Indian writer shortlisted for shortlisted for 2015 Booker
Jul 30, 2015, at 03:56 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Indian writer Anuradha Roy's work Sleeping on Jupiter has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015.
Starmark to launch Scion of Ikshvaku in Kolkata
Jul 29, 2015, at 08:10 pm
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS) Kolklata's leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Westland, will host the launch of Scion of Ikshvaku (Book I of the Ram Chandra Series) by writer Amish this week.
Red FM hosts new musical show Bandstand Azaadi festival
Jul 29, 2015, at 04:44 am
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS): 93.5 Red FM, a popular radio stations of the city, has initiated a new musical journey called Red Bandstand Azaadi Festival.
Renault India signs Ranbir Kapoor as brand ambassador
Jul 28, 2015, at 12:08 am
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): Automobile manufacturer Renault India has announced Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador.
Real estate, now all for 'green buildings and living'
Jul 27, 2015, at 07:53 pm
Kolkata, Jul 27 (IBNS): The concept of construction of 'green buildings' is the flag-bearer of sustainable development movement in the real estate sector and realtors in eastern India are taking a call.
Fashion world success is not easy route: Sharbari Datta
Jul 26, 2015, at 07:01 pm
Kolkata, July 26 (IBNS) Fashion designer Sharbari Datta, who in the past decades had set a trend in menswear fusing different art traditions thus breaking away from masculine dress code set by the West, says it is not easy to make a mark in the field outwardly cloaked with the euphoria of glamour.
Starmark to launch Ranjan Bandyopadhyay's new book next week
Jul 25, 2015, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata, Jul 24 (IBNS) Popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Patra Bharati, will host the launch of Ranjan Bandyopadhyay's Pransakha Vivekananda (Part 3), a Bengali novel based on Swami Vivekananda's life at its Quest Mall outlet in Kolkata on July 28.
Singer Shyamoshree Gupta releases her debut Rabindra Sangeet album in Kolkata
Jul 25, 2015, at 03:27 pm
Kolkata, July 25 (IBNS) Singer Shyamoshree Gupta released her debut Rabindra Sangeet album in popular lifestyle store Starmark's South City Mall outlet in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Starmark to launch Ranjan Bandyopadhyay's new book next week
Jul 25, 2015, at 04:25 am
Kolkata, Jul 24 (IBNS) Popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Patra Bharati, will host the launch of Ranjan Bandyopadhyay's Pransakha Vivekananda (Part 3), a Bengali novel based onSwami Vivekananda's life at its Quest Mall outlet in Kolkata on July 28.
Kolkata hosts Rakhi Haat festival
Jul 25, 2015, at 04:08 am
Kolkata, July 24 (IBNS): Actress Richa Sharma recently unveiled a lifestyle exhibition called Rakhi Haat in Kolkata recently.
Jul 24, 2015, at 07:00 pm
Revenge is sweet, as many anti-heroes in Hindi films project. But though rather rare, heroines too take the same path to strike out against the oppressor, sometimes even going to the extent of killing. Shoma A. Chatterji takes a look at the larger picture
Mahindra launches New Thar CRDe
Jul 24, 2015, at 03:31 am
Nasik, July 23 (IBNS): Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), India's leading SUV manufacturer, on Thursday unveiled the New Thar CRDe, its popular true blue off-roader.
Mondelez introduces India's first aerated chocolate
Jul 23, 2015, at 06:40 pm
Kolkata, Jul 23 (IBNS): Mondelez India Foods Private Limited, a part of Mondelez International, the global snacking and food company, recently announced the launch of a new entrant under Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk Bubbly, a new chocolate bar brimming with 'bubble inside and bubble outside'.
Jul 23, 2015, at 05:30 am
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): The British Council, UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities has launched a new, collaborative initiative that will contribute significantly to the private sectors ability to deliver high quality English language education.
Experimenter launch 5th edition of Curators' Hub in Kolkata
Jul 22, 2015, at 11:53 pm
Kolkata, July 22 (IBNS): Experimenter has announced the 5th edition of the Experimenter Curators' Hub 2015, in Kolkata which will commence on Thursday.
Follow your heart if you want to write: Novoneel Chakraborty
Jul 22, 2015, at 11:21 pm
By his own admission, he's one of those rare breed of authors in India who are writing about romantic-thrillers. In town for a book-signing session for his new book, IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity caught up with Novoneel Chakraborty
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited launches Colgate Total Charcoal Deep Clean
Jul 22, 2015, at 04:21 am
Mumbai, July 21 (IBNS): Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, the market leader in Oral Care, has launched an oral care solution which the company claimed cleans and protects 100 percent of the mouth surfaces.
Adlabs Imagica experiences cross culture with 46th International Physics Olympiad
Jul 22, 2015, at 04:18 am
Mumbai, July 21 (IBNS): Theme park Adlabs Imagica recently hosted 500 students from90 countries as a part of the 46th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO).
Max Life Insurance launches 3 albums featuring i-genius Young Singing Stars Season 1 winners
Jul 22, 2015, at 04:11 am
New Delhi, July 21 (IBNS): Max Life Insurance, a leading life insurance company, has launched the winners' albums of the inaugural season of 'i-genius Young Singing Stars' in association with Universal Music Group.
Anushka Sharma is the new Brand Ambassador of new Pantene
Jul 22, 2015, at 03:57 am
Mumbai, July 21 (IBNS): Pantene, a hair care brand, has announced Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma as the face of the new Pantene.
British Council delivers training for RIN Career Ready Academy
Jul 21, 2015, at 03:49 am
Chennai, July 20 (IBNS): Rin, a leading detergent brand in Tamil Nadu, as a part of its new social initiative called Rin Career Ready Academy aims to inspire, educate and equip youth with livelihood skills to pursue 21st century careers.
Consumers find influx of modern lifestyle in urban bookstores
Jul 20, 2015, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata, July 20 (IBNS): Twenty-first century marked a ballistic change in the lifestyle of the people in India by bringing the mall culture, exposing them to high-end products, services, entertainment and food under one roof.
Globsyn Skills undertakes CSR initiatives
Jul 20, 2015, at 02:15 am
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS) Taking up a CSR initiative, Globsyn Skills, which is a joint venture of the Globsyn Group in equity partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation, is training underprivileged students in computer programming at its Amtala campus near Kolkata.
Author Novoneel Chakraborty attends book-signing session in Kolkata
Jul 19, 2015, at 12:29 am
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS) Novoneel Chakraborty, who is the author of 'All Yours, Stranger', acknowledged his fans in Kolkata by attending a book-signing session in popular lifestyle store Starmark's South City Mall outlet on Friday.
Ex-Indian Cabinet Secy receives honorary doctorate from University of Birmingham
Jul 17, 2015, at 03:54 am
Birmingham, July 16 (IBNS): Ajit Kumar Seth, former Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of India, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Birmingham, UK.
British Council launches Aptis for Teens for Kolkata students
Jul 16, 2015, at 05:39 am
Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS): Aptis for Teens, an assessment tool for learning English language, was launched by the British Council on Wednesday.
Tata Power's Mundra UMPP promotes quality education through its 'Shiksha Saarthi' programme
Jul 16, 2015, at 04:21 am
Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS): Tata Power, an integrated power company, through Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd. (CGPL), has announced the success of Shiksha Saarthi, a programme devised to promote quality education for children living in and around its operations.
British Council launches Aptis for Teens for Kolkata students
Jul 16, 2015, at 01:07 am
Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS): British Council announced the launch of the British Council Aptis for Teens test in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Wedding Asia celebrated the preview of it's 9th Edition in the capital
Jul 16, 2015, at 01:03 am
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS) : Celebrating the rocketing spirit of the big fat Indian wedding, Wedding Asia is coming alive of the finest wedding indulgence.
Jul 15, 2015, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): With estimates suggesting a shortfall of around 400 million skilled manpower by 2020, a prominent educationist thinks that India has the oppurtunity to fill the gap both domestically and internationally.