By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Setting up of a Groundwater Mission can help develop an action plan for tackling problems like arsenic and fluoride pollution, storage anomalies and the alarming dwindling of freshwater…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Not long ago, when the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here was at the centre of a burning controversy — with its student leaders and several professors being…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Title: Education of an Ambassador: Reflections on Higher Education Reform in Kerala; Author: T.P. Sreenivasan; Publisher: Konark Publishers Pvt Ltd; Pages; 248; Price: Rs 800 Reforms anywhere face resistance. This will be…
By Vikas Datta Title: Skin in the Game; Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb; Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 272; Price: Rs 699 Things which should seem obvious are often not so in this complex…
Rome, April 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy has re-launched its first programme of cultural activities in Iraq in 15 years with an exhibition on Italian archaeological missions in the country now on in Baghdad, the Italian Foreign…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday said it will hear on May 24 a plea seeking removal of “objectionable matter” from a book authored by former President Pranab Mukherjee, which…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Laxmana Dalmias first book of prose-poetry “One Soul Many Lives” that attempts to link fine arts to words in its pages was launched here at the Bikaner House. The…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Oxford University Press announced on Monday that it will sponsor the top two winners of Teaching Professionals Olympiads (TPO) English Challenger track for a two week “Oxford English Language Teachers…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Book: Born to be Hanged – Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Author: Syeda Hameed; Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 264 The premise itself sounds interesting. A book by an Indian human rights activist…
By Gokul Bhagabati Title: Digital Vs Human: How We’ll Live, Love and Think in the Future; Author: Richard Watson; Publisher: Amaryllis; Pages: 272; Price: Rs 499 At a time when the rise of digital technology…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Poorly informed Muslim clerics are often to blame for the plight of women in the community, particularly when it comes to triple talaq, the Muslim practice of instant divorce that…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Politics and theatre have a similar nature with the common people’s involvement a major part in both, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday. “A theatre is a place where…
Agra, April 8 (IANS) Book libraries in India were under threat from social media, which has also affected the habit of reading, especially among the youth, said participants at a seminar here on Sunday. Eminent…
Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) ACongress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took time off his busy schedule to ride in a crowded metro and went shopping for books at a bookstore here. “Gandhi, accompanied by party…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) “Religious belief is personal, but nation is for all” – proclaimed placards and posters as a large section of West Bengal’s civil society hit the streets alongside thousands of common people…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) Arabic calligraphy is worship for Muqtar Ahmed, an Indian calligrapher who has made a mark for himself at the international level. Hailing from a remote village in Telangana…
By Vikas Datt What can we expect of spy fiction? Should it be all glamour — parties, fast cars, women (or lets say partners), casinos, over-the-top and plentiful action in exotic locations with clearly marked…
Madhubani, April 7 (IANS) Once looked upon as one of the dirtiest railway stations in India, Madhubani in Bihar now sports a completely different look with Mithila paintings adorning its walls. The rich artistic and…
Madhubani (Bihar), April 7 (IANS) Once looked upon as a dirty railway station, Madhubani station in Bihar now sports a completely different look. The rich culture of the region — Mithila paintings — now adorn…
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) The two-day Assam Spring Festival began at the Manas National Park on Saturday where visitors will get to experience the state’s local food, music, handloom and handicrafts. “The aim of the…