By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) The Islamic State may be defeated soon on the battlefield but this in itself is unlikely to bring peace to the Middle East unless the basic reasons resulting…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Read an uplifting and diverse compilation on Catalan Roman Catholic priest Raimundo Panikkar; there’s also an interesting recitation of tacit sentiments or messages turned upside down in our everyday life…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The ninth edition of the India Art Fair that began here on Thursday exhibits a rare mix of colours, grandeur and, with its continued focus in nurturing global interest in…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The architectural sketches, drawings and photographs of the world’s most iconic buildings will be showcased under one roof at the upcoming India Arch Dialogue which begins here from Friday. The…
Bhopal, Feb 2 (IANS) Tributes were paid to the 16th century Dhrupad musician Pandit Baijnath Mishra, popularly known as Baiju Bawra at the second edition of the Baiju Bawra Dhrupad Utsav, organised at Chanderi town…
Bengaluru, Feb 2 (IANS) The eighth edition of the Attakkalari Biennial is all set to reach new heights with its fresh and cutting edge choreography by newly-discovered talent. The 10-day-festival will have young talent sharing…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Reviving the tradition of story telling through puppetry, the 15th Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival will begin from Friday. From the traditional to modern forms of puppetry, ranging from rod…
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s authorities have issued a notification to all the public and academic libraries in the Punjab province to keep copies of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs biography, the media reported on Thursday….
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Egypt will be the Partner Nation during the Surajkund International Crafts Mela that kicked off on Wednesday, an Egyptian embassey statement said here. Hosted jointly by the Haryana government and…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday kept the tradition of using verses of Urdu poetry with hard nosed business and techinical jargons to present the Budget 2017-18 — the fourth…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The 19th edition of the National School of Drama’s (NSD) Bharat Rang Mahotsav is set to begin here from Thursday with special focus on the different genres of Indian theatre….
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Pulitzer Prize winning Indian-American writer Siddhartha Mukherjee’s latest book ‘The Gene’ has made it for the longlist of this years Wellcome Book Prize. Mukherjee shared the news on Twitter. Weaving science,…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Goddess Saraswati, considered the deity of music, culture and learning, was worshipped across West Bengal with traditional gaitey and religious fervour on Wednesday. Women and girls decked up in traditional bright…
Kathmandu, Feb 1 (IANS) Nepalese Hindu families on Wednesday visited temples across the country to worship the goddess of knowledge and wisdom as they marked the Shree Panchami festival. Parents helped their children write messages…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) At a time when Islamophobia is riding high with US President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, Pakistani journalist-writer Reema Abbasi believes Sufism can…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Eminent musician Pandit Jasraj says he finds the audience composition at classical music concerts astonishing — and he feels heartened that the country’s youth is willing to take…
Faridabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A splash of colours, rhythm of drum beats and joie de-vivre are all set to merge here as the curtains go up on the annual Surajkund International Crafts Mela on Wednesday….
Bogota, Jan 31 (IANS) Colombia will host the 16th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates here on Thursday where 31 laureates will speak on peace, reconciliation and development, the media reported. Colombian President Juan Manuel…
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan-born Canadian writer Tarek Fatah (he objects to being called a Pakistani) is offending and entertaining in equal measure. From Partition to the interpretation of Islam,…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi government will set up a Chair at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to promote research work in Punjabi language, Delhi Culture and Languages Minister Kapil Mishra announced on…