Beijing, April 16 (IANS) A Taiwanese monastery on Sunday returned an ancient pagoda body stolen 19 years ago from Shanxi province in China. Dengyu stone tower, originally from Dengyu village of Shanxi, features Buddha images…
By Vikas Datta “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?” The Shadow, the mysterious narrator of a 1930 American radio show, knows — as he told us with his eerie laugh –…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Gently-worn traditional handloom and silk sarees of vintage provenance and fine examples of the countrys material heritage, have found themselves new owners at the recently concluded novel sale of the…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) From the effects of technology on contemporary Kathak training and performance to shifts in the traditional mentor-disciple relationship, Kathak pioneer Kumudini Lakhia examined a number of emerging challenges faced by…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) In today’s digital world, how does one transform a marketing organisation from “art” to “art and science”? By creating a culture that thrives and adds value through…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) In today’s digital world, how does one transform a marketing organisation from “art” to “art and science”? By creating a culture that thrives and adds value through…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A 10-day ‘Aajeevika Mela’ organised to promote exhibition and sale of products produced by self-help groups (SHGs) from different parts of the country was inaugurated here on Friday. Under the…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A scholar set off from her native Milan to research on Delhi’s pre and post-Independence architecture and planning (1912-1962) for her doctoral thesis. The upshot? Arugably the…
Cairo, April 14 (IANS) The people, colourful clothes, streets and touristic sites of India are featured in Egyptian artist Ashraf Talaat’s new exhibition that opened here as part of the mega ‘India by the Nile’…
Dhaka, April 14 (IANS) Bangladesh on Friday welcomed the Bengali New Year, Pohela Boishakh, with much enthusiasm and colourful celebrations, a media report said. Octogenarian artiste-cultural activist Sanjida Khatun’s organisation Chhayanaut held programmes at the…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Artist Kalicharan Gupta’s splendid style and rich play with colours are interwoven with emotions and experiences. His intriguing, colourful figures and black and white impressions are on for view here…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Flick through highlights of speculative reasons of most foul murders and most unfortunate deaths in the country, read the love story of a girl who is yet to decide whether…
Guwahati, April 14 (IANS) Assam on Friday ushered in celebrations for Rongali Bihu, the state’s most colourful festival. Rongali or the Bohag (spring) Bihu starts on the last day of the Assamese calendar month of…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Celebrating 70 years of friendship with Russia, India on Thursday kicked off year-long celebrations of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The celebrations would be taken to different cities and…
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari on Thursday said Hyderabad’s founder Sultan Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah was a secular ruler. Delivering the first Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah lecture at Moulana Azad National Urdu…
Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) The fifth Islamabad Literary Festival (ILF) is set to begin on Friday to celebrate and analyse 70 years of literature in Pakistan, the media reported on Thursday. Oxford University Press Managing…
By Vikas Datta Title: Defeat is an Orphan: How Pakistan Lost the Great South Asian War; Author: Myra Macdonald; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 328; Price: Rs 599 What is termed a self-goal in…
By Saket Suman Title: Bollywood Boom; Author: Roopa Swaminathan; Publisher: Penguin; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 221 This offering by National Award-winning writer, filmmaker and scholar Roopa Swaminathan is the ultimate guide to the rising appeal…
Los Angeles, April 12 (IANS) Actor Jude Law has been roped in to essay the young Albus Dumbledore in sequel of “Fantastic BeastsAand Where to Find Them”. David Yates is directing the followup to last…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Brooding in silence like a yogi, unruffled by the elemental fury and onslaughts of time, knotted roots cascading down from its expansive girth to embrace earth while branches reach out…