Tokyo, May 18 (IANS) The main building of Japan’s National Museum of Western Art is scheduled to be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July. Officials of Japan’s Cultural Affairs Agency on Tuesday…
By Vikas Datta Among the foremost thinkers of all ages, his contribution to knowledge spans maths, logic, history, philosophy and computer science at the very least. But he didn’t ignore the world as it was,…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party: An Inside Look; Author: Pran Kurup; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 133; Price: Rs.399 Two things stand out in the book. One, author Pran Kurup…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) As the Jaipur Literature Festival’s South Bank edition runs into rough weather with activists’ calling for its boycott citing alleged rights and other violations by its sponsor,…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) When renowned author Ranjit Lal penned “Smitten”, a book for young adults in 2013, it’s original story line was about sexual abuse with the father as the…
By K.S. Jayaraman Book: The Gene — An Intimate History; Author: Siddhartha Mukherjee; Publisher: Penguin Random House Company; Pages: 545; Price not mentioned Sample this: “Genetics like any language is built out of basic elements…
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) The first ‘Hullad Muradabadi’ memorial award for poetry has been conferred on well-known Hindi satirist and poet Ashok Chakradhar, it was announced on Monday. A former professor of Hindi literature at…
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The central government would send a delegation headed by culture secretary to inspect structural safety of the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, said Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday. He…
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) The renovated Indian painting gallery of the Indian Museum will be inaugurated on International Museum Day (May 18) on Wednesday, an official said. The gallery will display an assemblage of as…
New York, May 16 (IANS) In an example of where the scientific community can make a contribution to knowledge described in important ancient texts, researchers have used advanced astronomical software to accurately date lyric poet…
By Aroonim Bhuyan Bangkok, May 16 (IANS) Thailand’s capital Bangkok is famous the world over for its unique street food. However, there is one place for food a new visitor may not be aware of…
By Vikas Datta Title: Shashi Kapoor – The Householder, The Star; Author: Aseem Chhabra ; Publisher: Rupa Publications India; Pages: 216; Price: Rs.395 His elder brothers left one defining cinematic image – Raj the simple,…
Mumbai: Actor Amitabh Bachchan. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he likes to read a page from his late father and poet Harivanshrai Bachchan’s work in the morning every day as…
By Vikas Datta Poets can count themselves fortunate even if snatches of their works linger on in memory down the years but this poem is unique for it not only influenced popular literature or musicals,…
Ujjain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the International Convention on Universal Message of Simhastha, in Ujjain on May 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Ujjain, May 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a…
By Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Assam is at peace now but more needs to be done to bring investments, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said, alleging that the BJP-led central government had…
Sydney, May 14 (IANS) Iron-age Irish musical traditions, thought to be long dead, are still thriving in Kerala, shows an archaeological study of musical horns in India and Europe. The findings help show that Europe…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) As a young Kathak student from Luknow, Manjari Chaturvedi learnt her first lessons in communal harmony during the Babri Masjid’s demolition in 1992, which resulted in ugly…
Ujjain, May 14 (IANS) Extolling Indian culture and traditions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the values of sacrifice, integration and good-for-all run deep in Indian culture. “We belong to a tradition where…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati, on April 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) P.V. Narasimha Rao instituted several reforms during his tenure as prime minister,…