Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) The 22nd edition of the week-long Kolkata International Film Festival begins here on Friday under the shadow of demonetisation with organisers roping in the Whos Who of Bollywood and a galaxy…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Pharma major Eli Lilly India, in partnership with Disney Publishing Worldwide, on Thursday announced the release of custom books for children suffering with Type 1 diabetes in India, the company…
Cairo, Nov 10 (IANS) Popular Indian singer Shibani Kashyap will perform at the prize distribution ceremony of ‘Glimpses of India’ painting competition here on November 17. The chief guest at the event will be celebrated…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who runs his own acting school, will perform his popular monologue “Kuchhh Bhi Ho Sakta Hai” at Sahitya Aaj Tak literature festival here on Sunday. Anupam…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Children have a reason to smile as National School of Drama here on Thursday announced the 13th edition of the prestigious Jashne Bachpan theatre festival to showcase the works of…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The beauty of Delhi is engulfed in its powerful history, bygone monuments, scrumptious foods and of course the diversity of cultures. A photography exhibition here showcases a memoir of the…
By Uma Ramasubramanian Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Acclaimed writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar says he is proud of the fact that his children — Zoya and Farhan — are doing something completely different from what his portfolio…
By Alison Saldanha Ten months after the Delhi government accepted an Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) study that it had commissioned on the citys air pollution, key recommendations remain unimplemented. Instead, a government minister has…
Kochi, Nov 10 (IANS) With an aim to foster cultural engagement between the artist and the local community, internationally acclaimed artist and Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) secretary Riyas Komu is all set to launch the…
Hyderabad, Nov 10 (IANS) The seventh edition of Hyderabad Literary Festival, to be held on January 27-29 next year, will have its focus on Filipino culture and Tamil literature. It will be held at the…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Classical dance and music forms are pure and aesthetic and fusion with modern genres will detract from the charm of their originality, Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj…
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonitise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes to curb black money. He says it isn’t politically…
By Vikas Datta Title: Winning Arguments — What Works and Doesnt Work in Politics, the Bedroom, the Courtroom, and the Classroom; Author: Stanley Fish; Publisher: Harper; Pages: 224; Price: Rs 399 It is the phenomenon…
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is often referred as the romantic hero of Bollywood, believes that the art is important and not the artiste. “An actor is just like water… he…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday fixed November 23 for considering a civil suit against President Pranab Mukherjee’s book “Turbulent Years 1980-1996”. Additional District Judge Vineeta Goyal set November 23 for…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9 (IANS) Replicas of Kerala’s famed snake boats, showcased at the Kerala Tourism pavilion at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2016 in London, have been adjudged the “Best Stand Feature”. The three-day event…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) It started off as a stand-alone, then expanded to a 13-book series. Now, says Ashwin Sanghi, one of India’s highest-selling authors, his “13 Steps” primers might even…
Stockholm, Nov 9 (IANS) American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, will not talk to the press, should he come to Stockholm to pick his award up in December, media…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Five international street theatre artistes will perform here to mark Children’s Day celebrations. The artistes will perform at the DLF Promenade Mall in south Delhi, and it is the first…
Gurugram, Nov 8 (IANS) From advocacy of periodic proportionate farming to confronting conditioning and searching solutions for the millennium city’s civic problems, the recently concluded TEDxGurugram brought to the fore ideas for bringing about dynamic…