Category: Culture

What if UNESCO withdraws Taj’s world heritage site title, asks SC

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Slamming both the Central and Uttar Pradesh government for the neglect of Taj Mahal, the…

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Magsaysay award for Indian doctor, education reformist

Manila, July 26 (IANS) A Mumbai-based doctor, who set up a rehabilitation foundation to rescue mentally-ill persons living on the…

6 years ago

Ancient Monuments Bill goes to Select Committee

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill was on Thursday referred to…

6 years ago

Magsaysay award for two Indians

Manila, July 26 (IANS) Two Indian nationals, Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk, are among the six personalities named for this…

6 years ago

New book reasons why things are better than they seem

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The authors of "Factfulness," described by Bill Gates as "one of the most important books"…

6 years ago

Hearing the ‘music’ from across universe – and the implications (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: Gravitational Waves; Author: Brian Clegg; Publisher: Icon Hot Science; Pages: 176; Price: Rs 399 Recording the…

6 years ago

‘Gauri Lankesh’s journalism flowed from her activism’

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Firebrand writer Gauri Lankesh's journalism was "mandatory" and flowed from her activism, her former husband…

6 years ago

A gathering of friends at Tito’s grave

By Saket Suman Belgrade (Serbia), July 25 (IANS) He was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and political leader who gained international…

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Jharkhand’s tribal marriage and harvest art on display

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Prototypes of Jharkhands traditional Khovar and Sohrai art, along with live demonstrations of art-making by…

6 years ago

‘I will either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it’

(Attn Editors: A revised edition of "A Soldier's Diary: Kargil, The Inside Story" by Harinder Baweja is being published on…

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Can’t wait to be at TIFF for ‘Manto’: Nandita Das

Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Filmmaker Nandita Das is excited that her upcoming directorial "Manto" will be screened at the Toronto…

6 years ago

Taj Mahal area should be no-plastic zone, polluting industries shut: UP to SC

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government, in its first draft report of its 'Vision Document' on protection…

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With alarming whiteness, Man Booker 2018 longlist a slap on diversity

By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Man Booker Prize may pride itself for representing "fiction at its…

6 years ago

Ramachandra Guha pens ‘the most ambitious book’ on Gandhi

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Renowned historian and author of several bestselling books, including the highly acclaimed "India After Gandhi"…

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Man Booker longlist captures a world on the brink

London, July 24 (IANS) From a staggering 171 submissions -- the highest number of titles put forward in the Man…

6 years ago

Jane Austen’s world, and life, still relevant for South Asian women: Pakistani author

By Vikas Datta Great authors are not those who continue to resonate far beyond their own time and space but…

6 years ago

Refer ancient monuments bill to select committee: Opposition

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill could not be taken up…

6 years ago

UP to present ‘vision document’ on Taj Mahal before SC on Thursday

Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will be presenting a 'vision document' on the Taj Mahal in Agra…

6 years ago

Sony SRS-XB41: ‘Light’ show, thumping bass in one device (Tech Review)

By Krishna SinhaChaudhury New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Sony which has a sizeable presence in the Indian audio market has…

6 years ago

Journeying into the shadowlands beyond sanity – and the consequences (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: Missing, Presumed Dead; Author: Kiran Manral; Publisher: Amaryllis Books; Pages: 268; Price: Rs 350 With all…

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