By Vikas Datta In an era when populist rhetoric and rituals trump achievements and genuine belief, democracy exists, but with its key principles of dissent and non-conformity not only ignored but threatened, and totalitarianism no…
Hyderabad, Oct 3 (IANS) The British Council has invited applications from scientists, engineers, mathematicians and researchers for FameLab India 2017 — world’s largest science communication platform that it launched in India earlier this year. The…
Stockholm, Oct 3 (IANS) Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist specialising in autophagy and a professor in Tokyo Institute of Technology’s Frontier Research Centre, was on Monday awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India; Author: Josy Joseph; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India; Pages: 231; Price: Rs 599 It comes natural to India’s elite to…
By Vikas Datta Title: To Each With Love -A Satiric Rendition; Author: Renee Ranchan; Publisher: Stellar Publishers; Pages: 254; Price: Rs 350 For the most profound, touching, or even unexpected stories, we may not have…
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday was presented with the first copy of a book on Mahatma Gandhi, containing coloured pictures reflecting various phases of his life. In the book…
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Fashion, design and business institute Pearl Academy on Sunday joined hands with Khadi India to pledge support to keeping alive the legacy of Khadi. Students and faculty members of the…
By Vikas Datta The venerable sages of India, the Buddha, Jesus, Prophet Muhammad, Guru Nanak — the founders of all major religions — were all known to spurn material comfort and stress compassion for the…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The new hi-tech Garages Museum in the Rashrapati Bhavan here provides visitors with some great experiences, allowing them to “feel” the presence of Mahatma Gandhi and as…
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) In consonance with the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week that has got underway, a Nobel Memorial Wall was inaugurated at the Rajiv Chowk Metro station here on Saturday. The Wall…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Oct 1 (IANS) The world famous Dasara festival began here on Saturday amid tight security on a subdued note in view of the protests over the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil…
Naples, Sep 30 (IANS/AKI) Anti-mafia police in southern Italy on Friday recovered two Vincent Van Gogh paintings stolen from a museum in Amsterdam in 2002 in a heist which the US Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Hyderabad, Sep 30 (IANS) Bathukamma, the floral festival of Telangana considered as the symbol of the state’s cultural identity, got off to a colourful start on Friday with women enthusiastically taking part in festivities across…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The eighth batch of 25 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were released online on a web portal, the Ministry of Culture announced on Friday. The present batch…
By Raymond Kharmujai Shillong, Sep 30 (IANS) Come Saturday, and all roads in Meghalaya’s capital will lead to the cosy Orchid Lake resort overlooking the Umiam lake for the third edition of Shillong Beer festival…
Rome, Sep 30 (IANS) Italian police have recovered two famous Vincent Van Gogh paintings stolen from an Amsterdam museum in 2002, officials said on Friday. The Van Gogh museum in the city said the works…
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Bury yourself in dark and scary tales of horror and mystery, wade through a momentous journey of self-discovery. Also, know the story of six individuals dealing with life and finding…
New York, Sep 30 (IANS) The Indian government and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) have signed an agreement extending the Indian Conservation Fellowship Programme to promote modern museum practices. India’s Consul General Riva…
Kochi, Sep 29 (IANS) Ambassadors of 31 countries will now attend a second round of meeting in Delhi in November to discuss the sharing of knowledge on ancient trade with Kerala for the Muziris Heritage…
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Globally renowned sand artist from Odisha, Sudarsan Pattnaik will create a masterpiece at Mumbai’s Juhu Beach on Saturday to mark the end of the state’s ‘Nirmal Sagar Tat Abhiyaan’ (NSTA), an…