Category: Culture

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…

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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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Sahapedia online heritage portal set to go live

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) How have Deccan’s Kalamkari textile-paintings gained an Indian appeal today? Which are the famed Uttarakhand…

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First edition of Dehradun Lit fest to begin on Friday

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The hill town Dehradun is all set to host the first edition of its literature…

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Latin America’s drug gangs – and their global threat

By Vikas Datta Title: Gangster Warlords; Author: Ioan Grillo; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 385; Price: Rs.399 It may take an inexplicable…

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Ban Ki-moon gets royal Dutch honour

The Hague, April 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has received a high Dutch royal honour in The Hague. Ban…

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Shakespeare more popular abroad than in Britain: Survey

London, April 20 (IANS) Shakespeare is more popular globally than with people in Britain though the bard has made a…

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President presents Hindi Sevi Samman Awards

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday presented the Hindi Sevi Samman Awards to 39 scholars in…

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Historical facts in fictional narrative makes story sound real: Author Ashwin Sanghi

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Incredibly shuffling between post-partition Sialkot and the Pataliputra of 250 BC but…

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‘Deewana mujhsa nahin…’: The colourful life of Shammi Kapoor

By Vikas Datta Title: Shammi Kapoor - The Game Changer; Author: Rauf Ahmed; Publisher: Om Books International; Pages: 299; Price:…

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With 200 paintings, Reshma Thomas empathises with LGBTs

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 (IANS) Reshma Thomas is working for a doctorate on health issues relating to LGBTs…

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Dozens pray at reconstruction site of Kathmandu temple

Kathmandu, April 18 (IANS) Almost a year after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal, scores of people gathered at…

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