NSE participates in International Kolkata Book Fair
Jan 29, 2015, at 02:56 am
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IBNS): India's leading stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange, for the first time, is participating in the coveted International Kolkata Book Fair, which commenced on Wednesday.
ICDS falters, quality delivery system Still a big concern for Bihar children: CRY
Jan 28, 2015, at 06:58 am
Patna, Jan 27 (IBNS) : Even though Bihar is emerging as one of the growing states in India, benefit of this development is yet to percolate to the marginalised children as it should have.
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Novotel Hotel hosts NovoChef contest
Jan 25, 2015, at 03:56 am
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): Kolkata's five-star rated hotel Novotel Hotel & Residence hosted NovoChef Session 1 contest's final on Wednesday.
Bengal ushers in Goddess Saraswati today
Jan 24, 2015, at 08:09 pm
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): It is a double celebration for the youths in Bengal as the state observes its first religious festival of the year -Saraswati Puja-for two days commencing on Saturday.
Shilpa launches YaP services in Kolkata
Jan 23, 2015, at 07:53 am
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra and wellness brand VLCC Group's founder Vandana Luthra visited Kolkata on Thursday to launch a rage of YaP services in the city.
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DAV Public School, Thane crowned Energy-Q champions
Jan 23, 2015, at 05:17 am
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): Club Enerji, Tata Power's nationwide energy conservation movement on Thursday declared the National Energy Q Champions for 2015 at the Grand Finale Carnival held at Community Centre in Mumbai.
Racold Thermo to spread 'Wake up Bucket Challenge'
Jan 23, 2015, at 04:30 am
Bangalore, Dec 22 (IBNS): Racold Thermo, a leading manufacturer of water heaters in the country, has taken a step to help the needy by announcing the 'Wake up Bucket Challenge'.
ITM University student represents at Google Student Ambassador Summit
Jan 22, 2015, at 07:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): Palash Chhabra, a student of ITM University, Gurgaon, brought laurels to the varsity after having been selected to represent his University at the highly acclaimed Google Student Ambassador Summit, which was held recently.
TCS Research Scholarship Programme expands to reach 200 more Computer Science PhD's in India
Jan 22, 2015, at 02:30 am
Mumbai/Kolkata, Jan 21 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, on Wednesday announced that the company's flagship TCS Research Scholarship Programme (TCS RSP) will be extended for another five years to reach over 200 additional doctoral research scholars across India in the area of Computer Science.
Educomp to install Smartclass in 21,000 classrooms in FY15
Jan 22, 2015, at 02:18 am
Bangalore, Jan 21 (IBNS): Educomp Solutions, an education company in India, is looking to add 21,000 new classrooms under its flagship Smartclass program this fiscal.
Jan 22, 2015, at 01:09 am
Bhopal, Jan 21 (IBNS) Local news, not to worry to flip through various news channel, it is right on your mobile. Thanks to growing usages of WhatsApp and way things go 'up' and flow on this growing social media channel.
Jitendra Singh announces a 4-day Northeast festival from Apr 9
Jan 21, 2015, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS) A four-day mega Northeast festival will be held New Delhi's Pragati Maidan from Apr 9 to Apr 12 and will possibly be the first of its kind, aimed at showcasing the vast resource and potential of the eight Northeastern States.
'Wake-up call' data shows 63 million adolescents out of school – joint UN agency report
Jan 20, 2015, at 02:08 pm
New York, Jan 20 (IBNS) One in five adolescents worldwide is not in school, which means that some 63 million young people between the ages of 12 and 15 are denied their right to an education, mainly because they are marginalized and poor, a joint United Nations agency report has found as pressure mounts to include universal secondary education in the post-2015 global development agenda.
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Jordan Telly Calendar launched amid fanfare
Jan 17, 2015, at 05:39 am
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS) Jordan Tourism Board in association with Marinating Films and Balaji Telefilms launched 'Telly Calendar Jordan, 2015' with a triumphant bang recently during a gala evening at Villa 69, a plush upscale venue in Mumbai.
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XLRI organises 7th National HR Conference
Jan 16, 2015, at 06:14 am
Jamshedpur, Jan 12 (IBNS) : B-School XLRI- Xavier School of Management recently hosted the 7th National HR Conference on Jan 10 and Jan 11at XLRI Campus here.
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Hrithik's HRX rolls out new collection of body sprays
Jan 16, 2015, at 05:44 am
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan launched a new collection of body sprays under his brand HRX.
Shashi Tharoor attends Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:22 am
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Congress leader and former minister Shashi Tharoor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharati Jawhar Sircar, Justice Leila Seth and British historian Charles Allen inaugurated the 6'th Appejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) at Indian Museum premises in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Jan 13, 2015, at 11:17 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): The Harvard College US India Initiative (HUII), an undergraduate student organization, hosted the inaugural Harvard India Initiative Conference 2015.
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Tata Steel to be 'Title Sponsor' of Kolkata Literary Meet
Jan 13, 2015, at 01:49 am
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): Tata Steel on Monday signed an agreement to be the 'Title Sponsor' of the Kolkata Literary Meet.
Jan 13, 2015, at 01:12 am
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University organised a three-day folk music festival and a folk arts and crafts fair on West Bengal at the Jorasanko Thakurbari.
Jaitley, Nobel laureate attend 49th ISI convocation
Jan 10, 2015, at 07:18 am
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) held their 49'th convocation here on their ISI campus in Kolkata on Friday inviting among others 2007 Economics Nobel laureate professor Eric Stark Maskin as the chief guest.
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Jan 10, 2015, at 06:10 am
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IBNS) : Dance Championship - "Born 2 Dance - One Chance One Dance"- concluded in Kolkata's Science City Auditorium on Thursday.
Academy of Fine Arts to re-open museum with Tagore paintings
Jan 09, 2015, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS) The prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata is all set to reopen the doors to its museum, since closed for seven years, allowing the visitors to see many works of Tagore as well among other paintings and sculptures.
Verico to launch it's maiden smartphone in India
Jan 08, 2015, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Verico Int'l, a brand that deals in Smartphones, Tablet PC's, mobile accessories and a leader in memory products, on Thursday announced its foray into the Indian market.
Jan 08, 2015, at 06:47 pm
Unsustainable developmental policies and rising insensitivity towards nature threaten important bird and biodiversity areas in India with possibility of them disappearing forever . Uttara Gangopadhyay reports
Lapcare launches bluetooth speaker under 'YO!' lifestyle series
Jan 07, 2015, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): Smartphone, tablet and laptop accessories and peripherals manufacturing brand Lapcare on Wednesday announced the launch of its first Bluetooth speaker-cum-stand under the 'YO!' lifestyle series named the Lapcare YO!- LBS999 .
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Amit Mitra unveilsbook on mjunction
Jan 07, 2015, at 05:37 am
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday formally unveiled the book, which captures the 13-year-old journey of Kolkata-based mjunction services limited, at an event in Kolkata.
Harley-Davidson kicks off 5th anniversary celebration in India
Jan 07, 2015, at 12:38 am
Kolkata / New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): The year 2014 has ended on a strong note for Harley-Davidson India as the company completes five successful years in the country with more than 8000 motorcycles on Indian roads since it commenced retail operations in July 2010.
Letter Box: Caught in a time warp
Jan 02, 2015, at 08:03 pm
The 'Letter Box', which once was an integral part of our daily life, is no longer the box of wonder in this age of electronic messaging. Lensman Bijoy Chowdhury captures the forlorn letter boxes across the city of Kolkata and made them the theme of his 2015 calendar. Text by Sujoy Dhar
Time again to say "Happy New Year"
Jan 01, 2015, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi/ Mumbai/ Kolkata, Jan 1 (IBNS): As the almanac turned to 2015, it's time to say bygones be bygones and usher in the new year with fresh hopes and aspirations with the world celebrating a 'Happy New Year' on Thursday.