The Life Essentials: A self-help guide to get you back on track in life
Dec 19, 2017, at 03:40 am
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, if you are on with it.
Arijit Singh ready to rock Kolkata on Christmas Eve
Dec 19, 2017, at 03:18 am
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): Arijit Singh, the Bengal-born Bollywood singer is all set to rock Kolkata on Christmas eve with a grand performance, which will roll out his first musical tour of India.
Kolkata: Burnt Garlic ready to roll out its year-end festive menu
Dec 18, 2017, at 08:39 pm
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): Burnt Garlic, located on the ground floor of Priya cinema in south Kolkata, is ready with its Christmas and New Year special menu.
Music weds spirituality in Shree Cement Sacred Pushkar 2017
Dec 17, 2017, at 04:24 pm
Pushkar, Dec 17 (IBNS): Music, melody and spirituality competed to capture the sacred ghats of Pushkar as a mood of festivity pervaded the ancient city with people basking in happiness under the December sun on Saturday.
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:45 pm
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Kolkata paid its respect to late Ananda Shankar, on his 75th birth anniversary through a many-layered musical performance held at the Rabindra Sadan.
Artist Milburn Cherian of 'The Healer' fame holds solo exhibition in Kolkata
Dec 14, 2017, at 08:39 pm
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Art lovers in Kolkata have until Monday, December 18, to see some of the fascinating art work of Milburn Cherian, including her famous acrylic on canvas work titled The Healing' that was exhibited in Goa during the 2004 exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier.
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:30 pm
While searching for textile traditions round the world, American designer John Robshaw discovered India’s rich block printing heritage which he has now incorporated in his highly-appreciated homewares and décor items. Jason Chiang reports
ChalkTalk: Talk by adolescents trends from heart of India
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:03 am
Bhopal, Dec 13 (IBNS) You may have heard of 'talks', but this one was unique which was recently held at a village in Madhya Pradesh. It was held in a small NGO office with no special stage, dias, lighting effect, but was just a green board, white sheet on ground, a stool and with a DSLR camera. And yet it trended on Twitter all day.
Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha unveils OPPO F5 Youth camera phone
Dec 13, 2017, at 10:27 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha recently unveiled the OPPO F5 Youth which, according to camera phone brand OPPO, is the first smartphone that sports the FHD+ full screen display model in its price segment in India.
Registration for Max Design Awards 2017-18 has begun
Dec 13, 2017, at 09:35 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): Max Fashion is set to hold the fourth edition of Max Design Awards, a platform to give budding fashion designers, viz. final year fashion design students, a chance to showcase their best work, the company said in a recent release.
The Truth About Online Leadership Development Training
Dec 13, 2017, at 08:57 pm
Leadership skill gap is emerging as one of the topmost challenges for organizations. Most organizations across the world are spending a hefty amount of money onexecutive leadership development programs for their employees at a swift pace. The primary aim is to groom the next-in-command or top performers for the leadership positions. Statistics indicatethat84% of the organizations predict a shortfall of leaders in the next 5 years. However, only 5% have fully implemented development at all levels. (Source: Infoprolearning)
Wow! Momo sets foot in Mumbai with an awesome inaugural offer
Dec 13, 2017, at 06:33 pm
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IBNS): Wow! Momo, the Kolkata-headquartered chain of fast food restaurants, is all set to open its first store in Mumbai, on Dec 15, with a bonanza of what it sells best, the 'momo'.
Debut author Piyaah Nandi talks about her book on fairy tales
Dec 12, 2017, at 09:05 pm
Power Publishers has recently released Grandma's Bucket Full of Magic by author Piyaah Nandi. A Clinical Psychologist by profession, she brings to life some of the forgotten tales of Bengal in her book.
Round the World on Twenty Five Rupees
Dec 12, 2017, at 08:56 pm
Ambitions are what shape us and differentiate us from the crowd. For some, it may be all about clearing the toughest exam in the world while for a few it might be taking a cycle trip around the world with means that would not even suffice for a day!
The Last Esteem Desire: An unconventional love story
Dec 12, 2017, at 08:34 pm
An unconventional love story, that asks, ‘’What happens when we die ?’’ The answer is simple -- we must repay our debts to help seven souls cross over. Only then we can rest.
What happened to 10/3 Rash Behari Avenue?
Dec 12, 2017, at 08:20 pm
When remembering houses that impressed us deeply as children, that may have made us wonder whether we weren’t born in the wrong century, we can’t help and wonder, is it still there?
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IBNS): Gone are the days when for a woman getting ready for the wedding would mean a group of female relatives and friends pouncing on the hapless bride and executing the bridal-do as they thought best.
Ari Roland Jazz Quartet of the US and folk musicians of Bengal create magic through music
Dec 12, 2017, at 04:40 pm
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IBNS): As the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet’s music fused with the soulful Baul songs of Bengal, the audience was practically ready to do a 'Dumbledore' (headmaster of Hogwarts in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series), ready to repeat his famous comment, “Ah, music, ... A magic beyond all we do here!”
Google doodles on German physicist Max Born's 135th birth anniversary
Dec 12, 2017, at 12:42 am
New York, Dec 11 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Monday decorated its homepage with a doodle to mark German physicist and mathematician Max Born's 135th birth anniversary.
Kolkata: Kamala showcases ethnic products from across India at their latest Christmas Bazaar
Dec 11, 2017, at 07:28 pm
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS): Looking for some ethnic products for Christmas gifting? Want to accessorise your year-end party dress? Or want to make a style statement as you travel abroad?
Google decorates homepage with doodle celebrating Robert Koch's memory
Dec 10, 2017, at 11:28 pm
New York, Dec 10 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Sunday decorated its homepage with a doodle to celebrate the memory of German physician and microbiologist Robert Koch.
Mankar College celebrates Lahari 2017
Dec 10, 2017, at 01:32 pm
Burdwan, Dec 10 (IBNS): At Mankar College, Purba Barddhaman, Mankar College Students’ Union in collaboration with the college authority celebrated their annual festival Lahari on Dec 7 and 8.
Google doodles to pay tribute to India's first woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla
Dec 09, 2017, at 10:22 pm
New York, Dec 9 (IBNS): Popular Indian search engine Google on Saturday designed its homepage with a doodle to mark 104th birth anniversary of India's first woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla.
IIT Kharagpur students bag about 900 jobs in less than a week
Dec 07, 2017, at 06:10 pm
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IBNS) In 6 days IIT Kharagpur has rounded off with close to 900 jobs. Quantiphi, the leader in the domain of artificial intelligence emerged as the top recruiter so far offering 34 jobs followed by 33 offers from Intel, one of the premier public engineering institutions In India said.
Parents of LGBTQ children come under one umbrella in Mumbai forming support group
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:18 pm
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IBNS): Parents of LGBTQ children in Mumbai have come together to form a support group that aims to offer support to other parents
Dec 04, 2017, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS): IISER Pune (the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) and the University of Calcutta along with the University of Glasgow have secured joint funding worth €136,310 (£120,326 or1.4 crore) from the Erasmus+ / international credit mobility scheme to allow bilateral exchange of staff, postgraduate and undergraduate students over a two-year period.
Kolkata's popular beauty salon completes 25 years
Dec 04, 2017, at 07:33 pm
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS): Sharmila Singh Flora of Kolkata has not only build an impressive brand in the beauty business but also has the capacity to empower others through her brand building, believes Tollywood's ace actor Prosenjit Chatterjee.
Amrita Kolay takes a perceptive glance at arranged marriage in her book One Crazy Afternoon
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:08 pm
In India arranged marriage has ruled in spite of today’s youth enthusiastically celebrating the Valentine’s Day.
Bengal Chamber Education Committee keen to address child safety issues
Dec 01, 2017, at 09:48 pm
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IBNS): The Education Committee of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industries recently organised a seminar titled “Child first, Safety first” in association with Early Childhood Association, at the Chamber's premises.
Workshop focuses on preservation of traditional mask-making art of north Bengal
Nov 30, 2017, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS): To encourage the traditional mask makers of north Bengal and to pave the way for research and documentation of this art form, an eight-day workshop was recently organised under the aegis of West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, and the Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre, Kolkata.