Category: Books

Central ministers meet over Jagannath temple repair

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) Union Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday held…

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Shehnai exponent Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan dead

Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Veteran shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan, who had rendered Doordarshan's signature tune, died here…

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Sri Sri visits World Culture Fest venue

  New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Before leaving for Bangalore, the Art of Living (AoL) founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar…

10 years ago

Online application process for Kailash Manasarovar Yatra starts

New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The process for online application for this year's Kailash Manasarovar Yatra has begun, the ministry…

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Three killed, hundreds injured in Iran ‘fire festival’

Tehran, March 16 (IANS) At least three people were killed and hundreds injured in Chaharshanbeh Suri (fire festival) in Iran,…

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Secrets of England’s first printed Bible revealed

London, March 16 (IANS) Historians have uncovered secrets of England's first printed Bible -- one of only seven surviving copies…

10 years ago

‘Dil ki awaaz bhi sun..’: Rafi, the man behind the voice

By Vikas Datta Title: Mohammed Rafi - Golden Voice of the Silver Screen; Author: Sujata Dev; Publisher: Om Books International;…

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Amitabh Bachchan to sing national anthem before India-Pakistan Eden clash

Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and Pakistan's classical singer Shafaqat Amanat Ali will render the national anthems…

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Democracy never possible without secularism: Javed Akhtar

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Well known poet and writer Javed Akhtar on Tuesday said democracy could never be possible…

10 years ago

The other women in Holmes’ life – and what they get up to

By Vikas Datta Title: The House at Baker Street; Author: Michelle Birkby; Publisher: Pan Macmillan; Pages: 352; Price: Rs.399 In…

10 years ago

Satellites to help check unauthorised construction at monuments

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The National Remote Sensing Centre of ISRO has signed an agreement with the Archaeological Survey…

10 years ago

No proposal for Madame Tussauds in Delhi: Minister

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The government has not received any proposal to open a Madame Tussauds wax museum here,…

10 years ago

No plan for heritage sites panel: Government

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The government does not intend to constitute national heritage sites commission, parliament was told on…

10 years ago

Former Pakistani diplomat Husain Haqqani not to attend Delhi litfest

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Pakistan former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani will not attend 'Spring Fever', touted as…

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Odisha CM wants best ASI experts for repair of Jagannath temple

Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the central government to direct the ASI to…

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AoL to set up bio-diversity park at Yamuna floodplain

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Art of Living (AoL), headed by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on Monday,…

10 years ago

Sahara chief’s book from Tihar tops chart, then slips

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) As the embattled Sahara chief Subrata Roy completes two years in prison, there is something…

10 years ago

Religiosity must give way to spirituality

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Applied Spirituality; Author: Swami Agnivesh; Publisher: Harper Element; Pages: 156; Price: Rs.350 In this small…

10 years ago

The tragedy of Syria – and of wars

By Vikas Datta Title: The Morning They Came for Us - Dispatches from Syria; Author: Janine Di Giovanni; Publisher: Bloomsbury…

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Culture minister questions environmentalists opposed to WCF

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Questioning the intentions of environmentalists who opposed the World Culture Festival, union Culture Minister Mahesh…

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