British storyteller enthrals kids at Sharjah fest
bySharjah, May 5 (IANS/WAM) Renowned British storyteller John Row mesmerized children and adults alike at his storytelling session at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival….
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Spanish painter creates murals for elite school in China
byShanghai, May 4 (IANS/EFE) Spanish painter Laura Iniesta has been chosen to create two murals for the expanded Shanghai campus of the prestigious China-Europe…
Indian author bags Sharjah Children’s Book Award
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Indian author Saniyasnain Khan has bagged the Sharjah Children’s Book Award for his book, ‘The Story of Khadija’. The…
Poetry, policing don’t mix, top Kerala woman cop discovers
byThiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) A top woman Indian Police Service official has landed in a soup on account of her literary skills: A poem…
Pablo Neruda suffered from cancer, show tests
bySantiago, May 3 (IANS/EFE) The initial tests performed on the exhumed remains of Nobel literature laureate Pablo Neruda show that the Chilean poet was…
Bogota book fair draws over 430,000 visitors
byBogota, May 3 (IANS/EFE) The Bogota International Book Fair, whose guest of honour was Portugal this year, drew 18,000 more visitors than the 2012…
Popular Bengali channels battle to stay on air
byKolkata, May 3 (IANS) While irate depositors of the Saradha Group, which has gone bust, have hit the streets, over 160 employees of its…
Consumption of the well-off is main cause of pollution
byThe problem confronting India is that at a very low level of per capita income and consumption compared to even developing countries, the pollution…
Gandhi’s prayer beads, letters to go under hammer in UK
byLondon, May 2 (IANS) The sale of effects and documents belonging to Mahatma Gandhi will be organised in Ludlow in England May 21, a…
Exhibition reveals Van Gogh’s secrets
byAmsterdam, May 2 (IANS/EFE) A new exhibition at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum gives visitors an opportunity to learn the secrets of Dutch master Vincent…