Panaji, Jan 26 (IANS) One should be happy that Laxman Pai, who was conferred the Padma Bhushan by the central government on Thursday, got recognition in his lifetime, unlike his contemporaries like V.S. Gaitonde and…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In an unprecedented move to promote India-Asean ties under New Delhi’s Act East Policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced awarding of the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Man has made giant strides in understanding the science that underlies the universe but huge gaps still remain – especially in knowing what makes the bulk of matter,…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Famous south Indian film composer and musician Illaiyaraja, classical musician Ghulam Mustafa Khan and thinker Parameswaran Parameswaran have been selected for Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour, the government announced…
By Vikas Datta Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) The established political order seeing an upheaval as the country develops economically, a quantum leap in communications, power more intricately entwined with business, and a host of regional…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday made a veiled attack on the protests against controversial Hindi movie “Padmaavat”, saying disagreements should not mock a fellow citizen’s dignity and personal space….
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) A riveting session on The Beatles at the opening day of the 11th edition of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival here took the audience on a rocking 50-year-old Magical Mystery Tour…
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Acclaimed tabla maestro Zakir Hussain on Thursday underplayed the “Padmaavat” controversy, dubbing it is as media hype, over-emphasised for “TRPs and to sell the newspapers”. “There are more important issues at…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Ustad Zakir Hussain is well-known as a table maestro but very few are aware that he was once being considered to play the role of the young Salim…
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) After a gap of five years, the Maharashtra government’s winter signature event, the 29th Elephanta Festival, will return to its home base — the Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea –…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Twitter on Thursday collaborated with Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 and announced select sessions from the event will be live-streamed on the platform, as the literary world prepares for the…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Rigorous empirical research is needed to make good, people-centric policies, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday. He was addressing a gathering here after releasing the book “Staniya Svasasan…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (IANS) A total of 150 literary figures from 14 nations will take part in the three-day Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters to be held here from February 2, the organisers said. Organised…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Drone attacks do not deter terrorists and guns do not erase staunch nationalists but words can, maintains acclaimed novelist and essayist Pico Iyer. And just like London was…
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) A regular to the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who was scheduled to inaugurate the gathering on Thursday morning, gave it a miss. The festival, that will…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Book: The Sting of Peppercorns; Author: Antonio Gomes; Publisher: Amaryllis; Pages: 240; Price: R. 325 Antonio Gomes’ “The Sting of the Peppercorns” is set in an era of transition and tumult. It…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Virginia Woolf, who pioneered the use of “stream of consciousness” narrative approach that elevated mundane settings as she examined the complex interior lives of her characters, was celebrated by Google…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) As India celebrates its 69th Republic Day, Microsoft on Thursday announced to bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Neural Networks to improve real-time language translation for Hindi, Bengali and Tamil….
By Vikas Datta Title: The Defectors; Author: Joseph Kanon; Publisher: Simon & Schuster: Pages: 304 Price: Rs 550 It may be the ultimate form of rejection of one’s origins, families and homeland, but can defection…
Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) PMK founder S.Ramadoss condemned Kanchipuram Sankara Mutt’s Junior Pontiff Sankara Vijayendra Sarasvati for not standing up when the “Tamizh Thai Vazthu” or song in praise of Mother Tamil was sung at…