Archive

Title Description Posted Date
Starmark organizes story telling session...

Kolkata, Nov 28: He is writing more ghost stories for children to get them into the fold of reading Bengali books, said eminent author Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay at a literary evening organised at Kolkata's Starmark bookstore.

29-Nov-2018
Indian legends and icons from various fi...

Kolkata, Nov 29: Sachetonota- Eradication and Awareness for Thalassaemia free India at the Science City Auditorium was held  to launched to start the campaign. 

29-Nov-2018
Ascon establishes it’s footprints ...

Kolkata, Nov 29: Ascon Infrastructure India Ltd recently unveiled it’s latest venture Ascon Softech in Dubai is in the area of Surveillance. 

29-Nov-2018
Baranagar club holds free medical camp f...

Kolkata, Nov 28: Melamesha, a club of 57 years standing, recently organised a free medical health checkup in Baranagar, a town to the north of Kolkata.

29-Nov-2018
Book review: Go on a time travel through...

'Nova and Pride' by Sumit Verma is an innovative book that deals with scientific and technological issues, an area of interest for many. 

27-Nov-2018
Author interview: Eshaan Soni talks abou...

Readers have found the plot of this thriller quite intriguing said the author

27-Nov-2018
E-books are yet to become a threat to pr...

Kolkata, Nov 26 : Books like ‘Oliver Twist’ or ‘The Great Gatsby’ have survived the test of time to emerge as classics, believes Henry Eliot, author and Creative Editor of Penguin Classics.

27-Nov-2018
Author interview: Shankarlal Sengupta ta...

Introspection about various emotions is a key element of the poetry collection says the author 

27-Nov-2018
Author interview: Amrita Kolay talks abo...

The book offers a humorous look into the system of arranged marriage in India, says the author.  

27-Nov-2018
Talentedge announces the appointment of ...

New Delhi, Nov 23:  Talentedge, leading EdTech firm that provides Live & Interactive digital learning for working professionals, has announced the appointment of  Neeraj Sharma as their new Chief Growth Officer. 

24-Nov-2018
Book review: Umakant Rath tries to unrav...

A relationship needs time to grow and develop but it takes only a second to break, which is why finding a true and compatible life partner is difficult and maintaining the commitment given to each other is even more difficult.

24-Nov-2018
Book review: Shankarlal Sengupta's colle...

Poetry is an old but popular medium through which human emotions, feelings, desires and regrets are expressed.

24-Nov-2018
Book review: Workplace Strategy by Amit ...

Workplace plays a vital role in any organisation or institution and keeping a healthy environment is of utmost importance.

24-Nov-2018
Errors and negligence by doctors was a k...

Kolkata, Nov 18 (NITN): Medicon International 2018, recently organised in Kolkata, focused mainly on involving people from the medical fraternity, such as general physicians, post graduates and specialists. 

20-Nov-2018
Bengal Chamber and West Bengal Tourism c...

Kolkata, Nov 18 (NITN): The 'Weekend Wonders' fair recently organised in Kolkata by West Bengal Tourism and the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries focused on an important segment of travel - weekend trips.

20-Nov-2018
UNSW Sydney starts roadshows to attract ...

Kolkata, Nov 19: University of New South Wales (UNSW) held the first of its open days series here on Sunday to attract new high-school graduates from across India as part of a multi-city roadshow to give them a first look at the range of higher-education opportunities and career tracks on offer at one of the top-ranked teaching and research institutions in the world.

19-Nov-2018
Experience UNSW Sydney in India as the u...

New Delhi Nov 16 (NITN) As Australian campuses reach out to Indian students, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney - one of the world's top 50 universities - is rolling out an intensive outreach program aimed at allowing prospective students from India to experience strong learning and living environment offered by the 70-year institution of higher education in Australia.

16-Nov-2018
‘Hideous Barak’ and ‘I...

Kolkata, November 15 (NITN): Two books written by author Hari Pada Roychaudhuri,  'Hideous Barak' and 'India, My Country', were recently released in Kolkata at a function held at the Press Club.

16-Nov-2018
Mahul Brahma’s book ‘Dark Lu...

Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): Luxury commentator and author Mahul Brahma launched his second book 'Dark Luxe', which explores the dark side of luxury, at an audience-packed Starmark bookstore in a city mall in Kolkata, recently.

14-Nov-2018
Author Novoneel Chakraborty prefers writ...

Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): Writing a book is the best way to express one's thoughts said author Novoneel Chakraborty at a book signing session organised at the South City Mall in Kolkata, recently. 

14-Nov-2018
The House and Other Stories: The Kolkata...

In June 2015, Kolkata, the former British raj capital that slipped into a slow but steady decay over the decades for reasons ranging from retrograde politics, Bengali inertia and a resultant flight of everything from industry to young educated professionals, was in news for a wrong reason.

08-Nov-2018
Why Indian students are being pushed abr...

Over several decades, the US and the UK were the preferred destinations of Indian students for higher studies. Great universities and the promise of a better life were the magic draw. However, the last decade has seen this attraction transform into a veritable surge. With the growth in the middle class and thus the ability to pay for foreign education, the numbers of Indian students going abroad for education has exponentially increased.

07-Nov-2018
Santoor maestro Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya&r...

Kolkata, Nov 7 (NITN): Santoor maestro Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya recently released his latest musical album “Hamsadhwani” at his recital studio at Moore Avenue.

07-Nov-2018
Polio-free awareness car rally held in K...

Kolkata, Nov 5 (NITN): Rotary District 3291 and different Rotary clubs brought out a car rally for the cause Polio free India recently starting from Kolkata's Rotary Sadan area.

06-Nov-2018
Kitabe launches Shashi Tharoor’s T...

Kolkata, Nov 5 (NITN): Author and politician Shashi Tharoor was in Kolkata to attend the launch of his book The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and his India organized by Kitabe – a book launching forum initiated by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement Limited  – at the Bengal Rowing Club (BRC).

05-Nov-2018
Chhattisgarh school started with 7 stude...

Bilaspur, Oct 31 (NITN): It is hard to imagine that St Francis Higher Secondary School in Bilaspur (Chattisgarh), with its 7.5 acres of modern techno-savvy campus and five thousand students, began its journey under a shed in 1980 with seven students and two Franciscan sisters, Jocita and Elisa, from a Sisters of the Poor Catholic congregation in Germany.

02-Nov-2018
Italian university to host International...

Turin, Italy, Nov 2 (NITN): The Department of Humanities, University of Turin, Italy, will host the 10th death anniversary International Symposium in memory of late Dr. Prabha Khaitan titled “Translating existentialism in South Asia,” under the auspices of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Kolkata, and the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Women and Gender - CIRSDe, Turin on Nov 30.

02-Nov-2018
Heena Gorsia, Rotary Club of Calcutta ...

Kolkata, Nov 2 (NITN): Noted educationist and Rotary Club President Heena Gorsia  and Rotary Club of Calcutta presented Samman an initiative by the to the legendary singer Usha Uthup at a program at Rotary Sadan recently.

02-Nov-2018
Kolkata: Bihaan Music launches Sadhana a...

Kolkata, Nov 2 (NITN): Bihaan Music has launched the album  entitled "Sadhana" of noted classical vocalist of Kirana Gharana Sohini Roy Chowdhury recently. 

02-Nov-2018
Book review: When Najam Us Saher decides...

As the title 'Uncage the Mysterious Soul' suggests, the primary theme of the book is to unravel the secrets or the repressed thoughts of the mysterious soul.

05-Nov-2018