What Are the Pros for Using A Deep Fryer?
Oct 15, 2019, at 07:30 pm
The traditional ways of slow cooking are tiring and time-consuming. The modern equipment of a deep fryer helps in preparation of your favourite snacks in a healthy and convenient way. The automatic temperature settings of the device enable the preparation of perfectly cooked and healthy snacks.
Maestro Tarun Bhattacharya’s philanthropic Santoor Ashram set to hit the shores of USA
Oct 15, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Kolkata: Santoor Maestro and philanthropist Musician Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya embarks on month-long tour of USA, a country he has been frequently performing in for the past 3 decades and more.
PUBG Mobile India Tour 2019 to culminate into the Grand Finals in Kolkata
Oct 14, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata, Oct 14: After four long months of nail-biting action at the regional finals held across Jaipur, Guwahati, Pune, and Hyderabad, the top 20 squads from four regions will be battling it out at the Grand Finale in Kolkata.
Oct 14, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York: World's popular search engine Google on Monday designed its homepage with an animate doodle to mark the 218th birthday of Belgian physicist Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau.
Chicago : Life of the Drama in City of Big Shoulders
Oct 14, 2019, at 04:17 am
2019 is Year of Theatre in Chicago which for nearly four decades now draws audience with a half-price program called Hot Tix. Sujoy Dhar reports on the yearlong celebration in the city known for its diverse creative clans
Google doodle observes birth anniversary of Kamini Roy
Oct 12, 2019, at 04:10 pm
New York: Popular search engine Google on Saturday celebrated the 155th birth anniversary of Bengali poet, social worker and the country's first woman to graduate with honours, Kamini Roy by decorating their homepage with a doodle.
Ireland keen to increase its intake of Indian students aspiring to pursue higher studies
Oct 12, 2019, at 01:56 pm
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS): Ireland is poised to welcome Indian students keen to pursue higher studies at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and is offering over 200 scholarships for the same.
Rhitom Sarkar’s successful Canadian musical sojourn
Oct 11, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Kolkata: Musician Rhitom Sarkar has returned from after a whirlwind tour of eight concerts and two recordings in Canada.
Asian Paints Where The Heart Is showcases Gaurav Kapoor’s breezy Mumbai home in
Oct 11, 2019, at 01:36 pm
Mumbai isn’t known as the maximum city without a reason. One of the most crowded cities in the world, you see millions of people jostling for limited space. So when you think of Mumbai homes, you think of small spaces, and people striving to make the most out of the space that they have.
A Sneak Peek into Kajal Agarwal’s Mumbai Haven in Asian Paints ‘Where the heart is’ Season 3
Oct 11, 2019, at 01:32 pm
“You can take a girl out of Bombay but never Bombay out of a girl”— that’s how Kajal Agarwal begins our introduction to her home in Asian Paints’ Where The Heart Is. Kajal is one of the most prolific actors in India today; having worked extensively in the Tamil and Telugu film industry for many years. In fact, she’s even considered a lucky charm by many directors and producers and has been a part of some big-budget movies over the years.
Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Nobel Prizes in Literature
Oct 10, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Stockholm: Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian author Peter Handke won the Nobel Prizes in Literature for 2018 and 2019.
Serendipity Arts Festival to be held in Goa in mid December
Oct 09, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Panaji, Oct 9 (UNI): For art lovers it's destination Goa between December 15 and 22 as the Serendipity Arts Festival is set to create waves in this sea-side state.
Mysuru: Spectacular torch light parade concludes Dasara festivitiesÂ
Oct 08, 2019, at 10:30 pm
Mysuru, Oct 8 (UNI) The scintillating display of daredevil feats of the motorcycle team were among the highlights of the torchlight parade at Bannimantap grounds, concluding the 10-day Dasara festivities, here on Tuesday.
Merlin Group hosts Merliner Sera Pujo Award
Oct 08, 2019, at 01:55 pm
Kolkata, Oct 5: Durga Puja is not about big budgets and themes, It is also about celebrating together and offering puja in a simple manner with devotion. Taking cue from this spirit , Merlin Group, a leading real estate firm, has instituted “ Merliner Sera Pujo” - an award to inspire the puja organising committees across the housing apartments of Merlin in Kolkata to celebrate Durga Puja in its true spirit today.
Prez Kovind, VP Naidu, PM Modi greet nation on Dussehra
Oct 08, 2019, at 12:28 pm
New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday led the nation in greeting the people on the occasion of Dussehra.
Vijaya Dasami: Revellers bid adieu to Goddess Durga today
Oct 08, 2019, at 08:12 am
New Delhi/Kolkata: This is the day that Kolkatans lament the most as it is time again to bid adieu to the Hindu Goddess Durga and her four children (Laxmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh) with Maha Dashami celebrations coming to an end on Tuesday, starting yet another one-year wait for the deity to arrive on Earth.
Durga Puja: Guwahati witnesses colourful pandals ranging from Ram Mandir to Pandora of Avatar
Oct 07, 2019, at 08:05 pm
Guwahati: The Durga Puja pandals in Assam’s capital city Guwahati have been decked up with different themes to attract the people.
Amitabh Bachchan attends the Navratri Pooja festivities hosted by the Kalyanaraman family
Oct 07, 2019, at 07:31 pm
Mumbai: The Kalyanaraman family hosted a splendid affair as part of the Navratri festivities at their residence in Thrissur, Kerala this week.
Subway adds four new desi flavours to loaded signature wraps
Oct 07, 2019, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi: Subway India has added four new desi flavours namely Mutton Keema, Chicken Seekh Masala, Soya Keema and Paneer Bhurji Masala to its Loaded Signature Wraps category for a limited period.
Durga Puja festivity reaches crescendo on Maha Navami
Oct 07, 2019, at 08:23 am
Kolkata: Durga Puja celebrations reached its peak on Monday as people set out early on the streets of Kolkata on Maha Navami, to make the most of the penultimate day of the four-day festival.
Amidst offering of Pushpanjali, festive fever reaches peak on Maha Ashtami
Oct 06, 2019, at 03:16 pm
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IBNS): The festive spirit in Kolkata reached its peak on Sunday as the Maha Ashtami celebrations of the Durga Puja commenced amidst cloudy sky.
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North Kolkata family celebrates Durga puja with a blend of tradition and fiesta
Oct 05, 2019, at 12:22 am
Kolkata: Amidst the hype over pandal hopping across the city of joy during the biggest festival of the Bengali community-Durga Puja-north Kolkata boasts of some popular household pujas which pose stiff competition to various themes marquees.
People eat more when dining with friends and family: Study
Oct 04, 2019, at 07:42 pm
New York: People eat more with friends and family than when dining alone – a possible throwback to our early ancestors’ approach to survival, according to a new study. This phenomenon is known as ‘social facilitation’.
Manoranjan Byapari among 5 authors shortlisted for JCB Prize for Literature
Oct 04, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Kolkata, Oct 4 (UNI) Manoranjan Byapari, Roshan Ali, Perumal Murugan, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar and Madhuri Vijay's names were announced today as the five authors shortlisted for the 2019 JCB Prize for Literature.
Starmark holds several book-signing sessions in September
Oct 04, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Kolkata: Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark held several book-signing sessions for various authors in September, 2019.
The 11th Daan Utsav takes off in Kolkata with a bouquet of “Giving†events
Oct 04, 2019, at 01:08 pm
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): A Plog Run was the highlight of the launch of this year's Daan Utsav (also known as Joy of Giving Week), in Kolkata on Wednesday, when joggers picked up plastic waste along the route of their run.
12 more restaurants and cafes to satisfy your thirst and hunger pangs this Durga Puja
Oct 04, 2019, at 01:05 pm
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS): Here is our second (and final) list of places you can go to this Durga Puja to eat, drink and be merry. This compilation focuses on standalone places, some with multiple outlets across the city.
Oct 03, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Kolkata: Kolkata’s largest bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Bee Books, hosted the launch of the book ‘Swami Vivekananda: On Life to Budget’ by Dilip Datta at its South City Mall outlet here last month.
Tobacco Free West Bengal Campaign joins hands with five Durga Puja pandals
Oct 03, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata: Tobacco Free West Bengal Campaign joined hands with five Durga Puja pandals (under Borough X) to make them Tobacco Free zones and urged the state government to declare all Pandals Tobacco Free on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja.
West Bengal Governor and city celebs play dhak to inaugurate Manicktala Chaltabagan `Dhak Utsav’
Oct 03, 2019, at 12:41 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar inaugurated the Chaltabagan `Dhak Utsav’ by playing the dhak with BJP MP Roopa Ganguly, actor turned TMC MP Dev and other celebrities and foreign Consul Generals to formally launch the Pujas festivities at the ITC Royal Bengal here on Wednesday in collaboration with Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Ministry of Culture, Government of India.