Kolkata: Devotees celebrate Rath Yatra
Jun 21, 2023, at 08:42 pm
Utkala the cultural association of Shri Jagannath Seba Samiti organised Rath Yatra from Khidirpore to Northern Park, Bhawanipur Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Hundreds of devotees attend annual Rath Yatra at Delhi's Hauz Khas
Jun 21, 2023, at 02:28 am
NEW DELHI, JUN 20 (UNI):- Hundred of devotees attend the annual Rath Yatra (chariot procession) of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra at Hauz Khas, New Delhi on Tuesday.(Image credit : UNI)
Jagannath snan yatra at ISKCON in Kolkata
Jun 05, 2023, at 04:59 pm
IBNS lensman Avishek Mitra brings glimpses from Lord Jagannath's snan yatra at ISKCON in Kolkata.
Australian High Commissioner pays tribute to Tagore at Jorasanko Thakurbari
May 18, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell AO, and Australian Consul-General in Kolkata, Ms Rowan Ainsworth, on Thursday (May 18, 2023) visited Jorasanko Thakurbari, the birthplace of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, and paid their tribute. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Top stars attend ICC's Pride of Bengal Awards
Apr 22, 2023, at 08:50 pm
Top stars including Bollywood actor Abhishek Banerjee, veteran Rupa Ganguly, actor-MP Mimi Chakraborty, music composer Jeet Ganguli were among the attendees at the ICC's Pride of Bengal Awards held at a city hotel in Kolkata on Friday. (Photography: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Ishaa Saha becomes Senco Gold & Diamonds' brand ambassador
Apr 21, 2023, at 08:17 pm
Tollywood Ishaa Saha has been roped by Senco Gold & Diamonds' to become its brand ambassador. (Photography: IBNS)
Ridhima Ghosh launches Infinix's HOT 30i
Apr 21, 2023, at 08:15 pm
Tollywood actor Ridhima Ghosh recently launched Infinix's HOT 30i in Kolkata. (Photography: IBNS)
CEO Tim Cook officially opens India's 2nd Apple store in Delhi's Saket
Apr 20, 2023, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi: Apple opened India's second retail store called 'Apple Saket' in New Delhi on Thursady, amid loud cheers and applause. CEO Tim Cook welcomed customers to Apple retail store in Saket at the famous Select Citywalk Mall.Image Credit: tweeted by @tim_cook
Lopamudra Mitra inaugurates jewellery, saree exhibition in Kolkata
Mar 25, 2023, at 05:15 pm
Popular Bengali singer Lopamudra Mitra has recently inaugurated Senco Gold & Diamond's four-day exhibition showcasing a new range of handcrafted ‘Padaboli’ jewellery collection along with a range of handwoven sarees. (Photography: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Nusrat Jahan attends ORDI's World Rare Disease event
Mar 07, 2023, at 08:44 pm
Tollywood actor-MP Nusrat Jahan along with singer Anupam Roy, cricketer-politician Manoj Tiwari and others recently attended a press conference held by the Organisation for Rare Diseases India or ORDI on World Rare Disease. Besides Bengaluru, the event is being held in 13 other cities nationally including Davangere, Mysore, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kochi, Pune, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Thiruvananthapuram. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Kolkata's iconic trams mark 150th anniversary of service
Feb 25, 2023, at 02:02 am
KOLKATA, FEB 24 (UNI):- Trams, which started rolling in Kolkata streets in 1873 and intertwined with city life for so long, is celebrating its 150 years of journey in Kolkata on Friday.(Image credit:UNI)
Arjun Chakrabarty, Bonny Sengupta, Saurav Das launch Ethnix by Raymond in Kolkata
Feb 17, 2023, at 01:46 am
Bengali actors Arjun Chakrabarty, Bonny Sengupta and Saurav Das have recently launched Ethnix by Raymond's first flagship store in Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Jugal's hosts Literature Festival on Mishti
Feb 14, 2023, at 05:28 am
US Consul General to Kolkata Melinda Pavek last week inaugurated Jugal's Literature Festival on Mishti (sweetmeats), which went on for two days from Feb 11, at the Town Hall in Kolkata. The event was hosted by Lahana Ghosh, the grandchild of popular sweetmeat-making shop Jugal's owner on the occasion of the shop's completion of its 100th year. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Glimpses of International Kolkata Book Fair 2023
Feb 06, 2023, at 08:17 pm
IBNS lensman Avishek Mitra brings glimpses of the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair which is being held at Boi Mela Prangan at Central Park in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
Kolkata: Vivekananda Mission School Alumni Association, VMS celebrate Saraswati Puja
Jan 30, 2023, at 10:35 pm
Vivekananda Mission School Alumni Association, in association with south Kolkata's Vivekananda Mission School, organized the fifth edition of Bani Bandana on Thursday (January 26, 2023). Teachers and students joined the celebration this year without COVID-19 fears as the school conducted its first Saraswati Puja event after the pandemic.
Kolkata celebrates New Year 2023
Jan 02, 2023, at 03:14 am
People in Kolkata are in the mood of celebration as they embrace the New Year 2023. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Kolkata: Shashi Tharoor at Oxford Bookstore's celebration of 100 years
Dec 31, 2022, at 03:18 am
Congress MP from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor was present at an interactive session held at Kolkata's Oxford Bookstore, which has completed its 100 years. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: Kolkata soaks in Christmas spirit
Dec 25, 2022, at 03:57 pm
Kolkata is on a high as Christmas spirit sweeps the city. While churches hold midnight mass, the brightly illuminated Park Street is the centre of attraction for the young. The city’s Anglo-Indian hub Bow Barracks in central part is also celebrating Christmas like every year. IBNS lensman Avishek Mitra captures the moods.
In Images: Christmas in Srinagar
Dec 25, 2022, at 03:33 pm
The churches of Srinagar are all decked up on the occasion of Christmas festival. Photos: Basit Zargar
West Bengal minister Shashi Panja, actor Trina Saha inaugurate Christmas Tree in Kolkata
Dec 24, 2022, at 07:00 pm
West Bengal minister Shashi Panja and Bengali actor Trina Saha inaugurated a 30-foot Christmas Tree at Apeejay House in Kolkata's epicentre for Christmas celebration, Park Street on Friday. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Koel Mallick launches new salon in Kolkata
Dec 12, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Tollywood actor Koel Mallick has recently launched Femina Flaunt Studio Salon at Gariahat in Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Kolkata roots for Brazil as FIFA World Cup fever grips the city
Nov 25, 2022, at 02:56 am
Streets and lanes of Kolkata bleed yellow and green as the city roots for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Instead of political graffiti for a change the football crazy city walls are painted in yellow and green by various local clubs and groups. Brazil is an eternal favourite of Kolkata and Bengal with Argentina following as close second. IBNS Images by Avishek Mitra.
Rajkummar Rao, Patralekhaa, Harmanpreet Kaur dazzle at Blenders Pride Glassware Fashion Tour
Nov 21, 2022, at 07:53 pm
Bollywood acting couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa and India women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur were the showstoppers at the Blenders Pride Glassware Fashion Tour which was held in Kolkata last Saturday. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
PM Modi praying at Somnath Temple in poll-bound Gujarat
Nov 20, 2022, at 07:22 pm
Veraval (Gujarat): PM Modi prayed at Somnath Temple on Sunday before starting his whirlwind poll campaign in Gujarat./(Image Credit: twitter.com/narendramodi)
Children's Day: Tnusree Chackraborty launches educational campaign for children living in brothels
Nov 15, 2022, at 05:09 pm
Bengali actor Tnusree Chackraborty launched an educational campaign, #ShikshaSeUdaan, for education of sex workers and children living in brothels on the occasion of Children's Day on Tuesday. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Nov 14, 2022, at 06:31 pm
A special curated kids' menu for upcoming Bengali film Haami 2 was launched at Chowman last week. Director duo Shiboprosad Mukherjee-Nandita Roy, lead actor Gargee Roychowdhury, Chowman managing director Debaditya Chaudhury were present at the launch. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:09 pm
Autumn brings out the best of Kashmir as the colours of maple and chinkara leaves play out turning the region into a land of natural beauty.
Artists participate in three-week-long Jashn-e-Kashmir
Oct 26, 2022, at 12:01 am
Artists performing during Jashn-e-Kashmir, a three-week-long cultural festival in Srinagar on Tuesday (Oct 25, 2022)./ Image Credit : UNI
Kids dress as Maa Kali, Lord Shiva in Kolkata pandal during Kali Puja
Oct 25, 2022, at 09:17 pm
Kids, small girls and boys, dressed as Maa Kali and Lord Shiva during Kali Puja at Durgapur Jagoroni Sangha pandal, which was inaugurated by Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim Sunday, in south Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Artisans gear up for Kali Puja in West Bengal
Oct 20, 2022, at 07:12 pm
Artisans drowned in work for Kali Puja at a village in Duttapukur, a few kilometres away from Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)