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Wendell Rodricks picks KASHISH 2015 International poster contest winner

Mar 10, 2015, at 10:29 pm

New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) Fashion designer Wendell Rodricks has picked the poster submitted by Delhi-based art director Niharika Rastogi as the winner of the KASHISH 2015 International Poster contest.

Heritage Academy Kolkata celebrates Women's Day

Mar 10, 2015, at 04:35 am

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): The Heritage Academy Kolkata celebrated Women's Day on Monday by organizing a seminar on Women Leadership in Educational Institutions and Corporates.

Village Welfare Society, VFS jointly celebrate International Women's Day

Mar 10, 2015, at 04:30 am

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Saluting the spirit of women, Village Welfare Society and VFS jointly celebrated International Women's Day on Monday.

Fair and Handsome gets a new face in Hrithik Roshan

Mar 10, 2015, at 02:34 am

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Emami Limited, one of India's leading FMCG companies, on Monday announced roping in of Bollywood Superstar Hrithik Roshan as one of the brand ambassadors for Fair and Handsome, a Rs 235 crore power brand and a category creator.

Kolkata hosts Bohurupi fashion show

Mar 09, 2015, at 05:38 am

Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS) Vasanta is an out of the box celebration of spring by Bohurupi at Abar Baithak with a multidisciplinary ambience of live art and musical performances by Bangladeshi artist Jhoton and Sanghamitra baul and Prasanta baul .

Kolkata's leading bookstore celebrates Women's Day with musical drama

Mar 09, 2015, at 03:52 am

Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): Story, a bookstore in Kolkata from Primarc Group of Companies, celebrated the International Women's Day by bringing together Dr. Sudeshna Basu along with other eminent personalities Dolly Basu, Anashua Majumdar and Biblab Dasgupta in one common platform for 'I am not a mother - nohot mata', on Sunday.

'I am not a mother- Noho Mata', a concept by Sudeshna Basu

Mar 09, 2015, at 03:23 am

Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): Story, a bookstore in Kolkata from Primarc Group of Companies, celebrated the International Women's Day by bringing together Sudeshna Basu along with other eminent personalities, including Dolly Basu, Anashua Majumdar and Biblab Dasgupta, in one common platform for 'I am not a mother - Noho Mata', on Sunday.

J&K: Educational institutions to re-open from Monday

Mar 08, 2015, at 05:05 am

Srinagar, Mar 7 (IBNS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered that all the state-run educational institutions shall re-open on Monday.

Kolkata's PC Chandra Gardens celebrates Holi

Mar 07, 2015, at 08:07 pm

Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): A celebration of the triumph of good over evil, Holi, is one of India's most fun-filled festivals celebrating happiness and togetherness. This year, Buzz 365 Entertainments, Co-ordinated by Media Connect celebrated the festival of colours as 'Rangostav 2015-Buzz Ki Holi Festival' at PC Chandra Gardens in Kolkata.

Kolkata hosts 'Rangotav'

Mar 07, 2015, at 05:33 am

Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS) Buzz 365 Entertainments, co-ordinated by Media Connect, celebrated the festival of colours Holi on Friday.

Akar Prakar to host Raza's 'Aarambh'

Mar 07, 2015, at 04:52 am

Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): Kolkata's art gallery Akar Prakar is going to host an exhibition named 'Aarambh' on the recent works of artist Sayed Haider Raza.

Is bindi a fashion statement?

Mar 06, 2015, at 10:38 pm

Is the bindi a fashion statement, a caste mark or a marriage symbol? It is all three. Placed within contemporary perspectives, it is debatable whether it is popular television that has resurrected the bindi as a cosmetic to enhance the feminine image of woman. Shoma A. Chatterji examines

BML Munjal University introduces Forensic Accounting MBA in India

Mar 06, 2015, at 05:43 pm

Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS) BML Munjal University (BMU), founded by The Hero Group, is launching a two-year full-time MBA programme in 'Accounting and Finance' with a focus on Forensic Accounting and Corporate Fraud.

Google celebrates Holi with colourful Doodle

Mar 06, 2015, at 04:45 pm

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): As the whole country is celebrating the traditional Indian festival of colours, popular search engine Google also marked the occasion of Holi with a Doodle on its homepage.

Holi in the clouds

Mar 05, 2015, at 08:30 pm

Bhopal, Mar 5 (IBNS) This year, Holi falls in the first week of March. For cloud lovers like me, tones of sunsets, and colours in the skies of first few days of March were like holi.

Holi brings riot of colours in Kolkata

Mar 05, 2015, at 05:26 pm

Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): Holi, the traditional Indian festival of colours, will be celebrated on Thursday, where people of all ages will colour each other with rang and gulal.

ICAI & EIRC organizes seminar on Union Budget

Mar 05, 2015, at 04:43 am

Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) has organized a Seminar & Discussion on Union Budget 2015 at Kala Mandir Auditorium in Kolkata.

Asha Audio releases Indo-Bangladesh music album

Mar 04, 2015, at 05:41 am

Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS): Music company Asha Audio on Tuesday launched a new album named Bhalobashbi Re Tui (You Will Love), a musical odyssey by Roopsha from India and Razeeb from Bangladesh through a programme at Galleria in Kolkata.

Rapid Metro Gurgaon joins hands with SABMiller India to promote road safety

Mar 03, 2015, at 11:45 pm

Gurgaon, Mar 3 (IBNS): SABMiller India has joined hands with Rapid Metro Gurgaon Limited (RMGL) to promote responsible drinking and road safety.

Pedigree partners with Pet Fed in Kolkata

Mar 03, 2015, at 06:01 am

Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): Mars International India Pvt. Ltd., which is a pet food manufacturer and marketers of the international pet food brand Pedigree and Whiskas, has partnered with Pet Fed, a first of its kind pet convention in India.

I have fabulous memories of Darjeeling: Chhimi Tenduf-La

Mar 01, 2015, at 05:54 pm

Sri Lanka based Chhimi Tenduf-La's recently released book The Amazing Racist catapults him as a soul-stirring writer to watch out for. Half Tibetan, half British, he grew up in Lutyens Delhi but has settled down in Sri Lanka. Sujoy Dhar in conversation with the writer whose grandparents owned the iconic Windamere Hotel of Darjeeling

Bhopal hosts conference on 'Juvenile Justice'

Feb 28, 2015, at 09:04 pm

Bhopal, Feb 28 (IBNS) A two-day Regional Round Table Conference on Effective Implementation of Law relating to Juvenile Justice commenced on Saturday in Madhya Praesh's Bhopal city.

Aesthetics go for a toss?

Feb 28, 2015, at 07:36 pm

Piddly si baatein is the latest entrant into a world of mainstream Hindi cinema where the toilet as a physical presence has stepped in almost as a character. The melodious number is belted out by Amitabh Bachchan in Shamitabh. Why was the song shot inside a toilet when it could have been shot anywhere? Some directors obviously have a different take on 'entertainment.' What do viewers feel? Shoma A. Chatterji finds out

MillionaireAsia India PRECIOUS Golf Cup presented

Feb 28, 2015, at 06:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS) The Millionaire Asia India PRECIOUS Golf Cup 2015 presented by Dubai Tourism in association with TUI got the very precious privileged HNI’s and the golfers of the city in action on Feb 26.

E.S.L. Narasimhan inaugurates teacher's conference in Hyderabad

Feb 28, 2015, at 04:03 am

Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IBNS): The British Council in association with the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad (EFL-U) on Friday inaugurated the fifth International English Language Teacher Educator Conference (TEC 15), one of the world's largest conferences of English language teacher educators in the world.

Kalki Koechlin launches Kyndal's Cutty Sark in Kolkata

Feb 28, 2015, at 03:22 am

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): It was an unforgettable night of revelry as the iconic Scottish whisky brand, Cutty Sark, made its highly anticipated India debut at The Park Hotel on Thursday and was launched her by actress Kalki Koechlin.

Victorinox launches sport collection backpacks

Feb 28, 2015, at 02:40 am

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Victorinox has launched VX Sport Collection Backpacks to make adventure travel lighter and easier.

Sasikumar Punnekat appointed as BITS Pilani Director

Feb 27, 2015, at 05:08 am

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): BITS Pilani on Thursday announced the joining of Sasikumar Punnekkat as the Director and Sr. Professor (Computer Science & Information Systems) at BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus on Feb 25.

C&A and C&A Foundation announces partnership with Save the Children

Feb 27, 2015, at 03:58 am

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): Leading apparel company, C&A, and philanthropic organization, C&A Foundation, have teamed up with the charity, Save the Children, in a three-year, multi-million euro international alliance to support millions of mothers who are coping with humanitarian crises.

Over 1,000 register for Teacher Educator Conference in Hyderabad

Feb 27, 2015, at 12:36 am

Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IBNS) Over 1,000 teacher educators, ministerial officials, heads of universities and colleges, representatives of the vocational sector, senior academic staff, directors of NGOs and policymakers from over 30 countries across the globe will be in Hyderabad from Feb 27 to March 1 to attend the fifth International English Language Teacher Educator Conference (TEC 15), one of the world’s largest conferences for English language teacher educators.