Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Chandigarh’s ‘Capitol Complex’ has been finalised as the main venue of the second ‘International Yoga Day’ to be held on June 21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the event. “The…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Three decades after the passing away of a painter-illustrator whose independent works mirrored his fiercely anti-establishment spirit, Brij Mohan Anand is making a return of sorts to the art circuit…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The 90-year-old Bengali Club at Kashmere Gate in the national capital’s old quarters will be back in action from Saturday after a decade, starting with the celebrations of the Bengali…
Fez (Morocco), May 11 (IANS) The quaint Moroccan city of Fez, one of the world’s oldest cities, came alive to the sounds of India as dozens of Indian artists performed across the city as part…
Karachi, May 11 (IANS) A rickshaw driver in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi who shot to fame through his singing video on Facebook, says he has quit driving after being praised by Indian legendary singer…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The AAP government will support the inclusion of the Lotus Temple here in Unesco’s World Heritage Sites list, Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra said on Tuesday. As of now the…
Kochi, May 10 (IANS) Celebrated Chilean poet Raul Zurita, Chinese poet Ouyang Jianghe, and Indian theatre personality Anamika Haksar are some of the names to look out for at the third edition of the much-awaited…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The Asiatic Society said on Tuesday it is planning an exhibition on the life and works of Alexander Csoma de Koros, a celebrated Hungarian indologist who lived in the eastern metropolis…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India and South Korea have so many commonalities that can enhance their friendship, South Korean Ambassador Hyun Cho said on Tuesday during a quiz competition organised by Korean Cultural Centre…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Husain Haqqani, a former Pakistani ambassador to the US, says that an ex-chief of the ISI spy agency had admitted that “some retired Pakistani Army officers” were involved in the…
By Aparajita Gupta Title: Myth Breaker: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw & the Story of Indian Biotech; Author: Seema Singh; Publisher: Collins Business; Pages: 324; Price: Rs.599 Start-ups may have become a familiar term in India in the…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) here will hold a single-object exhibition of celebrated Indian painter Abanindranath Tagore’s iconic painting of Bharat Mata (Mother India) on May 16. The famous 1905 watercolour,…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Tracing their origins to the region around the Tigris and Euphrates river basin in western Asia, the head-hunting Konyak tribe of Nagaland, which embraced Christianity, is now trying to rediscover itself…
By Vikas Datta Title: Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space; Author: Janna Levin; Publisher: Bodley Head/Penguin Random House; Pages:256; Price: Rs.599 Hailed as the scientific breakthrough of the century, the ‘observation’ of…
By Aparajita Gupta Title: Myth Breaker: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw & the Story of Indian Biotech; Author: Seema Singh; Publisher: Collins Business; Pages: 324; Price: Rs.599 Start-ups may have become a familiar term in India in the…
Florence (Italy), May 9 (IANS/AKI) A total of 55 more soldiers have arrived in the central city of Florence to protect its ‘sensitive sites’ as Italy remains on high alert against possible terrorist attacks. The…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma addresses at the release of a coin on Maharana Pratap, in New Delhi on May 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, May 9 (IANS)…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The external affairs ministry is exploring ways to ensure a satisfactory resolution to the vexed Kohinoor diamond issue with the British government, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Monday. The…
London, May 9 (IANS) A 24-year-old young man trying to take a self-portrait with the statue of a 16th century Portugese king accidentally destroyed the statue, media reports said. The 126-year-old ornate art sculpture was…
By Vikas Datta Title: The New Spymasters; Author: Stephen Grey; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 365; Price: Rs.499 In today’s world, when you can track people in any part of the globe with satellites, know what they…