Kochi, March 29 (IANS) Kerala Culture Minister A.K. Balan on Wednesday said that the state government understood the value of India’s only biennial ‘Kochi Muziris Biennale’ as an agent for change. Billed as the biggest…
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Days after she expressed solidarity with noted Bengali poet Srijato Bandopadhyay, who was embroiled in a controversy over a poem that allegedly hurt Hindu religious sentiments, writer Mandakranta Sen on Wednesday…
Stockholm, March 29 (IANS) Music legend Bob Dylan will finally accept his Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm this weekend, the Swedish Academy announced on Wednesday. The American singer was awarded the prize in October…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan finds it sad that modern education could not make human beings compassionate and that people are “so greedy”. Amjad Ali Khan, who was present here on…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who is gearing up for the release of “Noor” — a film adaptation of Saba Imtiazs “Karachi, You’re Killing Me!” — might have found her luck in books…
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Noted Bengali poet Mandakranta Sen, who had expressed solidarity with counterpart Srijato who was embroiled in a controversy over a poem that allegedly hurt Hindu religious sentiments, on Wednesday said she…
Hyderabad/Amaravati, March 29 (IANS) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday celebrated Telugu New Year ‘Ugadi’ with gaiety and traditional enthusiasm. The Chief Ministers of the two Telugu-speaking states attended the main official celebrations in their…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Aimed at helping Bengali speakers discover new information quickly, Google on Wednesday announced the introduction of Knowledge Graph in the Bengali language on Google Search. What is more, Google said…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) One of Indias premier institute for performing arts, National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) has installed a 450 KW solar PV System, one of the largest rooftop projects in Mumbai. The…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) National Tribal and North East Conclave-2017, which aims to celebrate and study the tribal as well as the north-eastern culture, was inaugurated by here on Wednesday by Minister of State…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has beefed up security at selected monuments in the country and action have been taken to counter illegal construction and encroachment in the vicinity…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Legendary musical maestros are slated to perform at a festival that is as old as independent India. Starting on Thursday, the extravaganza will celebrate the spirit of festivity in the…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Legendry sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has written a book on 12 legendary musician of the country titled “Master on Masters”. The book was unveiled on Tuesday evening by Bollywood…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) The 14th edition of Ekam Satt — One Truth, One Humanity — a musical extravaganza celebrating world music will be held here on April 6. Conceptualised and orchestrated by Ameya Dabli,…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Every once and a while, we sing the blues about the struggles that artists in India and the world have to work through. There are seldom any attempts to give…
Panaji, March 29 (IANS) The Portuguese consulate in Goa is in the process of cobbling together a network of government and civilian agencies to spruce up and preserve the iconic Old Goa Church complex that…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Tartan Turban: In Search of Alexander Gardner; Author: John Keay; Publisher: Kashi House; Pages: 352; Price: Rs 2,400 (approx) In one of his exploits, Flashman encounters a scary-looking Pathan in…
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Music composer and percussionist Bickram Ghosh has dedicated his new album “Maya” to late sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar. The album is part of ‘UTSAV!’, an East Meets West Music series celebrating…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) She started off as an actress, became an entrepreneur and she is now creating waves with her books and column. Twinkle Khanna, famous on social media as Mrs Funnybones, doesnt…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) “Home of the Brave”, which traces the early history of the Rashtriya Rifles counter-insurgency force in Jammu and Kashmir has been released has been released here by the Indian Army…