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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: CBI questions ex-RG Kar College principal Sandip Ghosh for second day in a row | Sabarmati Express passenger train derails near Kanpur, no injury reported | RG Kar rape and murder, vandalism: Doctors observing 24-hour countrywide strike today | Centre announces major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle across finance, defence, and minority affairs | RG Kar case: Victim's parents gave CBI names of interns, doctors suspected to be involved in crime, says report | 'Time was not fair': Vinesh Phogat finally breaks her silence after Olympics disqualification | PM Modi emphasises need to de-escalate West Asia tension through dialogue in phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu | J&K to vote in 3 phases starting Sept 18 for first assembly election after abrogation of Article 370 | 'Assessment failure': Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal on RG Kar Hospital vandalism | CBI takes former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh to CGO complex for questioning

Jammu and Kashmir: Govt decides to open schools in phased manner

Jan 25, 2021, at 02:51 am

Srinagar: The J&K government has ordered reopening of schools in Jammu and Kashmir in a phased manner.

Judging a book by its cover

Jan 23, 2021, at 11:36 pm

What’s so important about a book cover? Lots, if you look behind the cover, literally,  finds Rakhee Roytalukdar

Author interview: Vipin Gupta advocates for limitless science and deconstructs accepted theories in his new book

Jan 23, 2021, at 08:39 pm

'What is Present Realty' is the second book of the series, “Vastly Integrated Processes Inside Nature” by Vipin Gupta

Author interview: SK Sethi's new book warns cyber frauds will be on the rise in the coming years and how to protect yourself

Jan 23, 2021, at 08:12 pm

The book ‘1 Cyber Attack Can Ruin You Forever’ is all about cyber risks, the manner in which cyber crime is committed, precautions required to safeguard yourself from cyber attacks as far as possible, and more. 

Author interview: Sourabh Angarkar talks about his book 'Importance of Slow Cooking'

Jan 23, 2021, at 06:15 pm

Culinary expert Sourabh Angarkar explains why slow cooking is important and how you can use sous ide machine to get the job done well

Prince of Bhangra Sukhbir Singh garners a record-breaking viewership with his latest song Nachdi

Jan 23, 2021, at 04:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian singer Sukhbir Singh lived up to his reputation as the ‘Prince of Bhangra’ with his latest song ‘Nachdi’ crossing 17 million plus views on YouTube within 10 days of its release.

Don't resort to commercialisation: FFRC tells private schools in Jammu and Kashmir

Jan 22, 2021, at 11:17 pm

 Srinagar: The Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC) for private schools Wednesday reiterated that private schools should not resort to commercialisation of education.

Jammu and Kashmir: NIT Srinagar to be implementing agency for Design Expertise Scheme

Jan 22, 2021, at 10:12 pm

 Srinagar: NIT Srinagar will now act as the implementing agency for the scheme “design expertise to Manufacturing MSME sector” of M/o MSME as an MoU has already been signed between M/o MSME and NIT Srinagar and signed by Additional Secretary (Development Commissioner) MSME on behalf of M/o MSME and Director NIT Srinagar on behalf of NIT Srinagar.

NEP will prepare our education system for data and data-analytics: PM Modi

Jan 22, 2021, at 09:23 pm

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi addressed the 18th Convocation of Tezpur University, Assam today through video conferencing.

Cloud kitchen Outlet Buddy starts home delivery amid Covid-19 pandemic

Jan 22, 2021, at 07:38 pm

With the hospitality industry hit hard by the pandemic, the industry is facing a nightmare. Even with the government applied unlocks, it is seen that the restaurant industry is still facing losses in sales and capital.

Ignored and invisible: The burden of mining on women

Jan 22, 2021, at 07:08 pm

While loss of land and livelihood is a more commonly discussed impact of mining, an invisible impact is on local women who witness a disruption of social structures, burden of earning an extra income, long term mental health issues and a shift from independent cultivators to being dependent on others, besides an uptick in cases of sexual violence.  Mayank Aggarwal of Mongabay India reports

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2021 announces its line up of speakers for this year

Jan 20, 2021, at 09:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) 2021 will be held from January 22 to 24 this year, at the Currency Building, the organisers have said, under strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata follows up Indian Evolution Food Festival with a Republic Day buffet

Jan 20, 2021, at 03:50 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata is hosting a special food festival focusing on the evolution of modern Indian cuisine until January 24, followed by a Republic Day special buffet on January 26, 2021.

Kolkata’s South City Mall turns 13, hosts events online

Jan 20, 2021, at 01:18 am

Kolkata/IBNS: South City Mall in Kolkata, which recently celebrated its 13th birthday, lined up a string of activities to mark the anniversary.

Sona College of Technology bags two AICTE-CII awards for best industry linked institute

Jan 19, 2021, at 10:50 pm

New Delhi: Two education institutions from the Salem-based Sona Group -- Sona College of Technology and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College -- emerged winners at the recent All India Council of Technical Education and CII awards for exceptional industry linkage. The awards reaffirm the group’s commitment to bridge the industry-academia gap.

JEE, NEET syllabus remain unchanged for 2021

Jan 19, 2021, at 10:30 pm

New Delhi: The syllabus of JEE and NEET will remain unchanged for the year 2021.

75% marks in class 12 eligibility criteria under JEE (Main) 21-22 waived off, announces government

Jan 19, 2021, at 10:22 pm

New Delhi: Considering the decision taken for IIT JEE (Advanced) and in line with the decision taken for the last academic year, the Ministry of Education had decided to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12 exam) eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for the next academic year 2021-2022 in respect of NITs, IIITs, SPAs and other CFTIs, whose admissions are based on JEE (Main).

Book review: Dr Vipin Gupta explores the limits of science in his book ‘What is Present Reality’

Jan 17, 2021, at 04:38 pm

Has there been any instance in your life where you have received the most beautiful answer from the most knowledgeable person present, but you still felt unsatisfied?

Litfest Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob pays tribute to Satyajit Ray and Soumitra Chatterjee

Jan 17, 2021, at 04:33 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The sixth edition of the Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob (ABSU) curated by Oxford Bookstore in association with Prabha Khaitan Foundation was held online this year keeping the pandemic situation in mind.

Starmark launches RAY ON RAY - the Starmark Calendar 2021

Jan 16, 2021, at 11:09 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s leading bookstore chain Starmark, in association with the Society for the Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives, launched RAY ON RAY—the Starmark Calendar 2021,  as a tribute to Satyajit Ray on the occasion of his birth centenary. Sandip Ray unveiled the calendar at a closed-door event.

Shyam Sundar Company jewellers to host exhibition remembering Soumitra Chatterjee in Tripura

Jan 16, 2021, at 05:41 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Shyam Sundar Company Jewellers is all set to host a gala exhibition "Remembering Soumitra Chatterjee" between Jan 18-19 at Rabindra Bhawan in Agartala's Tripura.

Jammu and Kashmir: IUST signs MoU with MSME, JKHPMC

Jan 15, 2021, at 10:19 pm

Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the J&K Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (JKHPMC) Ltd and Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Technology Development Centre, Srinagar.

Apur Panchali, a wall calendar tribute to multifaceted genius Soumitra Chatterjee

Jan 14, 2021, at 08:04 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Apu, Felu Mittir, Udayan Pandit, Mayurbahan, Devdas- Soumitra Chatterjee the actor was constant in his excellence with all the changing characters on screen.  While Bengalis are still coming to terms with his passing away in November last year, a wall calendar titled "Apur Panchali" in his memory was unveiled on Wednesday.

Delhi schools to reopen from Monday for classes 10 and 12 students, attendance to remain optional

Jan 13, 2021, at 09:08 pm

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday allowed the reopening of schools for class 10 and 12 students in the national capital from Monday.

Jammu and Kashmir: KU's MERC organises webinar on Digital Storytelling

Jan 12, 2021, at 11:36 pm

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Media Education and Research Centre (MERC) organised a webinar on Digital Storytelling to train its students with new tools and techniques of telling stories using digital media platforms.

Jammu and Kashmir: KU Teacher brings Laurels to Valley, publishes research in APA journal

Jan 12, 2021, at 11:09 pm

Srinagar: Hailing from Lolab valley of Kupwara, Dr. Habibullah Shah, a gold medalist has achieved a rare milestone by becoming the first researcher from education discipline to publish his research findings in the top Journal of American Psychological Association (APA) USA.

IIT Guwahati researchers find new clues to how and why stars die

Jan 12, 2021, at 09:15 pm

Guwahati: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G), in collaboration with researchers from Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich, Germany, and Northwestern University, USA, have revealed important clues to understand the death of massive stars and have also revealed the problems with the existing models.

India is collection of nations, like Europe: Lord Meghnad Desai

Jan 12, 2021, at 05:55 pm

Lord Meghnad Desai, a British economist and a Labour politician in the UK, was the guest at Kitaab organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement. In the course of his interaction with Indian economist and civil servant Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Lord Desai spoke about his book Rebellious Lord, Indian politics and economy. India Blooms brings excerpts

Actress Mannara Chopra unveils Xiaomi Mi 10i Smartphone in Hyderabad

Jan 12, 2021, at 05:33 pm

Hyderabad: As Xiaomi ‘The New Mi 10i smartphone has been grandly launched by Bollywood actress Mannara Chopra on 9th January 2021 at Marriott, Hyderabad along with 108 partners unboxed the brand new Mi 10i.

GNIOT Group of Institutions offers scholarship in Covid scenario

Jan 11, 2021, at 11:11 pm

Kolkata: Recognizing the intellectual talent of meritorious students, GNIOT Group of Institutions, Greater Noida, an institute of  management, engineering & technology, has announced scholarships worth Rs 10 crores.