Category: Culture

Lower fees, cheaper gadgets, jobs: Young India’s budget expectations

By Ruwa Shah New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Curtailment of education fees, cheaper electronic gadgets and more focus on jobs…

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Pandit Jasraj turns 87, celebrates in the form of a concert

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Living legend of Indian classical music Pandit Jasraj turned 87 on Saturday and he celebrated…

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Project to preserve cinematic heritage launched

Pune, Jan 28 (IANS) The first phase of the Rs 597 crore National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM) aimed at preservation…

9 years ago

Kanhaiya Kumar’s programme at Kolkata Lit Fest cut short due to protests

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) A literary session being addressed by JNU student activist Kanhaiya Kumar had to be cut short…

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Slogans raised against Kanhaiya at Kolkata Lit Fest

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) A literary session being addressed by student activist Kanhaiya Kumar had to be cut short at…

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Upcoming fest to celebrate the timeless glory of Urdu

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Over 100 distinguished writers, poets, artists, singers and acclaimed personalities from the Urdu fraternity, including…

9 years ago

Savouring the global flavours of barbeques

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) One of the most tantalising of all cooking methods, smoking hot barbeque dishes have been…

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Noir lit fest inaugurated in Capital

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A specially curated lit fest, focussed on the genre of crime and thriller based novels,…

9 years ago

Soumitra, Shakespeare and a decades long love affair

By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) "Give back 50 years of my life, for I want to play Hamlet,"…

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A forgotten battle, spirituality and diplomacy

Flick through a fresh perspective on the battle of Kurukshetra, relish the magic of a spiritual life that is said…

9 years ago

Lifetime achievement award for publisher K.P.R. Nair

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Veteran publisher K.P.R. Nair was on Saturday conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by a federation…

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George the Third’s draft abdication letter released

London, Jan 28 (IANS) A draft letter of abdication written by Britain's King George III during the American War of…

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Folk tunes, blues, rock and rap: Taalbelia sets right tone for music lovers

By Somrita Ghosh Mandawa (Rajasthan), Jan 28 (IANS) Even the unexpected showers couldnt dampen the spirits of the people who…

9 years ago

‘Space for talks, tolerance a way out from Islamic radicalism’

Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Saying that terrorism has now become increasingly malignant, Bangladeshi Novelist Shazia Omar has said creating more…

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SC to hear pleas against TN amendment for Jallikattu on January 31

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear on January 31 all the…

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Karnataka government bats for buffalo race ‘Kambala’

Bengaluru, Jan 27 (IANS) The Karnataka government is in favour of reviving the traditional wetland buffaloes race "Kambala" even by…

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Assam’s first lit fest to start Saturday

Guwahati, Jan 27 (IANS) The northeastern state of Assam is all set to host its first literature festival here from…

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Exhibition on Buddhist heritage opens at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday inaugurated the week-long "Buddhist Heritage…

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Chetan Bhagat, Faisal Rashid launch life-size book

Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Celebrated author Chetan Bhagat on Friday launched a life size book titled "Guide to Understanding Women"…

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‘Indians started retail shops in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, in 1891’

By Francis Kokutse Accra, Jan 27 (IANS) India might have established diplomatic relations with the West African state of Ghana…

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