Kolkata, April 30 (NITN): Noted writer Ravinder Singh launched his new book "Will you still love me?" at Starmark book store in Kolkata on Saturday.

Kolkata, Apr 30 (NITN): Aditya School of Sports on Saturday felicitated shooter Mehuli Ghosh, who had won a silver medal in the recently concluded 21st Commonwealth Games 2018, held in Gold Coast, Australia.

Kolkata, Apr 27 (NITN): Rabindra Bharati University (RBU) will confer D.Litt. (Doctor of Letters) degree to eminent writer-professor Nabaneeta Dev Sen on the occasion of the university’s 43rd annual convocation, which will be held on May 8.

Kolkata, Apr 26 (NITN): The house of Simaaya has opened its 10th store, Siyaa Grooms, at the confluence of Park Street and Louden Street crossing in Kolkata.

Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS): To highlight the increasing importance of the Human Resource Management in any organisation, the Bengal Chamber recently organised an HR Conclave titled 'People Management in a Disruptive era'.

New Delhi, Apr 23 (NITN): The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, ranked 26th in the world in employer reputation, has announced that it is focused not just on academic excellence but student employability.

Kolkata, Apr 21 (NITN):  Laxman Jaiswal, Chairman & MD of Ascon Infrastructure India Ltd has declared itself a 100% complaint free and compliant company.

Kolkata, Apr 20 (NITN): Governor of West Bengal  Keshari Nath Tripathi presented the third Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award for Excellence in Bengali Literature by The Bengal to eminent litterateur Prafulla Roy for the year 2017 at a function at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday.

Kolkata, April 18 (NITN): The Bengal Chamber of Commerce celebrated Poila Baisakh (Bengali New Year) by felicitating cricketers of two generations, Jhulan Goswami and Sanjay Manjrekar, here on Monday.

'Through a Prism' by Iona Banerjee is a collection of beautiful and inspiring short stories, which will make you feel light and bright from the very beginning.

It is a sensitive world to live in indeed. But would readers today be intrigued by aliens and spirituality, one wonders. But Avijit Kher's book Aliens vs God from Power Publishers is indeed a must-read if you are looking for something mentally stimulating.

New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): We all have to deal with summer heat and have hated it most of the time due to skin eruptions, sweat and dehydration, summers are mostly about these problems. However, thanks to Ayurveda that practices the science of natural health and has a lot to offer.

Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS): Andrew Yule & Company Limited’s premium Darjeeling garden produce “Mim White Dew Tea” was sold recently to Tea Box at a record price of Rs 15,750.

Sports rivalries may not always be confined to playing fields finds out Jayesh Sinha while researching for his book on the subject

Caroline Monteiro hopes to reconnect with her biological family members through her debut book that talks of her life's journey.

“Pariksha ke tanav evang iska samadhan” written by Dr. Dilip Kumar Das is a book mainly about stress during examinations and how to cope with it.

Klkata, Apr 12 (NITN): Power Publishers and Motions Pictures recently shot a television commercial for Greenfield City, a township located in the southern suburbs of Kolkata.

‘Hideous Barack’ is a historical non fiction book written by H.P.  Roychoudhury. It mainly focuses on the Barak (also spelled as Barack) valley, focusing on the region from pre-Independence to the present, as well as discussing about the future.

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination is scheduled to be conducted on April 22, 2018. It is a centralized test controlled by West Bengal state government. The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board conducts this examination across many centers in the state, allowing students to gain admission in various graduate level architecture, medical and engineering courses offered by both private as well as government colleges in the state of West Bengal.

“Love The Awakened Soul” is a book of English poems written by Dr Dilip Kumar Dash. As the name suggests, the poems in this book talk about quintessential ‘love’.

“Atmaja’ written by Debapriya Mukherjee is a book of Bengali poems that has been published recently. This book contains some of the loveliest and most romantic poems that I have read in recent times.

Varanasi, Apr 10 (NITN): Famous among locals and visitors, Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh is a yearly music celebration held annually  in Varanasi

Sydney, Apr 10 (IBNS): As Australia's waste crisis escalates, Professor Veena Sahajwalla has launched the world's first e-waste microfactory which has the potential to reduce the vast amount of electronic waste heading into landfill.

Kolkata, Apr 10 (NITN): Actor Bibhas Chakraborty launched Rajlakshmi Roy's book Tri Natya Darpane Garhasthya Jiban at Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi in Kolkata, recently.

Sydney:  Apr 8 (NITN): Leading from the front in tackling the growing mountains of e-waste, an IIT-trained Indo-Australian scientist at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) here helped launch the world’s first micro factory that can transform electronic waste (e-waste) like smart phones and laptops into valuable materials for re-use.

Vinay Deshmukh, renowned patron of Hindustani Classical Music, is a multi talented person. He also holds degrees in engineering and management from the MIT School of Engineering and the Sloan School of Management , Boston, USA and Indian Institute of Technology , Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee). He is presently Vice President , Oracle Application Labs , Oracle India Pvt Ltd and hold two international patents. IBNS spoke to him on different aspects of Indian classical music.Exceprts:

A significant reduction in the total number of students appearing in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test (AP EAMCET) 2018 entrance examination is expected as compared to that of 2017. Till the evening of April 02, 2018, only 2,71,305 applicants registered for AP EAMCET 2018.

Sydney, Apr 6 (NITN): Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, have used CRISPR gene editing technology to introduce beneficial natural mutations into blood cells to boost production of foetal haemoglobin.

Kolkata, April 5 (NITN): Kolkata’s leading book store chain Starmark in association with Patra Bharati recently hosted the launch of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s ‘Hariye Jawa Lekha’ (Collection of Lost Writings) in two volumes at the bookstore's South City Mall outlet.

Kolkata, Apr 5 (NITN): Blossom Kochhar Group of Companies, famous for its Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic range of organic beauty and holistic wellness products, is set to expand its geographical footprint as well as the range of product portfolio.

Kolkata, Apr 4 (NITN): This Poila Boisakh ( Bengali New Year) PEPL is offering double bonanza for tourists and wanderlusts with special offers at KEARS ( Khairabera Eco Adventure Resorts, Purulia) and at Priya Villa, Shantiniketan with attractive discounts and complimentary breakfasts.

Kolkata, Apr 3 (NITN): Rotary Club of Madhyamgram Metropolitan in association with the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), USA, has successfully been running a 10 bedded day clinic with all amenities named as 'Rotary Clinic' for treatment & prevention of diseases of women and child and vision care for all at Madhyamgram in collaboration with Rotary Club of Brentwood, USA (Rotary International District 6760) under the aegis of The Rotary Foundation Global Grant.

Kolkata, Mar 31 (NITN): Recently, Andrew Yule & Co, an Indian business conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, celebrated 100 years of its festival honoring Lord Jagannath, an avatar of Vishnu.

Kolkata, Apr 3 (NITN): The 10th edition of The GRIHA Summit that will discuss sustainable building policies, tools and techniques and exhibitions showcasing sustainable building materials, construction practices and technologies will be organised in New Delhi in December by TERI in cooperation with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, one of the world's leading universities.

Kolkata, Apr 2 (NITN): Iconic Santoor legend Tarun Bhattacharya embarks on a 3 months tour of United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States of America and Canada in a series of concerts to promote Raag Ganga created and unveiled by him a few months in India.

“And So Can You” is not only an inspirational book written by Dr. Roopleen but also restores our faith in the medical profession.

It's amazing how life can take different turns at unexpected times. The unpredictability of it all and the will to chase one’s dreams, is what makes life so interesting and thrilling.