Actor Jisshu and wife Nilanjana walk ramp for Abhishek Dutta at Kolkata fashion fiesta

Mar 15, 2016, at 03:15 am

The team of Eastern Fashion Legacy, Chapter 1, is holding a fashion fiesta in Kolkata's Hotel Hyatt Regency this weekend (Mar 12 & 13, 2016), which is a synergy of fashion of four countries –Nepal, Bangladesh Bhutan and India. Designer Abhishek Dutta showcased his collection on Day 1, Saturday, (Mar 12, 2016). Actor Jisshu Sengupta and his wife Nilanjana walked the ramp as showstoppers. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Rituparna walks ramp for Agnimitra Paul at fashion fiesta in Kolkata

Mar 15, 2016, at 03:12 am

The team of Eastern Fashion Legacy, Chapter 1, is holding a fashion fiesta in Kolkata's Hotel Hyatt Regency this weekend (Mar 12 & 13, 2016), which is a synergy of fashion of four countries –Nepal, Bangladesh Bhutan and India. Designer Agnimitra Paul showcased her collection on Day 1, Saturday, (Mar 12, 2016) where she made bong beauty Rituparna Sengupta walk the ramp as the showstopper. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Bibi Russel showcases collection at fashion fiesta in Kolkata

Mar 15, 2016, at 03:06 am

Designer Bibi Russel showcased her collection at the fashion fiesta in Kolkata, which is being held by the team of Eastern Fashion Legacy, Chapter 1 on Day 1, Saturday, (Mar 12, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Team of Eastern Fashion Legacy holds fashion fiesta in Kolkata

Mar 15, 2016, at 03:02 am

The team of Eastern Fashion Legacy, Chapter 1, is holding fashion fiesta in Kolkata this weekend (Mar 12 & 13, 2016), which is a synergy of fashion of four countries –Nepal, Bangladesh Bhutan and India. Designer Chimi Choden showcased her collection on Day 1, Saturday, (Mar 12, 2016). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

There’s no greater violence than to deny the quest of children : Kailash Satyarthi

Mar 14, 2016, at 05:04 pm

Kolkata, March 14 (IBNS): Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday said that there is no greater violence on the Earth than to deny the quest of children. Images by Sandip Roy/IBNS

Modi addresses IMF-MOF conference in Delhi

Mar 12, 2016, at 07:27 pm

The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Arun Jaitley and the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde exchanging the signed documents in the presence of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the MOF-IMF Conference on “Advancing Asia: Investing for the Future”, in New Delhi on March 12, 2016.

Cast members of Jenana attend premiere in Kolkata

Mar 12, 2016, at 07:19 pm

The cast members along with director Barshali Chatterjee attended the premiere of her debut film Jenana, on Friday (Mar 11) in Kolkata. Exploring the world of male transgenders frequenting road crossings of the city, young director Barshali Chatterjee's Bengali film Jenana stars Saswata Chatterjee, Priyanka Sarkar and Sampurna among others. Image by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS.

Vice President of Suriname

Mar 11, 2016, at 10:16 pm

The Vice President of Suriname, Mr. Ashwin Adhin calls on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 11, 2016.

Narula Institute of Technology organises mini marathon

Mar 10, 2016, at 07:22 pm

A Mini Marathon was organized by Narula Institute of Technology (JIS Group) on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8., 2016. The marathon had started from Kamarhati Bus stop in North 24 Pgns, West Bengal. School and college students of different institutions had participated in this mini marathon. Images by Sandipan Kar/IBNS

Bengal Chamber felicitates celeb mothers on Woman's Day

Mar 10, 2016, at 07:19 pm

The Bengal Chamber on the occasion of Women's Day (Mar 8, 2016) organized Ratnagarbha,a programme that paid tribute to the spirit of womankind and showing appreciation for the continuous contribution to the social, economic and political development of our country. The programme felicitated the mothers of successful people from the fields of sports, theatre, film, and music at The Chamber premises. Personalities like music composer Joy Sarkar, actor Mir, cricketer Debang Gandhi, tabla player Bickram Ghosh, television anchor Archana Vijaya, actress Koel Mallick, singer Lagnajita were present at the event with their mothers. Images by Parantap Banerjee/IBNS

Casa Kitchen to organize Fusion Food Fiesta

Mar 09, 2016, at 04:39 pm

Kolkata's Casa Kitchen is all set to organise a 16-day-long fusion food festival, Fusion Food Fiesta , on the first floor of the hotel Casa Fortuna from Mar 12-27, 2016 .The festival shall feature Chinese, Indian, Continental recipes. Images Sandip Ray/IBNS

Mamata Banerjee leads rally in Kolkata

Mar 09, 2016, at 04:36 pm

West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee walked in a rally in Kolkata on Tuesday (Mar 8, 2016).Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Bengal celebrates Lithuanian National Day

Mar 08, 2016, at 10:01 pm

Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Kolkata recently witnessed the bridging of barriers when Lithuania inaugurated its Honorary Consulate in Kolkata.

The Fern Residency inaugurated in Kolkata

Mar 08, 2016, at 09:58 pm

The Fern Hotels and Resorts inaugurated their new mid-scale business hotel The Fern Residency in Kolkata. Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan and Tabla player Bikram Ghosh were present at the event on Monday (Mar 7, 2016).

WB State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, RBU's Department of Sculpture holds 6-day workshop on mask making

Mar 08, 2016, at 05:21 pm

Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts and the Department of Sculpture, Rabindra Bharati University held a six-day residential workshop on the making of Rava masks at the Jela Parishad Bungalow in Kamakhyaguri, and also in some of its surrounding areas in Alipurduar in West Bengal.

Eastern Fashion Legacy 2016- Chapter 1

Mar 07, 2016, at 08:02 pm

Fashion designers Sharbari Datta, Agnimitra Paul, Abhishek Dutta along with actor/entrepreneur Arijit Dutta and Ushoshi Sengupta were present at the curtain raiser of Eastern Fashion Legacy on Saturday (Mar 5, 2016). Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS

Soumitra Chatterjee unveils poster of his new film Sangabora

Mar 07, 2016, at 07:24 pm

Director Bulan Bhattacharjee and producer Prasantabhai Haradhan Kundu launched their new film “Sangabora” in the presence of actor Soumitra Chatterjee and other casts. Samadarshi Dutta , Sampurna Lahiri, music composer Raja Narayan Deb were also present at a city hotel on Saturday for the lauch. Images by Sandipan Kar/IBNS

Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty inaugurates Ratnajeevan Gems and Jewellery in Kolkata

Mar 06, 2016, at 04:27 am

Tollywood actress Mimi Chakraborty along with three parliament members Sultan Ahmed, Imran Hassan, and Nadimul Haque inaugurated a new outlet of gems and jewellery shop ‘Ratnajeevan Gems and Jewellery’ near Camac Street. (Images by Sandip Roy/ IBNS)

IDBI employees protest in Kolkata

Mar 06, 2016, at 03:27 am

Protesting against the Centre's move to sell the stake of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), a section of IDBI's employees on Saturday (Mar 5, 2016) staged a demonstration in front of IDBI's main branch (IDBI House) in Kolkata's Shakespeare Sarani area. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS

VARTALAP in Baharampur

Mar 05, 2016, at 05:28 pm

Shri Biplab Biswas, Shri Jagannath Majumder, Shri Sudipta Sengupta (all three are senior journalists) and Shri Santanu Palodhi, former Addl.DG (M&C), PIB, Kolkata at the inauguration of VARTALAP in Baharampur, Murshidabad, West Bengal on March 4, 2016.

Amy Jackson appears on Hi Blitz Magazine cover

Mar 04, 2016, at 09:47 pm

Amy Jackson has appeared in the March 2016 issue of Hi Blitz Magazine.

Narendra Modi launching the Setu Bharatam

Mar 04, 2016, at 07:12 pm

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launching the Setu Bharatam– for bridge building to ensure seamless travel on National Highways, in New Delhi on March 04, 2016. The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari and the Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, P. Radhakrishnan are also seen.

Chowman: opens their 6th outlet in Behala

Mar 04, 2016, at 04:41 pm

Tollywood actor Soham and actress Arunima Ghosh came together for the opening of a Chinese chain restaurant Chowman's 6th outlet at Kolkata's Behala region on Wednesday (Mar 2, 2016). Images by Sandip Roy

Moubani Sorcar participates in Kalyani Ananda Utsab

Mar 01, 2016, at 08:49 pm

Actress Moubani Sorcar as the Guest of Honour with some of the 450 children of 17 schools of 24-Parganas (South) who, along with their teachers, principals and parents, took part in the Kalyani Ananda Utsab 2016 organised by Kalyani, a Bikram Dasgupta Foundation, at the Globsyn Knowledge Campus in Bishnupur, near Amtala on Feb 27, 2016, with a view to providing opportunities to display their talents on the theme ‘Inventions & Inventors’. Mrs. Ranjana Dasgupta, Managing Trustee, Kalyani, is with them.

Starmark, in association with Jaico Publishing House, hosts the launch of Two Quality Ladies

Feb 29, 2016, at 06:39 pm

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): Bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Jaico Publishing House on Friday, hosted the launch of Amrita Priya’s novel Two Quality Ladies at its South City Mall outlet.

Jayant Sinha to present the General Budget 2016-17

Feb 29, 2016, at 05:22 pm

The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Arun Jaitley, the Minister of State for Finance, Jayant Sinha along with the senior officials presented the General Budget to the President, Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 29, 2016.

ICCR Kolkata hosts Translation, an art exhibition for young artists

Feb 26, 2016, at 08:45 pm

Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): Nandalal Bose Gallery and Jamini Roy Gallery of ICCR in Kolkata is hosting 'TRANSLATIONS', the fifth international young artists exhibition promoted by Emergent Art Space, a non profit organization based in San Francisco, USA. Images by Parantap Banerjee/IBNS

BCCI organises east and north eastern skill development summit

Feb 26, 2016, at 08:41 pm

Kolkata, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Bengal Chamber recently organised East and North Eastern Skill Development Summit. The event was attended by Ujjal Biswas, Minister-In-Charge, Department of Technical Education & Training, Govt. of West Bengal along with stakeholders like Mr. Abraham Stephanos, Managing Director, Tata Steel Processing and Distribution Limited, Mr. Ameya Vanjari, Head, Technology and Innovation, Dr.Subir Sen, Dean, Globsyn Business School,Mr. K K Sai, V P Marketing, Berger India Ltd., Mr. Amit Srivastava, Director, JIS Institute of Skill Development, Mr. Sandip Kumar Roy Chowdhury, Director, Indian Plumbing Skills Council & session chairman Mr. Aloke Mookherjea, Chairman, Bowden Solyvent (India) Private Limited. Images by Subhodeep Sardar/IBNS

A.K.Goel addressing press conference in Kolkata

Feb 26, 2016, at 03:48 am

General Manager of South Eastern & Eastern Railways A.K.Goel addressing a press conference on Railway Budge 2016-17 in Kolkata on Feb 25.

Railway Budget 2016-17

Feb 25, 2016, at 07:37 pm

The Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu leaving Rail Bhawan for Parliament House to present the Railway Budget 2016-17, in New Delhi on February 25, 2016. The Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha is also seen.