Pre-departure orientation held for U.S bound students

Jun 27, 2015, at 06:24 am

Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS): The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) hosted a day long pre-departure orientation program for U.S bound undergraduates and postgraduate students at the American Centre on Friday.

Actor Abir Chatterjee unveils Titan's new collection in Kolkata

Jun 27, 2015, at 06:08 am

Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS) Tollywood actor Abir Chatterjee unveiled Titan's new men's watch collection Celestial Time in Kolkata on Friday.

DISCUS hosts Fine American Whiskeys & The Art of Mixology session in Kolkata

Jun 27, 2015, at 05:58 am

Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS): The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) hosted its Fine American Whiskeys & The Art of Mixology evening at Afraa Lounge here in Kolkata recently.

Grasim unveils Autumn/winter ready-to-wear collection

Jun 27, 2015, at 05:50 am

Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS): India’s homegrown and men's lifestyle brand Grasim from Grasim Bhiwani Textiles Ltd., a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Ltd. and a part of the Aditya Birla Group, unveiled its autumn/winter collection with a refined, unconstrained and richly detailed Autumn/ Winter Ready-to-Wear Collection 2015.

Kolkata: Vani's 'The Recession Groom' to be released in Starmark next week

Jun 26, 2015, at 05:23 am

Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS) Popular book store Starmark, in association with Leadstart Publishing, will host the launch of Vani's book 'The Recession Groom'in Kolkata next week.

Diageo, United Spirits and British Council launch Phase II of Young Women Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme

Jun 25, 2015, at 04:30 am

New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS): Diageo and its subsidiary in India, United Spirits Ltd. (USL) announced Phase II of the Young Women Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme in association with the British Council.

Chemould Art Gallery-Smita Art to hold Prayas in Kolkata

Jun 25, 2015, at 03:13 am

Kolkata, June 24 (IBNS): Smita Art, in association with Chemould Art Gallery, will hold Prayas-an art initiative aimed at providing a platform to upcoming and senior contemporary artists of West Bengal to interact closely and share their views and ideas during a 60-day period.

Runway Fantasy to come alive at the Grand Finale of Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015

Jun 25, 2015, at 02:56 am

Mumbai, June 24 (IBNS) Beauty brand Lakme is all geared up to explore the realm of fashion fantasy with Gaurav Gupta as the Grand Finale Designer at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2015, to be held from August 26 to 30 at Palladium in Mumbai.

Funskool launches Tom & Jerry puzzles

Jun 25, 2015, at 02:24 am

New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) : Toy company Funskool India Ltd. has launched an exciting set of three puzzles featuring the most loved cartoon characters Tom & Jerry.

Musadiq Amin Sahaf assumes charge as University of Kashmir Registrar

Jun 24, 2015, at 10:25 pm

Srinagar, June 24 (IBNS) Musadiq Amin Sahaf on Wednesday assumed charge as the Registrar of the University of Kashmir.

Union Cabinet approves setting up of six new IIMs

Jun 24, 2015, at 10:17 pm

New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of six new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the country.

Author Amish releases 'Scion of Ikshvaku' in Mumbai

Jun 24, 2015, at 04:56 am

Mumbai, June 23 (IBNS): The much-awaited and anticipated new book from author Amish finally made its appearance in public on Monday.

Ananya Banerjee's book on 100 recipes unveiled in Kolkata

Jun 23, 2015, at 09:27 pm

Kolkata, June 23 (IBNS) Leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Popular Prakashan, on Monday hosted the launch of Ananya Banerjee's latest book 'Planet Gastronomy: 100 Most Popular Global Recipes' at its outlet in Kolkata's Quest Mall.

Ananya Banerjee's book on 100 recipes unveiled in Kolkata

Jun 23, 2015, at 09:17 pm

Kolkata, June 23 (IBNS) Leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Popular Prakashan, on Monday hosted the launch of Ananya Banerjee's latest book 'Planet Gastronomy: 100 Most Popular Global Recipes' at its outlet in Kolkata's Quest Mall.

CRY hosts children's day out at The Indian Museum

Jun 23, 2015, at 05:14 am

Kolkata, June 22 (IBNS) : CRY volunteers, in collaboration with The Indian Museum, organized a day-long bonanza for children, Ashayein, at The Ashutosh Birth Centenary Auditoriumin Kolkata on Sunday.

Neeva-D London makes debut in Kolkata

Jun 22, 2015, at 06:15 pm

Kolkata, June 22 (IBNS) Neeva-D London, the haute couture fashion brand of India-born-London-based fashion designer Neeva Debnath, made a sparkling debut in Kolkata on Saturday with her 'Neo Colonial' collection of women's wear at the Harrington Arts Center.

Corporates in Kolkata join rest of India on Yoga Day

Jun 21, 2015, at 08:10 pm

Kolkata, June 21 (IBNS) Industry captains, representatives from member companies, Yi Executive Committee members and their families assembled, limbered up and did yoga workouts under the aegis of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Eastern India on the World Yoga Day on Sunday.

Social media buzzes with Father's Day wishes

Jun 21, 2015, at 08:05 pm

New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): As India hogged the limelight with the observance of World Yoga Day, June 21 is also a day for doting fathers across the world to be pampered by their children eager to express they care.

KEN and FreemantleMedia open the second Indian Idol Academy in Kolkata

Jun 21, 2015, at 06:20 pm

Kolkata, June 21 (IBNS) Coinciding with the World Music Day celebrations, the second Indian Idol Academy opened in Garia in south Kolkata on Saturday, to train music enthusiasts across the state.

Ashoke Mullick, Nantu Behari Das come together for Gallery Sanskriti celebrations

Jun 20, 2015, at 07:04 am

Kolkata, June 20 (IBNS): Kolkata's popular art destination Gallery Sanskriti will hold its third exhibition as part of its silver anniversary year celebrations where works of two artists- Ashoke Mullick and Nantu Behari Das- will be showcased from June 26.

High Street Market Via Moda back with monsoon collection

Jun 20, 2015, at 06:07 am

Kolkata, June 20 (IBNS): High Street Market Via Moda, an Art, Fashion, and Lifestyle exhibition, organized in aid of charities, is back with its monsoon collection from a diversified range of designers from all over India besides the two South Asian neighbours, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Ola app offers customers chance to win free yoga session

Jun 20, 2015, at 03:21 am

Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS): Ola, a mobile app for personal transportation, will offer customers a chance to win a free yoga session, this International Yoga Day.

Father V M Thomas: Building dreams and shaping lives

Jun 19, 2015, at 05:03 pm

A Harvard graduate, Father V M Thomas taught IAS cadres at the elite Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Mussoorie before he took thousands of violence-hit children from the relief camps and remote villages of Assam under his fold to help them pick up the pieces of their lives and join the national mainstream. Education and skill development has been his guiding principle. IBNS reports

Starmark to host Ananya Banerjee's new book launch

Jun 19, 2015, at 03:29 am

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Popular Prakashan, will host the launch by Ananya Banerjee's latest book 'Planet Gastronomy: 100 Most Popular Global Recipes' at its outlet in Quest Mall in Kolkata next week.

Siachen: High on Yoga

Jun 19, 2015, at 12:03 am

Entire India is celebrating the recognition of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly, which declared June 21 as the first International Day of Yoga. Kavita Suri from Jammu and Kashmir reports on how the Indian ancient health tradition is helping the soldiers on the highest battlefield of the world, Siachen, to fight the extreme weather conditions

Kolkata: Bimal Roy sacked from ISI, students' plea calls for probe into his dismissal

Jun 18, 2015, at 10:59 pm

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Following the removal of Padma Shri recipient Bimal Roy as the Director of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) on June 10, a mass campaigning of students is underway which has called for a transparent inquiry into the reasons for his dismissal.

AMPAI announces the counselling for Entrance Examination

Jun 18, 2015, at 10:53 pm

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): The Association of Minority Professional Academic Institutes (AMPAI), - a registered body under WB Society Registration Act 1961 - popularly known as ‘AMPAI’, announced on Thursday that an offline counselling session would be conducted on June 20-21 in eight locations simultaneously across various states of India.

NSE pledges to transform students in 15000 CBSE schools across India

Jun 18, 2015, at 07:41 pm

New Delhi, June 18(IBNS): National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has joined hands with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to give young students of class IX and X, their first formal lessons in the world of finance.

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's Recipe App comes to Windows Phone

Jun 18, 2015, at 07:39 pm

New Delhi / Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Microsoft on Wednesday announced the availability of celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor's Recipe App, developed in association with Hungama Digital Entertainment, on Windows Phone 8.1.

Tagore songs album on bliss and Vedic hymns released

Jun 18, 2015, at 07:18 pm

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Anandam, an album of Vedic verses and hymns on bliss and Rabindranath Tagore's songs based on them, was released on Wednesday here by some of the popular cultural personalities of the city associated with the works of the Bard.