Category: Culture

‘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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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Won’t allow Tagore’s insult: Mamata

Purulia (West Bengal), March 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lashed out at BJP chief Amit…

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‘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,…

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Picturesque Norway beckons Indian filmmakers

Bengaluru, March 29 (IANS) The stunning fjords of Norway and its picturesque towns are likely to become a more common…

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Cloak-and-dagger stories from real life

By Rahul Dass Title: On Intelligence - The history of espionage and the secret world; Author: John Hughes-Wilson; Publisher: Constable/Hachette…

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