Modern masters for sale at Art Exhibit 2016
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) : Art works of modern masters including Jehangir Sabavala, F. N. Souza, J. Swaminathan and S.H. Raza will be up for sale at an exhibition here next week. Presented by…
Books
Planning mayhem in Mumbai: A new view of 26/11
By Vikas Datta Title: The Scout – The Definitive Account of David Headley and the Mumbai Attacks; Authors: Shirish Thorat with Sachin Waze; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 232 Price: Rs.399 What kind of a person can…
‘Hamlet’ gets a makeover to help preserve British dialect
London, April 1 (IANS) “Hamlet”, one of William Shakespeares most famous tragedies, is being translated into the Black Country dialect as part of a project that aims to record, celebrate and preserve the distinctive language…
A power show from artist Arun Pandit
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) : After his mammoth human Garuda, sculptor Arun Pandit is back with a power show titled ‘Power and Pathos’ slated to begin from Saturday. Curated by art critic Uma Nair,…
Book to be penned on Kabir Bedi’s mother
Gurgaon, April 1 (IANS) A book on veteran actor Kabir Bedi’s mother Freda Bedi is being penned by British journalist Andrew Whitehead. The “Sandokan” actor took to his Twitter handle and posted the news along…
Government hikes entry fee to historical monuments
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The government has increased the entry fee at 116 centrally-protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The revised rates come into effect from Friday. The enhancement comes after…
Iranians embrace Nature Day with greenery gatherings
Tehran, April 1 (IANS) Iranians celebrated the 13th day of the New Persian Year, officially called Nature Day, in green environments on Friday. Iranians moved out of their houses, heading for parks, gardens or countryside…
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat earns over $20 mn in Q1
Phnom Penh, April 1 (IANS) Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat temple, which was originally built as a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Vishnu, earned $20.3 million in revenue from ticket sales to foreign tourists in the…
World’s largest floral chandelier held in Singapore
Singapore, April 1 (IANS) A giant floral chandelier, which is believed to be the world’s largest of its kind, was put up ahead of the upcoming Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) on Friday. The floral chandelier,…
Tips on a healthy diet, positivity of boredom and a tale of a father-son relation
In an era when technology dominates life, health is often neglected. Here is a book that offers healthy recipes straight from the Isha Yoga Centre; another that revolves around the cauliflour, said to be the…
HC seeks response from UP government on Yash Bharti awards
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday took a grim view of the state-level Yash Bharti awards given to 46 persons and sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on…
New convention centre for IFFI in Goa by 2019: CM
Panaji, March 31 (IANS) Goa will get a full-fledged convention centre by 2019 to host the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Thursday. Around two lakh square metres of…
Yoga college in China attracts thousands
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) The China-India Yoga College has drawn thousands since it opened in November last year in Kunming in China’s Yunnan province. Based in the Yunnan Minzu (Nationalities) University, the country’s first yoga…
UAE’s National Archives gifted large book collection
Abu Dhabi, March 31 (IANS/WAM) The National Archives was gifted a large collection of books and periodicals on the culture, heritage and history of the United Aran Emirate (UAE) by the acting director-general of the…
Popular kids’ festival back in Gurgaon with ‘Minions’
Gurgaon, March 30 (IANS) Staying true to its theme of Shop-Play-Learn, the eighth edition of “Krackerjack Karnival” is back in town — for the first time featuring famous characters like “Minions”, “Iron Man” and “Iron…
German who scaled Egyptian pyramid climbs Shanghai tower
Shanghai, March 30 (IANS) A 19-year-old German, Andrej Ciesielski, who in 2015 was arrested and banned from Egypt for life, for illegally scaling the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza, climbed without permission 420…
Rare religious artifact in Italy may reveal Etruscan culture
New York, March 30 (IANS) Archaeologists in Italy have discovered what may be a rare sacred text in the lost Etruscan language that is likely to yield rich details about Etruscan worship of a god…
Telling fairy tales of art
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) If you think storytelling is an obsolete art, an upcoming exhibition in the city is an eye opener. Titled ‘Tales of Art’, it unfolds the fascinating world of storytelling in…
Won’t allow Tagore’s insult: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee releases party’s manifesto for upcoming state legislative assembly polls in Kolkata, on March 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Purulia (West Bengal), March 29 (IANS) West…
‘Best film critic award tribute to Manipuri culture’
Imphal, March 29 (IANS) Having been deemed ‘Best Film Critic’ in the 63rd National Film Awards, Meghachandra Kongbam, a Manipuri, says the honour he has received is actually a tribute to his state’s rich culture…