Agra, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second edition of the three-day ‘Global Taj International Film Festival’ is set to begin in Agra this Friday at the Jubilee Hall of Agra University. Entries from 10 countries will…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the world embraces a new digital idiom, the power of books, ideas and discourse is vital and invigorating, as is the importance of ensuring a free flow of knowledge…
Lucknow, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The first exhibition organised by the UP Mati Kala Board will be held in Lucknow from November 4 to 13 where artists from various districts will display their wares made from…
New Delhi, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Serendipity Arles Grant (SAG) 2020 has closed in on 10 shortlisted grantees in the first stage of selection in South Asia’s largest grant for lens-based practitioners (photography/video/new media) from countries…
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka on Wednesday announced its second highest civilian hounour — the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award — to as many as 60 eminent personalities, including senior advocate at the Supreme court, K.N. Bhat,…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Be it his first film outing as a music composer with ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’, ‘Parineeta’, ‘Yahan’, ‘October’ or ‘Gulabo Sitabo’, his sounds and rhythms are defined by…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) While reading ‘Chuti Nakoch’, a story by writer Ashapurna Devi, he suddenly felt grabbed by the jugular. It was tough to ignore the visual architecture within the…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Dussehra round the corner, Ramlilas are being staged at many places in the capital. In one such Ramlila, the girl playing Sita is preparing for the defence services while…
Nottingham, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Renowned graffiti artist Banksy has confirmed that the hula-hooping girl mural which appeared in Nottingham was created by him. The work, outside a beauty salon, shows a girl hula-hooping with a…
Mysuru, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mysuru has been spruced and decked up even as it will host a subdued 10-day Dasara fest from Saturday amid the Covid pandemic, which has turned the annual carnival into a…
By Archana Sharma Chavand (Rajasthan), Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) It might sound unbelievable but it is true that the place where renowned Rajput warrior Maharana Pratap spent the last two decades of his life and died,…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A pall of gloom has descended on travel and tourism stakeholders in Rajasthan with the state Tourism Department indicating the world-famous Pushkar Fair is headed for cancellation this…
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A large portion of the historic Shahpur fort in Telangana’s Jangaon district collapsed on Thursday. Three houses were damaged under the debris of the fort. However, no one was injured as…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three weeks after eminent Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was conferred with the Jnanpith award, the hugely popular writer often referred to as Akkitham, passed away at a hospital in Thrissur…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mahatma Gandhi was a finicky master choreographer of his own image, dismissed most works of art around him as lacking a soul, was not a patient or…
By QUAID NAJMI Mumbai, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The iconic, V-shaped BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters — opposite the UNESCO World Heritage Site Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus — will soon be opened for tourists, Tourism Minister…
Amaravati, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Acclaimed Kuchipudi danseuse, Sobha Naidu, passed away on Wednesday at a private hospital in Hyderabad. The 64-year-old dancer was undergoing treatment for brain haemorrhage. She was born in Anakapalle in Andhra…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Oct 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) A trained engineer who went to IIM Calcutta, and after a decade long corporate career decided to pause and gift herself some “me time”, not to mention…
Mysuru, Oct 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Admitting that Covid pandemic was still rampant in Karnataka, state Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Monday said only 300 guests would be allowed to watch the grand finale of the 10-day…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) A homily uttered over a century ago – “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” by American philosopher George Santayana seems to ring…