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Thirty-six universities from the US engage with students at the USIEF-EducationUSA University Fair in Kolkata

Sep 05, 2019, at 06:50 pm

Kolkata: Representatives from 36 accredited American universities recently interacted with over 500 local students and 200 parents at the USIEF-EducationUSA University Fair 2019, hosted by the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) here.

Dev inaugurates Acropolis Mall's puja shopping bonanza

Sep 05, 2019, at 05:54 pm

Kolkata: Tollywood superstar Dev on Wednesday formally launched Acropolis Mall's puja shopping bonanza here.

4 debut novels among 10 in longlist for 2019 JCB Prize for Literature

Sep 04, 2019, at 10:42 pm

Kolkata, Sep 04 (UNI) The longlist for the 2019 JCB Prize for Literature was announced on Wednesday which includes four debut novels.

The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat holding special brunch for Teacher's Day

Sep 04, 2019, at 01:10 pm

Kolkata, Sep 4 (IBNS): This Teachers Day (September 5)  express gratitude to your mentors for their hard work and commitment in strengthening you by treating them to a lavish spread customized at Seasonal Tastes, The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat.

Salman Rushdie's Quichotte in race for Booker

Sep 03, 2019, at 11:40 pm

Kolkata, Sept 3 (UNI) Salman Rushdie’s new novel Quichotte is in the race for  this year’s Booker Prize for fiction.

Starmark hosts launch of Shreya Sen-Handley’s Strange Stories

Sep 03, 2019, at 05:45 pm

Kolkata: Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark, in association with HarperCollins India, has recently hosted the launch of Shreya Sen-Handley’s book Strange Stories at its South City Mall outlet here.

Nusrat Jahan Jain launches The Pink Lane in Kolkata

Sep 03, 2019, at 05:04 pm

Kolkata: Tollywood actress and MP Nusrat Jahan Jain inaugurated the flagship store of The Pink Lane, a brand which is focused on 925 Sterling Silver Jewellery, at the City Centre 1 Mall here on Monday.

P. C. Chandra Group provides financial assistance through Anuprerna 2019 to underprivileged students

Sep 02, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Kolkata, Sep 2 (IBNS): P.C, Chandra Group, with diverse business interests, including jewellery, chemicals & adhesives, housing, hospitality, etc. offers financial support to underprivileged but meritorious students as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee launches exclusive collection of Ceramic and Kanta fashion accessories

Sep 02, 2019, at 03:52 pm

Kolkata:  Interdisciplinary artist Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee has launched his own curated and designed exclusive collection of Ceramic and Kantha fashion accessories in Kolkata.

Women, Water and Workmanship is the theme for this year's WADE ASIA annual conference

Sep 02, 2019, at 03:21 pm

Kolkata, Sep 2 (IBNS):  Women, Water and Workmanship is the theme for  WADE ASIA's 2019 annual conference & awards event, which will be held in October this year in New Delhi.

India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi festival today, PM Modi greets nation

Sep 02, 2019, at 08:23 am

New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi wished the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi as the 10-day long festival started from Monday.

Corporate honchos come together at 8th Annual CBAI bridge tournament, Sachin Tendulkar joins

Aug 31, 2019, at 07:44 pm

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS): The popularity of Bridge or contract Bridge has grown by leaps and bounds among the corporate bigwigs and head honchos in India. 

Book review: Jasbeer Singh's poetic thoughts on the emotions of life

Aug 31, 2019, at 01:30 pm

'Walking With My Soul' by Jasbeer Singh is a beautiful collection of poems that is bound to mesmerise everyone.

IAC and Jadavpur University hold inter-college debate to promote advocacy for differently-abled people

Aug 31, 2019, at 01:27 pm

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS): India Autism Center (IAC) in association with Jadavpur University recently hosted an inter-collegiate debate to promote advocacy for differently-abled people.

India and USA: Vanishing Mysteries

Aug 30, 2019, at 12:50 am

The art of magic has a long history in Indian culture, and has shaped the popular imagination of India as a "land of magic." American magicians have visited India searching for magic for centuries, and Indian magicians have performed in the U.S. as well. U.S. Fulbright Nehru scholar Dr. Shreeyash Palshikar who delivered a Talk on “Vanishing Mysteries: Magical Connections Between India and America” in Kolkata recently, mourns the lack of patronage to the street magicians. Subhashish Roy reports

Bengal Chamber organises 12th edition of Annual Environment and Energy Conclave

Aug 29, 2019, at 06:37 pm

Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with H Energy, organized it’s 12th Edition of the Annual Environment and Energy Conclave here on Thursday.

ITC Sonar Kolkata recreates yesterday once more at their specialty Peshawri restaurant

Aug 29, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): Restaurants are known to celebrate their anniversaries in grand style, there is nothing new in that.

Every single question in media turns into whataboutery nowadays: Sandeep Bhushan

Aug 28, 2019, at 11:08 pm

Journalist Sandeep Bhushan, author of  The Indian Newsroom, was the guest at An Author's Afternoon presented by Shree Cement Ltd and organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation in association with Taj Bengal Kolkata this month. As he was interacting with media personality Ratnottama Sengupta, Bhushan spoke about the changing styles of Indian media over the years and why he quit his job in 2012. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts

Saroj Jalan to showcase her latest bridal collection Banji at Wedding Diaries in Kolkata

Aug 28, 2019, at 05:45 pm

Kolkata, Aug 28 (IBNS): Spectators at the Lakme Fashion Week 2019 gave a rousing welcome to model and actor Genelia Deshmukh as she returned to the ramp after a hiatus of five years, attired in a Saroj Jalan created bright red hand-embroidered lehenga and choli, which she later teamed with a contemporary jacket.

Author interview: Poet Jasbeer Singh on his book of poems titled 'Walking With My Soul'

Aug 28, 2019, at 05:34 pm

Congratulations on the release of 'Walking With my Soul'. What is the feedback from your friends and readers who have already read your book?

Book review: 'Words Not Spoken' English translation of Pratima Dhar's anthology of Bengali poems

Aug 28, 2019, at 05:26 pm

Pratima Dhar's anthology of Bengali poems 'Na Bola Kotha' has been translated to English by Amitava Chatterjee as 'Words Not Spoken'. 

Author interview: Jigar Solanki on his latest book 'An Imperfect Set'

Aug 28, 2019, at 04:53 pm

Congratulations on the release of 'An Imperfect Set'. What is the feedback from your friends and readers who have already read your book?

Book review: Can Rahul and Diya make their arranged marriage work in 'The Imperfect Set'?

Aug 28, 2019, at 04:40 pm

Life always throws unexpected challenges at us and waits to see how we react to it, is the underlying theme of the novel 'An Imperfect Set' by Jigar Solanki.

An opportunity for fitness lovers to walk the talk

Aug 28, 2019, at 04:03 pm

Kolkata, Aug 27 (IBNS): In fine fettle and keen to serve the nation? Then get ready to join the fund-raiser Oxfam Trailwalker India, which will be held in Mumbai and Bengaluru in a few months' time.

Jacqueline Fernandez visits Sri Lanka under Cinnamon's ‘Bring a Friend Home’ Campaign

Aug 26, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Colombo, Aug 26 (IBNS): Bollywood star and former Miss Sri Lanka, Jacqueline Fernandez visited Sri Lanka as the first guest under Cinnamon’s ‘Bring a Friend Home’ (BAFH) campaign.

An evening of ghost story telling for children by Shrishendu Mukhopadhyay

Aug 26, 2019, at 01:14 pm

Kolkata, August 26 (IBNS): What can be more interesting than an evening of spooky storytelling with none other than litterateur Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, author of one of the most famous ghost stories for children in Bengali, Gossain Baganer Bhoot.

A woman poet of yesteryear

Aug 25, 2019, at 01:18 pm

In the pantheon of Urdu poets the names of women hardly come up. Mah Laqa Bai Chanda was an extraordinary poet and courtesan who lived inHyderabad in the 18th century.  The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation has helped to restore her garden tomb which could bring into focus her contribution to art and culture, and charity. SPAN writer Paromita Pain reports

Indian actress Bhumi Pednekar signed as Brand Ambassador for Raisin

Aug 23, 2019, at 05:35 pm

Mumbai, Aug 23 (IBNS): Raisin - a contemporary line of fusion wear for the modern women of today, hailing from Surat, has recently signed Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar as their brand ambassador.

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, inks MoU with Banaras Hindu University

Aug 23, 2019, at 05:27 pm

Varanasi, Aug 23 (IBNS):Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, today announced  a collaboration with the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasito establish HPE-Aruba Centre of Research in Information Systems.

Shibani Dandekar and Farhan Akhtar scorch the LFW ramp with Payal Singhal's 'Gypsies and Bohemia' look

Aug 22, 2019, at 06:26 pm

Mumbai, Aug 22 (IBNS):  Designer Payal Singhal's collection “Gypsies and Bohemia” showcased at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019 was proof why she is a much sought after couturier at home and abroad.