Category: Culture

India, China exchanges are ancient: China Radio head

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Pitching for deeper ties with India, Radio China International (CRI) director general Wang Gengnian on…

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Goan author’s ‘Karmic Ishq’ to be adapted into movie

Panjim, April 4 (IANS) Goan author Savio Rodrigues's book “Karmic Ishq” is being made into a Hollywood movie. The book,…

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A journey with the devil inside the mind

By Rachel V. Thomas Title: Devil Inside My Mind; Author: Dr. Gaurav Nigam; Publisher: Notion Press; Pages: 90; Price: Rs.…

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Did Adam Smith ignore women?

By Vikas Datta Title: Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?; Author: Katrine Marcal; Publisher: Portobello Books; Pages: 240; Price: Rs.499 The…

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Bangladesh bans vuvuzela from Bengali New Year procession

Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Bangladesh has banned the vuvuzela, the popular but noisy South African horns, from the country's most…

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Japan celebrates phallus festival

Tokyo, April 3 (IANS) A giant penis shrine was paraded through the streets of Kawasaki city, south of Tokyo, on…

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Pakistani women’s status changing for the better: Author Kanza Javed

By Preetha Nair New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The new Pakistani woman is changing the face of the country and…

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Spirited Investigations: The Stories of the Occult Detectives

By Vikas Datta Remember "Ghostbusters"? The 1984 film about three parapsychologists taking on supernatural phenomenon in New York sparked off…

10 years ago

Covert ties of Indian revolutionaries with Congress

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: A Revolutionary History of Interwar India; Author: Kama Maclean; Publisher: Penguin Books; Pages: 305; Price:…

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Egg Art Studio: New gallery to egg on young talent

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The city's cultural calendar will soon get another addition with the opening of 'The Egg…

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Several weeks to repair infrastructure in Palmyra: Officials

Damascus, April 2 (IANS) Architecture and archaeological sites have sustained severe damage due to the attacks by Islamic State terrorists…

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Silk Road extended to Nepal, new textile find shows

London, April 2 (IANS) Textile and dye analysis of cloth remains, dated between 400-650 AD, found in Nepal's Upper Mustang…

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There are only 70,000 of us Parsis left in India: Penaz Masani

By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) There is something highly moving when a woman, whose people face extinction,…

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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…

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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…

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‘Hamlet’ gets a makeover to help preserve British dialect

London, April 1 (IANS) "Hamlet", one of William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, is being translated into the Black Country dialect…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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