Shri Narendra Modi dedicating the newly constructed railway line
Jul 04, 2014, at 09:08 pm
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicating the newly constructed railway line between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Udhampur Section to the Nation by flagging off the first train from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station, in Jammu and Kashmir on July 04, 2014. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N.N. Vohra, the Union Minister for Railways, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, the Minister of State for Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha, the Minister of State for Science and Technology (Independent Charge), Earth Sciences (Independent Charge), Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh and the Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Arunendra Kumar are also seen.
Jul 04, 2014, at 07:48 pm
The Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, is in China on a high level military delegation visit from Jul 2 to 5, 2014. The visit assumes special significance in the light of increasing defence cooperation. To mark the 60th Anniversary of Panchsheel, both nations have designated 2014 as the "Year of Friendly Exchanges".
Jul 03, 2014, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) US Senator John McCain called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.
Wade into the waters of Maldives
Jul 03, 2014, at 06:48 pm
Male, July 3 (Not in Town News) : With azure blue waters as far as the eye can see, the stunning island of Maldives is made for water lovers! With various water activities such as snorkeling, diving, surfing – you can even go clubbing underwater in the Maldives! Maldives have high visibility throughout the year, clear water and formations of over 3000 coral reefs and the free flowing tides of the monsoons. This has resulted in one of the world’s richest diving coral reef areas. The abundance of marine life makes Maldives perfect for diving enthusiasts and for those passionate about snorkeling.
World Cup fever comes alive in Bangalore's Orion Mall
Jul 02, 2014, at 10:01 pm
Bangalore, July 2 (IBNS) The FIFA World Cup 2014 has already thrown up a few early surprises defending champions Spain are out of the tournament, Germany scored its hat trick of goals, Portugal had its player red carded, 2 matches ended with no score it just could not get more exciting than this. Football lovers have an absolutely brilliant set of games to look forward to till the end of the World Cup on 13th July.
Saket City Hospital celebrates surgery success
Jul 01, 2014, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) New Delhi's Saket City Hospital celebrated the success of 100 cochlear surgeries done by them calling the occasion, ‘Celebration of Senses’
Shreyas, Uddhav at re-launch of Hindmata Theatre
Jun 30, 2014, at 10:59 pm
Actor Shreyas Talpade and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray and Rajya Sabha member Ramdas Athawale at the re-launch of Hindmata Theatre recently in Mumbai.
PSLV-C23 successfully launched
Jun 30, 2014, at 09:53 pm
PSLV-C23, successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), SHAR, at Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh on June 30, 2014.
Hamid Ansari inspecting the Guard of Honour
Jun 30, 2014, at 09:49 pm
The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari inspecting the Guard of Honour, at Great Hall of People, at Beijing, in China on June 30, 2014.
Sriharikota: PM visits first Launch Pad and GSLV Vehicle assembly building
Jun 30, 2014, at 06:30 pm
Sriharikota, June 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the first Launch Pad at Sriharikota where he was briefed about the PSLV C-23 Launch Vehicle Mission by senior scientists.
Better interaction between people of India, China needed: Ansari
Jun 30, 2014, at 06:23 pm
Beijing, June 28 (IBNS) Indian Vice President M. Hamid Ansari addressed at the “Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence†in the Great Hall of People here on Saturday and said better interaction between people of India and China in all fields is a necessary condition for stronger 'overall bilateral relations' between the two neighbouring nations.
Vidya Balan promotes Bobby Jasoos in Kolkata
Jun 29, 2014, at 12:17 am
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan on Saturday (June 28, 2014) was in Kolkata, a city with which she is emotionally connected having worked in films here, and promoted her upcoming release Bobby Jasoos in a city restaurant. The actress plays a female detective in the film set in Hyderabad. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Ministers visit GAIL mishap site
Jun 28, 2014, at 10:33 pm
The Minister of State (Independent Charge), for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan visited the accident site at Tatipaka on Friday (June 27,2014) along with the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu
Defence Minister lays foundation stone for HQ IDS Building
Jun 28, 2014, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS) Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday unveiled the foundation stone for HQ Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) Building Complex at Mehramnagar in Delhi Cantt here.
English translated version of 'Chirakumar Sabha' released
Jun 27, 2014, at 12:23 am
Oxford University Press released the English-translated version of Bengali play Chirakumar Sabha at ICCR in Kolkata on Wednesday (June 25, 2014)
Kolkata hosts show on Bengali folk songs
Jun 26, 2014, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts of Rabindra Bharati University presented in association with Lalan Academy Mahajani Gaan a programme of old folk songs of greater Bengal at the Jorasanko Thakurbari here recently.
VVMDRC hosts campaign against drug abuse
Jun 26, 2014, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata, June 25 (IBNS) Ved Vignan Mahavidyapeeth De-Addiction & Research Centre working since last 10 years on people suffering from chemical abuse Wednesday hosted a campaign on the eve of the International Day against Drug Abuse.
Afghanistan pledges preferential treatment to Indian businesses
Jun 26, 2014, at 11:41 pm
Mr. Vijay Kalantri, Vice-Chairman, MVIRDC World Trade Centre and President, All India Association of Industries, Mr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali, Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ms. Rupa Naik, Director – Projects, MVIRDC World Trade Centre, Mr. Ahmad Ali Babak, Consul General, Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Mr. Y. R. Warerkar, Executive Director, MVIRDC World Trade Centre during an interactive meeting on “Trade Opportunities in Afghanistan†jointly organised by MVIRDC World Trade Centre (WTC) and All India Association of Industries (AIAI).
IAF welcomes flying officers into fold
Jun 21, 2014, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS) The morning of 21 Jun 2014 saw the officer who graduated thirty nine years ago, come back as Chief Guest to review the Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy, Dundigal.Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff reviewed the Combined Graduation Parade of 193 flight cadets belonging to Pilot, Navigation and Ground Duty streams.
Kolkata discusses on 'The Story of World Cup'
Jun 21, 2014, at 04:54 pm
'The Story of World Cup 2014' panel discussion was held in Kolkata where Olympian Badru Banerjee, sports journalist Kishore Bhimani, Goal-Keeper Bhaskar Ganguly, footballers Biswajit Bhattacharya, Alvito d’Cunha and others particiapted on Friday (June 20, 2014). Images by Somnath Roy Chowdhury/IBNS
Sweets launched to promote Bengali film
Jun 20, 2014, at 09:21 pm
Special sweets were launched to promote upcoming Bengali film "Bonku Babu" at Nalil Chandra Das and Sons in Kolkata on June 17, 2014. Present at the event was "Bonku Babu" Saswata Chatterjee along with his family Rajatav Dutta, Arjun Chakraborty, Arunima Ghosh and Rupa Bhattacharya. Images by IBNS
StageCraft Foundation formed in Kolkata
Jun 18, 2014, at 10:01 pm
Singer Usha Uthup on Tuesday (June 17, 2014) announced the formation of StageCraft Foundation, a philanthropic initiative for recognizing and nurturing the unsung heroes from the world of entertainment, and to unveil the trophy of the first StageCraft 2014 Award in the presence of West Bengal Tourism Minister Bratya Basu , magician PC Sorcar, actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty, among others in Kolkata. Images by Somnath Roy Chowdhury/IBNS
Jun 16, 2014, at 10:31 pm
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the Joint Session of the Parliament of Bhutan, in Thimphu, Bhutan on June 16, 2014.
Modi calls on Jigme Kesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Jun 16, 2014, at 06:28 pm
Thimpu, June 15 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on Bhutan's King Jigme Kesar Namgyel Wangchuck following a ceremonial welcome at the Palace during his two-day tour to the Himalayan constitutional monarchy in his first foreign visit after taking over as the PM last month.
Modi calls on Jigme Kesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Jun 16, 2014, at 06:25 pm
Thimpu, June 15 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on Bhutan's King Jigme Kesar Namgyel Wangchuck following a ceremonial welcome at the Palace during his two-day tour to the Himalayan constitutional monarchy in his first foreign visit after taking over as the PM last month.
Jaitley visits Uri sector in Kashmir
Jun 16, 2014, at 06:19 pm
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, who was on his two day visit to Kashmir valley from 14 to 15 Jun 14, visited the forward post on the Line of Control in Uri sector of North Kashmir Sunday. He was accompanied by General Bikram Singh, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen DS Hooda, Northern Army Commander, Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, Chinar Corps Commander and other senior officials of Army and Ministry of Defence (MoD). Jaitley was briefed about the trends in infiltration of the terrorists and the Counter Infiltration grid established by Army along the Line of Control. He also interacted with the troops deployed on the Line of Control where earlier there were firing from the Pakistan side. Back in Srinagar, Jaitley attended the Special Security Review meeting held at Sher-e- Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), attended by the Chief Minister, the Chief of Army Staff, the Northern Army Commander, the Chinar Corps Commander and other official of state and civil administration.
Kolkata hosts 6th ICC Banking Summit
Jun 16, 2014, at 06:12 pm
Observing immense importance of banking and financial services industry in any economy, West Bengal Minister for Excise, Finance, Commerce & Industries Amit Mitra highlighted the newly made initiatives of the state West Bengal in the flagship 6th Banking Summit organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata on Saturday (June 14, 2014).
Actors Sidharth, Shraddha promote 'Ek Villain' in Kolkata
Jun 16, 2014, at 05:57 pm
Bollywood actors Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor were in Kolkata on Saturday (June 13, 2014) to promote their upcoming film 'Ek Villain'. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Stars glitter at 'Chaar' premiere in Kolkata
Jun 16, 2014, at 05:51 pm
Shree Venkatesh Films & Surinder Films on Friday (June 13, 2014) held the premiere show of Bengali film 'Chaar' at Inox, South City in Kolkata. 'Chaar' director Sandip Ray along with cast Saswata Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Rajatava Dutta and Koel were present at the premiere. Actors Prosenjit Chatterjee, Payel, Dipankar Dey, directors Aparna Sen and Srijit Mukherjee were also present. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
GJSCI announces jewellery skill competition
Jun 14, 2014, at 06:45 pm
World Skills International is representing the best of their peers drawn from regional and national skill competitions held currently in 67 countries/regions. Gem and Jewellery Skill Council Of India (GJSCI) is conducting four regional competitions at Kolkata, Thrissur, Jaipur and Mumbai to short-list the best candidates to compete in the Indian Jewellery Skill Competition Final. The final of the Indian Jewellery Skill Competition 2014 will be held at the India International Jewellery Show from 17th – 21st July 2014 in Mumbai where 8 regional Winners will compete to represent India. At The Taj Bengal in the presence of West Bengal Finance Minister Dr. Amit Mitra on June 13, 2014, the Inauguration of the First West Bengal Skill Advisory Committee of GJSCI was held along with a Prize Distribution Ceremony of the Biggest Eastern Region Indian Jewellery Skill Competition 2014 and announcement of the regional competitions. Images by Somnath Roy Chowdhury/IBNS