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Ridhima Ghosh launches Infinix's HOT 30i

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Tollywood actor Ridhima Ghosh recently launched Infinix's HOT 30i in Kolkata. (Photography: IBNS)

CEO Tim Cook officially opens India's 2nd Apple store in Delhi's Saket

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

New Delhi: Apple opened India's second retail store called 'Apple Saket' in New Delhi on Thursady, amid loud cheers and applause. CEO Tim Cook welcomed customers to Apple retail store in Saket at the famous Select Citywalk Mall.Image Credit: tweeted by @tim_cook

Lopamudra Mitra inaugurates jewellery, saree exhibition in Kolkata

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Popular Bengali singer Lopamudra Mitra has recently inaugurated Senco Gold & Diamond's four-day exhibition showcasing a new range of  handcrafted ‘Padaboli’ jewellery collection along with a range of handwoven sarees. (Photography: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Nusrat Jahan attends ORDI's World Rare Disease event

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Tollywood actor-MP Nusrat Jahan along with singer Anupam Roy, cricketer-politician Manoj Tiwari and others recently attended a press conference held by the Organisation for Rare Diseases India or ORDI on World Rare Disease. Besides Bengaluru, the event is being held in 13 other cities nationally including Davangere, Mysore, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kochi, Pune, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Thiruvananthapuram. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Kolkata's iconic trams mark 150th anniversary of service

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

KOLKATA, FEB 24 (UNI):- Trams, which started rolling in Kolkata streets in 1873 and intertwined with city life for so long, is celebrating its 150 years of journey in Kolkata on Friday.(Image credit:UNI)

Arjun Chakrabarty, Bonny Sengupta, Saurav Das launch Ethnix by Raymond in Kolkata

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Bengali actors Arjun Chakrabarty, Bonny Sengupta and Saurav Das have recently launched Ethnix by Raymond's first flagship store in Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

In Images: Jugal's hosts Literature Festival on Mishti

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

US Consul General to Kolkata Melinda Pavek last week inaugurated Jugal's Literature Festival on Mishti (sweetmeats), which went on for two days from Feb 11, at the Town Hall in Kolkata. The event was hosted by Lahana Ghosh, the grandchild of popular sweetmeat-making shop Jugal's owner on the occasion of the shop's completion of its 100th year. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Glimpses of International Kolkata Book Fair 2023

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

IBNS lensman Avishek Mitra brings glimpses of the 46th International Kolkata Book Fair which is being held at Boi Mela Prangan at Central Park in Salt Lake, Kolkata.

Kolkata: Vivekananda Mission School Alumni Association, VMS celebrate Saraswati Puja

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Vivekananda Mission School Alumni Association, in association with south Kolkata's Vivekananda Mission School, organized the fifth edition of Bani Bandana on Thursday (January 26, 2023).  Teachers and students joined the celebration this year without COVID-19 fears as the school conducted its first Saraswati Puja event after the pandemic.

Kolkata celebrates New Year 2023

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

People in Kolkata are in the mood of celebration as they embrace the New Year 2023. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Kolkata: Shashi Tharoor at Oxford Bookstore's celebration of 100 years

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Congress MP from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor was present at an interactive session held at Kolkata's Oxford Bookstore, which has completed its 100 years. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

In Images: Kolkata soaks in Christmas spirit

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Kolkata is on a high as Christmas spirit sweeps the city. While churches hold midnight mass, the brightly illuminated Park Street is the centre of attraction for the young. The city’s Anglo-Indian hub Bow Barracks in central part is also celebrating Christmas like every year. IBNS lensman Avishek Mitra captures the moods.

In Images: Christmas in Srinagar

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

The churches of Srinagar are all decked up on the occasion of Christmas festival.  Photos: Basit Zargar

West Bengal minister Shashi Panja, actor Trina Saha inaugurate Christmas Tree in Kolkata

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

West Bengal minister Shashi Panja and Bengali actor Trina Saha inaugurated a 30-foot Christmas Tree at Apeejay House in Kolkata's epicentre for Christmas celebration, Park Street on Friday. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Koel Mallick launches new salon in Kolkata

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Tollywood actor Koel Mallick has recently launched Femina Flaunt Studio Salon at Gariahat in Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Kolkata roots for Brazil as FIFA World Cup fever grips the city

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Streets and lanes of Kolkata bleed yellow and green as the city roots for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Instead of political graffiti for a change the football crazy city walls are painted in yellow and green by various local clubs and groups. Brazil is an eternal favourite of Kolkata and Bengal with Argentina following as close second. IBNS Images by Avishek Mitra.

Rajkummar Rao, Patralekhaa, Harmanpreet Kaur dazzle at Blenders Pride Glassware Fashion Tour

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Bollywood acting couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa and India women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur were the showstoppers at the Blenders Pride Glassware Fashion Tour which was held in Kolkata last Saturday. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS) 

PM Modi praying at Somnath Temple in poll-bound Gujarat

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Veraval (Gujarat): PM Modi prayed at Somnath Temple on Sunday before starting his whirlwind poll campaign in Gujarat./(Image Credit: twitter.com/narendramodi)

Children's Day: Tnusree Chackraborty launches educational campaign for children living in brothels

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Bengali actor Tnusree Chackraborty launched an educational campaign, #ShikshaSeUdaan, for education of sex workers and children living in brothels on the occasion of Children's Day on Tuesday. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Haami 2 special menu launched

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

A special curated kids' menu for upcoming Bengali film Haami 2 was launched at Chowman last week. Director duo Shiboprosad Mukherjee-Nandita Roy, lead actor Gargee Roychowdhury, Chowman managing director Debaditya Chaudhury were present at the launch. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Autumn in Kashmir

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Autumn brings out the best of Kashmir as the colours of maple and chinkara leaves play out turning the region into a land of natural beauty.

Artists participate in three-week-long Jashn-e-Kashmir

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Artists performing during Jashn-e-Kashmir, a three-week-long cultural festival in Srinagar on Tuesday (Oct 25, 2022)./ Image Credit : UNI

Kids dress as Maa Kali, Lord Shiva in Kolkata pandal during Kali Puja

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Kids, small girls and boys, dressed as Maa Kali and Lord Shiva during Kali Puja at Durgapur Jagoroni Sangha pandal, which was inaugurated by Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim Sunday, in south Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS) 

Artisans gear up for Kali Puja in West Bengal

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Artisans drowned in work for Kali Puja at a village in Duttapukur, a few kilometres away from Kolkata. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Hooghly MP Locket Chatterjee inaugurating Federal Bank DBU at Kolkata's Salt Lake Sec V

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Seen in the picture at the inauguration of Federal Bank's first DBU in eastern India at Kolkata's Salt Lake Sector V on Sunday. (Left to Right) are Goutam Dey, Former Regional Director, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Rabindranath Tagore Centre,  Locket Chatterjee, Hooghly Lok Sabha MP, and Sabu R S, Vice President and Zonal Head - Kolkata, Federal Bank.

Lakshmi Puja in Kolkata

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Preparations are on full swing for the Kojagiri Lakshmi Puja at Koruri Bari (Koruri House) in North Kolkata’s Shyambazar area. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Grand opening of The Creative Arts Academy's new Arts Studio

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

On completion of 20 years, The Creative Arts Academy has created a new Arts Studio, An Artshiyana, for people of all genders, age groups, communities, economics backgrounds and special needs. 

Adieu Maa Durga: Glimpses of idol immersion in Kolkata

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

India Blooms lensman Avishek Mitra brings some special moments from the immersion of Durga idols in Kolkata.

India celebrates Dussehra with Ravan Dahan and Ram Leela

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

NEW DELHI, OCT 5 (UNI):- Characters of lord Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman and others at Luv Kush Ram Leela on the ocassion of Vijayadashmi at Red Fort ground in New Delhi on Wednesday. UNI 

Kolkata bids adieu to Goddess Durga

Sep 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

KOLKATA, OCT 5 (UNI):- Devotees immersing idol of Goddess Durga in Ganga river, in Kolkata on Wednesday/ UNI