British Council delivers training for RIN Career Ready Academy
Jul 21, 2015, at 03:49 am
Chennai, July 20 (IBNS): Rin, a leading detergent brand in Tamil Nadu, as a part of its new social initiative called Rin Career Ready Academy aims to inspire, educate and equip youth with livelihood skills to pursue 21st century careers.
Consumers find influx of modern lifestyle in urban bookstores
Jul 20, 2015, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata, July 20 (IBNS): Twenty-first century marked a ballistic change in the lifestyle of the people in India by bringing the mall culture, exposing them to high-end products, services, entertainment and food under one roof.
Globsyn Skills undertakes CSR initiatives
Jul 20, 2015, at 02:15 am
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS) Taking up a CSR initiative, Globsyn Skills, which is a joint venture of the Globsyn Group in equity partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation, is training underprivileged students in computer programming at its Amtala campus near Kolkata.
Author Novoneel Chakraborty attends book-signing session in Kolkata
Jul 19, 2015, at 12:29 am
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS) Novoneel Chakraborty, who is the author of 'All Yours, Stranger', acknowledged his fans in Kolkata by attending a book-signing session in popular lifestyle store Starmark's South City Mall outlet on Friday.
Ex-Indian Cabinet Secy receives honorary doctorate from University of Birmingham
Jul 17, 2015, at 03:54 am
Birmingham, July 16 (IBNS): Ajit Kumar Seth, former Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of India, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Birmingham, UK.
British Council launches Aptis for Teens for Kolkata students
Jul 16, 2015, at 05:39 am
Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS): Aptis for Teens, an assessment tool for learning English language, was launched by the British Council on Wednesday.
Tata Power's Mundra UMPP promotes quality education through its 'Shiksha Saarthi' programme
Jul 16, 2015, at 04:21 am
Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS): Tata Power, an integrated power company, through Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd. (CGPL), has announced the success of Shiksha Saarthi, a programme devised to promote quality education for children living in and around its operations.
British Council launches Aptis for Teens for Kolkata students
Jul 16, 2015, at 01:07 am
Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS): British Council announced the launch of the British Council Aptis for Teens test in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Wedding Asia celebrated the preview of it's 9th Edition in the capital
Jul 16, 2015, at 01:03 am
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS) : Celebrating the rocketing spirit of the big fat Indian wedding, Wedding Asia is coming alive of the finest wedding indulgence.
Jul 15, 2015, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): With estimates suggesting a shortfall of around 400 million skilled manpower by 2020, a prominent educationist thinks that India has the oppurtunity to fill the gap both domestically and internationally.
Google celebrates New Horizons Pluto flyby with a doodle
Jul 14, 2015, at 10:26 pm
New York, July 14 (IBNS): Popular internet search engine Google on Tuesday decorated its homepage with a doodle marking the scheduled flyby of Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft around the dwarf planet Pluto.
Kolkata: English graphic adaptation of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's 'The Boxer' launched in Starmark
Jul 14, 2015, at 04:56 am
Kolkata, July 13 (IBNS) Kolkata's popular lifestyle store Starmark launched the English graphic adaptation of Bengali writer Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's novel 'The Boxer' at its South City Mall outlet on Monday.
Askme gets into foodonomics to strengthen food lovers' experience
Jul 14, 2015, at 01:12 am
Kolkata, July 13 (IBNS): Askme, a consumer digital platform, organized foodiemeet up at The Corner Courtyard enabling consumers and bloggers to put their personal experience on restaurants, hotels and eating joints of the city on Sunday.
Jul 13, 2015, at 08:29 pm
Kolkata, July 13 (IBNS) Kolkata's popular lifestyle store Starmark is all set to launch English graphic adaptation of Bengali writer Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's novel 'The Boxer' on Monday.
ICAI hosts National Convention for CA students in Kolkata
Jul 12, 2015, at 08:08 pm
Kolkata, July 11 (IBNS): Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) jointly with Eastern India Chartered Accountants Students' Association (EICASA) under the aegis of Board of Studies, ICAI has organized a two day National Convention for CA Students on the theme 'Fusion India : Beating Targets, Achieving Excellence' at Centenary Auditorium of College Street Campus of the University of Calcutta.
Courting fashion in the play ground
Jul 12, 2015, at 07:06 pm
Clothes in the sports arena has gone high fashion keeping with today’s mood, Pramita Bose discovers
Kashish film festival brings affordable art to support social cause
Jul 11, 2015, at 09:50 pm
Mumbai, July 11 (IBNS): Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, city's premier LGBT film festival launched another initiative to mainstream issues around diversity and inclusion on the sidelines of its festival in May.
A.C.I.D Lounge launches at KAMALA MILLS, Lower Parel
Jul 11, 2015, at 08:55 pm
Mumbai, July 11 (IBNS): Now, Mumbaikars have one more reason to put on their party shoes and head to the heart of the city to experience the swish new lounge A.C.I.D. at Kamala Mills.
Dancing with a fire in the belly
Jul 11, 2015, at 08:26 pm
Manik Paul's is a story of fairy-tale-come-true. The winner of India's Got Talent Season Six he shows how destructive feelings can be channelised into creativity. At 22, he is a picture of confidence. The dancer in a tete-a tete with Shoma A. Chatterji
Kolkata hosts re-launch of environmental magazine 'Environ'
Jul 11, 2015, at 05:41 am
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS) Environ, an environmental and wildlife magazine, was re-launched in popular lifestyle store Starmark's Quest Mall outlet in Kolkata on Friday.
Nistarini Kali Temple Dance Concert held in Kolkata
Jul 10, 2015, at 12:23 am
Nistarini Kali Temple Dance Concert held in Kolkata
At academic event, UN officials spotlight data and technology as key to sustainability
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:16 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS): The importance of quality data and cutting edge information communication technologies (ICTs) is increasingly critical to the shaping of the future sustainable development agenda, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) confirmed today.
Taste of America, Indian style
Jul 09, 2015, at 05:12 pm
KFC, part of the Yum brand that also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is now a global brand which grew from a small chicken restaurant started by Colonel Harland Sanders more than70 years ago. As its popularity soars in India, it is evident that the urban class of the country are loving the American taste with an Oriental twist. Tala Habbal in USA and Toorssa Banerjee in India report
Jaguar Land Rover India launches 2015 collection of branded goods
Jul 08, 2015, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata / Mumbai, July 8 (IBNS): Jaguar Land Rover India on Wednesday announced the launch of new 2015 Lifestyle Collection for both men's and women's clothing, gifts, accessories and luggage items.
Beyond Canvas at Gallery Sanskriti
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:53 pm
Gallery Sanskriti at Kolkata has had the privilege of hosting solo shows of the luminaries of contemporary Indian art such as Akbar Padamsee, Laxma Goud and Yusuf Arakkal among many others from all over the country. The Gallery has always been experimenting and promoting new artists who explore unique abilities and styles. Without chancing on a new art form or artist, art becomes stagnant and defies its very own purpose of being creative and thought provoking.
Starmark to relaunch 'Environ'
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) Lifestyle destination Starmark, in association with BEE Books, will host the relaunch of 'Environ', the 20-year-old wildlife and travel magazine in a revamped and new look at the South City Mall outlet on July 10.
Jul 08, 2015, at 02:28 am
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): The British Council, UK's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, in partnership with various schools across the country is organising a week-long series of events around school education.
Jul 07, 2015, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata, July 7 (IBNS): Globsyn Business School, a business management institution, in association with All India Management Association (AIMA) and Calcutta Management Association (CMA), organized this year’s Eastern Regional Round of the "National Competition for Young Managers" on July 3 and 4 at its Amtala campus.
StoryLTD.com launches new programme of weekly online auctions
Jul 07, 2015, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): Starting July, StoryLTD.com launched an exciting new programme of weekly online auctions.
Global education targets at risk amid surge in out-of-school numbers, says UN report
Jul 07, 2015, at 02:58 pm
New York, July 7 (IBNS) The number of out-of-school children and adolescents around the world has risen to worrying levels, dealing a potential blow to education targets aimed at achieving universal primary and secondary education, a new United Nations report has warned.