New York, May 16 (IANS) In an example of where the scientific community can make a contribution to knowledge described in important ancient texts, researchers have used advanced astronomical software to accurately date lyric poet…
By Aroonim Bhuyan Bangkok, May 16 (IANS) Thailand’s capital Bangkok is famous the world over for its unique street food. However, there is one place for food a new visitor may not be aware of…
By Vikas Datta Title: Shashi Kapoor – The Householder, The Star; Author: Aseem Chhabra ; Publisher: Rupa Publications India; Pages: 216; Price: Rs.395 His elder brothers left one defining cinematic image – Raj the simple,…
Mumbai: Actor Amitabh Bachchan. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he likes to read a page from his late father and poet Harivanshrai Bachchan’s work in the morning every day as…
By Vikas Datta Poets can count themselves fortunate even if snatches of their works linger on in memory down the years but this poem is unique for it not only influenced popular literature or musicals,…
Ujjain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the International Convention on Universal Message of Simhastha, in Ujjain on May 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Ujjain, May 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a…
By Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Assam is at peace now but more needs to be done to bring investments, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said, alleging that the BJP-led central government had…
Sydney, May 14 (IANS) Iron-age Irish musical traditions, thought to be long dead, are still thriving in Kerala, shows an archaeological study of musical horns in India and Europe. The findings help show that Europe…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) As a young Kathak student from Luknow, Manjari Chaturvedi learnt her first lessons in communal harmony during the Babri Masjid’s demolition in 1992, which resulted in ugly…
Ujjain, May 14 (IANS) Extolling Indian culture and traditions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the values of sacrifice, integration and good-for-all run deep in Indian culture. We belong to a tradition where…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati, on April 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) P.V. Narasimha Rao instituted several reforms during his tenure as prime minister,…
Ujjain, May 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the motto of good for all is deep rooted in Indian culture. We belong to a tradition where even a bhikshuk (beggar) says,…
By Vikas Datta Title: Saladin – The Life, Legend and the Islamic Empire; Author: John Man; Publisher: Corgi Books; Pages: 320 ; Price: Rs.499 Few historical figures end up being glorified more by their adversaries…
By Vikas Datta Title: Saladin – The Life, Legend and the Islamic Empire; Author: John Man; Publisher: Corgi Books; Pages: 320 ; Price: Rs.499 Few historical figures end up being glorified more by their adversaries…
Palermo (Italy), May 13 (IANS/AKI) Italian police on Friday smashed a criminal gang suspected of stealing archaeological artefacts from Sicily and smuggling them to Germany for sale on the black market. Police arrested two alleged…
By Saeed Naqvi The mail from Lucknow was terse. “Ibne Hasan Advocate is no more.” He was “Ibne Hasan bhai” to me ever since he cast me as the young Daagh Dehlvi in 1954 in…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) After the conventional buying and selling of materialistic riches, it’s time to “buy” some intellect at the ‘Ephemera On Indian Art’ one-of-a-kind auction. The auction will feature 51 lots of…
Panaji, May 13 (IANS) “Beach parties” in coastal Goa, which attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, are patronised by “anti-elements”, are illegal and cannot be permitted by law, state Art and Culture Minister…
Summer vacations have just started and what can be a better way than spending the hot afternoons with these engaging children’s stories? There’s a three-book collection by Ruskin Bond with bright illustrations; a tale of…
By Vikas Datta Title: YOLO Juliet (OMG Shakespeare); Author: William Shakespeare and Brett Wright; Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Pages: 112; Price: Rs.399 Will Juliet’s impassioned question: “What’s in a name? that which…