Thrissur, April 11 (IANS) A day after a fire disaster in a Kerala temple killed 109 people, authorities on Tuesday gave conditional approval for the hugely popular fireworks show at the Thrissur Pooram festival. The…
Hanoi, April 11 (IANS) Vietnam for the first time discovered early Paleolithic sites inside cultural layer with stone tools and tektites believed to date back 770,000-800,000 years, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) said…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The meteoric rise and an equally dramatic fall of Rajat Gupta — the former head of McKinsey who was charged in the largest insider trading case in the US –…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) St. Olav’s Church, dating back to the Danish settlement in West Bengal, will be thrown open for regular service as well as visitors from April 16 following restoration of the building…
By Vikas Datta Title: As Boys Become Men; Author: Mukul Kumar; Publisher: Rupa Publications India; Pages: 232; Price: Rs.250 For millions of young Indians, it is the ultimate test of their calibre. If after months…
By Vikas Datta From the Neolithic age to the Internet era, no other animal species has had such a major presence in human culture, spanning religions, proverbs, fairytales, literature (everything from allegory to science fiction…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) When anybody mentions Rajasthan, what first comes to mind is a desert. In an attempt to dispel this, photographer Sudhir Kasliwal shows his love for the state by presenting distinctly…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The images are poignant and speak volumes of the ecological crisis staring at our face – the ongoing ‘Else All Will be Still’ exhibition by well known…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The mediator between the spiritual and sensual life stand poignantly captured by Shobha Deepak Singhs lens eye in her spectacular coffee table compilation – “Musicscapes” – an anthology of 250…
GIZA, April 8, 2016 (Xinhua) — People participate in the India Color Festival amid colored powder in Giza, Egypt on April 8, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe/IANS) Cairo, April 9 (IANS) Amid gaiety and cheerful music, hundreds…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) For William Dalrymple, the author of books like “City of Djiins”, “In Xanadu” and “White Mughals”, writing is an intellectual art while photography is emotional. The author,…
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) Telugu New Year ‘Ugadi’ was celebrated in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with traditional fanfare and enthusiasm on Friday. The chief ministers of the two Telugu-speaking states attended the main official celebrations…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) For William Dalrymple, the author of books like “City of Djiins”, “In Xanadu” and “White Mughals”, writing is an intellectual art while photography is emotional. The author,…
Embark on a poetic journey where love and friendship gain new identities. There’s also a unique literary experience that combines poems, short stories and plays in a single book. Then, a woman’s journey in a…
Kathmandu, April 7 (IANS) The annual horse racing festival of Ghode Jatra was celebrated in Nepal on Thursday with merriment. The festival, celebrated in the Nepali month of Chaitra, is regarded as the oldest festival…
London, April 7 (IANS) An app for mobile phones was launched on Thursday which allows users to text like William Shakespeare. The free app is called ShakeSpeak and can be downloaded onto digital devices. It…
London, April 7 (IANS) A rare copy of the First Folio of the works of William Shakespeare has been found in a home on the Scottish isle of Bute. The First Folio is the name…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and actor Emraan Hashmi at the launch of a book “The Kiss of Life” in New Delhi on April 7, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, April 7…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minster Smriti Irani on Thursday launched a portal for registration and allotment of International Standard Book Number (ISBN). “The portal has been created to facilitate publishers…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Sundarbans mangroves in West Bengal is “perpetually unsettled” with regards to its largely migrant population, says sociologist and author Amites Mukhopadhyay, advocating the setting-up of a land erosion inventory to…