Category: Art

Sweden seeks answers about its seized citizen in China

Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) China has rebuffed demands by Sweden for information on the fate of a Swedish citizen who…

6 years ago

All roads lead to Jaipur as literary heavyweights gather for JLF

By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) A sea of heavyweight literary icons, including the likes of Pico Iyer, Amy…

6 years ago

Military bands to hit the right notes at Bharat Parv at Red Fort

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Performances by military bands and cultural troupes from various states will add more flavour to…

6 years ago

Be polite but firm, Jaipur top cop to personnel ahead of JLF

By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) "You are the brand ambassadors of Jaipur for the next five days," is…

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US fantasy author Ursula K Le Guin dies

New York, Jan 24 (IANS) Award-winning US science fiction and fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin has died, her family…

6 years ago

Google brings audiobooks on Play Store without subscription fee

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Taking on Amazon, Google on Wednesday rolled out audiobooks with Google Assistant integration on its…

6 years ago

Ram Madhav slams Tripura CM for ‘violence-based’ politics

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Attacking the CPI-M government in Tripura, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Tuesday said the…

6 years ago

Financial system fundamentally wrong: Muhammad Yunus

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Nobel laureate and micro-finance founder Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said the existing financial and banking systems…

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Create own leadership, Yunus tells youngsters

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) The young generation should create its own leadership and encourage the natural instincts to build a…

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There should be banks to serve the poor, says Muhammad Yunus

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Nobel laureate and micro-finance founder Muhammad Yunus on Monday termed the existing banking model as "banks…

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Agra comes live on Basant Panchami

Agra, Jan 22 (IANS) Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, came alive on Monday on the occasion of Basant Panchami,…

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Bengal celebrates Saraswati Puja

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Goddess Saraswati, regarded as the Hindu deity of music, culture and learning, was worshiped across West…

6 years ago

The strange trio of Sex, Science and the State — and its consequences (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: Sex, Botany and Empire; Author: Patricia Fara; Publisher: Icon Science/Icon Books; Pages: 176; Price: Rs 399…

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Khandu inaugurates World War II Memorial Museum in Arunachal

Nampong (Arunachal Pradesh), Jan 21 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday inaugurated the World War II Memorial…

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The forgotten Cavalier poet and his tangled love for Lucasta

By Vikas Datta An intrepid swordsman, inveterate royalist, handsome, and a ladies' man, this 17th-century English nobleman was a Cavalier,…

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Bibliophile’s paradise in Daryaganj closed for fourth Sunday in a row

By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) It was an unprecedented fourth Sunday in a row when Delhi's famous…

6 years ago

‘Transgenders have been marginalised in Kashmir’

By Umer Rashid Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) A recent book looks at the suffering of Kashmir's transgender community by studying…

6 years ago

Raja accuses Vinod Rai of his ‘political murder’, wants him prosecuted

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Calling former Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai a "murderer", former Union…

6 years ago

Artistic freedom cannot distort heritage: Mewar ex-royal on SC’s ‘Padmaavat’ order

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Mewar, the 76th descendant of the Mewar dynasty and a former Lok Sabha…

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Beyond the Hindutva debate, Shashi Tharoor’s new book a self-discovery of a ‘believing Hindu’

Book: Why I Am A Hindu; Author: Shashi Tharoor; Publisher: Aleph Book Company; Pages: 302; Price: Rs 699 Shashi Tharoor's…

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