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Mexico-India Dialogues on Women’s Rights: Breaking Gender Stereotypes in the Media

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Embassy of Mexico in India and UNESCO New Delhi jointly hosted the 2nd Mexico-India Dialogues on Women’s Rights on the subject of Breaking Gender Stereotypes in the Media.

Wrestler The Great Khali joins Maithan Steel as brand ambassador

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata: Maithan Steel has unveiled its revamped identity of ‘Nirmaan ka Maandand’ with the launch of new advertising campaign  starring The Great Khali, a great Indian wrestler and an epitome of enormous strength in the country and beyond.

EducationUSA presents U.S. University Virtual Fair, 2020

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: EducationUSA is presenting U.S. University Virtual Fair in India which is dedicated to helping students discover the numerous educational opportunities available in the United States.

Jammu and Kashmir: Medical student turning waste materials to work of art

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Srinagar: A medical student from Jammu and Kashmir is turning waste material to art, earning appreciations for her creations.

Uber partners with HelpAge India to give free rides to elderly

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Mumbai/UNI: Uber has announced a partnership with HelpAge India, a leading NGO dedicated to serving the disadvantaged elderly, for providing 1,000 free rides a month across Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai.

Startup idea pitching contest commences at SKAUST-K

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

New York: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUASTK) in collaboration with Lemon School of Entrepreneurship, Mumbai is conducting a four-day startup idea pitching contest, ‘What an Idea’, for the students of the university.

Jammu and Kashmir: SKICC celebrates World Tourism Day with operation of lazer show

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Srinagar: SKICC celebrated World Tourism day 2020 at SKICC with the operation of the Lazer Show and Musical Fountain at its back lawns.

Arthan: Using the right data as a tool for decision making is imperative in this pandemic situation

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Now, in this pandemic afflicted world, it is imperative to efficiently collect and use data to drive decision making, said Satyam Vyas, Founder of Arthan, a New Delhi based social enterprise.

Kolkata: Bio toilets, sanitisation tunnels to come up in Kumortuli

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Shrachi group has taken an initiative to build six bio-toilets, restore 10 old ones, place two sanitisation tunnels and one contactless hand washing unit for the workers in Kumortuli ahead of Durga Puja here.

Sher-e-Kashmir University conducts entrance exams for agriculture courses, thousands appear

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Srinagar: Studying agriculture is attracting students across Jammu and Kashmir and this is evident as thousands appeared to write the entrance examination for agriculture courses at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) on Sunday.

FICCI FLO Mumbai organises special online exhibition of Indian weaves, on till September 30

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Mumbai/IBNS: With the festive season round the corner, here is an opportunity to help the less fortunate in these trying times and also gain something good for yourself in the process.

Durga Puja: Gariahat Hindustan Club supports artists amid economic crisis

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Gariahat Hindustan Club, a puja committee in south Kolkata, has pledged to celebrate Durga Puja amid the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19.

Top 3 sectors in Pune that offer employment opportunities

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

An important economic hub in the state of Maharashtra, Pune has a flourishing business and industry landscape.Home to a variety of booming sectors such as automobile, FMCG, ecommerce, IT and ITeS, the city offers some of the most rewarding job opportunities in the country. Today, Pune is an industrial powerhouse, no longer the sleepy pensioners’ town it used to be. If you’re looking for well-paying jobs in Pune, following are the top sectors you must look at.

Theatre in the time of Corona: EZCC resumes live performance in Kolkata after months of Covid-19 lockdown

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: This was a stage fright of a different kind they overcame. As actors performed with masks and the audience sat with faces half covered as well in a socially distanced order, their message to the pandemic was clear: we are in this together and the show must go on.

Know how Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar helped in popularising homeopathy

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar (1820 – 1891) was one of the legendary figures of the 19th century Bengal renaissance, as an academist, social reformer, humanitarian, and philanthropist.

Assam board drops lessons on Jawaharlal Nehru, Gujarat riots 2002, Ayodhya dispute from Class 12 syllabus

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Guwahati/IBNS: To prevent learning gaps during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) has reduced a number of lessons of Class 12 syllabus by 30 percent including the lessons on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the Mandal Commission report, Gujarat riots 2002, Ayodhya dispute, writings on caste and marginalization.

Royal China Kolkata complements its fine dining restaurant with a dazzling lounge and bar

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

As you win over the pandemic crisis and restart your life in the new normal phase, what better than dropping in to Royal China, the fine dining restaurant in Forum Mall, Kolkata, for a celebratory meal?

Starmark, Dev Sahitya Kutir to pay online tribute to Pt Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar on his 200th birth anniversary

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891) was one of the legendary figures of the 19th century Bengal renaissance, revered as an academician, litterateur, social reformer, humanitarian and philanthropist who endeavoured to ensure the well-being of those oppressed in every possible way—particularly women, the impoverished and the illiterate.

Enhance your IPL sessions at home with special 20-20 Combo menu from Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Did you know that Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata has curated a special menu and delivering it right to your doorstep so that you do not have to miss the increasingly exciting IPL Twenty20 cricket matches while preparing meals in the kitchen or wondering what to serve to your friends who have suddenly arrived to watch your favorite team’s game?

Even crowded lanes cannot deter bike taxi Rapido from offering best services, says new campaign

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Rapido, India’s leading bike taxi platform, has launched a new campaign called #CaptainsOfTomorrow, which cleverly combines the cricket fever surrounding the ongoing IPL tournament and India’s love for Gully Cricket.

Jammu and Kashmir: Craft entrepreneurs urged to apply for RCMC

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Srinagar: In order to access various benefits under the foreign trade policy and become part of a worldwide network of exporters in the international market, the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has called upon craft entrepreneurs to apply for registration-cum-membership certificate (RCMC) in terms of the handbook of procedures of the DGFT.

Jammu and Kashmir: 6400 students appear in CUCET-2020 from Kashmir

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Srinagar:  The three-day Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET-2020), conducted jointly by the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) along with 18 other varsities across the country concluded successfully on Sunday.

Supreme Court directs CBSE to release compartment test results soon

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare the results of 10th and 12th compartment examinations as soon as possible to enable those students passing out these exams to get admission in colleges in the current academic year.

With bars allowed to open, Kolkata’s new gastropub Zobet ready to welcome patrons

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s gastronomes have a lot to look forward in the next few months as many of the restaurants and gastropubs, who had either opened just prior to the pandemic related lockdown or had to postpone their launch, are now opening for patrons to dine in.

Pubs reopen in Kolkata, to stay open as per government mandated hours

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: If you have been missing your favourite tipple, or ruing about not being able to meet your friends over a round of drinks, there is good news.

Author interview: Jay Prakash Kushwaha on his anthology of Hindi poems

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

The Hindi book of poems ‘Ashrupirit Nayan’ is an expression of the deepest emotions experienced by him, according to Jay Prakash Kushwaha

Joblessness? Read Alexa Shoen's new book

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/UNI:  The Covid-induced pandemic has created widespread joblessness across the globe but somewhere a writer is charting out a roadmap to beat the blues.

Sona College of Technology Dean R&D wins AICTE - Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Salem/IBNS: Dr Malathy R, Dean R&D and Professor of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology has won the first AICTE-Visvesvaraya Best Teachers Award 2020 on the occasion of Engineers Day.

Public provisioning for child education needs a relook amid COVID pandemic: Study

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

New Delhi:With the nationwide lockdown gradually easing off but schools yet to open, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic looms large on children’s education.

IIT Guwahati organises a session for its students pursuing MS (Research) in e-mobility programme with NITI Aayog CEO

Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati organized an interactive session for the students of the first batch of MS (Research) in e-mobility programme on Sept 19.