Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday asked the state government to take action against Tourism Department officials for their rude behaviour towards renowned sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan….
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Contemporary dance will soon be explored as a space for dance that is rooted in experimentation, criticality and provocation in an upcoming festival in the national capital. The festival, titled…
By Ashok Easwaran Chicago, Oct 7 (IANS) When one thinks of entertainment for the three million Indian diaspora in the United States, one invariably thinks of Bollywood shows with stars prancing about the stage. These…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Dive into the epic Ramayana by learning about it in rhymes. Also, wade through a charmingly illustrated retelling of the epic. Read the story of six teenagers who have to…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Iconic dancer Shovana Narayan has given new dimensions to Kathak, imbuing it with dignity and brilliance, and has taken it to unprecedented heights across the world. A documentary on her…
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) Bucking the trend, members of the primitive Asur tribe from Jharkhand will showcase their expertise in iron smelting to the public here during the five-day Durga Puja festival, organisers said on…
Imphal Oct 6 (IANS) Heisnam Kanailal, an internationally recognised theatre director, passed away here on Thursday morning. Born on January 14, 1941, he devoted his life to the field of performing arts and was honoured…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Kovalam Literary Festival, South India’s pioneering literary event, will focus on non-fiction writing at its 8th edition in Thiruvananthapuram on October 22. “This year’s event will be a non-fiction special,…
By Vikas Datta Title: Guardians of God – Inside the Religious Mind of the Pakistani Taliban; Author: Mona Kanwal Sheikh; Publisher: Oxford University Press; Pages: 224; Price: Rs 695 The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and…
Karachi, Oct 5 (IANS) The ban on Indian films by owners of Pakistani cinemas in response to the Indian ban on Pakistani actors can only boost piracy, industry insiders say. Last week, Pakistani cinemas declared…
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The manner in which former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao functioned — reaching out to all shades of opinion as well his detractors — holds important…
By Vikas Datta Title: Alfred Hitchcock; Author: Peter Ackroyd; Publisher: Vintage/Random House India; Pages: 288; Price: Rs 499 Featuring ordinary persons propelled into extraordinary situations, in toxic relationships or mistaken for someone notorious and plunged…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s style of functioning — reaching out to all shades of opinion as well his detractors — holds important lessons for today’s leadership, feels Sanjaya…
Bengaluru, Oct 4 (IANS) Renowned contemporary figurative artist and sculptor Yusuf Arakkal passed away here on Tuesday after prolonged illness, said a family source. He was 71. Arakkal is survived by wife Sara and son…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Union Information & Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday lashed out at the opposition for “speaking the language of Pakistan” and seeking proof of India’s surgical strikes across the…
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) International cricketer turned TV commentator Sanjay Manjrekar on Tuesday launched his first music album – six popular Rabindra Sangeet numbers – saying he was inspired by late singer Kishroe Kumar’s rendering…
Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) In a first by any Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will be celebrating the festival of Dussehra in Lucknow, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president and city Mayor Dinesh Sharma said on…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Music composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar was conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2015 here on Tuesday along with musician Bhupinder Singh and Kuchipudi dancer G Padmaja Reddy. Prafulla Kar, Mambalam M.K.S….
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) BJP leader and actor Roopa Ganguly was on Tuesday nominated to the Rajya Sabha. A Home Ministry release said she had been nominated to the upper house by President Pranab…
Sweden, Oct 4 (IANS) British trio — David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz — on Tuesday won Nobel Prize in Physics “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological…