Winter Carnival for kids in STORY; Chill Fest on Christmas Day
Dec 21, 2016, at 07:23 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Kolkata's leading lifestyle and bookstore, STORY, is holding a winter carnival for the kids, with special events planned around Christmas and the New Year.
Dec 20, 2016, at 10:47 pm
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council NASSCOM (SSC NASSCOM) announces that it has signed MoUs with JIS University & JIS Group, Kolkata, West Bengal to launch ‘Employability Enhancement Programs’ (EEP).
Kolkata: Six prominent Delhi designers come together to house their collections at The Hangar
Dec 20, 2016, at 09:43 pm
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): For the first time, six prominent Delhi-based fashion and product designers have come together in Kolkata.
Dec 20, 2016, at 06:28 am
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IBNS): Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) to offer a customised General Insurance Training Program for participants at the Manipal Academy of Banking & Insurance in Bangalore.
Dec 19, 2016, at 10:52 pm
Far from the celebratory crowd of Kolkata, Christmas unfolds slowly in the other districts of Bengal with a long tradition of quiet ceremony and rich Christian heritage. TWF-IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity observes the Yuletide mood in Hooghly and Bardhaman
Stephanie Del Valle clinches Miss World 2016 title
Dec 19, 2016, at 03:04 pm
Maryland (US), Dec 19 (IBNS): Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico has clinched the Miss World 2016 title.
Serendipity Arts Festival 2016 kicks off with a bang
Dec 18, 2016, at 05:08 am
Kolkata/Panaji, Dec 17 (IBNS): Day 1 of the inaugural edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival, India’s premier, curated, interdisciplinary arts festival, kicked off with a wide array of some of the most enthralling art and photography exhibitions, display of craft work and captivating musical performances.
Selfienomics: A book that makes the self-help genre stand on its head
Dec 16, 2016, at 10:17 pm
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): Revant Himatsingka said that he does not see his debut book, Selfienomics, competing with the popular self-help books in the market. Instead he expects to compete with Scoopwhoop or Buzzfeed or Facebook to grab eyeballs, said the author during the launch of his book in Kolkata recently.
CII-Deloitte releases “Annual Status of Higher Education of States and UTs in India 2016â€
Dec 16, 2016, at 09:18 pm
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): CII-Deloitte released a report on the “Annual Status of Higher Education of States and UTs in India 2016†(ASHE 2016).
West Bengal Governor inaugurates Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan conference
Dec 15, 2016, at 11:07 pm
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IBNS) West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi recently inaugurated Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kolkata Kendra's 7th ‘All India Conference for Principals of Bhavan’s Secondary & Sr. Secondary Schools – 2016’ from Dec 8 to 11.
IGNOU signs MoU with All India Radio Gyan Vani
Dec 15, 2016, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IBNS) Gyan Vani FM Radio Channels are being reactivated from Jan 2017 with an MoU signed between IGNOU and AIR on Dec 9 in the presence of Prof. Ravindra Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU and other senior officials of both the institutions.
Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, says study
Dec 15, 2016, at 03:01 pm
Washington, Dec 15 (IBNS): Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, while Muslims and Hindus tend to have the fewest years of formal schooling, according to a Pew Research Center global demographic study that shows wide disparities in average educational levels among religious groups.
Black Suits You: A thriller from Novoneel Chakraborty
Dec 14, 2016, at 07:57 pm
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Kolkata’s leading bookstore chain Starmark, in collaboration with Penguin Random House, hosted the launch of author Novoneel Chakraborty’s latest book Black Suits You, at its South City Mall outlet recently.
Confessions on an Island: Ayan Pal’s solo debut novel
Dec 14, 2016, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): An extraordinary psychological tale where an island takes the narrative ahead, where storytelling is like a game of Russian Matryoshka Dolls – with stories nesting within each other, where the storytellers are consumed by the power of imagination and truth, are a few things that set apart author Ayan Pal’s solo debut novel.
In India, magic as a genre needs to be modernised believes mentalist Neel Madhav
Dec 14, 2016, at 06:26 pm
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Illusionist-mentalist Neel Madhav adds one more feather to his cap -- that of an author -- with the launch of his latest book, You Got Magic.
International Kolkata Book Fair 2017: Focal theme country Costa Rica
Dec 14, 2016, at 05:34 pm
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): Logo of the focal theme country, Costa Rica, for the 41st International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF2017), to be held from Jan 25 to Feb 5, 2017, was unveiled by the Publishers & Bookseller Guild at an event on Tuesday.
A photography exhibition with a deep focus on a cause
Dec 13, 2016, at 11:38 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): The city of Kolkata has always been a photographer’s delight, for more reasons than one.
India will see 65% rise in mobile frauds by 2017: ASSOCHAM-EY study
Dec 13, 2016, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Rapid increase in use of computers and the emergence of the Internet has led to the evolution of cyberspace, about 40-45% of financial transactions are done via mobile devices and this menace is expected grow to 60-65% by 2017, noted a recent ASSOCHAM-EY joint study.
Domino’s launches new products designed for foodies
Dec 13, 2016, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): Domino’s Pizza India, the market leader in the chained pizza segment, has launched two new products – Quattro Formaggi Burst Pizza and the Choco Pizza.
Kamala heralds December with a special Christmas Bazaar
Dec 13, 2016, at 08:04 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): With Christmas just around the corner, Kamala (the retail outlet of the Crafts Council of India) is holding a colourful Christmas Bazaar at Kolkata's ICCR until Dec 17.
Sri M speaks at the UN meet of Peace Makers at Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 12, 2016, at 09:34 pm
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IBNS): Mumtaz Ali,also known as Sri M, who is a spiritual guide and a social reformer has been invited by the United Nations to participate in the meeting on the role of religious leaders from the Asia-Pacific region in preventing incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes held on Dec 6-7, Bangkok, Thailand.
Christmas Bazaar Exhibition: Kamala invites people with wide range of gift items
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:14 am
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS) : It’s already December, the last month of the year and winter has already stepped into Kolkata with a cold nip in the air.
My art has given me enough immunity: Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:27 am
As Kolkata gears up for Monologues, India's only solo art festival, (at ICCR on Dec 10 and 11), IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity catches up with the festival's artistic director Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee. In a candid chat, he opens up about Monologues, theatre in Kolkata, Bengali cinema and LGBTQ rights. Excerpts:
Sonata ACT: One-of-a-kind safety watch launched
Dec 09, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata/Mumbai, Dec 9 (IBNS): Sonata, India’s largest-selling watch brand from Titan Company Limited, part of the TATA group, launched their safety watch called ACT – App-Enabled Coordinates Tracker - designed exclusively for women.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to debut an Art and Science Exhibition at Serendipity Arts Festival 2016
Dec 09, 2016, at 09:37 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): 2016: Biocon’s Chairperson and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is enabling the showcase of a special exhibition of Science Gallery Bengaluru, ‘Entanglement: A Dance between Art & Science’ at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa this December.
Shiraz Restaurants launches Lazeez Express outlet in Salt Lake in Kolkata
Dec 08, 2016, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): Kolkata's Shiraz Restaurants Pvt Ltd launched their 17th Lazeez Express outlet in Salt Lake (CD 22, Sector 1) in the eastern part of the city recently.
Sharad Sundari 2016: Ahiri Biswas wins the beauty pageant organised by Shyam Sundar Co. Jewellers
Dec 08, 2016, at 11:29 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): The finals of the beauty pageant Sharad Sundari 2016 organised by Shyam Sundar Co. Jewellers was recently organised at The Park Hotel in Kolkata.
Fface goes international for calendar shoot with Bollywood actress Sonali Raut
Dec 08, 2016, at 09:25 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): Fface, a talent management brand of eastern India, which churns out fresh talents every year through their signature event, Fface Calendar, has now stepped on the international platform.
USF launches second Kalam postgraduate fellowship
Dec 08, 2016, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS) The University of South Florida (USF) has announced the launch of second Kalam Postgraduate Fellowship.
Stomp and Dharavi Rocks come together to spread Love and Care!
Dec 08, 2016, at 06:00 pm
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IBNS): Stomp, a British Theatrical Sensation was recently spotted at a busy street of Mumbai painting the town red with our very own Dharavi Rocks.