Emraan Hashmi to unveil cover of his book on cancer
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Actor Emraan Hashmi, who has penned his struggle around his son Ayan’s cancer treatment in a book titled The Kiss of Life: How A Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer,…
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Government taking steps to check Qutb’s tilt: Minister
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said it was taking steps to prevent the tilting of Qutub Minar by “water tightening” the base of the historical monumemt here. According to the Survey…
NBT to boost tribal literature in northeast
Agartala, March 2 (IANS) The National Book Trust (NBT) has taken an ambitious plan to boost tribal literature in northeast India, trust chairman Baldeo Bhai Sharma said here on Wednesday. “As a first step of…
Reliance Foundation toasts Mumbai artist Mohamedi in New York
New York, March 1 (IANS) An exhibition of the works of the late Mumbai-based artist Nasreen Mohamedi was launched at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or simply The Met, here on Tuesday, supported by Nita…
Curtains down on iconic Mumbai music store, Rhythm House
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) The mecca of music and entertainment, Rhythm House, passed away into history on Tuesday, exactly 68 years after it first opened in 1948. Late Monday night, it downed its shutters for…
Chinese villager finds 2,000-year-old coins
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) A villager in China’s Shaanxi province unearthed 459 kg of ancient coins while building a house, said sources on Tuesday. The villager, surnamed Zhang from Xingping city, was levelling the land…
Modi may attend global Sufi meet in Delhi
Belagavi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a farmers` rally in Belagavi on Feb 27, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the first World Sufi Forum…
Why are people losing interest in pure classical music: Amjad Ali Khan
Mumbai: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan attend Banega Swachh India Cleanathon, in Mumbai on Jan 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Kishori Sud Jodhpur, March 1 (IANS) Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, who has enthralled audiences all…
The chilling reality of a significant scientific achievement
By Vikas Datta Title: Chilled – How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again; Author: Tom Jackson; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 272; Price: Rs. 499 What one measure can bring down the modern civilisation?…
Unique art show: 22 prominent artists, photographers donate works for special children
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Twenty-two prominent artists and photographers, among them Anjolie Ela Menon and Raghu Rai, have come together for Art Reflect 2016, an annual charity show fundraiser for Udaan, a non-profit foundation…
Road named after Satyajit Ray in Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) South Kolkata’s Lee Road will be renamed Satyajit Ray Dharani after the legendary film director, who lived in the vicinity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Monday. Ray…
Satyajit Ray’s neighbourhood in Kolkata gets a facelift
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) Fancy strolling through a charming Victorian-era neighbourhood in the city and soaking in some Ray nostalgia surrounded by posters of “Pather Panchali”, “Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne” and other iconic films by…
Photography exhibition celebrates geology, rocks
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) Celebrating the “madness of earth”, a rather off-beat photography contest took viewers off-the-beaten track through jagged rock formations, fractures, fissures and all kinds of structures that accord geological features a distinctive…
Malala lauds Pakistan’s Sharmeen on getting Oscar
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistani activist for female education and youngest ever Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday congratulated Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy for winning second Oscar. Speaking by phone, Malala said the entire nation was…
Society is more violent and polarised now: Filmmaker Ketan Mehta
Agra, Feb 29 (IANS) Expressing concern over the student unrest in the country, veteran filmmaker Ketan Mehta said here that society is turning more violent and polarised now. Mehta, known for unconventional films like “Mirch…
Google honours Bharatnatyam maestro Rukmini Devi with a doodle
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Search engine giant Google on Monday paid tribute to legendary Bharatnatyam dancer Rukmini Devi Arundale on her 112th birthday. The doodle portrays Rukmini Devi in the traditional dance attire, with…
A journey across the mighty and unpredictable Himalayas
By Priyanka Title: Walking the Himalayas; Author: Levinson Wood; Publisher: Hodder&Stoughton, An Hachette UK company; Pages: 291; Price: Rs.699 Levinson Wood clambers up steep mountains and treks through narrow passes, taking us on a journey…
‘Shivaji’s swaraj was not for Hindus alone”
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Who was Shivaji? Author: Govind Pansare; Publisher: LeftWord Books; Pages: 110; Price: Rs.150 Who was Shivaji? A medieval ruler (1627-80) who embraced what is known today as Hindutva politics and…
Reassuring to have Chidamabaram standing guard in opposition
Title: Standing Guard – A Year in Opposition; Author: P. Chidambaram; Publisher: Rupa Publications; Pages: 206; Price: Rs.500 P. Chidambaram is perhaps unique in Indian politics in having held both the home and finance portfolios…
Reliance Foundation to toast artist Mohamedi in New York
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) An exhibition of the works of the late Mumbai-based artist Nasreen Mohamedi is being launched at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or simply The Met, here on Tuesday, supported by…