Category: Books

Chandigarh’s ‘Capitol Complex’ to host Yoga Day

Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Chandigarh's 'Capitol Complex' has been finalised as the main venue of the second 'International Yoga Day'…

9 years ago

Exhibition to throw light on remarkable works of rebel artist B.M. Anand

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Three decades after the passing away of a painter-illustrator whose independent works mirrored his fiercely…

9 years ago

Delhi’s Bengali club of 1925 vintage back in action

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The 90-year-old Bengali Club at Kashmere Gate in the national capital's old quarters will be…

9 years ago

Fez music fest in Morocco pays homage to India

Fez (Morocco), May 11 (IANS) The quaint Moroccan city of Fez, one of the world's oldest cities, came alive to…

9 years ago

Inspired by Lata, Karachi auto driver now full time singer

Karachi, May 11 (IANS) A rickshaw driver in Pakistan's port city of Karachi who shot to fame through his singing…

9 years ago

Delhi government to root for Lotus Temple as World Heritage Site

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The AAP government will support the inclusion of the Lotus Temple here in Unesco's World…

9 years ago

Kochi Biennale has Chilean poet Raul Zurita as star attraction

Kochi, May 10 (IANS) Celebrated Chilean poet Raul Zurita, Chinese poet Ouyang Jianghe, and Indian theatre personality Anamika Haksar are…

9 years ago

Asiatic Society mulling major exhibition on 19th-century Hungarian Indologist

Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The Asiatic Society said on Tuesday it is planning an exhibition on the life and works…

9 years ago

‘Commonality between India and South Korea boosting ties’

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India and South Korea have so many commonalities that can enhance their friendship, South Korean…

9 years ago

Retired Pakistani Army officers were involved in 26/11: Husain Haqqani

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Husain Haqqani, a former Pakistani ambassador to the US, says that an ex-chief of the…

9 years ago

How Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw broke the glass ceiling with Biocon

By Aparajita Gupta Title: Myth Breaker: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw & the Story of Indian Biotech; Author: Seema Singh; Publisher: Collins Business;…

9 years ago

Abanindranath’s ‘Bharat Mata’ to be exhibited in Kolkata

Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) here will hold a single-object exhibition of celebrated Indian painter Abanindranath…

9 years ago

Documentary shows Konyaks of Nagaland rediscovering roots

Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Tracing their origins to the region around the Tigris and Euphrates river basin in western Asia,…

9 years ago

Hearing whispers across the cosmos: LIGO’s inside story

By Vikas Datta Title: Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space; Author: Janna Levin; Publisher: Bodley Head/Penguin Random…

9 years ago

How Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw broke the glass ceiling witn Biocon

By Aparajita Gupta Title: Myth Breaker: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw & the Story of Indian Biotech; Author: Seema Singh; Publisher: Collins Business;…

9 years ago

More Italian troops to safeguard Florence

Florence (Italy), May 9 (IANS/AKI) A total of 55 more soldiers have arrived in the central city of Florence to…

9 years ago

Stadium commemorating Maharana Pratap to be set up

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Centre will collaborate with the Rajasthan government to build a multi-purpose indoor stadium at…

9 years ago

MEA exploring ways to resolve Kohinoor issue: Government

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The external affairs ministry is exploring ways to ensure a satisfactory resolution to the vexed…

9 years ago

Selfie lover destroys 126-year-old statue in Portugal

London, May 9 (IANS) A 24-year-old young man trying to take a self-portrait with the statue of a 16th century…

9 years ago

Do spies still have a future?

By Vikas Datta Title: The New Spymasters; Author: Stephen Grey; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 365; Price: Rs.499 In today's world, when…

9 years ago



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