Village Welfare Society, VFS jointly celebrate International Women's Day
Mar 10, 2015, at 06:02 pm
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Saluting the spirit of women, Village Welfare Society and VFS jointly celebrated International Women's Day on Monday.
Juhi bats for women's health at opening of specialty hospital for women
Mar 10, 2015, at 06:00 pm
Gurgaon, Mar 9 (IBNS): W Hospital, a specialty hospital for women, opened in the presence of actress Juhi Chawla, renowned women healthcare specialist, Dr. Pramod Kumar Sharma, and other dignitaries.
President lays wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti
Mar 10, 2015, at 05:55 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Centenary Commemoration of First World War (1914 - 1918) was inaugurated by a wreath laying ceremony by President Pranab Mukherjee at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate in Delhi on Monday.
Australian cricketer Brett Lee celebrates Holi
Mar 10, 2015, at 05:54 pm
Sydney, Mar 9 (IBNS): Australian cricketer Brett Lee who'll be soon seen in the first Indo-Australian production, UnIndian, celebrated the festival of colours, Holi.
NSDC announces 8 fold jump in number of women skilled over 4 yrs
Mar 10, 2015, at 05:52 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Monday announced an eight fold jump in the number of women choosing to acquire a skill from its training centres over a four year period.
Mamata meets PM Modi, raises WB debt problem
Mar 09, 2015, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament House on Monday.
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:39 pm
Tollywood actress Nusrat Jahan sizzled the ramp as the showstopper in the annual fashion show organised by Glaamour School of Fashion and Interiors in Kolkata on Saturday (Mar 7, 2015). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Kolkata hosts Bohurupi fashion show
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:35 pm
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS) Vasanta is an out of the box celebration of spring by Bohurupi at Abar Baithak with a multidisciplinary ambience of live art and musical performances by Bangladeshi artist Jhoton and Sanghamitra baul and Prasanta baul . Bohurupi is an idea, of changing point of view of fashion in the urban.Bohurupi has welcomed the moist hot climate of Kolkata as a challenge element in the design ,instead of ignoring it.The basic element of Bohurupi's design is transluscence,khadi,malmal,layers and a poetry between pastels and bright motifs.The simplicity and the textile flow gives Bohurupi a standing out flavor. Tollywood models and other celebrities including Bonny ,Swaralipi ,Sreemoyee ,Soumya , Ena ,Farhan, Karan, Jeet , Megha Chowdhury,Megha Ray and Diti adorned the ramp in the fashion show. Make-up artist Don Hasico ,hair stylist Sujay Banik choreographer A D Prasenjit ,show visualiser and content writer Shatabhisha were part of the extravaganza.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
'I am not a mother- Noho Mata', a concept by Sudeshna Basu
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): Story, a bookstore in Kolkata from Primarc Group of Companies, celebrated the International Women’s Day by bringing together Sudeshna Basu along with other eminent personalities, including Dolly Basu, Anashua Majumdar and Biblab Dasgupta, in one common platform for ‘I am not a mother - Noho Mata’, on Sunday.
Joint India-Nepal exercise concludes
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Eighth India-Nepal Combined Exercise (Surya Kiran VIII) which commenced on Feb 23 concluded on Saturday at Salijhandi in Nepal.
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:26 pm
Mukundnagar, Mar 8 (IBNS) Amigos and Pune FC Women’s Team topped the Schools and the Open section respectively in the first ever Women’s Invitational Tournament conducted by Pune Football Club at the Maharashtriya Mandal Sports Complex in Mukundnagar on Sunday.
President presents Stree Shakti, Nari Shakti awards
Mar 09, 2015, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee presented Stree Shakti Puraskars and Nari Shakti Puruskars for the year 2014 on the occasion of International Women's Day at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.
CPI-M attacks TMC, BJP at Brigade rally
Mar 09, 2015, at 04:07 am
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): Top Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders, including former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, addressed a rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata where they hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments on Sunday. Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS
Kolkata's PC Chandra Gardens celebrates Holi
Mar 07, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): A celebration of the triumph of good over evil, Holi, is one of India's most fun-filled festivals celebrating happiness and togetherness. This year, Buzz 365 Entertainments, Co-ordinated by Media Connect celebrated the festival of colours as 'Rangostav 2015-Buzz Ki Holi Festival' at PC Chandra Gardens in Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Kolkata's PC Chandra Gardens celebrates Holi
Mar 07, 2015, at 10:01 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): A celebration of the triumph of good over evil, Holi, is one of India's most fun-filled festivals celebrating happiness and togetherness. This year, Buzz 365 Entertainments, Co-ordinated by Media Connect celebrated the festival of colours as 'Rangostav 2015-Buzz Ki Holi Festival' at PC Chandra Gardens in Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Akar Prakar to host Raza's 'Aarambh'
Mar 07, 2015, at 09:55 pm
Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): Kolkata's art gallery Akar Prakar is going to host an exhibition named 'Aarambh' on the recent works of artist Sayed Haider Raza.
Actor Soham Chakraborty celebrates b'day with fans
Mar 06, 2015, at 10:18 pm
Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): Tollywood actor Soham Chakraborty celebrated his birthday with his fans amid much fun. The actor celebrated his birthday at Hi-Tech Institute, Topsia. The event was conceived and organised by his fans from Tollywood Talkies.
Mar 06, 2015, at 10:16 pm
Holi, the festival of colours, is being celebrated across India. Images of the celebrations in eastern city Kolkata. Images by Soumyadeep Pal/IBNS​
Priyanka Khurana Goyal supports Cancer patients by walking the ramp
Mar 06, 2015, at 10:11 pm
Mumbai, Mar 5 (IBNS): On a buzzing Sunday evening at the National Sports Centre of India, the who's who of Mumbai, gathered together for a Fashion show organised by celebrity designers Shaina NC and Manish Malhotra.
'Margarita With a Straw' trailer launched
Mar 06, 2015, at 10:09 pm
Mumbai, Mar 5 (IBNS) After the fantastic reception of 'Margarita With a Straw' across international film festivals, it’s now time for India to roll out the red carpet for the touching tale.
Tanisha celebrates her birthday
Mar 06, 2015, at 10:05 pm
Actress Tanishaa Mukerji celebrated her birthday on Tuesday (Mar 3, 2015). She celebrated her birthday in style with her close friends who were there to wish her for a wonderful year ahead. The fashionista looked gorgeous in a black dress and was smiling away to glory as she cut not one but two cakes. The theme of the party was 25 till I die and she sure looked not a day older than that.
ICAI & EIRC organizes seminar on Union Budget
Mar 06, 2015, at 10:02 pm
Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) has organized a Seminar & Discussion on Union Budget 2015 at Kala Mandir Auditorium in Kolkata.
Mar 05, 2015, at 06:39 pm
Kolkata celebrates Holi, the festival of colours on Thursday (5 Mar, 2015).
Mar 05, 2015, at 06:27 pm
With people, specially children, busy doing their last minute shopping to select the best possible colours for their 'Holi' celebrations, Kolkata is all set to observe the festival of colours on Thursday.
Shyam Sundar Co Jewellers' 'Adikriti' collection launched
Mar 04, 2015, at 05:57 pm
Actress Nusrat Jahan was present at the unveiling of Shyam Sundar Co. Jewellers' high-fashion gold jewellery “Adikriti†in Kolkata on Tuesday (Mar 3, 2015). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
'Bela Sheshe' cast celebrate basanta utsav
Mar 04, 2015, at 05:54 pm
The cast of Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy’s 'Bela Sheshe' celebrated festival of colours 'basanta utsav' in Kolkata on Tuesday (Mar 3, 2015). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
National Institute of Gender Justice honours Rani
Mar 04, 2015, at 05:51 pm
Mumbai, Mar 3 (IBNS): Actress Rani Mukerji was on Tuesday felicitated in New Delhi by Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury who is the chairperson for the National Institute of Gender Justice. The past awardees include Anna Hazare, Pratibha Patil, Pandit Jasraj and Mahashweta Devi. Rani is the first ever film personality to be felicitated with this prestigious award.
Kolkata: RBU celebrates Basanta Utsav
Mar 03, 2015, at 09:54 pm
Rabindra Bharati University celebrated the festival of colours at its Jorasanko campus on Monday ( Mar 2, 2015). Images by Sounak Choudhury/IBNS.
In football, we can't be gloating on previous glories: Kadam
Mar 03, 2015, at 09:50 pm
The average length of a football field, has been described as being anywhere between 100 yards to 130 yards. The green turf has been home to some of the most inspiring and intriguing stories of football's greatest world over. Somewhere in between the greatest and the most inspiring stories are those tales which revel in the journeys of footballers. The tale of Pune FC's mid-fielder Nikhil Kadam is somewhere there. Having had modest beginnings in Kolhapur, he joined the ranks of the Peninsula Pune FC Academy as a member of the Under-19 team and gradually worked his way to the senior team. And now, three seasons later, Nikhil has been called to Goa for the Under-23 national team camp.We caught up with Nikhil on the sidelines on the eve of his departure and spoke to him about his journey on the football field and the road ahead.Excerpts
Mar 03, 2015, at 09:49 pm
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar called on Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Dhaka on Monday (Mar 2, 2015).