Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IANS) Visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was on Thursday conferred with an honorary doctorate by Kathmandu University, a leading private university in Nepal. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is also…
By Mayank Chhaya Chicago, Nov 3 (IANS) As a sport, nothing rivals football. Cricket may generate great intensity among its followers but the game’s geographic spread and cultural underpinnings pale in comparison with football. Between…
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) The Chinese government has approved a regulation that bans auctioning of cultural relics that were stolen or smuggled, officials said on Thursday. This new regulation, laid down by the State Administration…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Heaping praise on India and its culture, prominent French author Jean Echenoz, well known for novels like “Cherokee” (Big Blondes) and “I’m Off”, said that the country…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: Securing Cyberspace – International and Asian Perspective; Editors: Cherian Samuel & Munish Sharma; Publisher: Pentagon Press; Pages: 346; Price: Rs 1,295/$34.95 “There is a lack of consensus in the international community…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Infinite Tortoise – The Curious Thought Experiments of History’s Great Thinkers; Author: Joel Levy; Publisher: Michael O’Mara Books Ltd/Hachette India ; Pages: 190; Price: Rs 250 A crime requires a…
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) With the assistance of Indian researchers, Vietnam’s Da Nang Museum of Cham sculpture will launch its new catalogue next year symbolising the ancient cultural links between the two nations, the museum…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Museums play a major role in conservation and collection of cultural objects. Drawing from the disciplines of cartography, archaeology and design, an ongoing art exhibition dwells on the position and…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Museums play a major role in conservation and collection of cultural objects. Drawing from the disciplines of cartography, archaeology and design, an ongoing art exhibition dwells on the position and…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has announced the third list of 10 speakers who will appear at its January 2017 edition. The third list of names, unveiled on Tuesday, includes…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Modi Doctrine: The Foreign Policy of India’s Prime Minister; Author: Sreeram Chaulia; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 251; Price: Rs 599 This is a path-breaking work on India’s foreign policy since Narendra…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: The Sun Temple of Konark; Author: Anil Dey; Publisher: Niyogi Books; Pages: 467; Price: Rs 1,495/$40/25 pounds It has withstood the ravages of time but is now on its last legs….
Jaipur, Nov 1 (IANS) The Jaipur Literature Festival on Tuesday announced the names of 10 more speakers who will appear at its January 2017 edition. This is the third in a series of 10 announcements…
By Vikas Datta Title: Alter Egos – Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, And the Twilight Struggle over American Power; Author: Mark Landler; Publisher: WH Allen/Penguin Random House; Pages: 433; Price: Rs 699 For a US President…
By Brajendra Nath Singh St. Denis (Reunion Island), Oct 31 (IANS) Week-long celebrations of Deepavali in Reunion Island culminated with a splash of Holi colours, lighting up of the entire Indian Ocean island with pretty…
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Communities along the Thames in London and the Hooghly river in West Bengal will share their cultural experiences in a year-long artistic exchange through the ‘Silk River’ project that seeks to…
Panaji, Oct 31 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar on Monday said that organisers of Sunburn, India’s biggest EDM festival, can still hold the event in Goa as long as they pay dues of Rs…
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) US President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali by lighting the first-ever diya in his Oval office at the White House. It was his last Diwali as US President and he hoped his…
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Challenging a popular theory that Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear after a passionate row with fellow artist Paul Gauguin, a new study suggests that the Dutch painter’s act of…
Agartala, Oct 31 (IANS) To further promote relations, the border guards of India and Bangladesh on Monday organised a joint band performance and cultural programme at Agartala-Akhaura (Bangladesh) check-post near here, an official said. Musical…