PIRBI ethnic haat bolsters Karbi presence in Kaziranga Heritage Site
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kaziranga: Pirbi-Karbi Ethnic Haat located on the national highway at Kohora in Kaziranga National Park of Assam has emerged as a new destination for those who have a penchant for varied ethnic and organic products that bear the hallmark of quintessential Karbi people of the state.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Srinagar: There is no second thought in it that use of social media has become an indispensable necessity for those who want to influence the market and create trends.
Kolkata: Genius Kids school to perform for education and care of underprivileged children
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Genius Kids will host its annual concert, called "Badalti Duniya, Yeh Bhi Apni Hi Hai'' - The Little Genius Show & Social Impact Awards 2023, on March 19 at Madhusudan Mancha in Kolkata. The event starts at 9:30 am.
Manipur to host 59th Femina Miss India this year
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Itanagar: Manipur will be hosting the 59th Femina Miss India this year.
Future Generali India Insurance celebrates International Women’s Day 2023
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata: Future Generali India Insurance celebrated International Women’s Day 2023, by hosting eminent women leaders from diverse professions at their Vikhroli office in Mumbai.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
New York: A United Nations conference under way in Doha, Qatar, has turned its attention to one of the most nettlesome global challenges: closing the staggeringly wide digital divide between the world’s rich and poor nations. Fresh attention to this issue comes as a new UN report finds that two-thirds of the population of the least developed countries (LDCs) is still offline.
Kashmiri artisan Muhammad Yousuf Bhat trying to keep Pulhoor alive
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Yousuf, a resident of Zantrag village in Khrew Pampore uses straws to make not just footwear, but several other items like patij (mats), covers for cups and baskets as well, reports ANI.
Tejaswani scheme: Pulwama entrepreneurs felicitated
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
The Director, Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat on Wednesday felicitated young women entrepreneurs in Pulwama.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar will now have a Japanese Cherry Blossom Theme Garden
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city will soon have a 'cherry' themed garden following the pattern of Japanese Sakura.
Patent filings hit a record high in 2022, UN agency reveals
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
New York: International demand for patents hit a record high last year, as innovators in China, the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Germany, sought to protect their inventions, said the UN agency that polices the process worldwide, on Tuesday.
Kolkata Trams: Streetcars of desire fight losing turf battle
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
As Kolkata's trams celebrate 150 years of their rollercoaster journey in the eastern metropolis, the city's signature streetcars fight a grim survival battle despite all ado over heritage. Sujoy Dhar reports
Jammu and Kashmir:ELFA International organises one-day awareness seminar with artisans
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Rajbagh: ELFA International, in collaboration with the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, organised a one-day Awareness cum orientation seminar/workshop under Research and Development scheme, National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP) with artisans and handicraft workers, here at hotel Solar Residency, Rajbagh.
Barbeque Nation launches its 10th outlet in Howrah today
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Howrah: Barbeque Nation, a casual dining chain in India, has opened its 10th outlet in Howrah.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
“Courage to Know”, the catchphrase of Kolkata's now MP Birla Group led South Point School, which had found a place in the Guinness Book of Records (1984-1992) as the world’s largest school, is exactly what was demonstrated when a group of former students gathered on a Saturday evening at Yaaron Ka Adda, a South Asian cafe at the west-end the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) .
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
New York: Multilingual education is a critical key to razing inequalities and promoting human rights for all, UN officials said on Tuesday to mark International Mother Language Day.
Manipur: Naga community members celebrate seed-sowing festival
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
The Naga community of Manipur recently celebrated the seed-sowing festival Lui-Ngai-Ni on Wednesday.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Mumbai: Zupee, an online skill-based gaming platform, on Friday announced Bollywood actor Salman Khan as its brand ambassador.
Manipur: Phungcham village celebrating sowing festival
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Phungcham: The three day long seed sowing festival of Phungcham village in Manipur was inaugurated on Wednesday.
Worang festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Lazu: The Worang Juku (festival) of the Ollo community was celebrated in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, media reports said.
Happy Valentine's Day: Google creates special doodle to celebrate love
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Los Angeles: Popular search engine Google joined lovers across the world to wish the globe on Happy Valentine's Day on Monday by decorating their homepage with a dramatic doodle.
Women in India's Northeast are frontrunners in every sphere
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Imphal/Shillong: In India's landlocked Northeast, women are more than half the sky. She leads from the front, she toils to conquer.
Nagaland: Couple shuns flower waste for organic veggies
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kohima: A young Nagaland couple is setting an example for the world as they decided to shun flowers and use green edibles for decorations during their marriage.
India existed as the bright star, says American writer Fatima Shaik tracing her Bengal roots
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Fatima Shaik, award-winning American writer, was till recently teaching in a college in New York. In search of her roots, a few years back she came to Kolkata, from where her grandfather had migrated to the US. This forms the core of a documentary The Bengali. In a tete- a- tete with Ranjita Biswas, Shaik talks about her work and her journey to India Excerpts from an interview
Assam: Guwahati hosts National Street Food Festival & Eat Right Millet Mela
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Guwahati: The National Street Food Festival & Eat Right Millet Mela was recently hosted in Assam capita; Guwahati city.
Assam: Bohag Bihu to get international exposure, may take stride to touch Guinness World Records
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma last week announced state heritage Bohag Bihu will be taken to the global stage.
2 Assam women bag awards at international beauty event held in Malaysia
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Guwahati: Assam's Tarali Sarmah and Sumi Choudhury Das have bought laurels for the nation by representing India in Mrs International Global World Finale 2023.
Boss Ladies of Digital South Asia
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
With the number of social media users expected to touch six billion in 2027, a new, dynamic market is emerging. South Asian women entrepreneurs are here to reach that whole new world of consumers as they break the stereotypes and patriarchal norms. Anum Hanif, Lubna Jerar Naqvi, Shreya Pareek and Zeba Warsi report from across the border
Kolkata Litfest: A tete-a-tete with eminent translators of Hindi and Urdu literature
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Author, administrative officer, litterateur and conversationalist, Yatish Kumar, conducted an hour-long lively discussion on translating from Hindi and Urdu to English with Daisy Rockwell, Baran Farooqi and Poonam Saxena during the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Festival 2023 at the lawns of the iconic Victoria Memorial, Kolkata. Excerpts of the conversation...
Tanishq launches its first US store In New Jersey
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
New Jersey: Tanishq, an Indian jewelry brand, on Wednesday announced the launch of its first store in the United States.
IVI says its campaign aims to give better vision for Chennai auto drivers during Road Safety Week
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Chennai: India Vision Institute on Monday said it distributed spectacles for auto drivers in Chennai as part of a campaign during Road Safety Week to screen commercial vehicle drivers.