New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As mountainous waves struck the German U-Boat under dark and roiling skies, its captain emphatically advised Subhas Chandra Bose against leaving the vessel to board a Japanese submarine. Bose replied:…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore on his 155th birth anniversary. “I bow to Gurudev Tagore on his birth anniversary. He was…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Today’s audiences are not dependent on movies and have a number of other options like Hollywood and independent cinema for entertainment resulting in Bollywood not having grown in 2015 by…
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s visit to India has been cancelled, with the president telling an Indian visitor on Friday that it was because of the Ujjain Kumbh tragedy. Bhandari told…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) In an era of teens and tweens facing the spectre of depression and getting overexposed to social media and junk food, parenting is a complex and an exigent task. This…
By Vikas Datta Is the greater contributor to human understanding the one who makes a discovery or one who discerns there is something to be discovered? It may seem the first one but discoveries seldom…
Cairo, May 6 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Cairo and the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture are hosting a Tagore Festival here from May 8-12 to mark the 155th birth anniversary of poet laureate…
Beijing, May 6 (IANS) Chinese archaeologists said they have found a paddy field more than 8,000 years old. This could be the earliest wet rice farming site in the world. The field, covering less than…
Beijing, May 6 (IANS) The Palace Museum in Beijing has confirmed the discovery of relics from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) that were buried underground in the heart for over 600 years. The museum, also known…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Man With the Golden Typewriter; Author: Fergus Fleming (editor); Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 401; Price: Rs.499 For all his flamboyance and charm, Agent 007’s journey from an idea to an actual…
By Somrita Ghosh Book: The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told; Editor and translator: Arunava Sinha; Publisher: Aleph; Price: Rs.499; Pages: 288) Editor and translator Arunava Sinha’s latest book is a bag of myriad emotions, with…
Damascus, May 5 (IANS) Renowned conductor Valery Gergiev led a concert in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra to support the restoration of the Unesco World Heritage site and honour victims of the war. The…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Move over Bollywood, film aficionados will get to watch the best of pan Indian cinema at the Habitat Film Festival that starts on Saturday. Hosted by the Habitat Film Club,…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated the use of modern technology and focus on cleanliness at the Ujjain Simhasth religious gathering. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi; Author: Makarand R. Paranjape; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 331; Price: Not mentioned. A profoundly moving and gripping book, this is an attempt…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “The World is one family” is the theme of the International Festival of Languages and Colours (IFLC), an integrated programme for the promotion and education of different…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Art is not limited to paintings. To substantiate this, Artylesque, an art agency, will bring together sculptures, miniatures, pop art, swords, vintage guns and much more in its upcoming art…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien on Wednesday said that he never asked the government to ban a history text book that referred to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as a…
Abu Dhabi, May 4 (IANS/WAM) The UAE National Media Council hosted a cultural symposium on ‘how to prepare a reading generation’. Speaking at the symposium on Tuesday were Ali Abu Al Reesh, a noted Emirati…
Sydney, May 3 (IANS) Global mining giant Rio Tinto’s largest and most exquisite diamond, Argyle Violet, is expected to fetch a multi-million dollar bid when showcased as the dazzling centrepiece of Rio’s auction later this…