The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu addressing the gathering after interacting with the Agricultural Researchers on ‘Doubling Farm Income by 2022 in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana’, at ICAR - Indian Institute of Rice Research, in Hyderabad on March 31, 2018.

The Vice President, M. Venkiaha Naidu with the Scientists and Researchers of National Geophysical Research Institute, in Hyderabad on March 29, 2018.

 The Governor of the State of Texas, USA, Greg Abbott calling on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 28, 2018.

The President, Ram Nath Kovind, the Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the Union Minister for Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister of State for Defence, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and other dignitaries, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.

Award winning poet-novelist Nabaneeta Dev Sen and fashion designer Agnimitra Paul launched the refurbished boutique Bunkaari India in Kolkata on Friday (Mar 23, 2018). The refurbished Bunkaari India has been launched with attire collections of both men and women.

Late Bollywood icon Sridevi's daughter Janhvi Kapoor and actor Ishaan Khatter were shooting for their upcoming Hindi film Dhadak at the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on Monday (Mar 26, 2018). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu addressing the 7th Convocation of Indian Institute of Management, in Rohtak, Haryana on March 25, 2018.

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier calling on the President, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 24, 2018.

. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi meeting the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at Sunder Nursery, in New Delhi on March 24, 2018.

Kolkata, Mar 24 (IBNS): Popular Tollywood actors and performing artists of Kolkata attended a recently held programme in the city where it was announced that P.C Chandra Jewellers has become the presenting partner of the upcoming four films of Windows Production, owned by director duo Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy, whose recent series of films -- Belaseshe, Prakton, Posto, and Projapati Biskut - have met with box office success. Images by Subhodeep Sardar                       

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier paying floral tributes at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, at Rajghat, in Delhi on March 24, 2018.

The winners of the Femina Miss India from the eastern region for 2018 was announced in Kolkata on Thursday (Mar 22, 2018). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Late Bollywood icon Sridevi's daughter Jhanvi Kapoor is all set to make her debut in the Hindi film industry with Dhadak. The debutant actress was in the city to shoot for her upcoming film on Friday (Mar 23, 2018). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arab Republic of Egypt, Sameh Shoukry calling on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 23, 2018.

 The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan meeting the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on March 22, 2018.

The President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, Ram Nath Kovind awarding the President’s Colours to 230 Signal Unit of the Indian Air Force, at Air Force Station Halwara, in Punjab on March 22, 2018. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa is also seen.

The President, Ram Nath Kovind attending the Rapporteurs’ Summarization of Roundtable at the concluding session of Festival of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (FINE) - 2018, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 21, 2018. The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the Secretary to the President of India, Sanjay Kothari and the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma are also seen.

American coffee house chain Starbucks has finally opened its stores in Kolkata in a star-studded gathering on Tuesday. Starbucks, which has kept its feet in Kolkata for the first time, opened three stores on the same day in a city which eagerly waited for the chain to open shops here. Tata Starbucks Private Limited which opened the coffee shops is a 50:50 joint venture between Tata Global Beverages and Starbucks Coffee of the US. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

The Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb calling on the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on March 19, 2018.

 The DG, WTO, Roberto Azevedo calling on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 19, 2018.

 The Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb calling on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 19, 2018.

The Kerala Tourism has recently held an interactive session to share the plans for the year along with the new initiatives in God's own country.

The President, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurating the ICT-IOC (Institute of Chemical Technology –Indian Oil Corporation) Bhubaneswar campus, at Bhubaneswar, in Odisha on March 18, 2018. The Governor of Odisha, Dr. S.C. Jamir and the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan are also seen.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing the Rashtriya Jan Jagriti Dharam Sammelan, at Srisailam via video conference, in New Delhi on March 17, 2018.

Bollywood actress Yami Gautam visited Kolkata to promote the new range of Samsung phones, S9 and S9+, on Friday (Mar 16, 2018). Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Motorola has brought all its products in one store Moto Hub in Kolkata. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Jaguar Land Rover India has announced the opening of Lexus Motors’ new showroom facility in the Rajarhat area of Kolkata recently. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji and other personalities in diverse fields were awarded by Aparajita 2018, which was organised by leading Hindi daily Sanmarg, in Kolkata on Tuesday (Mar 13, 2018). Images by Souvik Das/IBNS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, on the sidelines of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit, in New Delhi on March 11, 2018. 

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 11, 2018.

The Defence Minister of Mongolia, Enkhbold Nyamaa calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi on March 09, 2018.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi attending the oath taking ceremony of the Council of Ministers of the Tripura Government, in Agartala in Agartala on March 09, 2018. The Governor of Tripura, Tathagata Roy is also seen.

The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Nari Shakti Puruskar for the year 2017 to Vanastree, Sirsi, Karnataka (Institutional), at a function, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 08, 2018.

Several activists of CPI-M's students wing, Students Federation of India (SFI) and a Hindutva outfit, Bangali Hindu Astitva Raksha Manch, clashed with each other in Kolkata's Jadavpur area on Thursday evening. Images by IBNS

Bhamla Group has announced the launch of their first retail store of India’s largest professional and consumer cosmetics product enterprise Beauty Palace in Kolkata. Images by IBNS

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley addressing the media on the issues relating to Andhra Pradesh, in New Delhi on March 07, 2018. The Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ajay Narayan Jha is also seen.

TVS Motor Company, a leading manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the world, today, unveiled its first 125cc scooter, TVS NTORQ 125 in Kolkata recently.

Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Foreign ships arriving at Milan 2018, the biennial gatherings of the Navies of Indian Ocean Region at Port Blair on March 6, 2018.

Indian Leather Product Association (ILPA) has organised a fashion show in Kolkata recently. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Kolkata, March 3 (IBNS): Kolkata experienced Xtreme U- a one of its kind off- road event for women drivers of the city between March 3 and 4. Images by IBNS

Sapphire Creations Dance Company, Kolkata has marked the completion of its 25th anniversary year with a two day meet in March, 2018, “Samabhavana”. Images by IBNS

 The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Tran Dai Quang paying homage at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, at Rajghat, in Delhi on March 03, 2018. The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre is also seen.

The King of Jordan His Majesty Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein calling on the President, Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 01, 2018.

Award-winning choreographer from Edinburgh, Janis Claxton, has carried out dancing interventions on Chitpur Road in Kolkata on Saturday (February 24, 2018). Avishek Mitra/IBNS

 The King of Jordan His Majesty Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein signing the visitors’ book, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on March 01, 2018. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is also seen.

People of Kolkata, better known as city of joy, have hit the streets to bathe themselves in colours to participate in the Dol Utsav.