Google adds black ribbon on search engine homepage to pay homage to passengers of crashed AI flight
Jun 13, 2025, at 05:57 pm
Search engine major Google on Friday added a black ribbon to its homepage in memory of those who lost their lives in the Air India flight crash in the western Indian city of Gujarat, one of the worst aviation mishaps witnessed by the nation in recent years.
Kolkata: UK-India colab showcases wildlife and conservation through visual storytelling
Jun 11, 2025, at 02:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The British Deputy High Commission Kolkata and Indo-British Scholars’ Association (IBSA) jointly organised an event here to shine the spotlight on wildlife and our living planet through visual storytelling.
Best-selling British thriller writer and ex-spy Frederick Forsyth dies at 86
Jun 10, 2025, at 06:54 pm
English novelist, journalist and former spy Frederick Forsyth, who is known for his well researched thrillers, died at the age of 86 on June 9, media reports said.
AirPods power studio-quality audio recording and camera remote
Jun 10, 2025, at 04:53 pm
Tech major Apple on Monday previewed studio-quality audio recording and camera remote features for AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), and AirPods Pro 2, delivering new ways to capture content and improving how users communicate.
Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers to foster creativity, innovation
Jun 10, 2025, at 03:56 pm
Tech major Apple on Monday announced new technologies and enhancements to its developer tools to help developers create more beautiful, intelligent, and engaging app experiences across Apple platforms.
Firpo’s: Remembering a slice of colonial Calcutta’s nightlife
Jun 09, 2025, at 08:27 pm
Firpo’s, which was once the most happening food joint, nightlife haunt and social venue of Kolkata (Calcutta) since the 1920s, was the brainchild of Angelo Firpo, an Italian. Recently, his grandnephew Enrico De Barbieri was in town at the invitation of the Italian Consulate of Kolkata to relive a lost past. Sreyashi Ghosh walks down the memory lane of the city in colonial times
India's Pavilion claims the spotlight at Osaka World Expo
Jun 09, 2025, at 01:55 pm
New Delhi: At the ongoing World Expo in Osaka, Japan, the Bharat Mandap curated by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) has emerged as one of the most popular attractions and secured a place among the top five pavilions.
Realme launches its GT 7 series in India
Jun 08, 2025, at 12:34 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Realme has officially launched its highly anticipated GT 7 series in India, aligning with its global unveiling in Paris.
Malabar Group announces it will serve 2.5 crore meals in 2025-26 under CSR drive
Jun 08, 2025, at 12:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS- Malabar Group, parent company of Malabar Gold and Diamonds, has set aside INR 150 crore for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs in 2025–26.
Satya Nadella finally breaks silence on 6000 job cuts in Microsoft
Jun 03, 2025, at 06:08 pm
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has finally broken his silence on laying off 6000 employees and said it was more related to organisational restructuring than poor performance of employees.
'Feels like a tonic in my musical pursuits': Flute virtuoso Pandit Ronu Majumdar receives Padma Shri
Jun 03, 2025, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Renowned flute virtuoso Pandit Ronu Majumdar was conferred with the Padma Shri, the third-highest civilian award in India, by President Draupadi Murmu Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi at a Civil Investiture Ceremony recently.
Loreto College Kolkata launches online multidisciplinary e-journals to foster academic research
Jun 02, 2025, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Students and teachers of Loreto College attended the joint inauguration of the first volumes of two multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed e-journals published by the college via an online programme last Wednesday.
Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri crowned Miss World 2025; India’s Nandini Gupta reaches top 20
May 31, 2025, at 11:23 pm
Hyderabad: Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri was crowned the 72nd Miss World at a glittering finale held on 31 May at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad.
British-Indian twins Krish and Keira top score in prestigious IQ test, join Mensa
May 25, 2025, at 03:14 pm
A pair of British-Indian twins, whose parents studied in India before moving to the UK, scored remarkably in a tough IQ test that made them join the prestigious Mensa society.
X suffers second outage in two days; Musk had earlier warned of cyberattacks
May 24, 2025, at 08:49 pm
Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced widespread disruptions on Saturday evening, marking the second day in a row of technical troubles for the site.
May 24, 2025, at 01:18 pm
From a banker turning into a renowned numismatist, Shankar Kumar Bose’s journey is a fascinating one, as Ranjita Biswas finds out
Marking 200 years of Assam tea, book calls tea ‘a beverage of well-being’
May 23, 2025, at 02:51 pm
Guwahati, May 20 : Even as the world celebrated the International Tea Day on May 21, a recently published book marking two hundred years of tea as an industry in Assam, has brought to the fore several scientific aspects and called it “a beverage of well-being.”
Mizoram becomes first Indian state to achieve full literacy
May 22, 2025, at 05:46 pm
Aizawl/IBNS: Mizoram has become the first Indian state to achieve full literacy, media reports said.
Indian author Banu Mushtaq scripts history by winning the 2025 International Booker Prize
May 22, 2025, at 12:04 am
London/IBNS: Banu Mushtaq has become the first Indian author writing in Kannada to win the prestigious International Booker Prize, taking regional Indian literature to the global stage
UN-led study reveals AI threatens one in four jobs
May 21, 2025, at 10:35 am
One in four jobs worldwide is potentially exposed to what’s known as generative artificial intelligence – or Generative AI – according to a new joint study from the UN labour agency (ILO) and Poland’s National Research Institute. The study finds that transforming job descriptions, not widespread job loss, is the more likely result.
Sona Fashion Tech achieves 17 years of unbroken 100 pct placement success
May 19, 2025, at 05:23 pm
Sona College of Technology’s Fashion Technology department, has emerged as a front-runner in preparing technically skilled, design-savvy, and creative fashion technologists.
Planet Word museum: Washington DC's ode to power of language
May 19, 2025, at 11:52 am
Planet Word is a one-of-a-kind, interactive museum in downtown Washington DC dedicated to the power of language and storytelling. Sujoy Dhar is blown away by the wordsmith of a museum
May 18, 2025, at 11:26 am
A new premises of the Management Centre for Human Development (MCHD), a unit of Prof. Shitangshu Kumar Chakraborty Memorial Trust, was inaugurated recently in south Kolkata to carry forward the legacy of the pioneering institution dedicated to promoting value-based management, leadership, sustainable development, and spiritual-material harmony.
Rukmini Maitra dazzles as showstopper at a hair fashion show in Kolkata
May 17, 2025, at 11:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Godrej Professional unveiled its latest Surreal Hair Colour Collection along with a hair fashion show presenting Bengali film star Rukmini Maitra as the showstopper on Thursday.
Tech giant Apple assures India of commitment despite Trump's 'little problem'
May 16, 2025, at 10:43 am
Tech giant Apple has 'assured' India of its continued commitment to using India as a major base to manufacture its products, media reports said.
Arunima Ghosh launches Chowman's The Great Asian Food Festival
May 13, 2025, at 06:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali film actress Arunima Ghosh has recently launched Chowman's The Great Asian Food Festival offering delicacies from five other countries other than China.
West Bengal Dance Group Federation felicitates Mamata Shankar on World Dance Day
May 13, 2025, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Dance Group Federation celebrated the World Dance Day with a felicitation ceremony of the Padma Shri winner Mamata Shankar, along with a Bihu dance from Assam and eleven other dance performances as well last month.
After years of rivalry, Sam Altman says he wants to be friends with Elon Musk
May 10, 2025, at 11:27 pm
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has waived white flags, urging Elon Musk to be friends with him after years of rivalry and heated exchanges on social media.
May 09, 2025, at 04:47 pm
Salem: The Sona College of Technology has achieved a major milestone in the first phase of campus placements for its BTech graduating class of 2025, with 82 per cent students securing job offers in core engineering disciplines—including Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil—as well as new-age specialisations such as Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Analytics and Data Science.
India at the Met Gala 2025: SRK, Kiara among others lead a dazzling cultural showcase
May 06, 2025, at 03:19 pm
It’s that time of the year again—and this time, India made its mark. At the Met Gala 2025, Indian stars didn’t just walk the red carpet, they made bold cultural statements through their fashion.