The new Holly 4 Plus smartphone from Honor hits the Indian market
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS): Honor, Huaweis Smartphone e-brand, recently launched the new Holly 4 Plus smartphone in India.
Camera phone brand Oppo to release Oppo5 on Thursday
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS): Camera phone brand OPPO recently unveiled the OPPO F5, its first FHD+ full screen display model in India, featuring the A.I. Beauty technology a technology designed to personalize beautification for subjects on a selfie image.
Rotary International District 3291 hosts Anandamela 2017 in Kolkata
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IBNS): Rotary International District 3291, in association with Helpage India, presented Anandamela 2017 in Kolkata recently.
High tech meets hot tikka
Curry Up Now, which runs food trucks, restaurants, bars and a catering business in California, fuses Indian flavours with American favourites, discovers Candice Yacono
Reviving rare, traditional musical instruments of Dhimal community of Bengal
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IBNS): West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, and the Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre, Kolkata jointly held a workshop on the making of rare, traditional music instruments of the Dhimal community of northern West Bengal.
Augmented reality and ed tech: the future of learning
Augmented reality refers to the enhanced user view of reality by superimposing a computer generated input such as sound, graphic or even video. Augmented reality is being widely used in the news and media business to enhance user experience of reality. In the world of education, a transformation is occurring, whereby with the help of image scans using mobile phones or tablets, students can view overlaid data relevant to that image.
The right draping makes the traditional Indian saree contemporary
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IBNS): Considered the traditional dress of an Indian women, the saree has held its own against every other dress in the world, largely due to its ability to adapt with the times.
Sale of Honor 9i smartphone starts on Saturday, exclusively on Flipkart
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): Starting Saturday, October 14, Honor, the e-brand from Huawei, will begin the sale of Honor 9i, a smartphone with four camera setup and full view display, to be available exclusively on Flipkart at Rs 17,999, for 4x64 RAM /ROM configuration, according to the company.
Huawei sub-brand Honor brings the budget smartphone Holly 4 to India
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): Honor, Huaweis sub brand, recently launched a budget smartphone - Holly 4 - in India.
The Great American Whiskey Experience for connoisseurs from Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IBNS): The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, hosted the 'Great American Whiskey Experience', a one-of-a-kind tasting session at the Bodega Cantina Y Bar in Kolkata.
Vanguard 7 days power reserve skeleton from Franck Muller
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS): The recently introduced Vanguard 7 days power reserve skeleton is an in-house crafted mechanical treasure from Franck Muller, a noted Swiss company, headed by the renowned eponymous watchmaker.
Studio by Starmark hosts exhibition of curated Diwali collections
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IBNS) : Kolkata-based model Ishika inaugurated Deepawali an exhibition of curated Diwali collections at the Studio by Starmark at 3, Lord Sinha Road, Emami Market.
Independence Gala marks the culmination of UK- India 2017 Year of Culture
London, Oct 5 (IBNS): The deep cultural ties, partnership and the long relationship between India and the UK over the past 70 years was marked last night with a richly diverse showcase of the very finest dance and music from both nations.
Gift a 'green' Diwali
The festival of lights, Diwali, is round the corner. This is also the season for exchanging gifts with near and dear ones. However, today people are moving away of the usual gifts repeated year after year and taking to new ideas, like organic products, finds Maiyankini Bose
Kolkata welcomes noodle bar Wai Wai City to town
Kolkata, Sept 23 (IBNS) Noodle bar Wai Wai has expanded its wings and opened an outlet in Kolkata on Prince Anwar Shah Road opposite South City Mall.
Aamar Jaan Kolkata: Music album from the Ahhiran Brothers
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IBNS): Following an overwhelmed response they got after the release of their music video album in Facebook, Ahhirann Brothers released their new album Aamar Jaan Kolkata in the city recently.
West Bengal Governor flags off `Shanti Dhak Utsav' 2017 in the presence of diplomats and literati
Kolkata, Sept 23 (IBNS): In the glittering presence of diplomats and Kolkata's celebrities from diverse fields, West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi on Saturday inaugurated the Manicktalla Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja's Shanti Wellness Care Dhak Utsav 2017 by playing the traditional dhak.
Denims: Wear it blue
The blue denim remains as popular during this festive fashion as ever. Denims today also come in dresses and shirts which are coordinated with, what else, that must-have pair of denim jeans, finds Maiyankini Bose
Recently launched Bengali audiobook app Power Talking Books doing well say Power Publishers
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IBNS): Power Talking Books, from Power Publishers, a mobile phone app that serves as an audiobook containing short stories and novels by almost all A-list Bengali writers, has created quite an impression, according to the app builders.
Sarat Chandra Bose Memorial Lecture 2017: The Legacy of the Bose Brothers and Patriotism
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IBNS): 'The Legacy of the Bose Brothers and Patriotism' was the theme for the Sarat Chandra Bose Memorial Lecture 2017 held in Kolkata recently.
Cafe Philo: A layman's guide to western philosophy
'Cafe Philo' is a compilation of twenty-three essays based on various philosophical theories and laws drafted by some famous western philosophers.
Singer donates part of music album sale proceeds for welfare of Kolkata's Mehboob Band
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IBNS): Music composer and director Debojyoti Mishra recently launched a music album titled 'Aamar Praner Manush', which contains some popular Tagore songs (Rabindra-sangeet) sung by London-based Soma Das.
Message in a short cut
While emoji-crazy millennials grow in number, the digital modern day ideograms pop up in new avatars too, capturing everything from religion and race to sexual orientation. Sudipto Maity probes
Pdt VishwaMohan Bhatt teams up with Pdt Prodyut Mukherjee for Rhythmexpress Moods Season II
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IBNS): PadmaVibhushan winner Pdt VishwaMohan Bhatt teams up again with Tabla virtuoso Pdt Prodyut Mukherjee to present the Rhythmexpress Moods Season II.
Kolkata: Power Publishers launches Bengali audio-book app Power Talking Books
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS): An audio book has many advantages, including helping the visually impaired enjoy the literary world, said Pinaki Ghosh, founder, Power Publishers, at the launch of an app called Power Talking Books.
Dont waste, fashion it out
The massive urban waste that is the generated around us today is mindboggling. But the same waste can have a new life in many forms paving the path for a sustainable lifestyle as new age innovators show. Maiyankini Bose reports
Mahul Brahmas book on luxury Decoding Luxe launched in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS) Former journalist-turned-communicator Mahul Brahma on Thursday launched his debut book Decoding Luxe, which is billed as a definitive guide to luxury, in an audience-packed Starmark bookstore at a city mall.
Power Publishers in association with Press Club launches Nidra Naiks book The Bestseller
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS): What could be more fitting than a discussion on the concept of 'hope' and its existence beyond literary fiction at the launch of Nidra Naik's book The Bestseller, recently, at the Press Club in Kolkata.
Kolkata: Sasya presents Captivating Couture for the upcoming festive season
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): With the festive round the corner, Sasya, one of Kolkata's popular luxury designer store, held a special show at their Wood Street store, recently.
Fashion is a person's personal style statement: Diksha Modi
Diksha Modi, a Kolkata based designer, is running her own studio 'Kisses' which was launched around 2009. After getting firmly established in the city, she wants to keep her footsteps outside Kolkata into the bigger world of fashion wear. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh speaks exclusively to her.
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