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Nadi Utsav: A three-day festival in Delhi on India's riverine culture by IGNCA

New Delhi/IBNS: The fourth edition of the ‘Nadi Utsav’, highlighting the riverine culture of India, was inaugurated on the banks of the River Yamuna in New Delhi.

Indian percussionist pays homage to Hiroshima through music during Japan tour

Tokyo/IBNS: Indian percussionist Prodyut Mukherjee, a GIMA winner and Grammy jury member, concluded his five-city tour of Japan with a performance at the Embassy of India, Tokyo.

Musical legends Anup Jalota and Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee harmonize at IPAF's monsoon extravaganza

New Delhi/IBNS: Captivating musical performances featuring two legendary artists, Anup Jalota and Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee, was recently organized by the International Performing Arts Festival (IPAF) at the Delhi Kamani Auditorium. 

NVIDIA to train 50,000 Infosys employees in AI technologies

Bengaluru: NVIDIA has announced its third significant collaboration in India this month, joining forces with leading IT firm Infosys to drive productivity improvements through generative AI applications and solutions for enterprises, reported Moneycontrol.  

Apple unveils iOS 17, check out the key features

Adobe unveils commercial release of generative AI

Adobe has announced the commercial release of Firefly, its family of creative generative AI models, with native integration across Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Express and Adobe Experience Cloud – unleashing a new era of AI-enhanced creativity for millions of customers across the globe.

New Delhi: Usanas Foundation launches first edition of the scholars programme

Usanas Foundation launched its first edition of the Usanas Scholars Programme on September 13 and 14 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

Tisva forays into the East India, launches first store in Kolkata

Tisva, a decorative and architectural lighting brand from Usha International, has launched its flagship store at the Trinity Tower in Kolkata.

Sona College to drive government’s S&T initiatives in 2 Salem blocks

Salem: The Union department of Science and Technology has awarded Sona College of Technology with a project to empower marginalized farmers, women, and unemployed youth from the Omalur and Kadayampatti blocks in Salem district.

Tech major Apple introduces the advanced new Apple Watch Series 9

Tech major Apple has introduced Apple Watch Series 9, bringing new features to the world’s best-selling watch and achieving a significant environmental milestone.

Latest Apple Watch lineup marks major progress toward ambitious Apple 2030 climate goal

Tech giant Apple today announced its first-ever carbon neutral products in the all-new Apple Watch lineup. Innovations in design and clean energy have driven dramatic reductions in product emissions of over 75 percent for each carbon neutral Apple Watch.

Apple introduces new AirPods Pro 2 with USB‐C charging capabilities

Tech major Apple has announced AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with MagSafe Charging (USB‑C), promising to make the headphones even better.

Apple introduces new AirPods Pro 2 with USB‐C charging capabilities

Tech major Apple has announced AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with MagSafe Charging (USB‑C), promising to make the headphones even better.

Apple iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro launched: Check the details here

Apple announced the new iPhone 15 series on Tuesday after months of speculations over its features. The new models are iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and a Pro Max version.

Project Abhinandan: Air India rolls out measures to elevate airport experience for guests

Indian airlines major Air India has rolled out ‘Project Abhinandan’ (an expression of greetings in Hindi), aimed at providing personalised and hassle-free on-ground experience to Air India guests at airports.

Meta is planning to develop new high-powered AI model: Reports

Meta Platforms, Inc. is developing a new, more powerful model of artificial intelligence (AI), The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources.

G20: Modi, Biden welcome deepening of academic relations between India and US

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden welcomed deepening academic relations between the two nations as IIT Council signs MoU with Association of American Universities to establish Indo-US Global Challenges Institute

PowerPoint co-creator Dennis Austin dies at 76

Washington: Dennis Austin, who co-created PowerPoint presentation application, breathed his last at his home in Los Altos, California on September 1, at the age of 76.

Jashn-E-Awadh: Music video launched by Kolkata eatery Oudh 1590

Kolkata/IBNS: Oudh 1590, Kolkata’s popular period dining restaurant, recently launched a theme music video, Jashn-E-Awadh to celebrate the 10 year long journey of the brand.

Apple may be introducing a major change to iPhone with the next device: Reports

Tech giant Apple is gearing up to launch iPhone 15 soon and if speculations are to be believed then there will be a major change introduced in the new gadget.

UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday called on governments to regulate the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in education and research, including age limits for users.

StageCraft ties up with Kolkata hospitals for free health check-up of the foundation’s award winners

Kolkata/IBNS: StageCraft Foundation, a Kolkata-based organisation, which has been highlighting the contributions of those craftspeople who work behind the scenes to ensure the best of on-stage live performances, has now moved a step ahead to ensure medical help for them too. 

'Women fail to live their lives fully because...': Swastika Mukherjee unveiling Sreemoyee Piu Kundu's Memoir 'Everything Changes'

Kolkata/IBNS: "We, women, fail to live our lives because we depend on others and prioritise their wishes more," says senior actress Swastika Mukherjee unveiling author Sreemoyee Piu Kundu's Memoir 'Everything Changes' here last week.

Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic launches four skin serums in Kolkata

Skincare brand Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic on Tuesday launched four skin serums which promise to give users radiant and rejuvenated skin.

World’s tallest bronze statue of Nataraja to grace G20 Summit 2023 venue in New Delhi

New Delhi/IBNS: Gracing the meeting venue of the G20 Summit in New Delhi will be a 27 feet high figure of Nataraja (the dancing Shiva) made of ‘ashta dhatu’ (octo alloy, bronze), which will highlight India’s traditional metallurgical skills.

'Dressing up must in wedding': Soha Ali Khan Pataudi at Shaadi By Marriott Bonvoy

Kolkata/IBNS: Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan Pataudi was the showstopper at the yearly Shaadi By Marriott Bonvoy, which was held at Westin, Kolkata last Saturday.

Indian women and men’s visually impaired cricket teams steal hearts at HBG Cricket Day function

London/IBNS: To bring communities closer through sports, United Kingdom based not-for-profit organisation Heritage Bengal Global (HBG), supported by the Harrow Council of London and GBS, a private higher education provider, organised a day of cricket recently in London.

3D content: Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA form Alliance for OpenUSD

Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, together with the Joint Development Foundation (JDF), an affiliate of the Linux Foundation, recently announced the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) to promote the standardisation, development, evolution, and growth of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description technology.

Kolkata: 2023 EducationUSA University Fair provides insight into US higher education opportunities to aspirants

Kolkata: At least 1200 people, including parents, participated in the 2023 EducationUSA University Fair at a hotel in Kolkata on Friday as enthusiasts learnt about various programmes and procedures related to pursuing higher education in America.

Mimi Chakraborty relaunches Tanishq's new store in Kolkata on Raksha Bandhan

Kolkata/IBNS: Actress-parliamentarian Mimi Chakraborty relaunched jewellery brand Tanishq's new store in Kolkata on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Wednesday.