By Arundhuti Banerjee Thimphu, Aug 24 (IANS) Pema Choden Tenzin, a young female entrepreneur and the founder of Bhutan’s only women’s magazine, says that slowly but surely the scenario is changing and the government is…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Historian, writer, art curator, as also an award-winning broadcaster and critic, William Dalrymple has quite exceeded himself with his latest book. The towering 522-page tome, which was…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) In a historic break from tradition, a larger-than-life KFC Zinger, aka ‘The original celebrity burger’, has been unveiled at the Madame Tussauds wax museum here, quite appropriately by the ‘Indian…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) In his new literary piece, award-winning academician Frank Dikotter talks about how naked power can be grabbed and held temporarily, but it never suffices in the long term. The book…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Grammy-winning musicians Ricky Kej and Laura Dickinson on Friday launched a special Kindness Anthem ‘Shine Your Light’ and concluded the first-ever World Youth Conference on Kindness. The conference was attended…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Read about the diehards in the e-commerce space who refused to give up even as the world was crashing around them; next, relive the battles of the Kargil war that…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Author-artist Kota Neelima, who has researched rural distress and farmers’ suicides, is currently exhibiting a selection of 40 paintings and photographs that speak of the condition of these farmers’ widows…
New York, Aug 23 (IANS) Asian art ranging from classical Chinese paintings, ceramics, jades, bronzes and furniture, Tibetan gilt-bronzes and contemporary Indian paintings are slated to be up for auction as part of the upcoming…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The daughter of master Gond Pradhan artist Jangarh Singh Shyam is currently exhibiting an array of tribal-style paintings in a solo show here. In ‘Tribal Traditions’, Bhopal-based Gond artist Japani…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Actor Nitish Bhardwaj, known for his long-standing portrayal of Hindu deity Krishna in B.R. Chopra’s “Mahabharata”, will be seen returning to his 1980s character in an upcoming play. ‘Chakravyuh’, a…
By Puja Gupta Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019 Day 1 was shared by newbies as well as veterans of the Indian fashion industry. While several young designers made their debut…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) As the nation gets festive ahead of Krishna Janmashtami, a two-day festival of classical music and dance will have the national capital immersed in the songs of ‘Govinda’. Titled ‘Gita…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Just who was Sunanda Pushkar? A businesswoman par excellence, a socialite or a high-profile politician’s wife. Just like her death in a hotel room in the national capital on January…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) IIT graduates Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal founded out of an apartment in Bangalore (now Bengaluru) what would become Indias biggest e-commerce start-up. Recounting the astounding story of how the…
Bengaluru, Aug 21 (IANS) It is that time of the year again when children, parents, and teachers come together to experience the magical world of books and share a common love for the written word…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Focussing on contemporary Indian artists who use media and material in non-traditional ways, an exhibition here will showcase the art practice of three artists. The group show ‘Contemporary Idioms’ is…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday conferred the annual awards to Urdu scholars for their contribution to Urdu literature. Sisodia, who is also the Minister of Art, Culture…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Archeologists have found remains of a sedentary village settlement possibly dating back to the Iron Age in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region. The site is chronologically placed between 7th and 4th century…
Agartala, Aug 19 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the ruling BJP and opposition Congress leaders, besides the state government, on Monday separately celebrated the 111th birth anniversary of Tripura’s last king Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The secularism of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) needs to be stuided in the current context for the manner in which he brought together a collection of warring…