Funskool launches Tom & Jerry puzzles

Jun 25, 2015, at 02:24 am

New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) : Toy company Funskool India Ltd. has launched an exciting set of three puzzles featuring the most loved cartoon characters Tom & Jerry.

Musadiq Amin Sahaf assumes charge as University of Kashmir Registrar

Jun 24, 2015, at 10:25 pm

Srinagar, June 24 (IBNS) Musadiq Amin Sahaf on Wednesday assumed charge as the Registrar of the University of Kashmir.

Union Cabinet approves setting up of six new IIMs

Jun 24, 2015, at 10:17 pm

New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of six new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the country.

Author Amish releases 'Scion of Ikshvaku' in Mumbai

Jun 24, 2015, at 04:56 am

Mumbai, June 23 (IBNS): The much-awaited and anticipated new book from author Amish finally made its appearance in public on Monday.

Ananya Banerjee's book on 100 recipes unveiled in Kolkata

Jun 23, 2015, at 09:27 pm

Kolkata, June 23 (IBNS) Leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Popular Prakashan, on Monday hosted the launch of Ananya Banerjee's latest book 'Planet Gastronomy: 100 Most Popular Global Recipes' at its outlet in Kolkata's Quest Mall.

Ananya Banerjee's book on 100 recipes unveiled in Kolkata

Jun 23, 2015, at 09:17 pm

Kolkata, June 23 (IBNS) Leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Popular Prakashan, on Monday hosted the launch of Ananya Banerjee's latest book 'Planet Gastronomy: 100 Most Popular Global Recipes' at its outlet in Kolkata's Quest Mall.

CRY hosts children's day out at The Indian Museum

Jun 23, 2015, at 05:14 am

Kolkata, June 22 (IBNS) : CRY volunteers, in collaboration with The Indian Museum, organized a day-long bonanza for children, Ashayein, at The Ashutosh Birth Centenary Auditoriumin Kolkata on Sunday.

Neeva-D London makes debut in Kolkata

Jun 22, 2015, at 06:15 pm

Kolkata, June 22 (IBNS) Neeva-D London, the haute couture fashion brand of India-born-London-based fashion designer Neeva Debnath, made a sparkling debut in Kolkata on Saturday with her 'Neo Colonial' collection of women's wear at the Harrington Arts Center.

Corporates in Kolkata join rest of India on Yoga Day

Jun 21, 2015, at 08:10 pm

Kolkata, June 21 (IBNS) Industry captains, representatives from member companies, Yi Executive Committee members and their families assembled, limbered up and did yoga workouts under the aegis of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Eastern India on the World Yoga Day on Sunday.

Social media buzzes with Father's Day wishes

Jun 21, 2015, at 08:05 pm

New Delhi, June 21 (IBNS): As India hogged the limelight with the observance of World Yoga Day, June 21 is also a day for doting fathers across the world to be pampered by their children eager to express they care.

KEN and FreemantleMedia open the second Indian Idol Academy in Kolkata

Jun 21, 2015, at 06:20 pm

Kolkata, June 21 (IBNS) Coinciding with the World Music Day celebrations, the second Indian Idol Academy opened in Garia in south Kolkata on Saturday, to train music enthusiasts across the state.

Ashoke Mullick, Nantu Behari Das come together for Gallery Sanskriti celebrations

Jun 20, 2015, at 07:04 am

Kolkata, June 20 (IBNS): Kolkata's popular art destination Gallery Sanskriti will hold its third exhibition as part of its silver anniversary year celebrations where works of two artists- Ashoke Mullick and Nantu Behari Das- will be showcased from June 26.

High Street Market Via Moda back with monsoon collection

Jun 20, 2015, at 06:07 am

Kolkata, June 20 (IBNS): High Street Market Via Moda, an Art, Fashion, and Lifestyle exhibition, organized in aid of charities, is back with its monsoon collection from a diversified range of designers from all over India besides the two South Asian neighbours, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Ola app offers customers chance to win free yoga session

Jun 20, 2015, at 03:21 am

Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS): Ola, a mobile app for personal transportation, will offer customers a chance to win a free yoga session, this International Yoga Day.

Father V M Thomas: Building dreams and shaping lives

Jun 19, 2015, at 05:03 pm

A Harvard graduate, Father V M Thomas taught IAS cadres at the elite Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Mussoorie before he took thousands of violence-hit children from the relief camps and remote villages of Assam under his fold to help them pick up the pieces of their lives and join the national mainstream. Education and skill development has been his guiding principle. IBNS reports

Starmark to host Ananya Banerjee's new book launch

Jun 19, 2015, at 03:29 am

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Popular Prakashan, will host the launch by Ananya Banerjee's latest book 'Planet Gastronomy: 100 Most Popular Global Recipes' at its outlet in Quest Mall in Kolkata next week.

Siachen: High on Yoga

Jun 19, 2015, at 12:03 am

Entire India is celebrating the recognition of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly, which declared June 21 as the first International Day of Yoga. Kavita Suri from Jammu and Kashmir reports on how the Indian ancient health tradition is helping the soldiers on the highest battlefield of the world, Siachen, to fight the extreme weather conditions

Kolkata: Bimal Roy sacked from ISI, students' plea calls for probe into his dismissal

Jun 18, 2015, at 10:59 pm

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Following the removal of Padma Shri recipient Bimal Roy as the Director of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) on June 10, a mass campaigning of students is underway which has called for a transparent inquiry into the reasons for his dismissal.

AMPAI announces the counselling for Entrance Examination

Jun 18, 2015, at 10:53 pm

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): The Association of Minority Professional Academic Institutes (AMPAI), - a registered body under WB Society Registration Act 1961 - popularly known as ‘AMPAI’, announced on Thursday that an offline counselling session would be conducted on June 20-21 in eight locations simultaneously across various states of India.

NSE pledges to transform students in 15000 CBSE schools across India

Jun 18, 2015, at 07:41 pm

New Delhi, June 18(IBNS): National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has joined hands with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to give young students of class IX and X, their first formal lessons in the world of finance.

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's Recipe App comes to Windows Phone

Jun 18, 2015, at 07:39 pm

New Delhi / Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Microsoft on Wednesday announced the availability of celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor's Recipe App, developed in association with Hungama Digital Entertainment, on Windows Phone 8.1.

Tagore songs album on bliss and Vedic hymns released

Jun 18, 2015, at 07:18 pm

Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Anandam, an album of Vedic verses and hymns on bliss and Rabindranath Tagore's songs based on them, was released on Wednesday here by some of the popular cultural personalities of the city associated with the works of the Bard.

Yahavi.com provides online platform for artists to bag 'right' opportunity

Jun 18, 2015, at 04:12 am

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS) In a generation where the Internet is omnipresent, Yahavi.com, is aiming to create a one-stop platform that will help artists to discover the right opportunities week-in, week-out along with connecting them directly with the right people, be they promoters, fans or audiences, without any charge.

I wanted to give confidence to women: Neeva Debnath

Jun 18, 2015, at 12:03 am

Back to the City of Joy (Kolkata) to exhibit her voguish 'Neo-Colonial' collection, British Indian fashion designer Neeva Debnath reflects on her childhood nostalgia and dual heritage of being extremely Bong at heart but also a spirited Brit in true sense. With an upbringing and exposure to plush fashion houses such as French Connection, Monsoon, C&A, Nicole Farhi and Notice Me in UK, she has a fair share of experience in the field. Her love for fabrics and fashion reflects in the way she talks about them. In a tête-à-tête with IBNS Correspondent Toorssa Banerjee, she speaks about her brand Neeva-D London, her Bong connection, her love for all-things-lacey and her favourite fashion stalwarts from all over the globe. Excerpts:

Dr. Paul's demonstrates age-defying beauty treatment Venus Viva

Jun 17, 2015, at 01:41 am

Kolkata, June 16 (IBNS): Dr. Paul's multispecialty clinic and Venus Concept jointly organised a media beauty event on Monday to introduce Venus Viva, a non fractional radio frequency age-defying beauty treatment.

Indian Idol Academy children's choir enthralls audience with their musical concert in Kolkata

Jun 16, 2015, at 03:19 am

Kolkata, June 15 (IBNS): Unleashing their creative potential, the first batch of the Indian Idol Academy's Children’s Choir, delivered a riveting 60-minute Live Musical titled “Idol Se Ideal Tak” at Nazrul Tirtha in Kolkata.

Earthly fabric

Jun 15, 2015, at 05:37 am

With a new interest in natural fabrics that are just right for a tropical country like India, khadi is experiencing a resurgence and making forays even into the high-fashion arena. Pramita Bose reports

Soha Ali, Rituparna walk for street children charity

Jun 14, 2015, at 06:50 pm

Kolkata, June 14 (IBNS): As Bollywood star Soha Ali Khan joined the Kolkata celebrity brigade to sashay down the ramp in chunky jewellery and gorgeous traditional Indian outfits like saree on a rain-drenched summer evening on Saturday, behind the show of razzle-dazzle was a cause for charity.

Starmark hosts Young Readers' Carnival

Jun 14, 2015, at 04:17 am

Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS) Bookstore Starmark is holding a Young Readers' Carnival at its stores in Kolkata.

Kolkata: Album of Vedic verses on bliss and Tagore songs to be released on June 17

Jun 14, 2015, at 03:56 am

Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS) Bookstore Starmark, in association with Hindustan Musical Products Ltd., will host the launch of Anandam – an album of Vedic verses and hymns on bliss and Rabindranath Tagore’s songs based on them, with an English commentary in Kolkata on June 17.