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Waheeda Rehman takes up the cause of neem

Jan 14, 2016, at 12:56 am

Mumbai, Jan 13 (IBNS) Yesteryear actress and unargualbly one of the most graceful stars of all time, Waheeda Rehman will now be seen in a new avatar.

Google Doodle: Company celebrates littérateur Charles Perrault's 388th birth anniversary

Jan 12, 2016, at 06:28 pm

California, Jan 12 (IBNS) Google on Tuesday celebrated littérateur Charles Perrault's 388th birth anniversary with a special doodle.

FFace Calendar 2016 celebrates 100 years of Bangla Cinema

Jan 11, 2016, at 10:22 pm

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): Fface (Fame Fashion and Creative Excellence) Calendar, the concept initiated two years before to provide a platform to aspiring talents in the glamour industry, witnessed the grand launch of its third edition themed on 100 years of Bangla Cinema recently at Main Banquets, The Park here.

Dance championship Born 2 Dance ends with high-voltage performances

Jan 11, 2016, at 02:40 am

Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): East India's Biggest Dance Championship – "BORN 2 DANCE – One Chance One Dance" - Season 2, a dance championship with a difference, climaxed into its thunderous conclusion Sunday evening at Kala Mandir Auditorium.

Phantom office listed as the best in India

Jan 10, 2016, at 03:15 am

Mumbai, Jan 9 (IBNS) In an online survey, Film production house, Phantom's Office was ranked as the second best in the world.

Kolkata: Starmark to launch Nandana Dev Sen’s book next week

Jan 09, 2016, at 05:15 pm

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS) Lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Puffin Books, will host the launch of Nandana Dev Sen’s book Mambi And The Forest Fire on Jan 14.

Many new attractions added to Delhi's revamped Rail Museum

Jan 07, 2016, at 10:48 pm

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS) The renovated National Rail Museum in New Delhi begins a fresh innings with added features such as India's largest working railway model, many indoor displays, a garden, a restaurant, etc., after being inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Clay Craft India collaborates with Chef Sanjeev Kapoor to launch Premium range of Bone China Tableware

Jan 07, 2016, at 07:40 pm

Jaipur, Jan 7 (IBNS) Clay Craft India Pvt. Ltd. have recently collaborated with Chef Sanjeev Kapoor to develop and launch the premium range of Tableware products under the Brand Sanjeev Kapoor.

Titan Company Limited inaugurates luxury Montblanc Boutique in New Delhi

Jan 07, 2016, at 02:46 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): After confirming its partnership with India's largest lifestyle company and specialty retailer Titan Company Limited, Montblanc has inaugurated a new luxury boutique in New Delhi.

Zoctr to grow into a 18-city operation in 12 months: Nidhi Saxena

Jan 06, 2016, at 10:02 pm

Zoctr Health is creating India’s first fully integrated Healthcare Aggregator Platform to address Home Health, Telehealth and Remote Monitoring based services using the iZoctr Website and Mobile App. Brain-child of a management professional with several years of professional experience in the IT Services industry and setting up a successful clinical research organisation, Karmic LifeSciences, Nidhi Saxena is fired up with a vision to cause a disruptive shift in the way healthcare is delivered in India by introducing a proprietary and fully integrated Home and Telehealth services with high personalization, affordability, accessibility and scalability. Zoctr aims to offer a seamless post discharge experience to Post Acute, Post Operative, Terminally ill and Chronic patients.

Twitter to allow 10,000 characters tweet?

Jan 06, 2016, at 05:45 pm

San Francisco, Jan 6 (IBNS) Micro blogging site Twitter is set for a major revamp as the company is planning to increase the word limit for a tweet, ditching the traditional 140 characters for a prolonged 10,000 characters, according to sources.

Climate-change sweeps real estate buyers out of cities

Jan 05, 2016, at 05:19 pm

Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): With the climatologists' persistent warnings of climate change that is and will be affecting the entire world; investing in real estate becomes a nail-biting risk game.

No child is born offender but a crime is a crime: Alokananda Roy

Jan 04, 2016, at 12:22 am

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS) Danseuse-social activist Alokananda Roy, who works in prisons to reform the inmates with the power of music and dance, says though no child is born an offender, the juvenile rape-murder convict in Nirbhaya case should have been judged for the adult nature of his crime.

Kolkata: Rotary Calcutta Mahanagar to celebrate 25th anniversary tomorrow

Jan 01, 2016, at 08:10 pm

Kolkata, Jan 1 (IBNS) Rotary Calcutta Mahanagar is celebrating its 25th Anniversary on Saturday at an event being held at G.D. Birla Sabhaghar in Kolkata.

Senco Gold & Diamonds unveils The Bengal Celebrity League Trophy

Dec 31, 2015, at 09:34 pm

Kolkata, Dec 31 (IBNS) : Senco Gold & Diamonds, one of the major sponsors of the maiden edition of Bengal Celebrity league (BCL), a t20 celebrity cricket tournament, unveiled the Bengal Celebrity League Trophy in the presence of actor & anchor Jisshu U Sengupta, Director, Blue Horizon Sports & Entertainment Pvt Ltd., who has conceived this tournament, actress, Arpita Chatterjee and Gargi Roy Choudhury.

Google posts interactive Doodle on homepage to mark New Year's eve

Dec 31, 2015, at 06:05 pm

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Thursday posted an interactive Doodle on its home page to usher in the New Year.

Chetan Bhagat is India's best-selling author, 'Scion of Ikshvaku' by Amish emerges top-selling book of 2015: Report

Dec 30, 2015, at 03:54 am

Mumbai, Dec 29 (IBNS): 'Scion of Ikshvaku' by Amish has emerged as India's top-selling work of fiction of 2015, while Chetan Bhagat is India's best-selling author of 2015, according to #FlipTrends, a year ender report released by Flipkart.

STORY dons Santa's hat for underprivileged kids

Dec 28, 2015, at 07:48 pm

Kolkata, Dec 28 (IBNS): The talk of the town leisure store STORY hosted a storytelling competition for underprivileged children on the day of Christmas in Kolkata.

LeTV holds first Le Meetup with fans in Bangalore

Dec 27, 2015, at 07:13 pm

Bangalore, Dec 27 (IBNS): LeTv held its first Le Meetup with its super fans in Bangalore on Saturday.

Primarc and Salarpuria group invest in 'Design Cafe'

Dec 25, 2015, at 05:58 pm

Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS): Kolkata based real estate builders Primarc Projects and Salarpuria Group recently invested in 'Design Cafe', an award winning start-up design firm in Banglore.

Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya inks bond with school to provide music lessons to kids

Dec 24, 2015, at 09:08 pm

Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS) Santoor maestro Tarun Bhattacharya believes that every kid should take up music and to make it a reality the Grammy Award nominee and his wife Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya, a renowned Odissi dancer, teamed up with Little Steps, a kids school in Kolkata's Lake Terrace area to provide music and dance lessons to children.

Literary adda to celebrate Kolkata and Kunal Basu’s Kalkatta

Dec 23, 2015, at 09:03 pm

Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS): Popular lifestyle store Starmark will host a reading session on Kunal Basu’s book 'Kalkatta' and a fun-filled bilingual literary adda (chat session) on the theme Dear Kolkata to celebrate both his book and the city.

Sushree Satpathy crowned India’s “Best Dessert Chef” at Sugar Free Dessert Challenge

Dec 22, 2015, at 05:15 pm

Mumbai, Dec 22 (IBNS) India found its first “Best Dessert Chef” as the Grand Finale of the SugarFree Dessert Challenge concluded at The Yellow Chilli restaurant at Powai in Mumbai on Dec 16.

Young technocrat runs in marathon to support child rights

Dec 22, 2015, at 02:50 pm

Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): A young technocrat from Gurgaon flew down to Kolkata to run for a cause as he participated in the Tata Steel Kolkata Marathon (TSK 25K) in the city on Sunday.

Sania to endorse the Kesh King Ayurvedic Medicinal Oil and Kesh King Shampoo

Dec 21, 2015, at 09:25 pm

Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Tennis star Sania Mirza has joined the club of celebrity endorsers of Kesh King, the leading ayurvedic hair care brand in India, owned by Indian FMCG major Emami Limited.

Casa Kitchen to host a Mexo-Italiana Food Festival

Dec 20, 2015, at 09:34 pm

Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the upcoming festive season, Kolkata based restaurants are gearing up to offer some unique delicacies to the food lovers of the city. Casa Kitchen is all set to organise a twelve day long Mexo-Italiana Food Festival, a food festival that will merge Italian and Mexican delicacies.

STORY's 'Winter Carnival' promises fun-filled vacation for kids

Dec 20, 2015, at 09:26 pm

Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): STORY, the talk-of-the-town leisure store by Primarc Group, has organized a month-long 'Winter Carnival' for kids as it does every year in Kolkata.

Casa Kitchen to host Mexo-Italiana Food Festival

Dec 20, 2015, at 08:19 pm

Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the upcoming festive season, Kolkata based restaurants are gearing up to offer some unique delicacies to the food lovers of the city. Casa Kitchen is all set to organise a twelve day long Mexo-Italiana Food Festival, a food festival that will merge Italian and Mexican delicacies.

Taj opens new luxury hotel in Bangalore

Dec 20, 2015, at 06:54 pm

Kolkata/Bangalore, Dec 20 (IBNS): Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces on Sunday announced the opening of Taj Bangalore, the latest addition to the group's luxury portfolio and the sixth Taj group hotel in the Garden City.

Max teams up with L'amar to host East Diva 2016 in Kolkata

Dec 19, 2015, at 02:53 am

Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS) Fashion store Max on Thursday teamed up with L'amar Group and 100% Media and Entertainment for hosting the East Diva 2016, a beauty pageant, next year in Kolkata.