New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “The World is one family” is the theme of the International Festival of Languages and Colours (IFLC), an integrated programme for the promotion and education of different…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Art is not limited to paintings. To substantiate this, Artylesque, an art agency, will bring together sculptures, miniatures, pop art, swords, vintage guns and much more in its upcoming art…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien on Wednesday said that he never asked the government to ban a history text book that referred to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as a…
Abu Dhabi, May 4 (IANS/WAM) The UAE National Media Council hosted a cultural symposium on ‘how to prepare a reading generation’. Speaking at the symposium on Tuesday were Ali Abu Al Reesh, a noted Emirati…
Sydney, May 3 (IANS) Global mining giant Rio Tinto’s largest and most exquisite diamond, Argyle Violet, is expected to fetch a multi-million dollar bid when showcased as the dazzling centrepiece of Rio’s auction later this…
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) A team of Chinese and French speleologists have determined that China’s longest cave is around 186 km long, 25 km longer than a measurement from 2014. The cave researchers conducted a…
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Could America have stopped going down its ruinous road in Vietnam if Jawaharlal Nehru had responded to president John F. Kennedy’s plea for advice in 1961? Or…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) on Monday inked an agreement with the administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands for a strategic partnership to jointly promote the rich cultural…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Balinese women immersed in their natural environment and in everyday life that expresses female role-play, cultural pluralism, spiritual intensity and the importance of nature is what is being showcased at…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In a bid to open up the splendour of the seldom-visited Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, its rich culture and heritage are to be promoted in…
Panaji, May 2 (IANS) Goa and Google were notable on Monday in celebrating the 90th birth anniversary of cartoonist Mario Miranda, the creator of iconic characters like Miss Fonseca and Godbole. Miranda was born to…
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India and Pakistan had agreed on a peace and no-war treaty and were on the verge of signing it in July 1984 before Pakistan President Zia ul-Haq,…
New York, May 2 (IANS) A historic church here was destroyed by a massive fire on Sunday evening, causing minor injuries to four firefighters and one civilian. A massive fire was reported around 7.00 p.m….
By Vikas Datta Title: Curvology; Author: David Bainbridge; Publisher: Portobello Books; Pages: 240; Price: Rs.499 It may seem only a preoccupation of curious adolescents or a subject of adult male titillation, but the obsession over…
Agra, May 1 (IANS) The 361st annual urs of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal to immortalise his love for his queen Mumtaz Mahal, will begin Tuesday. The original graves of the…
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Even 15 years after 9/11, Sikhs in the US feel they are more likely to face profiling, bigotry and backlash than the average American because of the…
By Vikas Datta No other ideology has been so villified or pursued so assiduously, viewed with so much promise when implemented or junked most readily and enthusiastically when it ran into trouble, and above all,…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Kipling Sahib: The Raj Patriot; Author: Subhash Chopra; Publisher: New Millennium; Pages: 141; Price: Pounds 9.95 This is an autopsy of Joseph Rudyard Kipling, known to Indians in particular for…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A day after Delhi University decided to stop the sale or distribution of the Hindi edition of renowned historian Bipin Chandra’s “India’s Struggle for Independence”, artists and historians on Saturday…
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) FLY dance foundation, a non profit organisation, has launched a crowd funding campaign to support dancers from every walk of life. The foundation provides scholarship training programmes to talented children from…