Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) Renowned novelist and playwright Kiran Nagarkar on Sunday said everyone should be taught about the wonderful aspects of nature from their very childhood to help them realise that it is the…
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) The West Bengal government would, from this year, celebrate the Makar Sankranti day as the Lok Sanskriti Dibas to promote the state’s folk artistes, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday….
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Vipassana meditation purifies the mind and its practice leads to increased concentration, resulting in beneficial effects on the body and mind, and in turn to the entire society, President Ram Nath…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu and Uttarayan, and called for making the society more peaceful and prosperous….
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) Describing the current political situation as “not conducive for anybody”, veteran writer Nayantara Sahgal has called for rejecting the idea of “Hindutva” which is “creating violence” and has “nothing to do…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Search engine Google on Sunday dedicated its doodle to noted author and social activist Mahasweta Devi on her 92nd birth anniversary. Born on January 14, 1926 in Dhaka in present…
By Saket Suman Book: Fire and Fury; Author: Michael Wolff; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 320; Price: Rs 699 “A fking idiot”, “A fking moron”, “A child”, “A dope” and “Dumb as shit” are some of…
By Vikas Datta It is a paradox of philosophy that despite its task of giving insights into vital facets of the human condition like knowledge, perception, and ethics and seeking to solve humanity’s conundrums, it…
Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) People across Tamil Nadu on Sunday celebrated the harvest festival of Pongal thanking rain, sun and farm animals. People got up early, put on new clothes and went to temples. The…
Hundwil (Switzerland), Jan 13 (IANS) At the crack of dawn on Saturday, masked men wearing elaborate costumes marched through a village in the Swiss Alps to offer farmers their best wishes for the New Year,…
Noida, Jan 13 (IANS) The 22nd edition of the National Youth Festival, which is being organised in Uttar Pradesh this year, is intended to capture the vibrancy and fresh perspective of the country’s youth, an…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Over half a million pilgrims are expected to take the holy dip in the Ganga where it flows out into the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Ace filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, who will be working with Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan in his next film, on Saturday said he considers Deepika as one of the finest actors in…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Accepting that the country is going through a difficult time in terms of freedom of expression, eminent Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj on Saturday said it is a good time for artistes…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Renowned social theorist Ashis Nandy has said contradictions within the Bengali society such as the class struggle and imparity in the degree of creativity and knowledge were largely caused by the…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Amidst the huge rush at the stalls of prominent publishing houses like Penguin and Harper Collins in English or Rajkamal Publications or Ved Prakashan in Hindi at…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Niyogi Books launched three new imprints in celebration of its 13 years in publishing at a function here on Friday evening. The three new imprints are “Thornbird” for translation; “Olive…
Corrientes, Jan 13 (IANS) The city of Corrientes in northeastern Argentina came alive with music and dance Friday night to mark the beginning of the 28th Chamame Festival. Every year, the 10-day long festival, one…
Beijing, Jan 13 (IANS) The word “BlackHogwats” has become a trendy hashtag on Twitter with people imagining all characters in Harry Potter series to be black. The author, J.K. Rowling, is “loving them”. From Harry…
By Kishori Sud Title: “The Perils of Being Moderately Famous”; Author: Soha Ali Khan; Publisher: Penguin Books: Pages: 210; Price: Rs 299 She comes from a family of heavyweights: Her father, the late cricketer Mansur…