New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Edinburgh-based Irish singer Michelle Burke, who is in the capital for a slew of concerts, says she is looking forward to involve the local audience to ensure that they have…
Beijing, March 4 (IANS) Chinese book “Order: Fangyuan Story” has won the title of the world’s most beautiful book at an annual event held in Germany recently, the media reported on Friday. The “world’s most…
By Vikas Datta Title: The World in Conflict; Author: John Andrews; Publisher: The Economist Books/Hachette; Pages: 320; Price: Rs. 499 The human race’s optimism would have been comic, had it not been frequently belied by…
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New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Actor Emraan Hashmi, who has penned his struggle around his son Ayan’s cancer treatment in a book titled “The Kiss of Life: How A Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer”,…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said it was taking steps to prevent the tilting of Qutub Minar by “water tightening” the base of the historical monumemt here. According to the Survey…
Agartala, March 2 (IANS) The National Book Trust (NBT) has taken an ambitious plan to boost tribal literature in northeast India, trust chairman Baldeo Bhai Sharma said here on Wednesday. “As a first step of…
New York, March 1 (IANS) An exhibition of the works of the late Mumbai-based artist Nasreen Mohamedi was launched at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or simply The Met, here on Tuesday, supported by Nita…
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) The mecca of music and entertainment, Rhythm House, passed away into history on Tuesday, exactly 68 years after it first opened in 1948. Late Monday night, it downed its shutters for…
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) A villager in China’s Shaanxi province unearthed 459 kg of ancient coins while building a house, said sources on Tuesday. The villager, surnamed Zhang from Xingping city, was levelling the land…
Belagavi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a farmers` rally in Belagavi on Feb 27, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the first World Sufi Forum…
Mumbai: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan attend Banega Swachh India Cleanathon, in Mumbai on Jan 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Kishori Sud Jodhpur, March 1 (IANS) Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, who has enthralled audiences all…
By Vikas Datta Title: Chilled – How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again; Author: Tom Jackson; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 272; Price: Rs. 499 What one measure can bring down the modern civilisation?…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Twenty-two prominent artists and photographers, among them Anjolie Ela Menon and Raghu Rai, have come together for Art Reflect 2016, an annual charity show fundraiser for Udaan, a non-profit foundation…
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) South Kolkata’s Lee Road will be renamed Satyajit Ray Dharani after the legendary film director, who lived in the vicinity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Monday. Ray…
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) Fancy strolling through a charming Victorian-era neighbourhood in the city and soaking in some Ray nostalgia surrounded by posters of “Pather Panchali”, “Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne” and other iconic films by…
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) Celebrating the “madness of earth”, a rather off-beat photography contest took viewers off-the-beaten track through jagged rock formations, fractures, fissures and all kinds of structures that accord geological features a distinctive…
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistani activist for female education and youngest ever Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday congratulated Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy for winning second Oscar. Speaking by phone, Malala said the entire nation was…
Agra, Feb 29 (IANS) Expressing concern over the student unrest in the country, veteran filmmaker Ketan Mehta said here that society is turning more violent and polarised now. Mehta, known for unconventional films like “Mirch…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Search engine giant Google on Monday paid tribute to legendary Bharatnatyam dancer Rukmini Devi Arundale on her 112th birthday. The doodle portrays Rukmini Devi in the traditional dance attire, with…