Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) Lakhs of women in Kerala on Saturday are taking part in the famed Attukal Pongala festival by cooking pongala while sitting on the roads in the capital city. Listed in the…
By Saket Suman Dubai, March 11 (IANS) Why does one go to a beach? To relax or to check out water sports, perhaps. But this beach in Dubai has transformed into a dining and entertainment…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) To create an entirely different aura around the epic tale of Mahabharata, a theatre show here is all set to present one of its chapters through contemporary dance. To be…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Great composition and mature colour distribution make up the unique quality of an ongoing art exhibition that brings across art with an influence of surrealism. The group art exhibition titled,…
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Music is the “speech of soul” and is the most efficient way to bring peace to the world, feels Polish vocalist and composer Anna Maria Jopek. “Music…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Flick through a coffee table book featuring the most admired brands and leaders, read the first-hand experience of atrocities meted out by the police to people in lock-ups and read…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, March 9 (IANS) Celebrated cartoonist, the late Mario Miranda’s unblemished legacy needs no introduction in Goa. But his colourful signature murals painted across the walls of the Panaji municipal market, which…
By Vikas Datta Title: Nothing but a Circus – Misadventures Among the Powerful; Author: Daniel Levin; Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin Random House, UK; Pages: 208; Price: Rs 699 Power, according to Henry Kissinger, is the ultimate…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) An exhibition on revolutionary patriots will be held by the National Archives of India to celebrate its 127th Foundation Day on March 11, the Union Culture Ministry said on Wednesday….
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A series of rare and unseen art works, created through age-old traditional techniques which portrays the multiple hues of nature finds space at the ongoing ‘Prakriti: The Creative Feminine’ exhibition….
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Indian classical dancer Rukmini Devi Arundale was remembered in Googles doodle which was dedicated to mark the International Womens Day, celebrated on March 8. Rukmini Devi, who led the revival…
Gurugram, March 8 (IANS) Women deserve to be celebrated every day, not just on the International Women’s Day, star Indian women wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat said at an event here on Wednesday. “No…
By K.S. Jayaraman Book: ISRO – A Personal History; Author: R. Aravamudan, with Gita Aravamudan; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 240; Price: Rs 399 All great things have humble beginnings — so goes a saying. This…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The search engine giant Google on Wednesday dedicated the International Women’s Day in a creative manner through its doodle. Women’s Day is celebrated across the world on March 8. With…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) “India’s spirituality is India’s strength. But unfortunately some people link spirituality with religion,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. “The two are very different,” he said after releasing a…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Bengali folk singer Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee died in a accident in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Tuesday after his car apparently lost control and fell off the highway, police said. “Bhattacharjee died…
By Sahana Ghosh Amaravati, March 7 (IANS) It was only in the early 1900s that women were allowed to perform Kuchipudi, the medieval classical dance form that originated in the eponymous village in Andhra Pradesh….
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Indo-Canadian online personality Lilly Singh, also known by her YouTube username IISuperwomanII, will be returning to India in April with her book tour titled “How To Be A Bawse”. Event…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The 12th edition of Culinary Art India (CAI), which gets underway here on Tuesday, will attract chefs from across the nation showcasing their skills and competing on an internationally-modeled platform….
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, March 6 (IANS) If December in wintry Goa is synonymous with its electronic dance music festivals, underground trance gigs and bohemian revelry, the advent of early summer comes with its own…