Category: Culture

Kochi Biennale has Chilean poet Raul Zurita as star attraction

Kochi, May 10 (IANS) Celebrated Chilean poet Raul Zurita, Chinese poet Ouyang Jianghe, and Indian theatre personality Anamika Haksar are…

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Asiatic Society mulling major exhibition on 19th-century Hungarian Indologist

Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The Asiatic Society said on Tuesday it is planning an exhibition on the life and works…

9 years ago

‘Commonality between India and South Korea boosting ties’

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India and South Korea have so many commonalities that can enhance their friendship, South Korean…

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Retired Pakistani Army officers were involved in 26/11: Husain Haqqani

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Husain Haqqani, a former Pakistani ambassador to the US, says that an ex-chief of the…

9 years ago

How Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw broke the glass ceiling with Biocon

By Aparajita Gupta Title: Myth Breaker: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw & the Story of Indian Biotech; Author: Seema Singh; Publisher: Collins Business;…

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Abanindranath’s ‘Bharat Mata’ to be exhibited in Kolkata

Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) here will hold a single-object exhibition of celebrated Indian painter Abanindranath…

9 years ago

Documentary shows Konyaks of Nagaland rediscovering roots

Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Tracing their origins to the region around the Tigris and Euphrates river basin in western Asia,…

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Hearing whispers across the cosmos: LIGO’s inside story

By Vikas Datta Title: Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space; Author: Janna Levin; Publisher: Bodley Head/Penguin Random…

9 years ago

How Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw broke the glass ceiling witn Biocon

By Aparajita Gupta Title: Myth Breaker: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw & the Story of Indian Biotech; Author: Seema Singh; Publisher: Collins Business;…

9 years ago

More Italian troops to safeguard Florence

Florence (Italy), May 9 (IANS/AKI) A total of 55 more soldiers have arrived in the central city of Florence to…

9 years ago

Stadium commemorating Maharana Pratap to be set up

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Centre will collaborate with the Rajasthan government to build a multi-purpose indoor stadium at…

9 years ago

MEA exploring ways to resolve Kohinoor issue: Government

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The external affairs ministry is exploring ways to ensure a satisfactory resolution to the vexed…

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Selfie lover destroys 126-year-old statue in Portugal

London, May 9 (IANS) A 24-year-old young man trying to take a self-portrait with the statue of a 16th century…

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Do spies still have a future?

By Vikas Datta Title: The New Spymasters; Author: Stephen Grey; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 365; Price: Rs.499 In today's world, when…

9 years ago

Students from around the globe spread the idea of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) More than 400 students from 17 nations assembled here on Saturday for the 14th International…

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Tagore and his women

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Bimala lives under the shadow of her rich elite husband Nikhil. Despite…

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Tagore and his women

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Bimala is a simple wife living under the shadow of his rich…

9 years ago

Bengal celebrates Tagore’s birth anniversary

Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) With his ever-popular songs, poems and other compositions reverberating through the air across the state, West…

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MPs pay tribute to Rabindranath Tagore

New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) MPs on Sunday paid homage to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 155th birth anniversary,…

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Colourful lights revive Syria’s ancient city Palmyra

Damascus, May 8 (IANS) Colourful lights have started returning to the Roman amphitheatre in Syria's Palmyra so that audience can…

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