New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The jury for the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature has unveiled the longlist of the much-anticipated award's sixth edition.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) With roots in Uttar Pradesh, both these Delhi-based artists come from families whose values can be traced back to the Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb. Growing up during the 1990s, visual artist Taha Ahmad and theatre practitioner Wamiq Zia carry a nostalgia where a composite culture that was celebrated across the length and breadth of the country, where cultural identity was always stronger than the religious one.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Actress Nithya Menen, who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam Kannada and Hindi films, has shared a post of her performance of the dance-drama 'Chitrangada', calling it a tribute to all the girls who grew up in Bengal.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) On the occasion of the Varamahalakshmi festival, 'Kantara' star Rishab Shetty shared family photos, wishing his fans good health and wealth.
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) 'Anupamaa' actor Sudhanshu Pandey will turn a year older on August 22 and to ring in his birthday, he says he will be "following the Sanatan Parampara by performing Maha Rudrabhishek."
Los Angeles, Aug 16 (IANS) The Sarajevo Film Festival, which is the biggest film festival of South-West Europe, has gained the power to unite a divided region, through the power of films. The Film Festival's director Jovan Marjanovic has said that the films and TV have the power to invoke both nationalism and cross-border cultural connections even in the worst of times.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) So even they were stunned to witness the final products for they were nothing like the ones they had been making for generations. These 80 articles perfectly fit contemporary lifestyles -- cook wear, serve wear, bar sets, and home decor. Most said that it was hard for them to believe they had made them.
Quick-witted parliamentarian Derek O'Brien's timely new book, 'Who Cares About Parliament: Speaking up to Protect India's Great Institution' (Rupa & Co., Rs 395), has very clearly been written for 'New India', especially Gen-Z, his central thesis being, since 2014 Parliament has almost stopped functioning democratically.
Ranchi, July 30 (IANS) Hundreds of artefacts excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI ) from Benisagar, a village 85 kilometres from Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, suggest continuous habitation from the fifth century A.D. to 16-17 century A.D.
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Courts in India make a criminal swear by the Bhagavad Gita before he deposes in a case, or at least, that is what I have seen in films. The Gita, if one understands rightly, is the ultimate belief one can swear on to tell the truth. A criminal may still lie, but our judiciary and our films continue to repose faith in this holy book.
