Kolkata: Durga Puja is not just about pandals, food and celebrations in Bengal; what to wear for the five days of festivities is equally part of the preparation. This year, Raymond is taking that festive wardrobe conversation to the screen by bringing together Bengali cinema veterans Prosenjit Chatterjee and Abir Chatterjee for its Puja campaign. […]
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Kolkata: Kolkata became a meeting point for spine surgeons from India and abroad as the Asian UBE Meet 2026 brought together specialists to examine the growing use of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic (UBE) spine surgery, a minimally invasive technique increasingly being used for complex spinal procedures. The two-day academic meeting focused on how endoscopic approaches are […]
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Kolkata: West Bengal is set to get a major push in defence manufacturing, with Jupiter Defence Private Limited allotted around 256 acres of land at the Jangal Sundari Karmanagari Phase II Industrial Park in Raghunathpur, Purulia. The land allotment was announced at the ‘Allotment of Land for Industry’ programme organised by the Department of Industry, […]
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Kolkata: Bharti Airtel has expanded the benefits available with its family postpaid plans of ₹999 and above, adding Apple’s iCloud+ along with Apple TV and Apple Arcade to the offering. The latest addition brings cloud storage, entertainment and gaming benefits into Airtel’s existing family postpaid proposition, giving customers access to multiple Apple services through a […]
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Kolkata: Mahindra & Mahindra has handed over the first batch of its newly launched Veero Xtra commercial vehicles to customers in Kolkata, marking what the company described as its first mega delivery of the model in India. The delivery event was held at Aquatica Grounds, where customers received their vehicles as Mahindra looks to expand […]
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Kolkata: More than 7,000 people across 12 states and over 30 cities took part in the Vishwa Shanti Yatra 2026, organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Adhyatmik Samiti (ABAS), with the message of inner peace and universal harmony. The nationwide campaign brought together people from different age groups, professions, communities and cultural backgrounds. Peace walks, human […]
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GNIT’s Metamorph 2.0 draws 400+ teams for 36-hour national hackathon Kolkata: More than 400 teams competed in the preliminary stages of Guru Nanak Institute of Technology’s (GNIT) national hackathon, Metamorph 2.0, with 37 teams eventually making it to the 36-hour final round held in Kolkata. The competition, organised by GNIT, a JIS Group educational initiative, […]
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Kolkata: Kolkata Police has added 183 Ultraviolette X-47 ‘Skyforce’ electric motorcycles to its fleet, marking a major deployment of electric two-wheelers for police operations in the city. The motorcycles were formally handed over at the Lalbazar Police Headquarters on Friday. According to Ultraviolette, the deployment is among the largest electric motorcycle fleet inductions by an […]
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Kolkata: The festive shopping season has begun in Kolkata with the opening of DEVI – Pre-Puja Exhibition & Diwali Collection at Shreebhumi, Laketown. Organised by the Kolkata Women’s Business Alliance (KWBA), an initiative of Gouri’s Foundation, the three-day exhibition brings together fashion, jewellery, beauty, food and lifestyle products from women-led businesses. The exhibition was inaugurated […]
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Kolkata: Renowned Indian astrologer, life coach, philanthropist and spiritual healer Dr. Sohini Sastri has been nominated as President, India for World Record of Excellence, England, adding another international recognition to her career in astrology. A two-time President Award-winning astrologer, Dr. Sastri has been recognised for her work in Vedic astrology, predictive astrology and personalised astrological […]
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