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Prabha Khaitan Foundation hosts 2022 Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree at India International Centre

Jul 25, 2022, at 04:56 pm

Prabha Khaitan Foundation hosted a reception to meet and greet the Booker Prize 2022 recipient Geetanjali Shree, 64, at the India International Centre (ICC), which was attended by the Ehsaas Women of India.

Actors Debnath Chattopadhyay, Maadhurima Chakraborty attend Four Coins Cafe's anniversary weekend celebration

Jul 24, 2022, at 06:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actors Debnath Chattopadhyay and Maadhurima Chakraborty graced the first year anniversary weekend celebration of Four Coins Cafe in Kolkata.

Courtyard by Marriott Mahabaleshwar is offering a special Maharashtrian Thali to guests

Jul 24, 2022, at 12:19 am

Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)/IBNS: Courtyard by Marriott Mahabaleshwar is offering an elaborate Maharashtrian Thali at its all-day dining restaurant – The Berry Library.

Canada: Toronto’s favourite summer food event, Summerlicious, returns after 2 years, starting Aug 12

Jul 23, 2022, at 04:41 am

Toronto/IBNS: Summerlicious, Toronto's favourite summer food event, postponed throughout 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is returning to the city.

Actors Rahul Dev Bose, Angana Roy spend time with European cuisines in Kolkata's The Irish Brewery

Jul 23, 2022, at 03:35 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Actors Rahul Dev Bose and Angana Roy tasted some European cuisines, pizzas and desserts at The Irish Brewery cafe in Kolkata earlier this week.

Kolkata elocutionist conceptualises documentary Bagher Din for Global Tiger Day observation this year

Jul 22, 2022, at 09:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Revered, loved or feared, the tiger has always evoked a sense of awe among its beholders.

CBSE class 12th results announced

Jul 22, 2022, at 07:59 pm

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday announced its much-awaited 12th board result in which girls again outperformed boys with 94.54 pass percentage while boys percentage stood at 91.25.

Italy, Bengal bond over Dante, Tagore and D'Annunzio to celebrate 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations

Jul 22, 2022, at 06:49 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The majestic Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata was witness to a literature seminar last week featuring Italy and Bengal, the two places equally inclined to art, culture and literature.

'The Casket’ and 'Besky' by Nita Bajoria explore a woman's journey for empowerment and love

Jul 22, 2022, at 06:40 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A light shower had washed the grime off the city and Kolkata looked beautiful – the verdant landscape dotted by buildings old and new receding into the sunlit horizon – from the high perched Glenburn Penthouse.

Samsung Electronics develops second-generation SmartSSD computational storage drive with upgraded processing functionality

Jul 22, 2022, at 03:43 pm

Seoul: Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has successfully developed a second generation of its pioneering SmartSSD.

Future holds challenges for traditional Kashmiri music

Jul 22, 2022, at 03:35 am

Described by the world as 'Heaven on Earth', Kashmir boasts of a diverse cultural legacy, prominent among them is Sufiana Mausiqi, a Kashmir’s classical music, which was developed under Sultan Zain-ul-reign Abidin’s in the 15th century (1420-1470).

Kolkata Centre for Creativity to organize workshop on Indian method of acting

Jul 20, 2022, at 05:52 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Centre for Creativity, a multidisciplinary art space in collaboration with Acting Shastra will be organizing a workshop called Indian method in acting, by renowned theatre director and playwright Prasanna. This workshop is for actors who are into Theatre, Television, Cinema or any other field of acting.

Samsung India launches Galaxy M13 series with RAM Plus, auto data switching

Jul 19, 2022, at 06:39 pm

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, announced the launch of Galaxy M13 5G and Galaxy M13 today.

Unmish organises 7th edition of Poornam 2022

Jul 17, 2022, at 01:51 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-based non-profit organisation Unmish organised the seventh edition of Poornam 2022 last month.

Craft Coffee: Kolkata's authentic speciality coffee experience centre

Jul 16, 2022, at 07:55 pm

Craft Coffee pushes the envelope in the world of specialty coffee that boasts being ethically sourced, freshly roasted, brewed with passion, and integrated with technology.

NoBroker Packers and Movers Delhi Review – 10 Reasons I had A Good Experience

Jul 16, 2022, at 06:11 pm

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'No retest for CUET': University panel chief on students missing entrance exam

Jul 16, 2022, at 05:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: No retest will be held for those who missed Friday's Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate admissions to central universities, University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar said this evening.

Jadavpur University tops among state-aided varsities in NIRF ranking, Calcutta University secures second position

Jul 16, 2022, at 01:13 am

Kolkata/UNI: Jadavpur University ranked as the country’s top state-aided varsity while Calcutta University secured the second position, according to the NIRF ranking 2022 list.

From locks to critical components in Mars Mission, how Godrej helped in India's self-reliance

Jul 16, 2022, at 12:36 am

Kolkata: In 2022, India boasts of over 72,000 recognized startups with the world's third-largest start-up ecosystem to support their growth. Over a century ago,  India was used as a market for English goods and native production was discouraged. Interestingly, some of India's industrial giants trace their beginnings to that era.

Indo Australian project talks about art and artists in the time of COVID

Jul 14, 2022, at 11:05 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Creative Arts (India) in collaboration with Testimony Arts (Australia) recently announced the Indo-Pacific launch of 'Arts Alive - The Arts, The Artists and The Times' 2022.

Kolkata's Surfire The Coastal Cafe introduces new menu on completion of fourth year. Check out

Jul 14, 2022, at 10:39 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Founder chef of Kolkata's Surfire The Coastal Cafe, Ishani Priyadarshini, has brought south India into the vibrant eastern city, which always relishes on good food.

Kolkata's skybar LMNO_Q launches new menu. Check out

Jul 14, 2022, at 05:04 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's skybar LMNO_Q has announced the launch of its new menu.

Run for Cover pays tribute to Arctic Monkeys and RHCP in Kolkata

Jul 14, 2022, at 03:03 am

Kolkata/IBNS: If you are a fan of contemporary bands Arctic Monkeys or RHCP (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), then drop in at the Hard Rock Café in Kolkata this Friday (July 15) for a musical extravaganza.

There is a complete disregard for the heritage that we own in Kolkata: Swarup Dutta

Jul 13, 2022, at 06:03 pm

In an exclusive interview with India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Kolkata's well known multidisciplinary art and design practitioner Swarup Dutta, who is involved in restoring old non-heritage tagged houses in the crumbling metropolis hurtling towards mindless urbanisation, envisages ways to preserve the past much like how many European cities have done recognising the importance of the "old blocks".

Dr Jonaki Mukherjee releases her first single music video; music arrangement by Debajyoti Mishra

Jul 13, 2022, at 03:38 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Vocalist Dr Jonaki Mukherjee released her first solo music video ‘Sujon Aamar Ghorey Kyano Ailo Naa’, recently.

Assam Education Minister distributes appointment letters to specially-abled candidates

Jul 13, 2022, at 12:16 am

Guwahati: Assam Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu on Tuesday ceremonially distributed appointment letters to 280 nos of specially abled candidates to the the post of regular teachers in a programme organized by Directorate of Elementary Education at PWD convention and training centre Dispur.

Sixth Avenue presents exhibit The Confluence

Jul 08, 2022, at 05:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's multi-designer contemporary wear store is bringing a four-day exhibit, The Confluence.

Relief for poor patients: Engineering students develop cheap two-wheeler ambulance

Jul 08, 2022, at 12:11 am

Moved by the sight of people carrying their loved ones on personal vehicles without any medical support during the killing second Covid wave, two students of GATES Engineering College, Gooty, Andhra Pradesh, have developed an affordable two-wheeler ambulance.

Ambassador: The car a free India hitched a ride

Jul 07, 2022, at 06:40 pm

With the news that the iconic Ambassador will vroom back on Indian roads in a new bold Electric Vehicle (EV) version, nostalgia returns over the country's first indigenously built car which was once the symbol of pre-liberalised India. Sujoy Dhar goes back in time to trace India's romance with a car with that  bowler hat roof  and an artless front grill

Prosenjit Chatterjee launches Wow! Momo's new outlet in Durgapur

Jul 06, 2022, at 09:46 pm

Kolkata/Durgapur/IBNS: Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee Tuesday launched a new outlet of momo chain Wow! Momo at Junction Mall in West Bengal's Durgapur.