Mumbai, Dec 19 (IBNS): Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) to offer a customised General Insurance Training Program for participants at the Manipal Academy of Banking & Insurance in Bangalore.
Far from the celebratory crowd of Kolkata, Christmas unfolds slowly in the other districts of Bengal with a long tradition of quiet ceremony and rich Christian heritage. TWF-IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity observes the Yuletide mood in Hooghly and Bardhaman
Stephanie Del Valle clinches Miss World 2016 title
Maryland (US), Dec 19 (IBNS): Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico has clinched the Miss World 2016 title.
Serendipity Arts Festival 2016 kicks off with a bang
Kolkata/Panaji, Dec 17 (IBNS): Day 1 of the inaugural edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival, India’s premier, curated, interdisciplinary arts festival, kicked off with a wide array of some of the most enthralling art and photography exhibitions, display of craft work and captivating musical performances.
Selfienomics: A book that makes the self-help genre stand on its head
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): Revant Himatsingka said that he does not see his debut book, Selfienomics, competing with the popular self-help books in the market. Instead he expects to compete with Scoopwhoop or Buzzfeed or Facebook to grab eyeballs, said the author during the launch of his book in Kolkata recently.
CII-Deloitte releases “Annual Status of Higher Education of States and UTs in India 2016â€
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): CII-Deloitte released a report on the “Annual Status of Higher Education of States and UTs in India 2016†(ASHE 2016).
West Bengal Governor inaugurates Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan conference
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IBNS) West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi recently inaugurated Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kolkata Kendra's 7th ‘All India Conference for Principals of Bhavan’s Secondary & Sr. Secondary Schools – 2016’ from Dec 8 to 11.
IGNOU signs MoU with All India Radio Gyan Vani
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IBNS) Gyan Vani FM Radio Channels are being reactivated from Jan 2017 with an MoU signed between IGNOU and AIR on Dec 9 in the presence of Prof. Ravindra Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU and other senior officials of both the institutions.
Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, says study
Washington, Dec 15 (IBNS): Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, while Muslims and Hindus tend to have the fewest years of formal schooling, according to a Pew Research Center global demographic study that shows wide disparities in average educational levels among religious groups.
Black Suits You: A thriller from Novoneel Chakraborty
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Kolkata’s leading bookstore chain Starmark, in collaboration with Penguin Random House, hosted the launch of author Novoneel Chakraborty’s latest book Black Suits You, at its South City Mall outlet recently.
Confessions on an Island: Ayan Pal’s solo debut novel
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): An extraordinary psychological tale where an island takes the narrative ahead, where storytelling is like a game of Russian Matryoshka Dolls – with stories nesting within each other, where the storytellers are consumed by the power of imagination and truth, are a few things that set apart author Ayan Pal’s solo debut novel.
In India, magic as a genre needs to be modernised believes mentalist Neel Madhav
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Illusionist-mentalist Neel Madhav adds one more feather to his cap -- that of an author -- with the launch of his latest book, You Got Magic.
International Kolkata Book Fair 2017: Focal theme country Costa Rica
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Logo of the focal theme country, Costa Rica, for the 41st International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF2017), to be held from Jan 25 to Feb 5, 2017, was unveiled by the Publishers & Bookseller Guild at an event on Tuesday.
A photography exhibition with a deep focus on a cause
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): The city of Kolkata has always been a photographer’s delight, for more reasons than one.
India will see 65% rise in mobile frauds by 2017: ASSOCHAM-EY study
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Rapid increase in use of computers and the emergence of the Internet has led to the evolution of cyberspace, about 40-45% of financial transactions are done via mobile devices and this menace is expected grow to 60-65% by 2017, noted a recent ASSOCHAM-EY joint study.