Parrikar invokes Nehru to seek special status for Goa
byPanaji, June 13 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has invoked former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s fondness for the state to convince Prime Minister…
Culture
Gaitonde’s painting fetches record price at Sotheby’s
byLondon, June 13 (IANS) A newly discovered art piece – “Painting No. 1” of 1962 – by Indian artist Vasudeo S. Gaitonde has been…
CPI-M asks PM for postage stamp on Jyoti Basu
byKolkata, June 12 (IANS) The CPI-M has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to issue a set of postage stamps to mark the centenary…
Mumbai to host non-fiction book festival
byMumbai, June 12 (IANS) Focussing on genres like business, management, leadership, health, fitness, politics, media and cinema, India’s first non-fiction festival will be held…
Kolkata to get hub on Tagore
byK0olkata, June 11 (IANS) To integrate science, philosophy and culture, a hub dedicated to spread Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s interpretations of philosophy of science…
Indian-origin artist in New Zealand wins top award
byWellington, June 11 (IANS) An Indian-origin artist in New Zealand has won the top award presented by a leading art gallery. Prakash Patel of…
UP to develop Sufi sites to promote tourism
byLucknow, June 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government would soon undertake a drive to map relatively unknown Sufi sites in the state and develop…
Metal bands from Maldives, France and Dubai to perform in Kolkata
byKolkata, June 9 (IANS) Kolkata will reverberate with distorted notes of electric guitars and thick sounds of bass and drums on June 15 when…
Folk artists ignored at Shimla Summer Festival
byShimla: The organizers of international summer festival in Shimla once again ignored local talent and folk artists by not inviting many of them to…
Picasso paintings fetch over $6 mn at auction
byParis, June 7 (IANS/EFE) Two Pablo Picasso paintings belonging to his granddaughter Marina’s personal collection sold for more than 5 million euros ($6.6 million)…