Category: Culture

Renowned Urdu author Joginder Paul passes away

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Renowned Urdu litterateur and author Joginder Paul passed away on Friday after a prolonged illness.…

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Despite protest fears, Ghulam Ali’s Varanasi event on track

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Despite threats of disruptions by some Hindu fringe groups, the performance of Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam…

9 years ago

Google doodle marks Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Search engine giant Google paid homage on Friday to William shakespeare with a doodle to…

9 years ago

Kashmir, freedom of speech figure on first day of Dehradun Litfest

Dehradun, April 22 (IANS) The vexed issues of Kashmir and the muzzling of freedom of speech predominated on the first…

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Shiv Sainiks protest Ghulam Ali’s visit, 10 detained

Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) Ten Shiv Sena members were detained on Friday for protesting against Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali's…

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Mahesh Bhatt to present Shakespeare’s ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Commemorating the 400th death anniversary of the literary legend William Shakespeare, Indian film director Mahesh…

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Shakespeare centre in Britain gets go-ahead

London, April 22 (IANS) Proposals to build a Shakespeare theatre near Liverpool in Britain have been given the go-ahead on…

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Now use your smartphone to get exciting reads with Juggernaut app

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Fond of reading but find it hard to lug around books with you? Now, you…

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Dating app collaborates with author for dating guide

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Dating app Truly Madly has collaborated with author Sayantan Ghosh for the book "Who Needs…

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Kapil Dev’s NGO celebrates father-daughter bond

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Fathers and daughters have a very special bonding and each page of a coffee table…

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Cuba, US agree to deepen cultural cooperation

Havana, April 22 (IANS) The first official US cultural delegation to Cuba ended its four-day visit to the island country…

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Google celebrates Earth Day with doodle

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Tech giant Google on Friday dedicated a doodle on the occasion of Earth Day. Earth…

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Trains, Bollywood, deities alongside on canvas

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) What can be more fascinating than an amalgamation of old trains, Hindu deities and popular…

9 years ago

Ample romance, stories of power and beauty

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Flick through an exciting school romance, the difficult love affair of a ballerina, the struggle…

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Kohinoor’s tragic tale from Lahore to Buckingham Palace

By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) As the row over the Kohinoor diamond intensifies with political parties demanding…

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‘Nil Battey Sannata’ declared tax-free in UP

Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Swara Bhaskar-starrer “Nil Battey Sannata” will be tax-free in Uttar Pradesh, state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav…

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Bird population threatened like never before: Book

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Bird population in India and across the world faces unprecedented threats, a new book says.…

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Congress jumps on Kohinoor bandwagon, wants Indian artefacts abroad back

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Amid demands from various quarters to get the Kohinoor diamond back from the British, the…

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Mahatma’s granddaughter gets French honour

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, was on Wednesday conferred a French honour…

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British Council, BBC to celebrate Shakespeare through digital camapaign

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Commemorating the 400th death anniversary of William Shakespeare, the British Council in association with the…

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