Agra, April 25 (IANS) A record 1,000-metre-long ceremonial chadar was offered on Tuesday at the graves of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his Empress Mumtaz Mahal on the 362nd Urs of the builder of the…
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Robert M. Pirsig, author of the influential 1970s philosophical novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, has died at the age of 88. Pirsig died on Monday at his home…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) An upcoming conference on the spiritual legacy of Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh here will see the participation of eminent scholars, academics and historians from the US, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,…
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) An exhibition that kicked off here on Tuesday brings an exciting array of post-modern paintings and sculptures by six painters and two sculptors. Organised by Chitri-O-Bhaskar-Gosthi, Kolkata-based artists’ collaborative, the exhibition…
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The Maharashtra PWD is learnt to have approved L&Ts bid to construct phase one of the ambitious Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial — at a cost that is much higher than the estimate…
Nairobi, April 24 (IANS/AKI) Acclaimed Italian-born author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann was battling for life in a Nairobi hospital on Monday after being shot in the hip and stomach by armed men at her ranch…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Remember Julia Child? The famous chef known for introducing French delicacies to the US? In similar fashion, a Frenchman has been keeping alive his country’s recipes in…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Management guru MB Athreya has said that India needs to prepare a pool of future leaders, who are ready to scale greater heights in a fiercely competitive global economy that…
By Vikas Datta The world’s most famous French warrior nearly had his career cut short when his writer died midway through one of his adventures but fans of Asterix the Gaul have much to thank…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The internet has brought people closer to each other but also needed is an “innernet” to make us feel our inter-connectedness inwardly too, Tibetan spiritual leader, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa,…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The government on Sunday denied any involvement of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) or the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in restricting foreign models from entering Taj Mahal wearing…
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) A set of bamboo slips dating back more than 2,300 years were officially recognised on Sunday by the Guinness World Records as the world’s earliest decimal calculation tool. “The significance is…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The 2001 attack on the Srinagar airport is the subject of the 10th illustrated comic book brought out by the CRPF, aimed at boosting the morale of…
By Vikas Datta Are good or evil intrinsic in humans or does free will play a role? Does destiny guide our actions or do they instead stem from the choices we make? These questions are…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) He was the first Tibetan to be admitted a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons but could re-visit his beloved “mystic” homeland only in 2007, four…
🔊 Listen to this Sharjah, April 22 (IANS/WAM) Traditional folk dances, performances by stand-up comedians and a story-telling session brought down the curtains on the 15th Sharjah Heritage Days, a cultural event attended by visitors…
🔊 Listen to this By Saket Suman Dehradun, April 22 (IANS) The country’s leading writers and intellectuals denounced nationalism and targeted the central government for propagating hate among the masses on the concluding day of…
🔊 Listen to this New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) It’s a veritable riot of colour at artist and curator Priyanka Banerjees painting exhibition which brings alive the real textures of Rajasthan. Presented by Seems, the…
🔊 Listen to this New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Theatre heavyweights like Naseeruddin Shah, Rajit Kapur, Deepti Naval, Saurabh Shukla will be seen together in the national capital as it hosts for the first edition…
🔊 Listen to this Dehradun, April 22 (IANS) One of India’s foremost writers and the most prominent face of the 2015 award wapsi campaign — authors returning their prestigious Sahitya Akademi awards in protest against…