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
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.
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
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
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.
Oct 01, 2014, at 10:20 pm
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, at Washington DC on September 30, 2014.
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).
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
Oct 01, 2014, at 05:04 pm
Bollywood actress Rani Mukherji is celebrating Durga Puja in Mumbai.
Modi reaches out to youths at New York rock concert
Sep 29, 2014, at 06:38 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): After delivering a powerful speech at the UN General Assembly in New York and calling for urgent reform and rejuvenation of the United Nations, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rock concert at the Central Park in New York City.
Sharmila, Soumitra get together for puja inauguration
Sep 29, 2014, at 06:33 pm
Bollywood veteran Sharmila Tagore and his first hero, the Dada Saheb Phalke winning Soumitra Chatterjee, were the cynosure of attraction at a Durga Puja opening on Sunday (Sept 28, 2014) in Kolkata. Industrialist Sundeep Bhutoria, Chairman, Manicktalla Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Committee, was present at the inauguration of the Puja, its 72nd year. Filmmaker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury (Tony) was also present at the famous puja opening at Amherst Street (Raja Ram Mohan Sarani) . Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Sep 29, 2014, at 06:05 pm
The Member of House of Representatives of the United States, Ms. Tulsi Gabbard calls on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New York on September 28, 2014.