7 Best Tips to be Considered by all IIT JEE Aspirants
Feb 14, 2018, at 08:07 pm
Preparing for a competitive exam like Joint Entrance Exam takes hard work & diligence. When you put your 100% effort into the exam preparation, then it rewards you with the seat in your desired engineering institutes.
Youth prefers mobile dating apps over matrimonial sites/ads: Survey
Feb 13, 2018, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Matrimonial websites are passé as singles across metros in India are hooking up via location based, free mobile dating applications and social media networks, according to a random survey conducted by ASSOCHAM Social Media Foundation (ASDF) ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Swiggy celebrates delicious union of love and food this Valentine’s Day
Feb 12, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): Valentine’s Day is around the corner and so are the quintessential butterflies in the stomach.
#PadmanChallenge: Promotional campaign or social responsibility?
Feb 10, 2018, at 09:46 pm
Is #PadmanChallenge, which stormed the social media before the release of R. Balki’s Pad Man, a promotional approach coupled with social responsibility? IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh speaks to women to understand
Safe spaces: Tackling sexual harassment in science
Feb 10, 2018, at 05:49 pm
Researchers, academics and scientists around the world are often victimized in a variety of ways – physically, emotionally, sexually, professionally, mentally – by those in power, according to an investigation by Mongabay. Carinya Sharples reports
Ashoka University calls for applications for the Young India Fellowship, Class of 2018
Feb 08, 2018, at 01:39 am
Kolkata/New Delhi, Fe 7 (IBNS): Ashoka University, the pioneer in Liberal Arts and Sciences Education calls for the second round of applications for the Young India Fellowship, a unique one-year multidisciplinary postgraduate diploma programme in Liberal Studies.
Book Review: Purono Album- Redolent of Boyhood
Feb 06, 2018, at 08:11 pm
Sometimes you look back at the sepia past, dotingly, sometimes one stops and gazes behind, lamenting all wealth was in the past, sometimes people steal a glance back, just enjoying it.
India in 2018 is not same as it was in 1962: General Shankar Roy Chowdhury
Feb 06, 2018, at 03:58 am
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): Former chief of the Indian army staff India, General Shankar Roy Chowdhury(Retd), on Sunday said India in 2018 is not the same as it was in1962.
Feb 05, 2018, at 06:01 pm
‘Without leisure, a civilised life is impossible. Without leisure we are sunk in barbarism,’ that’s the essence of the new book The Pleasures of Leisure by Robert Dessaix, award winning author from Australia. Dessaix was in Kolkata recently to participate in the Apeejay Literary Festival and spoke to Ranjita Biswas about his thoughts on leisure and travel
Luxury Pret Bridal wear dazzled on the ramp from Shyamal and Bhumika at LFW
Feb 04, 2018, at 11:19 pm
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IBNS): A Shyamal and Bhumika show is always a grand offering of dazzling bridal wear and they ensured that their collection at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2018 was another memorable line. We had the gorgeous Kangana Ranaut walking the ramp for this very creative husband and wife team.
Lajjoo presents ethnic glamour 6degree Studio during LFW
Feb 04, 2018, at 10:01 pm
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IBNS): For the summer/resort 2018 season, there can be nothing more glamorous than luxurious ethnic wear. The label ‘Lajjoo C’ started in 1999 by Lajjoo Kapur has been dressing the connoisseurs of fashion in her artistic creations.
Miss India announces new season for 2018
Feb 04, 2018, at 04:45 am
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018 has recently announced their new season.
Feb 03, 2018, at 08:34 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): Singer Gouranga Chandra Rudra’s second music album, Shathi Karo Boike Tomar, is a potpourri of modern Bengali songs that talk about the loss of innocence in society, a lost childhood, and the need to restore the dying values of society, including love for books.
Kolkata: Creative designs showcased at Ommyra
Feb 03, 2018, at 03:39 pm
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): Ommyra, a reputed multi-designer store in Kolkata, presented a carefully curated event to explore the wonders of Earthy tones and the rich variety of fabrics, at 8 Raja Santosh Road, Alipore Kolkata.
Udayananda World Heritage Dance Tour: A tribute to father-son duo Uday and Ananda Shankar
Feb 02, 2018, at 08:12 pm
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): Udayananda World Heritage Dance Tour, by Tanusree Shankar and her troupe, will commence its journey from Kolkata on February 23, 2018 with a debut show at Kala Mandir.
CLAT v/s AILET: Difference in Pattern, Difficulty Level and Cutoffs
Feb 01, 2018, at 01:20 am
CLAT and AILET are two of the most popular entrance exams for candidates aspiring to get an admission in one of the top law colleges in the country. Both the exams have more or less similar pattern. The exams are divided in different segments such as English, General Knowledge, Elementary Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, Legal Aptitude and Current Affairs.
Rare titles available at I & B Ministry’s Publications Division stall at Kolkata Book Fair
Feb 01, 2018, at 01:17 am
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): A new edition of the rare collection titled ‘Romain Rolland and Gandhi Correspondence’ has been unveiled at Department of Publications Division (DPD), Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting’s stall at 42nd International Kolkata Book Fair, here today.
NEET Official Notification to be Announced Soon. Check Out the Important Details
Feb 01, 2018, at 01:09 am
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon be releasing the official notification regarding National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET). This notification is expected to be released by the end of January, 2018.
IBPS PO Call Letter for Interview Round Released; Download till February 5
Feb 01, 2018, at 01:02 am
All those who had appeared for IBPS PO Mains examination and qualified the same must be waiting eagerly for call letters for the interview round. But the good news is that the wait for call letters is over now as the admit card of IBPS PO has been released.
Admit Card for SSC CGL Tier 2 to Release Soon. Check Here for More Details
Feb 01, 2018, at 12:52 am
Staff Selection Commission will release the admit cards for SSC CGL Tier II in the first week of February. So, all the candidates will be able to download their admit cards 10-15 days before the exam which is scheduled to be conducted from February 17-22, 2018.
NIOS, Open School Students Eligible to Apply For NEET 2018, MCI Reverses Order
Feb 01, 2018, at 12:40 am
After the reversal of order by the Medical Council of India, NIOS students along with thousands of other candidates studying in the open school system heaved a sigh of relief on once again being eligible to write NEET 2018. National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for the year 2018 is scheduled to be held on May 6. Candidates interested in admission to various medical and dental colleges in the country must appear for the exam and clear cut off for NEET 2018 in order to get admission. Students completing their 10+2 from open school and NIOS will now be allowed to appear for the national level medical entrance examination after being debarred by MCI last year.
Study finds what factors make ‘age-friendly environments’ effective?
Jan 31, 2018, at 09:46 pm
London, Jan 31 (IBNS): A new study, published in the journal Systematic Reviews, conducted by researchers at the University of Liverpool and Newcastle University has identified the most effective initiatives for promoting respect and social inclusion for older people living in the community.
US-based Battery Dance Company enthralls Kolkata with a fusion of American and Indian dance forms
Jan 31, 2018, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): Engaging in collaboration in the arts is one of the best ways that different nations can get to know each other on a level beyond politics, said U.S. Consul General Craig Hall during his opening remarks at a performance by the New York City-based Battery Dance Company in Kolkata, recently.
Reduce price of sanitary napkins, women urge Jaitley ahead of Budget
Jan 31, 2018, at 06:01 pm
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be producing the annual budget on Feb 1 but is he aware of the basic needs and desires of Indian women? IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh speaks to women who want cheaper sanitary napkins
How to stay healthy day by day: useful tips
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:23 am
Book review: 'The Life Essentials'
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Power Publishers' newest title -- 'The Life Essentials' -- is an honest effort by first-time author Sathyan Segaran that might get you in life reboot mode.
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:43 pm
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): Padma Bhushan Pdt Vishwamohan Bhatt on Mohan Veena, Maha Sangeet Samman winner Santoor Maestro Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya and Sangeet Natak Award winner Flautist Pdt Ronu Majumdar, accompanied by Tabla virtuoso Tanmoy Bose, presented Songs of Nature at the Satyajit Ray Auditorium, ICCR recreating history and reliving the magic of 80's.
ModelsMust: Ultimate guidebook for models launched
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:32 pm
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IBNS): For the first time in India, a completely professional platform is available for models that brings to you all you need to know about modelling.
On the trail of a missing Van Gogh
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:57 pm
On the Road to Tarascon (Niyogi Books) is a fiction weaved around the disappearance of a Vincent Van Gogh painting, arguably the most important painting to have been lost in the Second World War. In a chat with IBNS editor Sujoy Dhar, young globe-trotting writer Arnab Nandy, who works with a leading English daily in Kolkata, reveals how he came up with the idea of a historical fiction based on the painting and some very interesting things he found out while researching his debut novel.
Teen author Baani Pasrija on her first book Chimera
Jan 27, 2018, at 11:11 pm
Being an author is not the only career option she is looking at, says Pasrija in her interview