Author interview: Jayesh Sinha talks about his book 'Greatest Sports Rivalries'
Apr 16, 2018, at 10:37 pm
Sports rivalries may not always be confined to playing fields finds out Jayesh Sinha while researching for his book on the subject
Author interview: Caroline Monteiro talks about her book 'From the Streets of Mumbai to Dubai'
Apr 16, 2018, at 10:24 pm
Caroline Monteiro hopes to reconnect with her biological family members through her debut book that talks of her life's journey.
Majid Majidi visits Kolkata to promote his upcoming film 'Beyond the Clouds'
Apr 16, 2018, at 08:05 pm
Kolkata, April 16 (IBNS): Filmmaker Majid Majidi was in Kolkata, a place he refers to as ” the city of Satyajit Ray”, for the promotion of his upcoming film 'Beyond the Clouds'.
Bengalis celebrate new year today
Apr 15, 2018, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Apr 15 (IBNS): The dawn of Sunday brought along new fervour, joy and prosperity in the land of West Bengal with the Bengali community all gearing up to wish and hug each other to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Poila Baishakh (the first day of the Bengali calendar), which marks the 'Nababarsho' or the Bengali new year.
Bengali community celebrates Poila Baishakh today
Apr 15, 2018, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata, Apr 15 (IBNS): Amidst good wishes, immense joy and festive fervour, the Bengali community is celebrating the auspicious occasion of Poila Baishakh (the first day of the Bengali calendar), which marks the 'Nababarsho' or the Bengali new year.
Rongali Bihu festival starts in Assam
Apr 14, 2018, at 04:32 pm
Guwahati, Apr 14 (IBNS): People of Assam are celebrating Rongali Bihu festival across the state, which began on Saturday.
Book review: A book in Hindi on how to avoid examination-related stress
Apr 13, 2018, at 11:25 pm
“Pariksha ke tanav evang iska samadhan” written by Dr. Dilip Kumar Das is a book mainly about stress during examinations and how to cope with it.
Bhumi Pednekar celebrates success of Holi clothes collection drive by Tide Plus extra power, Goonj
Apr 13, 2018, at 10:49 pm
Mumbai, Apr 13 (IBNS): Acclaimed Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar known for her powerful roles in Toilet- Ek Prem Katha and Dum Laga Ke Haisha, recently joined Tide Plus with Extra Power and Goonj to celebrate the grand success of the National Holi Clothes collection drive initiative.
Kolkata: Shyam Sundar Co. Jewellers unveils their 'Akshaya-Tritiya Collection'
Apr 13, 2018, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata, April 13 (IBNS): Shyam Sundar Co. Jewellers revealed their exclusive line of Gold and Diamond Jewellery for Akshaya-Tritiya at their Gariahat showroom in Kolkata, on Thursday.
American clothing brand GAP Inc. docks in Kolkata with first store in South City Mall
Apr 13, 2018, at 06:26 pm
Kolkata, April 13 (IBNS): American clothing and apparel brand GAP opened its first store in Kolkata at South City Mall, on Thursday.
I love my luxury cars: Virat Kohli
Apr 13, 2018, at 01:04 am
Bengaluru, Apr 12 (IBNS): Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli took out some time from his IPL schedule to unveil the second generation Audi RS 5 Coupe in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Agnimitra Paul features in television commercial shot by Power Publishers and Motions Pictures
Apr 12, 2018, at 11:00 pm
Klkata, Apr 12 (IBNS): Power Publishers and Motions Pictures recently shot a television commercial for Greenfield City, a township located in the southern suburbs of Kolkata.
Book Review: Hideous Barack, a historiography of genocide
Apr 12, 2018, at 10:35 pm
‘Hideous Barack’ is a historical non fiction book written by H.P. Roychoudhury. It mainly focuses on the Barak (also spelled as Barack) valley, focusing on the region from pre-Independence to the present, as well as discussing about the future.
JEE Main 2018: Experts Declare 85 Marks as Expected Cut Off For JEE Advanced
Apr 12, 2018, at 10:28 pm
Joint Entrance Exam(JEE) is a combined exam for admissions into various engineering colleges all over India. This exam takes place in two tiers: JEE Mains and JEE Advance. JEE Main 2018 took place on April 8, 2018 in offline mode. The exam will be conducted on April 15 and 16 in online mode. Around 12 lakh candidates registered for JEE Main, out of which, over 9 lakh aspirants sat for the offline mode.
7 Important Things to Keep in Mind While You Appear for WBJEE 2018
Apr 12, 2018, at 10:20 pm
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination is scheduled to be conducted on April 22, 2018. It is a centralized test controlled by West Bengal state government. The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board conducts this examination across many centers in the state, allowing students to gain admission in various graduate level architecture, medical and engineering courses offered by both private as well as government colleges in the state of West Bengal.
Book review: 'Love' The Awakened 'Soul', a poetic exploration of moods and emotions
Apr 11, 2018, at 11:15 pm
“Love The Awakened Soul” is a book of English poems written by Dr Dilip Kumar Dash. As the name suggests, the poems in this book talk about quintessential ‘love’.
Book Review: Atmaja, a book of poems, in Bengali
Apr 11, 2018, at 11:06 pm
“Atmaja’ written by Debapriya Mukherjee is a book of Bengali poems that has been published recently. This book contains some of the loveliest and most romantic poems that I have read in recent times.
Google decorates its homepage with doodle to mark K L Saigal's 114th birth anniversary
Apr 11, 2018, at 09:08 pm
New York/Mumbai, Apr 11 (IBNS): Popular internet search engine Google on Wednesday decorated its homepage with a doodle marking the 114th birth anniversary of singer-actor Kundanlal Saigal.
JW Marriott Kolkata offers curated menu through the day for the Bengali New Year weekend
Apr 10, 2018, at 10:22 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS): Realizing that celebrations cannot be bound by the ticking of the clock, JW Marriott Kolkata has decided to offer a curated spread over lunch, brunch, hi-tea and dinner for the upcoming weekend when Bengalis will usher in the New Year.
Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya performs at Sankatmochan Sangeet Samaroh in Varanasi
Apr 10, 2018, at 09:36 pm
Varanasi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Famous among locals and visitors, Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh is a yearly music celebration held annually in Varanasi
Bibhas Chakraborty launches Rajlakshmi Roy's book Tri Natya Darpane Garhasthya Jiban
Apr 10, 2018, at 08:04 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS): Actor Bibhas Chakraborty launched Rajlakshmi Roy's book Tri Natya Darpane Garhasthya Jiban at Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi in Kolkata, recently.
Welcome the Bengali New Year in style at The Westin Rajarhat Kolkata
Apr 10, 2018, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS): It is that time of the year when Calcuttans are gearing up to welcome the Bengali New Year and The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat is all set to celebrate Poila Boisakh in total 'bangaliana' style, on April 14 and 15.
IIT-Kanpur alumna leads in tackling e-waste hazard in Australia
Apr 10, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Sydney: Apr 8 (IBNS): Leading from the front in tackling the growing mountains of e-waste, an IIT-trained Indo-Australian scientist at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) here helped launch the world’s first micro factory that can transform electronic waste (e-waste) like smart phones and laptops into valuable materials for re-use.
Go Balle Balle in Kolkata at Casa Kitchen's Baisakhi food festival
Apr 10, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Kolkata, Apr 10 (IBNS): Expert in vegetarian cuisine, Kolkata-based Casa Kitchen is ready to add a pan-India flavour to the locally celebrated ‘Naba Barsha’ or Bengali New Year.
I am on the verge of floating my own company to promote music: Vinay Deshmukh
Apr 07, 2018, at 10:04 pm
Vinay Deshmukh, renowned patron of Hindustani Classical Music, is a multi talented person. He also holds degrees in engineering and management from the MIT School of Engineering and the Sloan School of Management , Boston, USA and Indian Institute of Technology , Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee). He is presently Vice President , Oracle Application Labs , Oracle India Pvt Ltd and hold two international patents. IBNS spoke to him on different aspects of Indian classical music.Exceprts:
Ashoka University signs a MoU with Yunus Social Business
Apr 06, 2018, at 11:18 pm
Kolkata / New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS):: Ashoka University, the pioneers in Liberal Arts and Sciences Education based in Sonepat, Haryana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yunus Social Business India centre, a research hub for social business, aiming to create successful entrepreneurs in India.
ONGC Recruitment-Apply for Post of Assistant Legal Adviser through CLAT-2018
Apr 06, 2018, at 10:39 pm
ONGC has invited applications for the post of Assistant Legal Adviser through CLAT 2018. Common Law Admission Test is a centralized exam conducted for students who wish to gain admission in National Law Universities in India. But, in a very welcome move, ONGC has announced that they would accept CLAT scores for recruitment.
APEAMCET Witnesses Decrease in Number of Aspirants; Exam Starts April 22
Apr 06, 2018, at 10:23 pm
A significant reduction in the total number of students appearing in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test (AP EAMCET) 2018 entrance examination is expected as compared to that of 2017. Till the evening of April 02, 2018, only 2,71,305 applicants registered for AP EAMCET 2018.
Australian university UNSW research holds out hope for thalassemia patients
Apr 06, 2018, at 10:11 pm
Sydney, Apr 6 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, have used CRISPR gene editing technology to introduce beneficial natural mutations into blood cells to boost production of foetal haemoglobin.
Patra Bharati publishes a two-volume collection of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's lost writings
Apr 06, 2018, at 07:49 pm
Kolkata, April 5 (IBNS): Kolkata’s leading book store chain Starmark in association with Patra Bharati recently hosted the launch of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s ‘Hariye Jawa Lekha’ (Collection of Lost Writings) in two volumes at the bookstore's South City Mall outlet.