Category: Art

Concert to pay tribute to Jagjit Singh on death anniversary

Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Film maker Anubhav Sinha and Bhushan Kumar came together to pay a tribute to ghazal maestro…

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Government to commemorate birth centenary of Nanaji Deshmukh

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday said that the government will commemorate the birth…

8 years ago

Mumbai square named after ‘ghazal king’ Jagjit Singh

Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) A Mumbai square was named after the legendary ghazal singer and composer, the late Jagjit Singh,…

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Bengal celebrates Mahanavami with community feasts

Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) Reflecting the festival spirit of sharing and bonding, people from all walks of life including celebrities…

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Mysuru Maharaja worships armoury, royal treasures on Dasara

Mysuru (Karnataka), Oct 10 (IANS) Marking the 10th day of the famous Dasara fest, Mysuru's titular Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja…

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Amjad Ali Khan to perform for a cause

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India's sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan will be a part of Vision concerts being held…

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Two economists share 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics

Stockholm, Oct 10 (IANS) Two economists were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences 2016 "for their contributions to…

8 years ago

Now an app to read the language you want in your own tongue

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) You understand Punjabi perfectly well, but cannot read Gurmukhi, or are fluent in Bengali but…

8 years ago

Would have liked ‘Saanvri’ to be a movie but turned it into a book: Filmmaker-author Vinod Pande

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Shaken by the killing of Dalit midwife Bhanwari Devi in Rajasthan four…

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President urges nation to follow moral path on Dussehra eve

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday greeted the nation on the eve of Dussehra, urging citizen…

8 years ago

Averting twilight of the gods and other chores of a Boston teenager

By Vikas Datta Title: Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor; Author: Rick Riordan; Publisher: Puffin/Penguin Random House; Pages: 512;…

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Bengal celebrates Mahashtami with Kumari puja, marquee visits

Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) The Durga puja spirit peaked on Sunday in West Bengal as devotees from across the country…

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Amjad Ali Khan sings for peace at Washington’s Lincoln Memorial

By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) India's sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons Amaan and…

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A massacre on a dusty Iraqi plain and its poetic remembrance

By Vikas Datta A small band of prominent people, including women and children, refusing allegiance to the ruler, were forcibly…

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Security beefed up at Taj Mahal, vital installations in UP

Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) Security has been heightened at Taj Mahal, many other important places, tourist spots and government installations…

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Telangana’s ‘Maha Bathukamma’ floral festival sets World record

Hyderabad, Oct 8 (IANS) 'Maha Bathukamma', the floral festival of Telangana, made it to the Guinness World Records with over…

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Gale destroys Great Wall archway

Beijing, Oct 8 (IANS) A 500-year-old archway on the Great Wall has been reduced to rubble in China's Shanxi province…

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A tribute to Shovana Narayan

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) To pay homage to renowned Kathak dancer Shovana Narayan, her disciples are all set to…

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Prayers, drumbeats, revelry on Maha Saptami in Bengal

Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) After a scintillating start, the Durga Puja spirit soared on Saturday which marked Maha Saptami --…

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Home Ministry should address acid attacks: Maneka Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The cases of acid attacks is an issue which should be addressed by the Home…

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