Nitish, Lalu, Paswan rakhis a hit in Bihar
8/23/2010 10:55:00 AM |
| Patna, Aug 23 (IANS) They have a tough electoral contest ahead, but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his rivals Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan are also jostling for supremacy in Bihar's rakhi markets. A day ahead of the festival, rakhis named after the three were doing brisk business Monday with reports that Nitish Kumar had a slight edge. |
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In land of Gandhi, no place for pedestrians
8/23/2010 9:49:00 AM |
| Ahmedabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Next time you are fearful of running the near mortal gauntlet of city traffic, remember Vidyadhar Date is rooting for you. |
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India's first e-reader Wink unveiled, supporting 15 languages
8/19/2010 6:12:00 PM |
| Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Bangalore-based digital publisher EC Media International Thursday launched its multi-function e-book reader Wink that not only supports 15 languages but will also offer over 200,000 book titles on debut. |
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Kumudam dispute to get resolved in two months time
8/15/2010 10:12:00 PM |
| Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) The management war at the famed Kumudam Tamil magazine is likely to be resolved in two months with smooth partition of titles and properties under an agreement signed by the two warring factions, a senior editor in whose presence the deal was inked said Sunday. |
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India captured in a billion shades (IANS Books)
8/14/2010 8:52:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) At a time when there has been a dramatic surge of interest in India, here comes a coffee table book that captures the country in all its colourful glory, chronicling its culture, heritage, plurality, ethos and its multi-dimensional progress. |
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Online bookstore launched in Delhi
8/12/2010 8:56:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Bibliophiles will have it easy with an online bookstore being launched in the city Thursday. |
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Mamata lays foundation stone for Rabindra Museum
8/8/2010 8:52:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Rabindra Museum near Howrah station in West Bengal. |
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Indian classical dance now a global heritage (Feature)
8/8/2010 9:26:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Once confined to temples, Indian classical dance is crossing the seas, creating new cross-cultural idioms and churning out foreign exponents. |
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Deaths, births not allowed - Tripura marks Ker Puja
8/2/2010 10:05:00 AM |
| Agartala, Aug 2 (IANS) A centuries-old tribal custom in Tripura called Ker Puja permits no deaths, births or even recreation within a notified area. No outsiders are allowed to enter either, and anyone violating the rules has to pay. |
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Indian gypsy cultures on show ahead of Games
7/29/2010 4:01:00 PM |
| New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The nomadic culture of gypsy communities across India will be showcased here in the run up to the Commonwealth Games in October. |
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Britain, India working to conserve culture: British Museum director
7/29/2010 10:51:00 AM |
| New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India's culture ministry and the British Museum are working closely to conserve Indian art, architecture and traditional textiles, says director of the museum Neil MscGregor. |
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'Before Memory Fades' is hot seller (IANS Books)
7/29/2010 8:53:00 AM |
| New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Fali S. Nariman's 'Before Memory Fades' has bounced back to the number one spot among non-fiction books this week while 'The Immortals of Meluha' by Amish Tripathi continues to dominate the fiction category in the bestseller list. |
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I like experimenters in religion: Sudhir Kakar (Interview)
7/24/2010 11:12:00 AM |
| New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Mughal prince Dara Shukoh, Mahatma Gandhi and spiritualist Ramakrishna Paramahansa shared a trait - they were religious secularists at heart, says psychoanalyst and writer Sudhir Kakar who loves to get into the lives of historical characters to find answers. |
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'The Immortals of Meluha' is top bestseller (IANS Books)
7/22/2010 8:39:00 AM |
| New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) 'Awakening Giants: Feet of Clay' by Pranab Bardhan tops the non-fiction section while Amish Tripathi's 'The Immortals of Meluha' is number one in the fiction category of bestsellers this week. |
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Artists from across India to pay homage to Tagore
7/18/2010 5:57:00 PM |
| Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Be it a play in Punjabi, a puppet show or Western classical music, the works of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore will come alive in many hues as artists from across India converge here to pay homage to the poet. |
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Plays, workshops at Dubai theatre festival
7/13/2010 10:52:00 PM |
| Dubai, July 13 (IANS/WAM) Plays by UAE-based theatre groups and workshops on various aspects of theatre production from scripting to directing, acting, costumes, lighting and set design will feature at the fourth edition of the annual Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre that opens here Oct 1. |
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India experiments with new media in art (IANS Feature)
7/10/2010 11:31:00 AM |
| New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) New media is the buzzword on the high streets of Indian neo-contemporary art. And that means much more than just digital art, computer graphics and interactive hi-tech art. |
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At 90, Ravi Shankar feted for lifetime contribution to music
7/2/2010 7:52:00 PM |
| New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Pandit Ravi Shankar, often described as the doyen of Indian string instrumentalists, was Friday felicitated by the government for his lifetime contribution to Indian classical music. And at 90, the maestro says he's in sync with changing trends. |
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Will devote more time to art in public spaces: Anjolie Ela Menon (Interview)
7/1/2010 11:01:00 AM |
| New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The last six decades have been a quest for new metaphors for India's leading contemporary artist Anjolie Ela Menon who says she intends to devote more time to murals and installations in public spaces. She will turn 70 on July 17. |
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Saffronart summer sale to focus on modern masters
6/13/2010 11:44:00 AM |
| New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Modern masters will once again take centrestage when online auction house Saffronart opens its summer art auction June 16-17. |
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