By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Dubbed as one of India’s greatest such shows, the journey of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has been marked by several controversies. Its producer, Sanjoy K. Roy,…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday travelled in an Indian Coast Guard hovercraft to perform a symbolic ‘jal-pooja’ for the proposed Rs 3,600 crore memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The ‘Shiv…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greetings to the nation on Christmas. “On the joyous occasion of Christmas, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes for a blessed…
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) Actress Sarah Jessica Parker has reportedly signed up for “Sex and the City 3”. The 51-year-old, who starred as Carrie Bradshaw on the iconic TV show and movies, is expected…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday performed the ‘bhoomipujan’ for a grand statue and memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji here during his day-long visit to Maharashtra. In a tweet, Modi said: “I…
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Noted Bengali poet Shankah Ghosh was on Friday chosen for the India’s highest literary honour Jnanpith award for 2016, the award selection panel announced on its website. The decision was…
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) After eight days of enthralling audiences on a journey of art, craft, dance, music, food, theatre and photography, the first edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival ended on a celebratory note…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Citing wrong translations available on Google translator, Vice President Hamid Ansari here on Friday emphasised on having a good translation system in Indian academic institutions. “If a research done anywhere,…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Legendary singer, the late Mohammed Rafi, will get two new landmark memorials on the occasion of his 92nd birth anniversary on Saturday, in his home suburb of Bandra here. While the…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) With barely a month left for the 10th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival, the inclusion of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders in the programme and the exclusion of prominent faces…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Travellers to West Bengal can now soak in the Yuletide spirit with a special tour package covering Mother House and important Christian centres including the 417-year-old Bandel Church on the banks…
Singapore, Dec 23 (IANS) A four-day festival to mark the 350th birthday of Guru Gobind Singh opened here on Friday. Thousands of Sikhs from around the region were expected to attend the “Naam Ras Kirtan…
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) The organisers of Goa’s first Muslim children’s festival have withdrawn controversial preacher Zakir Naik as a personality to be emulated at a fancy dress contest following protests from Muslims. Asif Hussain,…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) After being criticised over the inclusion of RSS leaders Manmohan Vaidya and Dattatreya Hosabale in the upcoming edition of Jaipur Literature Festival, the organisers said that the event has always…
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS) Russian international news agency Rossiya Segodnya opened entries for a photo contest on Friday to mark the birthday of its late special photo correspondent Andrei Stenin. Stenin was a Russian photojournalist…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) In what is being seen as a major evolution in the Indian publishing space — which, according to industry insiders is a cumulative result of the nation’s…
By Vikas Datta Title: War Dogs; Author: Guy Lawson; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 304; Price: Rs 499 The premise — a trio of Miami youth, barely in their 20s and habitual drug-users, turn top US arms…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Fables can never fade away from our lives. And here’s a book which brings alive the age-old tale of Vikram and Vetaal which will captivate the reader’s imagination even today….
Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS) The national capital has emerged as the most well-read city in India for the fourth consecutive year with Bengaluru and Mumbai taking the second and third spot, respectively, says a survey…
By Imran Khan Patna, Dec 22 (IANS) Patna to Patna Saheb has truly turned into a ‘mini Punjab’ on the 350th birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh which started with the Prakash…