New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated three new museums inside the Red Fort compound commemorating the nation’s freedom struggle, including one on Netaji Subhas…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Themed around 150 years of the ‘father of the nation’ Mahatma Gandhi, 22 larger-than-life tableaux will descend on the Rajpath on Saturday for the 70th Republic Day Parade, each opening…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Kaifi Azmi’s literary legacy remains a bright star in the firmament of Urdu poetry and Rakhshanda Jalil’s upcoming “Kaifiyat” is billed as a stunning new translation of his most exquisite…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) The Pink City is barely a day away from becoming the hub of writers, thinkers and public intellectuals from India and abroad as the 2019 edition of Jaipur…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday inaugurate three new museums inside the Red Fort commemorating Indias freedom struggle. The first is on Netaji Subhash…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Touted as the “greatest literary show on Earth”, the upcoming Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) will engage its audience with a slew of music, dance, and fashion performances, along…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Spiritual master Sadhguru has released a new book “Flowers on the Path”, which is billed as a probing, passionate and provocative insight into life. Published by Penguin Random House India,…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) The Who’s Who of the publishing business, including top editors and CEOs of leading publishing houses, bookstores and book fairs from India and abroad will participate from Wednesday…
Kochi, Jan 22 (IANS) First-ever international live contemporary art auction in Kerala saw all its works getting sold out, said an official on Tuesday and added that the entire Rs 3.2-crore proceeds will be donated…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Legendary Jamaican musician Bob Marley’s granddaughter Donisha Prendergast feels she is political by virtue of being a part of the Rastafari movement and a voice for reggae….
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) R.L. Stine never imagined he’d carve out a successful future for himself by writing a horror book series, which he started by accident. The “Goosebumps” creator says…
Gandhinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) Bangla Qawwali by Murshidabadi Project will be an unique feature at the three day ‘Songs On White Sand’ (SOWS) festival in Gujarat’s famous Rann of Kutch beginning January 25. This will…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday that secularism is safe in India because it is in the DNA of Indians. “Secularism is safe in India because for the…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Over 65 writers, including three established Dalit writers, will enrich the audience at the sixth Kolkata Literature Festival (KLF) which is part of the 43rd International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF), organisers…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will be a key player in India’s growth story, P.R. Kumaraswamy, JNU professor and co-author of “India’s Saudi Policy: Bridge to the Future”, asserted during the launch of…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) There is no limit to the imagination of children, especially those below five. But not always what they see or feel may leave a positive image in…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) With a focus on landmark artists from Bengal, two upcoming exhibitions in the National Capital Region will showcase rich artistic oeuvres and visual language, originating from different parts of the…
By Binita Das Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Pulitzer Prize Winner Andrew Sean Greer says there is nothing called a Writer’s Block and being attentive to surroundings is the key for writers. “I never call it…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) A book written by a former White House staffer has described back-stabbing and duplicity within the West Wing and claimed that it was “out of control”. “Team of Vipers”, written by…
Prayagraj, Jan 21 (IANS) Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims took holy dip at the Sangam — the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers here in Uttar Pradesh — on the occasion of…