Shyam Sundar Jewellers launches diamond collection, Rituparna promotes brand
Aug 04, 2016, at 07:48 am
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): Kolkata-based jewellery house Shyam Sundar Co. Jewellers on Wednesday launched some new collection of diamond jewellery with Tollywood actress Rituparna Sengupta endorsing them as their brand ambassador here.
Kolkata: Globsyn Skills holds 3rd National Skills Convocation
Aug 04, 2016, at 06:05 am
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Globsyn Skills, a joint venture between the Globsyn Group and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) hosted the 3rd National Skills Convocation in Kolkata on Friday to recognize and award over 1500 trainees.
Kolkata: Shiraz celebrates its 75 years with team Egoler Chokh
Aug 04, 2016, at 04:48 am
Kolkata, August 3 (IBNS): Shiraz Golden Restaurant on Tuesday celebrated seventy five years of its establishment with the cast and crew of the upcoming Bengali movie, Egoler Chokh.
Jharkhand CM launches PReJHA Foundation
Aug 02, 2016, at 07:52 pm
Jharkhand, Aug 2 (IBNS): Jharkhand Government's Welfare Department and PanIIT Alumni Reach for India Foundation have partnered to launch PanIIT Alumni Reach for Jharkhand Foundation (PReJha Foundation) a non-profit joint enterprise to implement and scale sustainable welfare initiatives.
Filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan to be a Grand Marshal at Montreal Pride 2016
Aug 02, 2016, at 06:49 pm
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): In an honour for the Indian LGBT community, filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan, who earlier this year co-won the National Film Award for Best Editing, will be the Grand Marshal at Montreal Pride, to be held on Aug 14, 2016.
IAYP, India organises Award Leader training (YES) workshop at Award Training Center
Aug 02, 2016, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The International Award for Young People, India, organised an Award Leader training workshop at the Award Training Center, New Delhi recently.
Education is important for India to develop: RILM ambassador says in Kolkata
Aug 02, 2016, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IBNS): Stressing on the importance of education, Bharath, an ambassador of Rotary India Literacy Mission's (RILM) new drive, said that it is an important tool for India's development as a nation.
Women now have a more egalitarian world to fight for rights: Goa Governor
Aug 01, 2016, at 05:26 am
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): Goa governor Mridula Sinha has said that the women of today are fighting for their empowerment in a more egalitarian world and it should not be so that after two decades one has to fight for men's empowerment.
P.C. Chandra Group hosts scholarship programme for underprivileged students
Aug 01, 2016, at 05:22 am
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): PC. Chandra Group, the leading jewelry business group in East India, on Friday hosted the Prerna scholarship programme for the second time to support financially fifteen underprivileged students from across West Bengal.
Google doodles on Munshi Premchand’s 136th birthday
Jul 31, 2016, at 11:54 pm
New York, July 31 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Sunday celebrated Indian writer Munshi Premchand’s 136th birthday by decorating its homepage with a doodle.
Union HRD Minister inaugurates IIT Goa Campus
Jul 31, 2016, at 06:01 pm
Goa, July 31 (IBNS): Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javdekar inaugurated Indian Institute of Technology, Goa on Saturday.
Prominent classical artistes unite to voice protest against terror
Jul 31, 2016, at 05:47 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS) Joining the protest against worldwide violence, classical artistes recently assembled on a podium to declare the triumph of music over bombs.
Jul 31, 2016, at 05:00 pm
What's a woman's attire without an appropriate bag to go with it? Pramita Bose checks out some trends in the bag-front making waves
Srilankan Airline signs up Jacqueline Fernandez as Brand Ambassador
Jul 31, 2016, at 04:32 am
Colombo, July 30 (IBNS): Srilankan Airlines, the award-winning airline, on Saturday signed on board Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez as their brand ambassador.
Goodricke offers exotic variety of tea at the newly launched ‘Goodricke Teapot’
Jul 30, 2016, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata, July 30 (IBNS): India's tea giant, Goodricke organized an exclusive tea tasting session at the Goodricke Teapot, which is a Café and Lounge vertical at Park Plaza in Kolkata's Ballygunge area.
Indian student wins bronze at the 14th International Linguistics Olympiad, held in Mysore
Jul 30, 2016, at 04:47 am
Bangalore/ Kolkata, July 29 (IBNS): Aalok Sathe, a student from Pune, won a Bronze medal at the 14th International Linguistics Olympiad (ILO), which concluded in Mysore on Friday.
Why Active living is great for your Intellectual motivation
Jul 29, 2016, at 05:40 pm
Interest towards making a career in mining is less today: Hall
Jul 29, 2016, at 04:16 am
Kolkata, July 6 (IBNS): Visiting Kolkata recently, Professor Steve Hall, executive director of the Mining Education Australia (MEA), said students are no more finding a career in mining attractive and both universities and industries need to work to improve the situation.
Tabla maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj passes away in Varanasi
Jul 29, 2016, at 03:31 am
Varanasi, July 28 (IBNS): Senior Indian Table maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj breathed his last in Varanasi on Thursday, reports said.
Hackathon: Building apps for a better future
Jul 29, 2016, at 12:01 am
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS): The final countdown of the 24-hour Hackathon, a collaboration between the U.S Consulate General-Kolkata, NASSCOM 10,000 Start Ups and Microsoft, took place at the American Centre, Kolkata, recently.
Experimenter Curators’ Hub (ECH) to begins in Kolkata
Jul 28, 2016, at 11:56 pm
Kolkata, Jul 28 (IBNS): The sixth edition of the Experimenter Curators’ Hub (ECH) begins in Kolkata on Thursday.
Calgary Stampede faces adverse economic run
Jul 28, 2016, at 10:35 pm
Calgary (Alberta, Canada), Jul 28 (IBNS): The annual Calgary Stampede concluded successfully on July 18 but the drop in overall attendance during the 10-day festival raised an important question – is the economic downturn a perceived notion or for real, according to media reports.
IIM Calcutta releases case study on Mytrah's road ahead
Jul 28, 2016, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata/Hyderabad, July 28 (IBNS): Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), one of India’s premier institutes for management, released a business case study in collaboration with Mytrah Energy, an independent power producer in renewable energy with the largest wind bank data in India.
Kolkata: Sanjha Chulha to host Quirky Kebab Festival
Jul 28, 2016, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS): Kolkata-based restaurant Sanjha Chulhanis all set to host the Quirky Kebab festival at its new outlet in southern part of the city.
JIS group exhorts students to be entrepreneurs
Jul 28, 2016, at 07:52 am
Kolkata, July 27 (IBNS):West Bengal-based JIS Group, which runs the JIS College of Engineering, has launched an initiative to introduce the idea of entrepreneurship to the students, to help them think out of the box and step into a new territory apart from traditional career outline.
Indian scholars lead global gathering on Shakespeare
Jul 28, 2016, at 03:47 am
Birmingham, July 27 (IBNS): Indian academics will join over 800 Shakespeare scholars from more than 48 countries in Stratford Upon-Avon and London for the 10th World Shakespeare Congress, to explore and honour the Bard's work some 400 years after his death.
TM Krishna, Bezwada Wilson win Magsaysay Award for 2016
Jul 27, 2016, at 06:35 pm
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): Two Indians, TM Krishna and Bezwada Wilson have received the 2016 edition of Ramon Magsaysay Award from The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation.
Lakmé Fashion Week to host plus-size show in collaboration with aLL and designer Shilpa Chavan
Jul 27, 2016, at 01:25 am
Mumbai/Kolkata, July 26 (IBNS): Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive, 2016 in association with aLL: The Plus Size Store will host the first ever plus-size show for men and women styled by designer Shilpa Chavan of Little Shilpa, an official release said.
Kolkata: It’s raining Hilsa at The Gateway Hotel
Jul 26, 2016, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata, July 26 (IBNS): The arrival of monsoon starts tickling the Bengali taste buds with tantalising thoughts of devouring Ilish during the rains. Ilish or Hilsa, the national fish of Bangladesh, is extremely popular in India, especially in the states of West Bengal, Orissa, Tripura and Assam.
Jul 26, 2016, at 08:39 pm
Guwahati, July 26 (IBNS) Bajaj Electricals under its CSR initiative has supportedand helped to start a solar powered computer training center for quality and effectiveeducation for underprivileged students of VivekanandaKendra Vidyalaya, Tezpur, Assam.