New York, April 17 (IANS) The New York Times and The New Yorker have jointly won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for public service for their reporting on exposing powerful and wealthy sexual predators, including allegations…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, legendary singer Asha Bhosle and veteran actor Anupam Kher will be receiving the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award on April 24 for their contribution to their…
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) After working on the “World War Z” and the “Harry Potter” series as well as with the legendary Stan Lee, Indian comic artist and animator Roy Soumyadipta…
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Acclaimed English stand-up comedian Papa CJ will release his autobiography by the end of the year. The book, for which he has signed a deal with Amazon, will…
By Vikas Datta Title: Collusion: How Russia Helped Trump Win the White House; Author: Luke Harding; Publisher: Guardian Books/Faber & Faber; Pages: 346; Price: Rs 599 Soon after being made Russian Prime Minister in 1999,…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Bengalis across West Bengal – as also in other parts of the country and abroad – exchanged sweets and pleasantries, prayed and rejoiced on Sunday to usher in Bengali New Year…
Panaji, April 15 (IANS) Plastic garbage converted into flotation devices, seaweed strewn on beaches broken down into compost and art installations fabricated from bottle caps and straws littered on Goa’s beaches are the showstoppers of…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Pakistan runs the risk of falling into a debt trap with China’s multi-billion dollar infrastructure investment, especially as a volatile security situation and tensions with neighbours threatens…
ATTN Editors: Oxford University Press will be launching “Ashis Nandy: A Life in Dissent” on April 16. It’s a reflection on his life work as a thinker, by noted social scientists, humanists, a novelist, and…
By Vikas Datta Philosophers may be called “dangerous” for their ideas, can be flamboyantly idiosyncratic, but are rarely described as “the superstar messiah” of their ideology or “Elvis” of their field. But this Slovene qualifies…
Paris, April 14 (IANS/WAM) The UAE has chaired a session held on the sidelines of the 204th edition of the Unesco Executive Council to strengthen cooperation and scale up joint operations between the international organisation’s…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Indian origin author Shalu Chopra has converted over 12 years of her experience in teaching into a second volume in the methodology book series, focused on Latin American Spanish titled…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Have you ever felt your dear one near you even though they are long gone? Have you ever heard your relative or friend whisper your name when they were not…
Guwahati, April 14 (IANS) The people of Assam on Saturday started celebrating Rongali Bihu to mark the beginning of the Assamese New Year and the end of the harvesting season amidst traditional fervour and large-scale…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) on Friday said it was not shutting down the historic Maulana Azad library at the headquarters here but “something was being planned” about…
Noida, April 13 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter Shweta Bachchan-Nandas debut novel, “Paradise Towers”, a heart-warming slice-of-life novel set in an apartment building in Mumbai, will have a multi city launch in October. “The…
New York, April 13 (IANS) Confirming what many people have been suspecting all along, a new study says that smug know-it-all people are especially prone to overestimating what they actually know. The study, published in…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) “Nona”, a Malyalam play set against the backdrop of today’s social stratification and pseudo-nationalism, has been nominated for six awards at the 13th edition of Mahindra Excellence…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Learn about 20 years of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC); know how to hustle your way into a great foreign internship and use…
Washington, April 13 (IANS) James Comey’s upcoming book has offered a remarkable look into the former FBI director’s relationship with President Donald Trump, the media reported. Comey’s recollections take aim at the President’s disposition, which…