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Goods train derails in UP's Shri Krishnanagar

Nov 11, 2021, at 11:00 pm

LUCKNOW, NOV 11 (UNI):- A fractured rail seen on the spot of a major derailment of a goods train at Shri Krishnanagar on Sultanpur-Zafrabad section in Lucknow Division on Thursday. UNI

Devotees worship the rising sun at the banks of Yamuna in Delhi

Nov 11, 2021, at 10:02 pm

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (UNI)- Devotees offering prayer to the rising sun in Yamuna river on the occasion of Chhat Puja festival in New Delhi on Thursday. UNI

Chhath devotees worshipping the rising sun in Prayagraj

Nov 11, 2021, at 09:19 pm

PRAYAGRAJ, NOV 11 (UNI):- Chhat devotees offering prayer to the rising Sun on the occasion of Chhath Puja festival, in the Ganga river in Prayagraj on Thursday. UNI

Vendors sell traditional Kashmiri firepot 'Kangri' in Srinagar

Nov 11, 2021, at 04:37 am

Srinagar/UNI: A vendor sells 'Kangri', the traditional Kashmiri firepot, as he waits for customers in Srinagar on Wednesday.

Glimpse of people buying decorative lights ahead of Diwali in Kolkata

Nov 04, 2021, at 01:49 am

KOLKATA, NOV 2 (UNI):- People buying decorative lights ahead of Diwali festival in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Kolkata bids farewell to non-AC metro

Oct 29, 2021, at 08:33 pm

Kolkata formally bid farewell to the non-air-conditioned metro rakes last Sunday. A few glimpse of the last ride. (Images: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Kolkata braces for Diwali

Oct 27, 2021, at 05:55 pm

KOLKATA, OCT 26 (UNI):- People buying colourful lights ahead of Diwali festival in Kolkata on Tuesday.

West Bengal celebrates Laxmi Puja

Oct 20, 2021, at 05:41 pm

KOLKATA, OCT 19 (UNI) Ahead of Laxmi Puja, A man buying idols of Goddess Laxmi from a roadside shop, in Kolkata on Tuesday

Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series V

Oct 12, 2021, at 08:28 am

Durga Puja 2021

Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series I

Oct 12, 2021, at 02:43 am

Durga Puja 2021

Durga Puja: Theme launch of Suruchi Sangha

Oct 09, 2021, at 03:42 am

The theme of Suruchi Sangha Puja Pandal in south Kolkata was launched earlier this week. West Bengal Minister and puja organiser Aroop Biswas was present. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Mimi Chakraborty unveils Tanishq’s exclusive Pujo collection Shaaj

Sep 23, 2021, at 01:11 am

Tollywood actress-MP Mimi Chakraborty launches Tanishq's exclusive Pujo collection, Shaaj. 

First day of Pitra Paksha

Sep 20, 2021, at 07:39 pm

People perform Tarpan on the first day of Pitra Paksha, on the banks of Narmada river in Jabalpur on Monday. (Image Credit: UNI)

Abir Chatterjee, Madhumita inaugurate retail chain Daylis

Sep 16, 2021, at 06:28 pm

Tollywood actors Abir Chatterjee and Madhumita inaugurated retail chain Daylis in Howrah and Kolkata Wednesday. The store in Kolkata is located in Bhowanipore area.

P.C. Chandra Group felicitates Kapil Dev in Kolkata

Sep 11, 2021, at 09:13 pm

P.C. Chandra Group felicitated India's first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev at 28th P.C. Chandra Puraskaar 2021 in Kolkata Friday. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Nusrat Jahan Ruhi inaugurates salon in Kolkata

Sep 09, 2021, at 05:56 am

Tollywood actress and parliamentarian, Nusrat Jahan Ruhi, was present at the opening of Monsoon Salon at Bhawanipore in Kolkata Wednesday. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Tutopia Learning App launches its first-ever theme song

Sep 07, 2021, at 02:33 am

Tutopia Learning App, the first ever learning app for the Bengali Medium students of West Bengal Board, has launched a theme song “Tutopia’r Gaan” sung by eminent singers Lopamudra Mitra, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Rupankar Bagchi, Iman Chakraborty, Upal Sengupta and Lagnajita Chakraborty on Friday (Sept 3, 2021) at the Kolkata office of Tutopia Private Limited. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Bazaar Kolkata launches five new stores in India

Sep 07, 2021, at 01:46 am

Bazaar Kolkata has recently launched five new stores in Kanpur, Nawada, Chakdah, Sultanpur, Bongaigaon and Karimganj. The inauguration of the store launch was on Sept 4 at the main branch in Gariahat. Some Tollywood well-known faces Subhasis Mukherjee, Anindya Banerjee, Rajat Ganguly, Bappa were present at the launch. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

Launch party of SLEEPKART

Sep 07, 2021, at 01:19 am

Richa Sharma, Koneenica Banerjee, Kharaj Mukherjee, Priyanka Rati Paul, Bhaswar Chatterjee, Anindya Chatterjee, Rajdeep Gupta, Raj Shaw attended the launch party of SLEEPKART. 

Janmasthami festival celebration in India

Aug 30, 2021, at 09:39 pm

Sri Krishna Janambhoomi temple illuminated on the eve of Sri Krishna Janmasthami festival in Mathura on Sunday.UNI PHOTO-AKX13U

View of a sunflower with sunglasses at Davis Family Farm in Canada's Ontario

Aug 04, 2021, at 04:30 am

CALEDON (CANADA), Aug. 3, 2021 (UNI/Xinhua) -- A sunflower with sunglasses is seen at Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year.

A calf of a one horned Rhino graze at Pobitora Wildlife sanctuary

Jun 20, 2021, at 12:53 am

GUWAHATI, JUNE 19 (UNI):- A calf of a one horned Rhino graze at Pobitora Wildlife sanctuary, on Saturday.

India: Images of the Day

Jun 19, 2021, at 03:22 am

People plucking Peach Fruits from an Orchard at Jiya Village in Kullu in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. UNI PHOTO

Glimpses of waterlogged roads after heavy rains in Kolkata

Jun 19, 2021, at 03:07 am

Waterlogged road after heavy rain in Kolkata on Thursday.

Kashmir: Freshly harvested cherries being sorted for export

Jun 15, 2021, at 12:50 am

Freshly harvested cherries being sorted and packed into boxes for export from an orchard in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Cherry farmers have started harvesting the fruits in Kashmir.

Sundarbans: Life After Cyclone Yaas

Jun 07, 2021, at 10:55 pm

As another cyclone slammed the Sundarban islands in West Bengal, there was devastation all around. This time a lot of lives were saved owing to timely evacuations  but what is lost is livelihood and homes. Some  134 embankments that protect the region were breached during Cyclone Yaas, destroying villages. IBNS photographer Avishek Mitra captures glimpses of life and rebuilding amid the devastation.   

Remembering Tiananmen: Vigil held outside Chinese Embassy in London

Jun 06, 2021, at 12:20 am

Human rights groups demonstrate in London and organise vigil outside Chinese Embassy on June 4 to mark the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 pro-democracy movement and Tiananmen Square Massacre