Bhopal, Aug 25 (IANS) Attired in their very best, people thronged the attractively decorated temples to celebrate the festival of Janmashtami across Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. Governor Ram Naresh Yadav and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh…
By Tarun Basu Book: Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos; Author: Hardeep Singh Puri; Publisher: HarperCollins; Pages: 263; Price: Rs 599 As modern civilisation continues to reel under a battery of…
By Vikas Datta Title: A Million Years in a Day – A Curious History of Daily Life; Author: Greg Jenner; Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson/Hachette India; Pages: 320; Price: Rs 499 If any of us was…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (File Photo: IANS) By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Amma; Jayalalithaa’s journey from Movie Star to Political Queen; Author: Vaasanthi; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 175; Price: Rs 299 When she entered…
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Celebrated artist Dhirendra Nath Brahma, a legend of the Bengal school of painting, died at a state-run hospital here on Wednesday following old-age complications, an associate said. He was 90. Brahma,…
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Bajaao.com, a direct online retailer for musical instruments and pro audio gear, is providing customers with warranty support plans. The premium warranty aims to raise the bar on product support, by…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar described the late litterature and socialist Raghuvansh as a man of conviction at the launch of the professor’s book “Hum Bheed Hain”. “He was a…
Lucknow, Aug 24 (IANS) The popular light and sound show at the Lucknow Residency, which fell on bad times some six years back, is likely to be restarted soon, officials said here on Wednesday. Lucknow…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that human pyramids can’t go beyond 20 feet during the Dahi Handi festival on Krishna Janmashtami, as it rejected a last ditch attempt by…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to lift restrictions on 20 feet high human pyramids during the Dahi Handi festival on Thursday.
Gurgaon, Aug 23 (IANS) A team of 25 people used 200 kg of potatoes and bread each to make the world’s longest Vada Pao in just three hours — 145 feet long. So said a…
Manila, Aug 23 (IANS) The world’s largest natural pearl will be put on display in the Philippines soon, after the $100 million treasure was recovered from a burned down house. According to Aileen Amurao, a…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) As the land of the Thunder Dragon is all set to host the seventh edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary festival, global issues, including climate change and women’s voices, will…
New Delhi, Aug 23 ( IANS) “My writings will be never the same. A censor is seated inside me and he is testing every word that is born within me. His constant caution that a…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Art aficionados will get to see works of masters like Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Syed Haider Raza, Jehangir Sabavala, Francis Newton Souza, Jagdish Swaminathan and more at the upcoming exhibition of…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Insurance would serve as a tremendous leg-up in ensuring that young artistes take up music as a stable profession, says noted Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal. “Younger…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A book detailing the rich past and present of Delhi and talking about the deteriorating living conditions in the national capital was released on Sunday at a function here. The…
By Natalia Ningthoujam Itanagar, Aug 21 (IANS) Indian coins in various denominations got a chic twist when a designer from Arunachal Pradesh presented them as fashion accessories at the ongoing North East India Fashion Week…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) From unearthing the unholy nexus between the underworld and politicians to the staggering might of middlemen, investigative journalist Josy Joseph reveals the dark side of Indian politics…
By Vikas Datta Stories we are used to when young have clearly discernible heroes and villains but this may change up as we grow — particularly in adolescence, or when exposed to the real world’s…