Hurry for early bird tickets for JW Marriott Kolkata Dec 31 party
Dec 29, 2017, at 08:21 pm
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): JW Marriott Kolkata is preparing to bid goodbye to 2017 with a long weekend celebration starting on Friday
Google doodles on Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa's 113 birthday
Dec 29, 2017, at 07:39 pm
New York, Dec 29 (IBNS): Continuing the trend of decorating homepage with doodle, popular search engine Google shaped the page with their new creating which is dedicated to the life and literature of Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa, a renowned 20th century Indian poet and author.
Google doodle on Mirza Ghalib's birth anniversary
Dec 27, 2017, at 02:39 pm
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): Popular internet search engine Google on Wednesday decorated its homepage with a doodle to mark Urdu literature’s most iconic poet Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan's 220th birth anniversary.
Senco Gold & Diamonds launches ‘Mayurakshi collection’
Dec 26, 2017, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): Senco Gold & Diamonds, a jewellery retail chain from Eastern India, HAS announced the launch of ‘Mayurakshi Collection” – an Indo-Western jewellery collection for men.
Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates world's largest sand Santa Claus face on Puri beach
Dec 25, 2017, at 02:12 am
Puri, Dec 24 (IBNS): Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik has achieved another world record in his name when he created world's biggest sand Santa Claus face on the Puri beach on Sunday.
Google celebrates Mohammed Rafi's 93rd birthday with a doodle
Dec 24, 2017, at 05:05 pm
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Sunday celebrated legendary singer Mohammed Rafi’s 93rd birthday with a tribute to him.
Students and faculty at GNIHM bond over cake icing competition
Dec 23, 2017, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS): Students and faculty at JIS Group’s Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management got into the Christmas mood with a cake icing competition recently.
Amway India opens Express Pick & Pay store in Howrah
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:56 pm
Howrah, Dec 23 (IBNS) Amway India, the country’s leading Direct Selling FMCG Company, has opened an Express Pick & Pay Store in Howrah on Friday.
Hard Rock Cafe set to open eighth location in Kolkata
Dec 22, 2017, at 06:27 am
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Hard Rock International has announced the opening of its eighth and newest cafe location in Park Street, Kolkata.
Incredible journey of vikkyking, the winner of Indian Rummy Challenge tournament
Dec 21, 2017, at 06:34 pm
Vikesh Divakaran - The remarkable player who took the Indian rummy circuit by storm this year by winning the Rs. 25,00,000 Indian Rummy Challenge tournament in Goa, hosted by Adda52 Rummy. Divakaran emerged victorious from the final table and took home the first prize of hefty Rs. 10,00,000. With this grand and incredible victory, Divakaran made his mark and gained attention and admiration of Indian rummy community.
Kids use software to debunk Dickens’ Christmas catchphrase
Dec 20, 2017, at 01:59 am
London, Dec 19 (IBNS): Sharp-eyed school children have used the latest linguistics software, developed by the University of Birmingham to show that one of the core Christmas catchphrases is a bit of a myth.
63-percent of Britons say displays of ‘public virtue’ are on the decline: Poll
Dec 19, 2017, at 04:39 am
London, Dec 18 (IBNS): A new poll reveals that most Britons report a decline in displays of ‘public virtue’ in society.
Arijit Singh ready to rock Kolkata on Christmas Eve
Dec 19, 2017, at 03:18 am
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): Arijit Singh, the Bengal-born Bollywood singer is all set to rock Kolkata on Christmas eve with a grand performance, which will roll out his first musical tour of India.
Kolkata: Burnt Garlic ready to roll out its year-end festive menu
Dec 18, 2017, at 08:39 pm
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): Burnt Garlic, located on the ground floor of Priya cinema in south Kolkata, is ready with its Christmas and New Year special menu.
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:45 pm
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Kolkata paid its respect to late Ananda Shankar, on his 75th birth anniversary through a many-layered musical performance held at the Rabindra Sadan.
Artist Milburn Cherian of 'The Healer' fame holds solo exhibition in Kolkata
Dec 14, 2017, at 08:39 pm
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Art lovers in Kolkata have until Monday, December 18, to see some of the fascinating art work of Milburn Cherian, including her famous acrylic on canvas work titled The Healing' that was exhibited in Goa during the 2004 exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier.
ChalkTalk: Talk by adolescents trends from heart of India
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:03 am
Bhopal, Dec 13 (IBNS) You may have heard of 'talks', but this one was unique which was recently held at a village in Madhya Pradesh. It was held in a small NGO office with no special stage, dias, lighting effect, but was just a green board, white sheet on ground, a stool and with a DSLR camera. And yet it trended on Twitter all day.
Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha unveils OPPO F5 Youth camera phone
Dec 13, 2017, at 10:27 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha recently unveiled the OPPO F5 Youth which, according to camera phone brand OPPO, is the first smartphone that sports the FHD+ full screen display model in its price segment in India.
Registration for Max Design Awards 2017-18 has begun
Dec 13, 2017, at 09:35 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): Max Fashion is set to hold the fourth edition of Max Design Awards, a platform to give budding fashion designers, viz. final year fashion design students, a chance to showcase their best work, the company said in a recent release.
Google doodles on German physicist Max Born's 135th birth anniversary
Dec 12, 2017, at 12:42 am
New York, Dec 11 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Monday decorated its homepage with a doodle to mark German physicist and mathematician Max Born's 135th birth anniversary.
Kolkata: Kamala showcases ethnic products from across India at their latest Christmas Bazaar
Dec 11, 2017, at 07:28 pm
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS): Looking for some ethnic products for Christmas gifting? Want to accessorise your year-end party dress? Or want to make a style statement as you travel abroad?
Google decorates homepage with doodle celebrating Robert Koch's memory
Dec 10, 2017, at 11:28 pm
New York, Dec 10 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Sunday decorated its homepage with a doodle to celebrate the memory of German physician and microbiologist Robert Koch.
Google doodles to pay tribute to India's first woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla
Dec 09, 2017, at 10:22 pm
New York, Dec 9 (IBNS): Popular Indian search engine Google on Saturday designed its homepage with a doodle to mark 104th birth anniversary of India's first woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla.
Parents of LGBTQ children come under one umbrella in Mumbai forming support group
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:18 pm
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IBNS): Parents of LGBTQ children in Mumbai have come together to form a support group that aims to offer support to other parents
Kolkata's popular beauty salon completes 25 years
Dec 04, 2017, at 07:33 pm
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS): Sharmila Singh Flora of Kolkata has not only build an impressive brand in the beauty business but also has the capacity to empower others through her brand building, believes Tollywood's ace actor Prosenjit Chatterjee.
Bengal Chamber Education Committee keen to address child safety issues
Dec 01, 2017, at 09:48 pm
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IBNS): The Education Committee of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industries recently organised a seminar titled “Child first, Safety first” in association with Early Childhood Association, at the Chamber's premises.
My Diary: What I Learnt in My First Year of Marriage
Nov 29, 2017, at 08:57 pm
Time flies so fast. It still feels like yesterday when I got married to Atul. On 04th October, we celebrated our first wedding anniversary. For a girl like me who never liked the idea of marriage, the journey was like a fairy tale. I had a 36-point checklist for my future husband, which included everything from wanting a vegetarian guy with over 6-feet height, tothe trait of being a travel-junkie and so on and so forth. Today, I think I’ve won a lottery as I got much more than what I hoped for. Atul is a caring person who everyday continues to amaze me with his selfless love.
IIM Shillong wins season 4 of Tata Steel’s Annual Business Challenge Steel-a-thon
Nov 29, 2017, at 12:33 am
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): The grand finale of Steel-a-thon 2017 concluded on an exciting note with IIM Shillong emerging as the winner of the 4th edition. Steel-a-thon 2017 proved to be a highly competitive and gruelling intellectual marathon.
Trying to bring change step by step: Manushi Chhillar
Nov 28, 2017, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IBNS): After winning the Miss World crown, Manushi Chillar, is all set to focus on bringing change in the society as the winner will be working on menstrual hygiene with an aim to empower women.
Lifestyle diseases the biggest killer in India today, new study finds
Nov 27, 2017, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS): Body Burden: Lifestyle Diseases, the latest report on the state of India’s health, investigates and exposes the new and emerging environmental triggers of NCDs in India.