aug 23, 2023, at 07:26 pm

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced that it has released an update for its 'Try Galaxy' app, allowing non-Android smartphone users to test drive the intuitive One UI 5.1.1 and explore features from the new Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5.

Apple warns people against sleeping close to iPhone while charging

Aug 23, 2023, at 03:30 pm

Tech major Apple has warned smartphone users about the potential dangers of sleeping next to a charging phone.

Nagaland Government directs food business operators to update FSSAI licenses for food safety

Aug 23, 2023, at 11:31 am

Kohima/IBNS: To ensure food safety standards are rigorously upheld, the Nagaland government has issued a directive mandating food business operators (FBOs) to renew or obtain new licenses.

Nepali language recognition celebrated on 31st anniversary in Sikkim

Aug 23, 2023, at 07:10 am

Gangtok/IBNS: Sikkim observed the also known as Nepali Language Recognition Day, as a state holiday for the first time, marking 31 years since the inclusion of the Nepali language in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Jammu and Kashmir: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden enters World Book of Records

Aug 21, 2023, at 11:00 pm

Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden has earned a distinguished position in the World Book of Records (London), making the people of Jammu and Kashmir elated.

Siliguri: U.S. Consulate Kolkata, Contact Base host workshop to empower women entrepreneurs

Aug 21, 2023, at 12:07 am

Siliguri: U.S. Consulate Kolkata in collaboration with non-governmental organization Contact Base hosted a multi-stakeholder event for promoting women-led businesses.

Centre orders NCCF and NAFED to sell tomatoes at Rs 40/kg

Aug 20, 2023, at 04:25 am

New Delhi: The Central government has issued a directive instructing the National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) to sell tomatoes to retail consumers at a price of Rs 40 per kg starting from August 20.