Non-fiction writer and entrepreneur Rashmi Bansal was the guest at An Author's Afternoon presented by  Shree Cement Ltd and organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation in association with Taj Bengal Kolkata this month. As Bansal launched her new book Shine Bright, the author shared stories of several successful people who found mention in the book. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts

Kolkata, July 29: Project Management Institute West Bengal Chapter celebrated the first edition of Members and Volunteers Summit at the Auditorium of Tata Communications recently.

Congratulations on the release of your Bengali book '?????? ??? ??? ??????' (Case Files of Aditya Bose). What is the feedback from your friends and readers who have already read your book?

Kolkata, July 23 : Arindam Ganguly, a popular Bengali actor, singer and lyricist, and director, added one more feather to his cap, that of an author, with the publication of 'Abhinaba Arindam' an anthology of short stories penned by him.

Actor-lyricist-author Deepak Ramola, the founder of Project Fuel which collects life lessons from people, was recently in Kolkata for the event "Kalam" at Park Hotel. In an interaction with Swati Gautam, Ramola spoke about his book 'Itna Toh Main Samaj Gaya Hoon' and also his life journey. IBNS brings excerpts of the conversation

Kolkata, July 22: BG, Bar & Restaurant at the Priya Cinema and Book My Show has announced for the first time ever for cine lovers a special offer for the cinema & food lover.

Drawn by the underlying drama expressed in the fifth canto of the epic poem Kumarsamvabam by poet Kalidasa, Rupomay Pandit, a student of Sanskrit language, decided to embark on a general discussion on the merits of the content.

Biswapriya Acharya’s 'Aditya Bose er Case Files' is a Bengali mystery thriller centered on Aditya Bose, who is a renowned detective.

Rukmangadhan Janakiram’s 'Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Limited Insolvency Examination of IBBI Judicial Pronouncements' is a complete book where one can find questions and explanations as per the latest syllabus.

Salem, July 16: The Salem and Chennai facilities of global strategic services firm Vee Technologies focused on Analytics and Software Development achieved a landmark by getting appraised at CMMi maturity level 3, considered a global standard for efficiency.

Kolkata, July 16 : Santoor Maestro Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya has just got the news that he shall be conferred upon with the coveted Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2019.

Kolkata, July 16: Godrej Interio is all set to open a new store at Axis Mall in New Town, Kolkata, within a month, said furniture company's vice president Subodh Mehta.

Kolkata, July 15: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday said that e-commerce giant Flipkart is planning to set up a logistics hub in Kalyani in West Bengal generating 10,000 jobs in the state.

Kolkata, July 11: The Confederation of West Bengal Trade Associations (CWBTA), the largest trade body of eastern India, is organizing a mega B2B trade summit in Kolkata to boost regional trade in which five of the seven BIMSTEC member countries would be participating.

Congratulations on the release of 'How “Not” to Become A Surgeon'. What is the feedback from your friends and readers who have already read your book.

Kolkata, July 10: Power Publishers, a 12-year old publishing company, based in Kolkata, has good news for those writers who are not being able to complete writing their book for paucity of time or any other reason.

Synthetic Sati, a film promising visual splendour, good cinematography, strong script, strong performances by Souraseni Maitra, Kheya Chattopadhyay, Prantik Banerjee and Gargee Banerjee, was filmed recently by 19-year-old director Rishav Ghosh supported by a team of young assistant directors. The film is produced by Pinaki Ghosh and Sonali Ghosh of Power Publishers & Motion Pictures. Olivia Chatterjee Biswas in conversation with Rishav Ghosh. 

Congratulations on the release of 'The Vision Palate'. What is the feedback from your friends and readers who have already read your book.

Kolkata, July 8: Fashion designer Promit Mukherjee presented his collection at ICCR recently at the Fashion Fiesta.

New Delhi, July 3: Top ranked global academic institution The University of Chicago and boutique leadership development firm OD Alternatives have joined hands to provide a Leadership Development program for women leaders in India.

Gaurav Tekriwal founder President of the Vedic Maths Forum India, in conversation with Subhojit Roy, co founder of  Connections

Kolkata, July 2 : Noted Odissi Guru Urmila Bhaumik presented Vande Nrityam 2019 at Rabindra Sadan celebrating the pre 20th year of her institution recently.

Kolkata, July 2 : Many senior citizens of Kolkata, police officials and others recently came together to celebrate the 11th Anniversary of Pronam, a decade-old police initiative to provide the elderly with a support system.

Kolkata, June 30 : Jnanpith Award winner Amitav Ghosh, the popular Indian author writing in English, returned to standalone fiction with his latest book 'Gun Island'.