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Hrithik Roshan walks the ramp for his brand HRX at the Myntra Fashion Weekend!

Oct 09, 2014, at 07:41 pm

Mumbai, Oct 9 (IBNS) For the first time ever, the Greek God of Bollywood Hrithik Roshan walked the ramp and displayed his newly launched active lifestyle apparel and casual wear brand HRX at Myntra Fashion Weekend.

Pallavi Mohan showcases collection at WLIFW

Oct 09, 2014, at 07:38 pm

Designer Pallavi Mohan showcased the Not So Serious collection on the first day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week on Wednesday (Oct 8, 2014). Images by Sandip Das

Pallavi Mohan showcases collection at WLIFW

Oct 09, 2014, at 07:37 pm

Designer Pallavi Mohan showcased the Not So Serious collection on the first day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week on Wednesday (Oct 8, 2014). Images by Sandip Das

Aneeth Arora showcases designs at WLIFW

Oct 09, 2014, at 07:34 pm

Designer Aneeth Arora showcased her collections at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week on Wednesday (Oct 8, 2014). Images by Sandip Das

Hemant and Nandita showcase their collection at WLIFW

Oct 09, 2014, at 07:32 pm

Designers Hemant and Nandita showcased their collections on the first day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week on Wednesday (Oct 8 , 204). Images by Sandip Das

Hemant and Nandita showcase their collection at WLIFW

Oct 09, 2014, at 07:30 pm

Designers Hemant and Nandita showcased their collections on the first day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week on Wednesday (Oct 8 , 204). Images by Sandip Das

Air Force Day celebrated at Air House

Oct 09, 2014, at 05:28 am

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff receiving the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during Air Force Day celebration at Air House on 08 Oct 14.

Prabhudheva puts dancing shoes on Ajay Devgn

Oct 08, 2014, at 08:31 pm

Filmmaker Prabhudheva has put dancing shoes on actor Ajay Devgn. Devgn's fans will have a special treat in store for them as the superstar will be seen grooving as never seen before in Prabhudeva's Action Jackson. The team was recently shooting in Austria.

Coca-Cola marked Puja celebration with 'Coke-e, Food-e, Pujor Mood e'

Oct 08, 2014, at 08:29 pm

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IBNS) Keeping this beautiful sentiment of the Durga Puja in mind, leading beverage producer Coca-Cola India had introduced the ‘Coke-e, Food-e, Pujor Mood e’ campaign.

Raell Padamsee inaugurates Stillness in Motion exhibition

Oct 08, 2014, at 08:26 pm

Mumbai, Oct 7 (IBNS): Well-known theatre personality Raell Padamsee inaugurated Stillness in Motion here on Monday. With the onset of the festive season, the ongoing exhibition of titled Stillness in Motion is an exclusive display of art work through a culmination of paintings by Radhika Bawa and pottery by Shalan Dere.

West Bengal celebrates Lakshmi Puja

Oct 08, 2014, at 08:22 pm

With the sound of 'dhak' silently fading in the air with a mood of gloominess prevailing in the air with the end of the grand festival of the Bengali community-the Durga Puja- people of Kolkata and the rest of West Bengal once again geared up to taste the flavour of festivity by welcoming the Goddess of wealth, Ma Lakshmi, with customary rituals on Tuesday (October 7, 2014). Images by Somnath Roy Chowdhury

XLRI hosts seminar on

Oct 08, 2014, at 08:18 pm

Kolkata, Oct 6 (IBNS) XLRI - Xavier School of Management, one of India’s premier B-Schools in collaboration with International Labour Organization - Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) organized the first ever seminar on “Labour Law and Governance Reforms and Labour Rights in India in the Era of Globalization” recently.

Vijaya Dasami in Kolkata

Oct 04, 2014, at 10:46 pm

The festive fever of Durga Puja finally came to an end with the Vijaya Dasami on Friday (Oct 3, 2014) . While the idols were being immersed, there is a tinge of sadness as the wait begins for another year for the annual visit of the Goddess on earth to her parental house. Women on the occasion, however, smeared each other with vermilion, known as Sindoor Khela, as they bid farewell to the Mother Goddess. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Kolkata celebrates last day of festival

Oct 04, 2014, at 10:41 pm

People of Kolkata hit the streets to celebrate the last day of the festival as Maha Dashami puja was held amid a mood of gloominess in the city and the rest of Bengal on Friday (October 3, 2014). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

MAHA NAVAMI

Oct 03, 2014, at 08:48 pm

MAHA NAVAMI

Kolkata observes Sandhi Puja today

Oct 02, 2014, at 10:57 pm

Amid the performance of the Maha Ashtami puja and the commencement of the Maha Navami, the Bengali community on Thursday (Oct 2, 2014) witnessed the pious Sandhi Puja in Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Pranab Mukherjee paying floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

Oct 02, 2014, at 07:07 pm

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee paying floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister of India, Late Lal Bahadur Sastri on their birth anniversary at Kinnahar, West Bengal on October 02, 2014. Photo by Santanu Sinha, PIB, Kolkata/ 02-10-2014

Festive fever reaches peak on Maha Ashtami-Maha Navami

Oct 02, 2014, at 07:05 pm

The festive spirit in Kolkata reached its peak on Thursday,(Oct 2, 2014) as the Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami celebrations of the Durga Puja commenced on the same day. The day began amid the pious 'pushpanjali' (prayers with flowers), where thousands of devotees offer their prayers to the Goddess in empty stomach at various marquees (puja pandal) across the state. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

PM Modi launches Clean India campaign

Oct 02, 2014, at 07:00 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (Oct 2, 2014) launched the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', a cleanliness drive from Valmiki Basti in New Delhi. Modi also visited the Valmiki Temple here before launching the Swacch Bharat Mission.

Festive fever grips Kolkata on Mahasaptami evening

Oct 02, 2014, at 06:54 pm

Kolkata on Wednesday (Oct 1, 2014) joined the mood of festivity as large number of people visited pandals across the city to pay homage to Goddess Durga on the seventh day of the festival, known as 'Mahasaptami'. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Modi at Washington DC

Oct 01, 2014, at 10:22 pm

The President Barack Obama of the United States welcomes the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the dinner hosted in his honour, at the White House, in Washington DC on September 30, 2014.

Modi at Washington DC

Oct 01, 2014, at 10:20 pm

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, at Washington DC on September 30, 2014.

Modi at Washington DC

Oct 01, 2014, at 10:12 pm

The Governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley meeting the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at Washington DC on September 30, 2014.

India-US 'Yudh Abhyas' concludes

Oct 01, 2014, at 09:04 pm

New Delhi, Sept 30 (IBNS) The Indo-US Combined Military Training Exercise Yudh Abhyas, 2014, which commenced on Sept 17 at Ranikhet and Chaubattia concluded Tuesday.

Harsh Vardhan Deo creates crowd frenzy during Jigariyaa promotions

Oct 01, 2014, at 09:01 pm

Ahmedabad, Sept 30 (IBNS) Actor Harsh Vardhan Deo had recently taken the city of Ahmedabad by storm as he was there promoting his upcoming romantic film Jigariyaa.

India, US combined military training exercise in progress

Oct 01, 2014, at 08:57 pm

New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) The India-US Combined Military Training Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2014, which commenced on Sept 17 at Ranikhet and Chaubattia, is in progress.

Modi, Sushma meet Clintons in NY

Oct 01, 2014, at 08:53 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj met the former US President Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New York on Monday (September 29, 2014).

Tarpan at Babughaat

Oct 01, 2014, at 07:55 pm

Tarpan at Babughaat

Festive fever grips Kolkata

Oct 01, 2014, at 06:23 pm

As Kolkata celebrates its annual Durga Puja festival, IBNS selects some of the best Durga idols and pandals from across the 'City of Joy'. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Kolkata soaks in Mahasaptami fervor

Oct 01, 2014, at 05:51 pm

The festive spirit, joy and enthusiasm of the Bengali community in Kolkata received an extra fillip on Wednesday on the Mahasaptami day as people upped their celebratory mood to a great deal. On Mahasaptami, some important rituals of the puja are performed with 'Nabapatrika snan' or 'Kolabou snan' (bathing of banana bride) and 'pravesh' (entrance of Goddess in the mandap-the place of worship) at dawn. The stem of a banana plant is bathed and draped in a red and white saree that make it look like a newly wed bride and then placed beside Lord Ganesha as 'Kalabou' is considered to be his wife according to Hindu mythology. IBNS images of the ritual and pandal hopping since morning. Images by Avishek Mitra