Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday took a grim view of the state-level Yash Bharti awards given to 46 persons and sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on…
Panaji, March 31 (IANS) Goa will get a full-fledged convention centre by 2019 to host the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Thursday. Around two lakh square metres of…
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) The China-India Yoga College has drawn thousands since it opened in November last year in Kunming in China’s Yunnan province. Based in the Yunnan Minzu (Nationalities) University, the country’s first yoga…
Abu Dhabi, March 31 (IANS/WAM) The National Archives was gifted a large collection of books and periodicals on the culture, heritage and history of the United Aran Emirate (UAE) by the acting director-general of the…
Gurgaon, March 30 (IANS) Staying true to its theme of Shop-Play-Learn, the eighth edition of “Krackerjack Karnival” is back in town — for the first time featuring famous characters like “Minions”, “Iron Man” and “Iron…
Shanghai, March 30 (IANS) A 19-year-old German, Andrej Ciesielski, who in 2015 was arrested and banned from Egypt for life, for illegally scaling the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza, climbed without permission 420…
New York, March 30 (IANS) Archaeologists in Italy have discovered what may be a rare sacred text in the lost Etruscan language that is likely to yield rich details about Etruscan worship of a god…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) If you think storytelling is an obsolete art, an upcoming exhibition in the city is an eye opener. Titled ‘Tales of Art’, it unfolds the fascinating world of storytelling in…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee releases party’s manifesto for upcoming state legislative assembly polls in Kolkata, on March 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Purulia (West Bengal), March 29 (IANS) West…
Imphal, March 29 (IANS) Having been deemed ‘Best Film Critic’ in the 63rd National Film Awards, Meghachandra Kongbam, a Manipuri, says the honour he has received is actually a tribute to his state’s rich culture…
Bengaluru, March 29 (IANS) The stunning fjords of Norway and its picturesque towns are likely to become a more common sight for Indian film lovers as the Scandinavian country has come up with an incentive…
By Rahul Dass Title: On Intelligence – The history of espionage and the secret world; Author: John Hughes-Wilson; Publisher: Constable/Hachette India; Pages: 510; Price: Rs.599 Wars have been won – and lost – based on…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Silk Roads – A New History of the World; Author: Peter Frankopan; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 636; Price: Rs.799 Writing a comprehensive history of the world was a lot easier in…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Leading former diplomats and experts on Monday called on governments of both India and Pakistan to show more maturity in handling bilateral relations. “We are 69-year-old countries. We are grownups…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Art affectionados in the city are in for a treat as the first edition of ‘Expressions’, a contemporary dance festival, featuring Indian and international choreographers begins on Tuesday. The three-day…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the visa to controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and her prosecution for her utterances on Lord Christ and Mother…
Agra, March 28 (IANS) A pinnacle of one of the four minarets of the Taj Mahal fell off on Monday afternoon during repair work, witnesses said. But officials said it was taken out because of…
Title: “Travails of Bangdu”, Author: K.K. Sinha; Translator: Sudip Talukdar; Publisher: Matrix; Pages: 159; Price: Rs.150 “Travails of Bangdu” pulls no punches in unmasking the crooked politics behind bonded labour, which condemns a segment of…
New York, March 28 (IANS) Researchers have identified a single, universal facial expression that is interpreted across cultures — whether one speaks Mandarin Chinese or English — as the embodiment of negative emotion. This facial…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) Gone are the days when Malayalam films used to walk away with top honours at the National Film Awards whose 63rd edition was announced on Monday. The Malayalam filmdom just about…