By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Little did Himalayan landscape photographer Ashok Dilwali’s late father realise the creative juices he was unleashing when he presented to his son a Baby Brownie camera when…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Raksha Bandhan was observed across the city on Monday with much fervour as families celebrated the brother-sister bond. Feasts and exchange of gifts marked the occasion with women tying rakhis…
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Mumbai’s original inhabitants – the Koli fishing community – got their first dedicated sculpture, which came up near the Mahim fishermen’s colony here on Monday. The 11-feet tall, 1,500 kg sculpture…
Manila/New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) As part of its increasing engagements with the countries of Southeast Asia under the Act East Policy, India on Monday called for expanding the areas of cooperation among the member…
Attari, Aug 7 (IANS) Women and girls from across Punjab converged at the Attari check post along the international border between India and Pakistan on Monday to tie ‘rakhis’ on BSF personnel. Marking the Raksha…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Women and children from various segments of society on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence here and tied ‘rakhi’ on his wrist on the occasion…
Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday tied rakhis to trees here and urged people to protect the state’s green cover. Clad in his usual…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The launch of a non-preachy, non-prescriptive account of the possibilities that define India amidst magnificent paradoxes witnessed an insightful discussion on public governance, diplomacy and intelligentsia. The…
Pyongyang, Aug 7 (IANS) North Korea is trying to include Mount Kumgang on the Unesco Biosphere Reserve list, the state media reported Monday. An official from the North Korean Biodiversity Institute told KCTV that Pyongyang…
By Vikas Datta Title: 30 Second Thrillers; Author: K.V. Sridhar; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 334; Price: Rs 499 India has vibrant cinematic and literary traditions, but its most compelling stories, messages and performances have come…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The two most significant arguments that noted commentator on international affairs, Meghnad Desai, makes in his latest book are that the year 2016 witnessed the collapse of…
Sharjah, Aug 6 (IANS/WAM) The Sharjah International Childrens Film Festival (SICFF) 5th edition will be held from October 8 to 13. Organised by FUNN — Sharjah Media Arts for Youth and Children, an arts organisation,…
Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) Calling for more literary translators in India, award-winning poet, lyricist and film-maker Gulzar said this was necessary to make the country’s various languages “gel” with each other. At a poetry session…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday greeted the people on Raksha Bandhan, saying the festival celebrates the sacred bond of commitment between brothers and sisters….
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) A collection of horrific and emotional tales of the Partition of India with over 4,300 witness interviews is set to go public for the first time this week, it was…
By Vikas Datta No great civilisation is without an epic, or two, whose importance is not limited to just reciting their particular creation myth and a gloriously golden past. Nor does their influence stop at…
Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) A rare six-sheet poster of the legendary film Hindi film “Mughal-e-Azam” is among 2,500 old posters of Indian film industry that were recently acquired by the National Film Archives of India…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Delhi Metro will begin a month-long “Heritage Walk” programme from Saturday to give people a taste of the rich history of Old Delhi, it said on Friday. The event…
New Delhi Aug 4 (IANS) The British Council India, in collaboration with internationally acclaimed animation studio Aardman Animations, has come up with an unique way of presenting digital visual art by engaging young people through…
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Drawing inspiration from everyday life, renowned communications professionals Rahul da Cunha and Prashant Godbole bring in the moments and charisma of Mumbai through monochrome photographs Titled “My Space” the exhibition which…