British Council hosts 'The Great Talk' in Kolkata
Nov 06, 2015, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS) The British Council today hosted The GREAT Talk in Kolkata with author and writer Jon Turney delivering a thought-provoking lecture entitled, ‘‘Futurama – Does past cloud our thinking about futures to come?’ at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum.
Nov 06, 2015, at 09:30 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS) Kolkata's Casa Kitchen, a pure vegetarian restaurant cum bar, is offering a more than opulent indulgence for the corporate gourmet, who wish to conduct a successful business meeting over a lunch or just treat themselves and their discerned delegates.
Google doodles on Adolphe Sax's 201st birthday
Nov 06, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Nov 6 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Friday decorated its homepage with a colourful doodle to celebrate 201st birth anniversary of saxophone inventor Antoine-Joseph Sax who was also known as Adolphe Sax.
Raima Sen and Milkha Singh inaugurates Aauris in Kolkata
Nov 05, 2015, at 10:07 pm
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IBNS) Tollywood actress Raima Sen and sporting legend Milkha Singh on Wednesday inaugurated Modern Inns Pvt Ltd's latest venture Aauris, a luxury hotel near Kolkata's Park Street area.
Porcelain: A shimmering journey
Nov 05, 2015, at 07:42 pm
The White Road by British potter, writer and alchemist Edmund de Waal has just hit the book stands, with reviewers calling it a "shimmering paean to porcelain". While China was the birthplace of porcelain making almost a 1000 years ago, it travelled to Europe and soon gained huge popularity. Susanta Paral traces the journey while in Austria’s capital Vienna
British Council Chennai is now open for registrations for the new term starting November 2015
Nov 03, 2015, at 09:42 pm
Chennai, Nov 3 (IBNS) The British Council’s English Language Centre offers courses to suit your English learning needs.
Chemould and Smita Art hold Freedom workshop in Kolkata
Nov 03, 2015, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS) 2015: To raise funds for the welfare of the underprivileged and the intellectually challenged, Chemould and Smita Art jointly organised Freedom on Aug 14 – a pre-Independence Day art workshop in which well-known cartoonists and artists of the city took part most willingly and enthusiastically.
PC Chandra Jewellers opens new showroom in Baruipur before Dhanteras
Nov 03, 2015, at 05:40 pm
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IBNS) Jewellery brand PC Chandra Jewellers on Sunday launched their new showroom in Baruipur, showcasing their new designs in gold, diamonds and precious stones.
Centre inaugurates Rashtriya Sankriti Mahotsav
Nov 02, 2015, at 11:37 pm
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, today inaugurated the most diverse cultural festival of India - Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav at the IGNCA in New Delhi.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan: Such a Long Journey
Nov 02, 2015, at 09:15 pm
NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) is bestowing the Lifetime Achievement Award to filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan at the International Film Festival of Colombo this month for his contribution to cinema. The award comes at a time when Adoor has put in 43 years exclusively to filmmaking as a director and rightly considered as one without par on the Indian subcontinent. Shoma A. Chatterji explores his films and filmmaking.
Google remembers George Boole on his 200th birthday, creates doodle
Nov 02, 2015, at 03:00 pm
New York, Nov 2 (IBNS) Popular search engine Google on Monday decorated its homepage with a doodle celebrating 200th birthday of mathematician George Boole.
Diwali brings ethnic extravaganza of men’s fashion
Nov 02, 2015, at 02:43 pm
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IBNS): Originating from the resplendent and extravagant look that the 'Maharajas' and 'Rajputras' used to carry during bygone eras, the mens' ethnic couture in India has evolved manifolds.
Nov 02, 2015, at 01:49 am
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS): Kolkata’s leading bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Phreedom 4 Ever, celebrated Bengali writer Sukumar Ray’s 128th birth anniversary at its South City Mall outlet here with a presentation of selected poems from his work Aabol Taabol.
Starmark celebrates Sukumar Ray's 128th birth anniversary
Oct 31, 2015, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS) Lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Phreedom 4 Ever, observed the 128th birth anniversary of writer Sukumar Ray on Friday.
IGNOU signs MoU with National Council for promotion of Sindhi Language
Oct 30, 2015, at 03:58 am
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IBNS): The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL), MHRD, Government of India, for Sindhi Chair at the university's headquarters in the capital.
Manipal varsity scholar only Indian in deep sea research team
Oct 29, 2015, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IBNS): Dr. Gurumurthy G.P, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal University became the first participant from the University and in fact, first from any private university in the country to participate in the prestigious deep sea International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP).
Starmark to celebrate Sukumar Ray's 128th birth anniversary
Oct 28, 2015, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IBNS) Popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Phreedom 4 Ever, will celebrate the 128th birth anniversary of writer Sukumar Ray with a presentation of select verses from his ‘Aabol Taabol’ by the Mohul Abrittir Band on Oct 30.
ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival announces first ever Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award for poetry
Oct 27, 2015, at 11:06 pm
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IBNS): To celebrate and promote the expressive art of poetry, the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, one of the greatest literary gatherings in the world, has announced the first edition of the Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award for poetry.
British Council to host 'The Great Talk' in Kolkata
Oct 27, 2015, at 10:07 pm
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IBNS): The British Council has announced that it will present 'The Great Talk' series in Kolkata which is aimed at motivating young Indian students to plan their careers effectively by interacting with renowned UK speakers.
IGNOU observing Vigilance Awareness Week observed
Oct 27, 2015, at 12:18 am
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS) Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) New Delhi, from Oct 26 to Oct 31.
Bengalis gear up to embrace Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth
Oct 26, 2015, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS) As the festive grandeur of Durga Puja wanes with the immersion of Goddess Durga and her children leaving the Bengalis teary eyed, West Bengal on Monday ushered in the Goddess of Wealth and prosperity-Lakshmi.
Oct 25, 2015, at 06:34 pm
While the world even now faces an unprecedented refugee crisis, a Bengali film on the Partition of India in August 1947 takes us to one of the most brutal phases in the history of refugees victimised by forced migration. Shoma A. Chatterji tracks back to Indian films that dealt with the Partition and examines how Rajkahini by National Award winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherjee stands within this cinematic world.
Google pays tributes to legendary cartoonist R K Laxman with doodle on birth anniversary
Oct 24, 2015, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS) Search giant Google has honoured an uncommon 'common man'-legendary cartoonist R K Laxman-by dedicating doodle on its homepage on the occasion of his 94th birth anniversary.
Anounshka Shankar to tour India in December for her new album 'Home'
Oct 23, 2015, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS) Four-time Grammy nominee, sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar will return to India this winter for a four-city tour of the sub-continent, in support of her new album "Home".
Sahitya Akademi condemns killing of Kalburgi, urges recipients to take back awards
Oct 23, 2015, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS) Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters and a central institution for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country, has finally condemned the killing of Kannada writer MM Kalburgi, after a storm of protest and returning of awards by the recipients protesting rising intolerance in the society.
Durga Puja celebrations reach its crescendo
Oct 22, 2015, at 03:16 pm
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IBNS): The five days of festivity touched its crescendo as people will celebrate Maha Nabami and Bijaya Dasami together on Thursday.
Festive fever grips Kolkata on Mahaashtami
Oct 21, 2015, at 04:32 pm
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IBNS): The festivity fever reached peak on Wednesday as the day of Mahaashtami brought along happiness and different hues of aspiration with people flocking to the nearby pandals to offer 'anjali', a special prayer to the goddess.
Hrithik Roshan turns home stylist with DCtex Furnishings
Oct 21, 2015, at 06:07 am
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IBNS) : Bollywood Style Icon Hrithik Roshan has been in the news for designing his waterfront property, not for a showpiece mansion but for his own home. As an interior enthusiasts , he now turns home stylist and proudly announces his association with DCtex Furnishings.
UN@70: Celebrating seven decades of Asia-Pacific growth, development & security
Oct 20, 2015, at 09:38 pm
On this day, 70 years ago, the Charter of the United Nations came into force hope, rising from the ashes of World War II. For seven decades the UN has driven multilateralism for peace, security, development and human dignity – in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. Although far from perfect, no other organisation has done more to "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to promote social progress and better standards of life" for all.
Oct 20, 2015, at 06:34 pm
Love them or hate them, you have to live with them –the ad breaks of various kinds in this market-oriented society where manufacturers vie with each other for consumer attention. But how does the target audience take them, or the ad-makers justify them? Pramita Bose takes a look