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Kolkata: Hammer at Park Street introduces new breakfast menu

Mar 13, 2022, at 04:48 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Hammer at Park Street in Kolkata has come out with a new breakfast menu, which is "pocket-friendly" as claimed by its owner. 

Author Aruna Arya Gupta's book The Heart Has Its Answers launched in Kolkata

Mar 12, 2022, at 07:55 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Author Aruna Arya Gupta's book The Heart Has Its Answers was launched in presence of eminent personalities here last week.

Spice up your life at Salt n Spice

Mar 12, 2022, at 07:28 pm

Salt n Spice and everything that’s nice! It truly is a nice, cosy and a homely place where one can go with friends and family. And…the food it serves…is simply delicious!

Dr. Jonaki Mukherjee narrates ten real life stories of struggles of women in her book Unvanquished: The Fight Beyond Justice

Mar 11, 2022, at 04:29 pm

"Unvanquished: The fight beyond Justice" tells ten real life stories of the struggles of women of diverse ages and backgrounds.

Upper age limit for NEET-UG removed for all candidates

Mar 10, 2022, at 02:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The upper age limit for appearing in the undergraduate medical entrance exam, NEET-UG, has been removed for all candidates, the country's top medical regulator body, the National Medical Commission, has said.

Women's Day: The Yin and Yang of leadership

Mar 09, 2022, at 03:15 am

An integrated leadership style, led by fully engaged, balanced teams of men and women, working together, can create optimal results, says Asmita Bhattacharjee on the International Women's Day  

Book lovers' enthusiasm over Russian literature in Kolkata book fair unperturbed by Ukraine war

Mar 07, 2022, at 12:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: It is often said literature, films, music are beyond boundaries of war, hatred or acrimony and the Russian pavilion in the 45th International Kolkata Book Fair is a witness to it.

IIC organises joint awareness seminar at NIT Srinagar

Mar 06, 2022, at 01:20 am

Srinagar/IBNS: The Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) and Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneur Development Centre (IIEDC) in association with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Friday organized a joint awareness seminar on ‘Entrepreneurship and MSME Schemes’ at National Institution of Technology (NIT), Srinagar.

Kolkata restaurants lay out lavish spreads for Women’s Day celebration

Mar 04, 2022, at 05:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: It is raining special offers as restaurants in Kolkata vie with each other to grab the eyeballs of their female patrons with complimentary drinks, discounts for all-women tables, prizes for karaoke nights, etc.

Actor Tnusree Chakraborty supports awareness drive about languishing silk weaves of eastern India

Mar 04, 2022, at 05:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actor and model Tnusree Chakraborty was the headliner for Kolkata-based women’s fashion brand Ummaira’s recent exhibition titled ‘Silks of the East’.

XIM hosts Xpressions’21: A leading B-School festival of eastern India

Mar 04, 2022, at 05:21 pm

Bhubaneswar/IBNS: Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar organised "Xpressions'21", their annual management and cultural festival recently.

Women's Day offers from Marriott group hotels in Kolkata

Mar 04, 2022, at 05:09 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: From discounts to women's groups to complimentary wine, these hotels have a range of special offers this Women's Day, March 8.

An ABC Safari: A fun learning experience for kids

Mar 03, 2022, at 11:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS:  Swati Kheria, an educator and a storyteller, believes that to steer children away from the digital addiction and inculcate a habit of reading books among them, it is necessary to add a fun twist to the learning experience.

Vasant Utsav by PKF to welcome spring was an ode to late kathak exponent Birju Maharaj

Mar 03, 2022, at 11:04 pm

Spring blooms a smile in Nature. Spring blooms joy in the human heart. There’s a fragrance of happiness all around. Green, red, orange, yellow, pink, blue, and violet – the abundance of colours during spring calls for a celebration with song and dance.

Former Miss India unveils ‘Yashoda’, honours writer with ‘Author of 2021’ Award

Mar 02, 2022, at 11:25 pm

Mumbai:  Former Miss India Shivani Jadhav has unveiled the book, Yashoda, about women’s empowerment in a small town in Bihar, and also honoured its writer Manoj Kumar Rao with the ‘Author of the year 2021’ award.

Kashmir girl receives international rank in English, Math Olympiad

Mar 02, 2022, at 12:03 am

Baramulla/IBNS: Ayesha Shahid, a class second student of Aarifeen School of Excellence (ASE), Delina, Baramulla, received secured 529th international rank in International Junior English Olympiad and 580th international rank in the International Junior Math Olympiad last year.

Kreative Minds presents online art exhibition

Mar 01, 2022, at 08:46 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Kreative Minds, a Bengaluru-based organisation offering courses in art, design, craft and music, is hosting a group art exhibition till March 2 this year.

Ways To Improve Children’s Mental Growth

Mar 01, 2022, at 07:34 pm

In today’s world, the increase in competition among children is creating a big burden for them. From school to extra-curricular activities, they are subjected to constant pressure to be the best in almost every field. Parents play a great role in shaping their children’s future, giving them the most conventional piece of advice and showing them the right direction. From school education to after school programs, parents do everything in their power to give their children the best.  

PKF's 3-day boutique festival of love enriches Valentine's Day season with literary ferment

Mar 01, 2022, at 06:47 pm

Valentine's Day was perfect for an exclusive festival on love, Chasing Love, presented by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation. The 3-day virtual boutique literature festival was online thanks to the pandemic and was pre-recorded for a seamless quality watch. The seven sessions with 26 speakers was curated by author and literature festival director Shinie Antony.

Hit by pandemic and paucity, Kolkata's young hearts struggle to paint dreams at art workshop

Feb 28, 2022, at 09:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: During the 30th Apeejay Anand Art workshop, 15-years-old Mohammad Rihan Manzoor was trying to express his covid induced lockdown experiences through paintbrush along with 1,000 other students, including children from Nepal and Pakistan, who joined the event in online and offline mode.

French author Patrick Deville talks about Plague and Cholera amid COVID-19 pandemic

Feb 26, 2022, at 06:39 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has still kept the world on edge, French author Patrick Deville  on a winter evening in Kolkata threw light upon his 2012 book Plague and Cholera, which is based on the life of bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin.

Concrete Vision: Sona College’s green tech innovation gets patent

Feb 26, 2022, at 04:51 am

Salem: A team of researchers from Sona College of Technology, Salem has patented a unique method of replacing up to 70 per cent sand in concrete with shredded plastic in the process cracking two of the biggest environmental issues faced by the world in the 21st century.

First tribal youth from Srinagar qualifies NEET

Feb 26, 2022, at 12:18 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Where there's a will there's a way- this encouraged Tufail Ahmad of Mulnar Harwan, Srinagar to never look back in his life till he achieved his goal of qualifying National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

Karaoke app ‘Star Manch’ announces association with 45th International Kolkata Book Fair with its new ‘Boi Melar Gaan’

Feb 25, 2022, at 11:44 pm

Kolkata: After a gap of one year, Kolkatans breathe a sigh of relief as the 45th International Kolkata Book Fair 2022 is all set to make a comeback this year.

Kitaab Festival in Delhi draws booklovers

Feb 23, 2022, at 06:42 pm

Prabha Khaitan Foundation organised a week-long Kitaab Festival in Delhi presented by Shree Cement, from 13 to 17 December, where English, Hindi and Urdu literatures were celebrated in the company of a niche audience. Eleven books were launched in these 5 days at the India International Centre in New Delhi.

Supreme Court to hear plea to cancel CBSE exams

Feb 22, 2022, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on Wednesday a plea seeking cancellation of physical exam for Class 10 and 12 to be conducted by the CBSE, ICSE and state boards.

Stairway To Nirvana: Composer Samir Bodhi 's debut album stands for peace through music

Feb 22, 2022, at 02:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-born scientist Samir Chatterjee, now a resident of southern California, has also proved his mettle in the world of music.

GNIOT Group of Institutions to support their meritorious students with scholarships

Feb 21, 2022, at 08:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Greater Noida Institute of Technology (GNIOT), an institute for management, engineering & technology, has announced scholarships for meritorious students under various categories.

Stairway To Nirvana: Composer Samir Bodhi 's debut album stands for peace through music

Feb 21, 2022, at 08:38 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-born scientist Samir Chatterjee, now a resident of southern California, has also proved his mettle in the world of music.

Jammu and Kashmir: Exhibition showcasing finest of Kashmir Handicrafts inaugurated at Gulmarg

Feb 21, 2022, at 04:59 am

Gulmarg: Beginning today, Gulmarg will play host to a “craft mela”, a unique handicraft exhibition showcasing the exquisite art and craft of Kashmir.