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 festivities 

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.

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.

Starmark, in association with Bee Books, hosts the launch of Dilip Datta’s book ‘Swami Vivekananda: On Life to Budget’

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.

The spy is out there

Oct 02, 2019, at 03:37 pm

Spies have been among us for centuries though it is often thought to be a recent  phenomenon .  Ranjita Biswas gets a glimpse of their secret world in Berlin’s German Spy Museum

Air India pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by painting a portrait on its aircraft

Oct 02, 2019, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi: State-owned carrier Air India on Wednesday paid homage to India's freedom fighting icon Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary by painting a portrait on the tail of A320 aircraft at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

Classical music patron Sujit Bhattacharya passes away in Kolkata

Oct 02, 2019, at 02:59 pm

Kolkata: Patron of classical music and new talents in the field, Sujit Bhattacharya, who was the founder of Salt Lake Music Association (SLMA), passed away on Monday leaving some of his close associates from the world of culture in a state of mourning.

Gurgaon's The Art Lounge showcases dying batali art of Bengal and Kerala mural paintings

Oct 02, 2019, at 01:39 pm

New Delhi: Thanks to Art Lounge Nirvana, art aficionados in the National Capital Region (NCR) were able to catch a glimpse of two distinct art forms from the eastern and southern parts of the country.

Important to revisit people involved with writers' movement: Shabana Azmi on father Kaifi Azmi ahead of KAIFINAMA screening at SALA

Oct 01, 2019, at 11:48 pm

San Francisco: Critically acclaimed Indian actress Shabana Azmi appreciated the fact that the South Asian Literature & Art Festival (SALA) 2019 has decided to screen Sumantra Ghoshal’s Kaifinama, a film on the life of her father and one of India’s well-known Urdu poets, Kaifi Azmi.

Blogger Jeremy Cabral launches Styleboulevard.in, a platform for India's bloggers and influencers

Oct 01, 2019, at 04:56 pm

New Delhi: Owing to the great demand of Influencer Marketing in India, blogger and male fashion influencer Jeremy Cabral recently launched an influencer marketing agency Styleboulevard.in, billed as a  unique venture started by an influencer bringing what he called the finest of India’s bloggers and influencers to create the best Social Media and Experiential campaigns.

Uber holds gender sensitisation workshops for driver partners in Kolkata

Sep 30, 2019, at 07:02 pm

Kolkata: Partnering with Manas Foundation, a Delhi based NGO working in the field of mental health and gender equity and justice for the last 15 years, on-demand ride-sharing company Uber held gender sensitization workshops for its driver partners in Kolkata recently.

Senco Gold & Diamonds signs Heptathlete Swapna Barman as brand ambassador

Sep 30, 2019, at 06:25 pm

Kolkata:  Senco Gold & Diamonds, eastern India’s largest jewellery retail chain, signed 2018 Asian Games Gold Medalist & 2019 Arjuna Awardee Swapna Barman as their new brand ambassador. 

Book review: Author Bhagaban Chandra Patra’s emotional journey in search of God and love

Sep 30, 2019, at 05:53 pm

Bhagaban Chandra Patra’s 'In Search of God and Love' is a mesmerizing tale about the narrator’s life, his close family members, his village, which is very near to his heart, and the journey of his life.

Empowered, joyous and liberated at 50 than ever before: Sudha Menon

Sep 30, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Journalist-author Sudha Menon was the guest at An Author's Afternoon presented by Shree Cement Ltd and organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation in association with Taj Bengal Kolkata in September. During her interaction for about an hour, Menon spoke about her book Feisty At Fifty and her life at this age. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts

Chowman woos foodies with Durga Puja menu

Sep 30, 2019, at 01:40 pm

Kolkata:  Durga Pujo is never complete without pandal hopping and of course the amazing dishes, be it Chinese, Mughlai or Bengali. And Kolkata sure loves its Chinese more than any other cuisine.  And, if you’re in for some oriental treat this year, Chowman promises enough.