Himachal painter gets Padma Shri award
byShimla : Known for his Kangra miniature paintings , Vijay Sharma from Himachal Pradesh has been named for the Padma Shri award . He…
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BSNL shocker to Himachal mobile customers
byShimla : BSNL’s most popular prepaid 175 himpower plan in Himachal Pradesh is being further diluted as the unlimited free calling facility to any…
Writers resent muzzle on Salman Rushdie
byJaipur : Outrage and resentment were the dominant emotions on the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival here Friday as writers, intellectuals and…
Collage, memory & many voices inspire novelist Michael Ondaatje
byJaipur : The art of collage, memories and the multiplicity of voices inspire Sri Lanka-born Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje, the Man Booker prize winning…
Film critic Nikhat Kazmi dies
byNew Delhi : Senior film critic Nikhat Kazmi died here early Friday morning after battling breast cancer. She was 53. The end came at…
Author backed cocktails to keep spirits soaring in Jaipur
byJaipur : Sample this: Benquiri, Ondaatje Slammer, Pinker Colada, Kunzru Punch, Dalrymple Breezer – a hotel in this city is paying ode to the…
Court puts off hearing on Google, Facebook pleas
byNew Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday adjourned the hearing on petitions of Google India and Facebook India challenging a trial court’s order…
Shimla Filmmaker Vivek Mohan on Cochin Film Festival Jury
byShimla boy Vivek Mohan, a Mumbai based filmmaker along with other known personalities is on the jury of Script 2012, a two-day film festival…
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang steps down
bySan Francisco / London : Yahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang stepped down from its board along with all other positions he held in the company,…
Wikipedia to shut down in protest for 24 hours
byLondon : Popular online encyclopaedia Wikipedia will voluntarily shut down for 24 hours Wednesday as a protest against internet piracy laws in the US….