Starmark hosts launch of Novoneel Chakraborty’s Half Torn Hearts
Feb 25, 2019, at 06:49 pm
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Penguin Random House India, hosted the launch of author Novoneel Chakraborty’s latest novel Half Torn Hearts at its Mani Square outlet on Feb 16.
Kolkata: Chandramouli Venkatesan's book Get Better at Getting Better launched in Starmark
Feb 25, 2019, at 06:45 pm
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): Kolkata’s bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Penguin Random House India, hosted the launch of Chandramouli Venkatesan's book Get Better at Getting Better at its Mani Square outlet here in mid-February.
Canon hosts ninth edition of PhotoMarathon in Kolkata
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): Canon hosted the ninth edition of PhotoMarathon competition for the first time in east India at Science City Auditorium, Mirania Gardens, Topsia, here in early February.
SBI Group flags off its 2nd edition ‘SBI Green Marathon’ to promote sustainability
Feb 24, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IBNS): Country’s largest bank State Bank of India on Sunday flagged off its second edition of annual flagship programme ‘SBI Green Marathon’ to promote sustainability.
Murshidabad Heritage Development Society organises Heritage Festival
Feb 23, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IBNS): The Murshidabad Heritage Development Society organised the Murshidabad Heritage Festival’19 in Murshidabad on Feb 16, 17 an 18.
Tata Sky organises screening of nominated, award-winning short films
Feb 23, 2019, at 11:49 am
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IBNS): Tata Sky, India’s content distribution platform, organized a screening of nominated and award-winning short films from across the globe at Hard Rock Cafe here on Friday.
'Kerala Vipananolsavam' begins
Feb 22, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22 (UNI) 'Kerala Vipananolsavam,' a national exhibition cum sales of products from rural India, began here on Friday.
Feb 21, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS): IIT Roorkee and Jindal Stainless have recently entered into a long-term association in order to equip the bright and young minds of the country, who are on the verge of stepping into the industry, with full knowledge about stainless steel and advanced carbon special steel.
Safety film for CESC made by Power Publishers & Motion Pictures to be screened on Tuesday
Feb 20, 2019, at 01:59 pm
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IBNS): A short Bengali film titled 'Diner Sheshe' (meaning 'at the end of the day') will be screened at the Kolkata-based Science City on February 26 (Tuesday).
Feb 20, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): A child’s “real passport” to the future – education – should be stamped in the classroom, not at a border checkpoint, UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.
Dhruv Somani launches his book series A Touch of Evil launched
Feb 18, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IBNS): Textile tycoon and author Dhruv Somani recently launched his latest four-volume Bollywood book series, A Touch of Evil, which is a guide to Hindi cinema’s horror films.
When research participation pays, some people lie, Penn study suggests
Feb 16, 2019, at 06:29 pm
Philadelphia, Feb 16 (IBNS): Offering compensation can be an important tactic to attract potential participants for enrollment in research studies, but it might come at a cost.
RBU's Annual Art Exhibition inaugurated at ICCR
Feb 16, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): The six-day Annual Art Exhibition 2018-19 of the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University was inaugurated at the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) here on Feb 7.
RBU organises workshop on ‘Folk and Tribal Performing Arts of Mech Community of North Bengal’
Feb 16, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS) : A 15-day workshop on ‘Folk and Tribal Performing Arts of Mech Community of North Bengal’, organised by the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, in association with the Sangeet Natak Akademi, was inaugurated at the Jorasanko Thakurbari here on Feb 4.
Study identifies the families with the most sibling bullying
Feb 15, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Dubai, Feb 15 (IBNS): Sibling bullying does have an effect on mental health later in life for both the victims and the bullies, it needs to be taken more seriously by parents and healthcare professionals.
Raajkutir takes people back to Bengal Renaissance era
Feb 15, 2019, at 01:38 pm
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IBNS): Located on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in Kolkata at the Swabhumi heritage plaza, Raajkutir, a boutique hotel from the Ambuja-Neotia group, will certainly take people back to the era of Bengal Renaissance owing to its resemblance to an old raajbari (a king's palace).
The clear and present danger to India's grizzled giant squirrel
Feb 15, 2019, at 12:09 pm
The grizzled giant squirrel struggles to survive in the face of habitat loss in India. Mongabay-India writer Manupriya reports
Rotary launches program for Skill Development of 30000 women across India
Feb 14, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IBNS): Rotary India Literacy Mission has launched the Skill Development program for widows, single mothers and their unmarried daughters.
On V-Day, Surat schoolchildren will pledge to marry with parents' consent
Feb 12, 2019, at 11:56 pm
Surat, Feb 12 (IBNS): While the young people elsewhere dedicate Valentine's Day to their lovers, this year several young boys and girls in Gujarat have decided to accept the choices made by their parents as life partners instead of chasing love themselves.
Relationship counseling encourages couples HIV testing: Study
Feb 11, 2019, at 05:36 pm
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS): It’s long been known that couples HIV testing and counseling is an effective way to mutually disclose HIV status and link to health care—unfortunately, couples don’t use it even though it’s widely available.
U.S. Consulate Kolkata organises five-day residential leadership workshop
Feb 11, 2019, at 02:24 pm
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IBNS): The U.S. Consulate Kolkata, in collaboration with U.S. based non-profit ‘Transformational Sports’ and Katradi, (an initiative of Wind Dancers trust (India), organized a five-day residential leadership workshop titled 'Bridging the Gaps: Social Action Lab' at the American Center here.
Here’s Friends of Pho with flavours of Asia
Feb 11, 2019, at 02:17 pm
Delightfully colourful interiors greeted me. I was at Friends of Pho. Spaciously spread out across 3500 square feet area, this new address in town offers a delectable variety of Asian cuisine. The ninety-seven seater restaurant is located at Chinar Park, near City Centre II off Rajarhat Road.
Rhitom Sarkar returns from Germany after his successful concerts
Feb 11, 2019, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): Musician Rhitom Sarkar has just returned from a hugely successful multi-city tour of Germany.
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Tarun Bhattacharya join to pay tributes to India Armed Forces in Kolkata
Feb 10, 2019, at 08:19 pm
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): In a special tribute to the Jawans of the Armed forces of India, two of the maestros, Padma Bhushan Pdt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya, of Indian classical music got together for a musical concert " Jai Jawan" at the Indian Museum in Kolkata recently.
Over 20,000 runners participate at the Amity Gurugram Marathon
Feb 10, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Gurugram, Feb 10 (IBNS): Creating a fitness and health trail at Leisure Valley Park, Sector 29, Gurugram, many sports enthusiasts, renowned international runners, CEOs, Doctors, Lawyers, students, senior government officials,socially conscious citizensparticipated in the Amity Gurugram Marathon on Sunday.
West Bengal celebrates Saraswati Puja today
Feb 10, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): With the winter slowly fading away from West Bengal, people in the state joined in celebrating Saraswati Puja which marked the beginning of the festive calendar on Sunday.
Kolkata: School students create street 'alpona' for Saraswati Puja
Feb 09, 2019, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): One thousand students of a Kolkata school selected a stretch of road as their canvas to create colourful street 'alpona' (a Bengali artform attached with several Hindu festivals) as a part of the Saraswati Puja festivity, being observed across West Bengal since Saturday.
Spend a flavourful Valentine's Day at Oh Cha in Kolkata
Feb 09, 2019, at 12:52 pm
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Oh Cha, a Kolkata-based boutique tea company owned by Pallavi Kanoi, is offering a special Valentine's Day spread, which includes its popular flavoured tea.
JW Marriott offers special couple package for Valentine's Day
Feb 09, 2019, at 12:48 pm
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): JW Marriott Kolkata is offering a special couple package this Valentines Day, which includes a specially curated menu and a relaxing spa.
Yauatcha blends food, culture and fashion for its Chinese New Year celebration
Feb 09, 2019, at 12:45 pm
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Yauatcha, a pan-India Chinese dim sum tea-house, has earmarked the entire February for its Chinese New Year festival.