New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission has invited entries for its second annual short films competition based on the themes of human rights, an official statement said on Wednesday. According to…
London, May 25 (IANS) Christie’s sold the first four folios of well-known British playwright William Shakespeare on Wednesday, the first four editions of his collected works. The folios were offered in a four-lot auction in…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Union Minister Shripad Yasso Naik on Wednesday said that yoga should be kept out of politics as he launched the new website of the AYUSH ministry and web portal for…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: Multi-party Democracy in the Maldives and the Emerging Security Environment in the Indian Ocean Region; Publisher: Pentagon Press (in association with IDSA), Price: Rs.750; Pages: 192 India would like democracy to…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Enthusiasts can now walk through as many as eight galleries of Asia-Pacific’s oldest and largest multipurpose museum, the Indian Museum here, at the click of a button, anywhere, anytime, courtesy its…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) An exhibition by 200 students of the Delhi Collage of Art aims to preserve the traditions of unique classical art forms – also called interactive art. The “14th Art Carnival”…
By Vikas Datta He was not a very known or successful singer when his second album came out in May 1963, nor a very conventional one, with his raspy, almost nasal voice, but he would…
Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan and Ian Mc Kellen during a conversation organised by MAMI Film Club, in Mumbai on May 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and veteran British…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: Princely Palaces in New Delhi; Author: Sumanta K. Bhowmick; Publisher: Niyogi Books; Price: Rs.2,500; Pages: 263 (Profusely illustrated) “Architecture is one of the finest art forms and can claim permanency due…
Tehran: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of Iran Hassan Rouhani and the President of Afghanistan, Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, witness the signing of trilateral agreements between India, Afghanistan and Iran, in Tehran, Iran on May…
Tehran: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the inauguration of the International Conference on ‘Retrospect and Prospect’ of India-Iran relations, in Tehran, Iran on May 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Tehran, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister…
Tehran: Prime Minister Narendra Modi release the rare manuscript, Persian translation of the Panchatantra (Kalileh Wa-Dimneh), at the inauguration of the International Conference on ‘Retrospect and Prospect’ of India-Iran relations, in Tehran, Iran on May…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi was there and so was Sheila Dikshit but there was no politics on the agenda — and neither did anyone seek to inject politics into the evenings event….
Tehran, May 23 (IANS) Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed India-Iran relationship as a perfect response to those who preach radicalism. Addressing an international conference, “India-Iran Two Great Civilisations: Retrospect-Prospects”, organised by…
By Vikas Datta India and Iran’s friendship is as “old as history”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tehran on Monday, emphasising the social connections “through art and architecture, ideas and traditions, and culture and…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is to host Africa Day here on May 26 with the theme, ‘India-Africa: Bound Together’, that will see a performance by a cultural…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) “To find yourself, you must become the other,” That’s the message of the latest adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like it” by noted theatre and film…
By Vikas Datta India and Iran’s friendship is as “as old as history”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tehran on Monday, emphasising the social connections “through art and architecture, ideas and traditions, and culture…
London, May 23 (IANS) The movement of refugees from Asia and the Middle East to western Europe could boost arts and culture similar to how migration from India and Pakistan transformed Britain’s food tastes, a…
Tehran, May 23 (IANS) India and Iran on Monday, the second day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to this Persian Gulf nation, signed 12 agreements, including three on development of the Chabahar port…