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India will host 1st edition of ‘Global IndiaAI 2023 ’ in October: MeitY

Aug 31, 2023, at 06:41 am

New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will organise the first edition of Global IndiaAI 2023 in October this year.

Apple announces date for mega 'Wonderlust' event, iPhone 15 series likely to be launched on September 12

Aug 30, 2023, at 02:45 pm

Tech major Apple is likely to launch its next iPhone 15 series phones during its big ticket event on September 12.

UK: Forget about your missing luggage now Apple Air Tag even helps in catching serial burglar Mari Dinjaku

Aug 29, 2023, at 11:11 pm

A serial burglar, who stole items of more than 800,000 pounds ($1,009,132) in value, was finally caught with the help of  Apple AirTag which was kept in one of the stolen luggage.

Casio launches G-SHOCK Clear Remix Edition

Aug 29, 2023, at 10:42 pm

Watchmaker Casio on Tuesday launched G-SHOCK's Clear Remix Edition

A duet with Bhajan singer Anup Jalota is one of the highlights of santoor player Tarun Bhattacharya's US Fall tour

Aug 29, 2023, at 01:45 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Solo performances and collaborative programmes with other Indian artists will be the hallmark of Santoor player Tarun Bhattacharya’s Fall tour of the United States.

Legendary author and poet Padma Shree Jayanta Mahapatra passes away

Aug 28, 2023, at 06:09 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Legendary author and Indian English poet Padma Shree Jayanta Mahapatra, the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry, passed away due to old age at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Sunday night.

A Box Full of Darkness: Arindam Basu's book of fiction is all about human frailties lurking within people

Aug 28, 2023, at 05:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A collection of short stories based on frailties lurking within regular people is the underlying theme of 'A Box Full of Darkness', the second book of fiction penned by author Arindam Basu.

Jammu witnesses seven-day multi-lingual short story festival

Aug 26, 2023, at 09:35 pm

Writers, who participated in the recently concluded seven-day multi-lingual short story festival, presented their pieces in various local languages in Jammu.

Moople Institute launches its flagship centre in Chowringhee

Aug 26, 2023, at 12:33 am

Hitech Animation recently announced the launch of its flagship centre in Kolkata's Chowringhee region under its education wing Moople Institute of Animation and Design.

Your Messenger Lite will no longer be available after this date, know the reason behind it

Aug 26, 2023, at 12:27 am

Meta has decided to kill its messaging service Messenger Lite in September.

India's Moon landing gets a pat from Google as tech giant dedicates doodle to mark occasion

Aug 24, 2023, at 09:37 pm

Tech giant Google on Thursday came up with a special doodle to celebrate India's historic achievement of becoming the first country to touch down a spacecraft (Chandrayaan-3) in the south pole of the Moon.

IGNCA explores the various nuances of Radha, the divine consort of Krishna

Aug 24, 2023, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  While tomes are written about Lord Krishna, his beloved consort Radha often remains in the background.

MS Dhoni's features in Zed Black's new TVC

Aug 23, 2023, at 11:38 pm

Kolkata: Incense stick manufacturing brand Zed Black has launched its latest TVC campaign for Zed Black 3-in-1 premium incense sticks which features former captain of the Indian cricket team MS Dhoni.

Janapada Division of IGNCA focuses on Hariyali Teej as the theme for its annual day function

Aug 23, 2023, at 08:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Janapada Division of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) New Delhi, observed their annual day through the celebration of Hariyali Teej.

AI tools like ChatGPT likely to complement jobs, not destroy them: ILO

Aug 23, 2023, at 08:18 pm

ChatGPT is not coming for your job and might even enhance it, experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report published this week.

Even iPhone users can now explore features of new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5

Aug 23, 2023, at 07:26 pm

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday announced that it has released an update for its 'Try Galaxy' app, allowing non-Android smartphone users to test drive the intuitive One UI 5.1.1 and explore features from the new Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5.

Apple warns people against sleeping close to iPhone while charging

Aug 23, 2023, at 03:30 pm

Tech major Apple has warned smartphone users about the potential dangers of sleeping next to a charging phone.

Nagaland Government directs food business operators to update FSSAI licenses for food safety

Aug 23, 2023, at 11:31 am

Kohima/IBNS: To ensure food safety standards are rigorously upheld, the Nagaland government has issued a directive mandating food business operators (FBOs) to renew or obtain new licenses.

Nepali language recognition celebrated on 31st anniversary in Sikkim

Aug 23, 2023, at 07:10 am

Gangtok/IBNS: Sikkim observed the also known as Nepali Language Recognition Day, as a state holiday for the first time, marking 31 years since the inclusion of the Nepali language in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution.

Jammu and Kashmir: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden enters World Book of Records

Aug 21, 2023, at 11:00 pm

Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden has earned a distinguished position in the World Book of Records (London), making the people of Jammu and Kashmir elated.

Siliguri: U.S. Consulate Kolkata, Contact Base host workshop to empower women entrepreneurs

Aug 21, 2023, at 12:07 am

Siliguri: U.S. Consulate Kolkata in collaboration with non-governmental organization Contact Base hosted a multi-stakeholder event for promoting women-led businesses.

Centre orders NCCF and NAFED to sell tomatoes at Rs 40/kg

Aug 20, 2023, at 04:25 am

New Delhi: The Central government has issued a directive instructing the National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) to sell tomatoes to retail consumers at a price of Rs 40 per kg starting from August 20.

Jammu hosts seven-day-long short story festival

Aug 20, 2023, at 03:34 am

A 7-day multi-lingual short story festival by the Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages (JKAACL) commenced on Thursday in Jammu.

Jammu and Kashmir hosts two-day workshop on 'Capacity Building for Managers in Higher Education'

Aug 20, 2023, at 03:29 am

A two-day National Workshop on "Capacity Building for Managers in Higher Education" was held in Jammu and Kashmir from Friday.

Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee's 'Confluence' amalgamating global poetry with Tagore's songwriting in Delhi tomorrow

Aug 19, 2023, at 09:17 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Interdisciplinary artist Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee's 'Confluence', which is set to bring an amalgamation of diverse global poetry with the essence of Rabindranath Tagore's songwriting, will be presented in Delhi on August 20.

Book ‘Revisiting Partition’ launched on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day at IGNCA

Aug 18, 2023, at 04:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), to mark the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ which is observed on August 14, held series of events like conferences, seminars, book releases, film screening competition, exhibition and lectures on the theme of partition.

Entrepreneurship Cell established in Assam down town University promoting innovation and ambition

Aug 18, 2023, at 07:38 am

Assam down town University launched its Entrepreneurship Cell (E-cell), Navarambh, in Panikhaiti, Guwahati on August 14th.

Entrepreneurship Cell established in Assam down town University promoting innovation and ambition

Aug 18, 2023, at 07:36 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam down town University launched its Entrepreneurship Cell (E-cell), Navarambh, in Panikhaiti, Guwahati on August 14th.

Thespian Rudraprasad Sengupta to be conferred with Legends of India Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

Aug 17, 2023, at 11:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Theatre maestro and cultural critic  Rudraprasad Sengupta is among the four distinct visionaries selected for the Legends of India Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022.

Actor Anirban Chakrabarti launches new store of Visionopolis in Kolkata

Aug 17, 2023, at 08:41 pm

Kollkata/IBNS: Bengali actor Anirban Chakrabarti, who is mostly known for portraying onscreen sleuth Eken Babu, has recently launched a new store of Visionopolis in Kolkata.