Delhi Police turn to yoga as stress buster
byNew Delhi: Battling crime day in and day out, Delhi’s policemen are a totally stressed out lot. So now the men in khaki are…
Art & Heritage
Old Stavanger, Norway has a glimpse of rural Uttarakhand, Himachal
byStavanger (Norway) : While the Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and the Kejarag, a large stone wedged between two mountains about 1000 metres above the fjord,…
Tibetans to make tallest Buddha statue in Russia
byMoscow: Tibetan sculptors will create a statue of Buddha for Russia’s Tuva region that will be the tallest Buddha monument in the country, an…
Indian cinema back to adapting classic writings: Abhishek Kapoor (Interview)
byNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Indian cinema had always enjoyed linkages with literature, says Abhishek Kapoor, citing the “Apu Trilogy” and “Guide”. The “glorification…
Leech therapy makes a comeback in India
byNew Delhi: A few years ago when Hollywood actress Demi Moore said she let leeches suck her blood as part of a therapy to look…
Collectors pitch for South Asian artists at global auctions
byNew Delhi: An oil painting by Syed Haider Raza, “Village en Fete”, surpassed price estimates fetching $1,859,750 at Christie’s Spring Asian Art Week last…
Birdsong and bright flowers, it’s spring in Kashmir
bySrinagar: Bright yellow mustard flowers, purple-white almond and cherry blossoms and emerald green meadows. It’s a riot of colour as Kashmir Valley welcomes spring after…
Amid Water Shortage, Celebs for Dry & Eco-Friendly Holi
byMumbai: Film and TV artists are known for hosting and enjoying lavish Holi parties, but this year, celebrities are endorsing dry and eco-friendly colours to…
‘Who has stolen my pigeons?
byNew Delhi: It was a daring middle-of-the night heist that has left Delhi Police baffled as the stolen goods are not jewellery or cash, but…
5,000-carat emerald found in Russia
byBeijing (RIA Novosti) A state-owned miner in Russia has claimed to have unearthed a unique emerald weighing 5,000 carats at a deposit in the Urals….