Roots Corporation Ltd. launches first Ginger Hotel in Katra
Mar 13, 2015, at 06:15 pm
Kolkata / Katra, Mar 11 (IBNS): Ginger Hotels, from Roots Corporation, a subsidiary of The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), on Thursday announced the launch of its first hotel in Katra at the foothills of the holy shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi.
President inaugurates International seminar on
Mar 13, 2015, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated an International Seminar on “Clean and Capable India of Gandhi’s Dream†in New Delhi on Thursday .
Guinness World Record for Whistler Blackcomb
Mar 13, 2015, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Whistler Blackcomb, a major ski resort located 125 km north of Vancouver, in Canada's British Columbia, took pride in announcing the inclusion of its PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola in the 2015 Edition of the Guinness World Records Book.
Modi addressing the National Assembly of Mauritius
Mar 12, 2015, at 10:39 pm
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the National Assembly of Mauritius, in Mauritius on March 12 2015.
Mar 12, 2015, at 10:35 pm
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at Ganga Talao, in Mauritius on March 12, 2015.
The Bengal Chamber holds 'Ratnagarbha' programme in Kolkata
Mar 12, 2015, at 06:28 pm
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS) On the occasional of International Women’s Day, the Sports Development Committee of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a special programme “Ratnagarbha†to celebrate the ladies whose constant efforts and sacrifices have made their children illustrious leaders in their respective fields.
Mar 12, 2015, at 05:35 pm
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the and Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth at the One to One meeting, in Mauritius on March 11, 2015. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the and Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth at the One to One meeting, in Mauritius on March 11, 2015. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the and Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth at the One to One meeting, in Mauritius on March 11, 2015.
Air Arabia hosts key travel trade in Mumbai
Mar 12, 2015, at 05:33 pm
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): Air Arabia, the low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa and the first international low-cost carrier to fly to India, is soon to complete a decade of operations in India.
PM Modi arrives in Mauritius, meets president Rajkeswur Purryag
Mar 12, 2015, at 05:27 pm
Port Louis, Mar 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Mauritius on the second league of his visit to three nations. He arrived in Mauritius from Seychelles and met country's president Rajkeswur Purryag.
A R Rahman supports his student Khamosh Shah for Hunterrr
Mar 12, 2015, at 05:20 pm
Mumbai, Mar 11 (IBNS): Last week A.R. Rahman especially flew down to Mumbai for his student Khamosh Shah. Khamosh Shah has made his debut as a music director with the music of Phantom Films Hunterrr. This is the first complete album he has directed and composed.
Aditya Birla hosts Solar Impulse 2 in India
Mar 12, 2015, at 05:18 pm
Ahmedabad, Mar 11 (IBNS): The first solar-powered airplane to fly around the world, powered only by the sun's rays has been hosted in India by the Aditya Birla Group.
Anushka Sharma in DIVA'NI's Spring Summer 2015 collection
Mar 10, 2015, at 10:19 pm
Anushka was seen wearing a yellow pant suit from DIVA'NI's Spring Summer 2015 collection 'Bohemian Whimsy' at the recent promotions of her movie NH-10.
Delhi hosts WW-1 centenary exhibition
Mar 10, 2015, at 09:44 pm
Some glimpses of exhibition display at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on centenary commemoration of WW-1 on Tuesday (March 10, 2015) .
Second trailer of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy released
Mar 10, 2015, at 09:39 pm
Mumbai, Mar 10 (IBNS) The second trailer of filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee's Detective Byomkesh Bakshy was released on Monday. The trailer gave an insight on the villain of the film while Byomkesh finds the clues to something bigger than the murder case. Both Dibakar Banerjee and Sushant Singh Rajput attend the event making a grand entry on a vintage car and Sushant was in his Byomkesh avatar.
Mar 10, 2015, at 09:35 pm
Bollywood actress Amy Jackson is sizzling on the cover of the march edition of the Maxim Magazine.
Indian Army commemorates centenary of the First World War
Mar 10, 2015, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) The Indian Army is commemorating the centenary of the First World War from Tuesday to Mar 14 in New Delhi in memory of the 1.5 million Indian soldiers who fought in the war and over 74000 who made the supreme sacrifice.
Heritage Academy Kolkata celebrates Women's Day
Mar 10, 2015, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Heritage Academy Kolkata celebrated Women's Day on Monday by organizing a seminar on Women Leadership in Educational Institutions and Corporates.
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