Serendipity Arles Grant 2023-24 is now open
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Serendipity Arts Foundation and Les Rencontres d'Arles have announced the second edition of the biggest photography, video and new media grant, supported by the French Institute in India/Embassy of France in India, with the shared purpose of promoting cultural practices in South Asia.
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General Spotlight 06:48 AMIshara International Puppet Theatre Festival in Delhi and Chandigarh soon
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General Immigration/Law 10:10 PMWhy not create National Elephant Conservation Authority, SC asks Centre
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Woman found dead near TN tiger reserve
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman was found dead on Wednesday near the Madumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Tamil Nadu.
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Synchronised vulture survey: TN forest department seeks support of Kerala, K'taka
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu forest department has sought the support of Kerala and Karnataka forest departments for a synchronised vulture survey to be held in March.
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Kashmiri youth draws praise for setting up library-cum-reading room
Zubair Qureshi
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) While the youth of Jammu and Kashmir are showcasing their talent in different fields like art, sports and others, some are also striving for a better future for other youth like them.
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Iconic 'Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza' proclaimed new State Song
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has accorded recognition to the iconic ballad "Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza" as its State Song, officials said here on Tuesday.
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J&K to revive wool sector
Jammu, Jan 31 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production, Atal Dulloo on Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss roadmap for revamping wool sector in Jammu and Kashmir with the support of Central Wool Development Board (CWDB).
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Leopard kills 3-year-old girl in Gujarat village
Rajkot, Jan 31 (IANS) A three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in the Mervadar village of Gujarat's Rajkot district.
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You can't undergo transition without pain, grief or loss: Author Janice Pariat
By Sukant Deepak
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Lyrical, and with a certain delicacy, Janice Pariat's latest 'Everything the Light Touches' carries multiple narratives, with diverse tales of four people, whose lives may not touch, but tales seldom lose connection with each other.
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As iconic Kovalam hotel marks golden jubilee, scholarships worth Rs 10 mn announced
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) One of the country's iconic hotels overlooking the pristine Kovalam beach, which was designed by renowned architect Charles Correa and is presently known as Hotel Leela Raviz, is celebrating its golden jubilee by giving out higher education scholarships worth Rs 10 million.
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Meet Kashmir's self-taught artist whose Insta page of artworks is a hit
By Ummar Jamal
Srinagar, Jan 30 (IANS) In the contemporary world, you will find most of the youth making excuses for remaining unemployed. But not Khazin Munir, who despite being a doctoral student in law, earns her bread through calligraphy and other art and craft forms.
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Kolkata Book Fair will also be held in Delhi from next year: Mamata
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) An edition of the iconic Kolkata Book Fair will also be held in the national capital from next year onwards, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday while inaugurating the 46th edition of the fair here.
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Friends first, competitors later: Major exhibition on Raza and his contemporaries
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Dhoomimal Gallery will present 'Raza and His Contemporaries, drawn from the Ravi Jain Collection of modern Indian art from February 7 to March 10 at its gallery in New Delhi.
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Protests continue in TN over capture of wild elephant
Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) Protests continued in O'Valley in Tamil Nadu's Gudalur district demanding the capture of a wild elephant that killed a security guard of a private coffee plantation.
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Swedish woman meets Indian man on FB, marries in UP
Etah (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 30 (IANS) Christen Liebert, a Swedish woman, met Pawan Kumar, an Indian engineer, on Facebook in 2012 and fell in love.
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Dad killed by Maoists, lady doc beats bone tumour, returns home to serve tribals
By Quaid Najmi
Gadchiroli, Jan 29 (IANS) Way back in 2002, a 17-year-old Bharti M. Bogami felt her world crumbling when her father, a Congress leader and Sarpanch, Malu Kopa Bogami was sprayed with bullets by Maoists - a day before her crucial HSC Science exams, at her village in Laheri.
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Live in an igloo, not in the Arctic, but in Manali
By Vishal Gulati
Manali, Jan 29 (IANS) Started in 2017 by using an ingenious knowledge to offer travellers with a chance to live like the Inuit people living in the ice-clad Arctic regions of Alaska and Newfoundland amid the silvery and snowy slopes of the Himalayas, the Hampta valley, easily accessible from Manali in Himachal Pradesh, is now christened as the Igloo valley.
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Soul Songs of a Country: The dazzling diversity of national anthems (IANS Column: Bookends)
By Vikas Datta
Apart from the flag, national anthems are the most cherished symbols of nationhood. However, are these musical compositions, eulogising the particular country/nation's history and traditions or expounding its destiny, only the cultural epitome of patriotic sentiment?
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Raj to get a tourist circuit covering places linked with Maharana Pratap
By Archana Sharma
Jaipur, Jan 29 (IANS) Rajasthan, blessed with scenic beauty and heritage places, encompassing proud pages of history and lavish forts, will soon script another glorious story of the past with the Pratap Circuit. It will be developed soon in the desert state, confirmed Jaipur's former princess and Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari speaking exclusively to IANS.
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Intrusive tourists drive nesting Olive Ridley turtles from Goa beaches
By Sanjay Borkar
Panaji, Jan 29 (IANS) After incidents of disturbing Olive Ridley turtles laying eggs on the beaches of Goa were reported, the forest department has decided to make tourists aware of the importance of their conservation by distributing pamphlets in hotels and other areas.
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Pulwama youth establishes sports academy in Pune
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 29 (IANS) With the aim to provide comfortable platform for the young aspiring cricketers of Kashmir Valley, a youth from south Kashmir's Pulwama district established a sports academy at Pune in Maharastra.
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First black vulture spotted in Gurugram's Chandu wetlands
Gurugram, Jan 29 (IANS) A black vulture (Coragyps atratus) was spotted in Gurugram's Chandu wetlands recently, which is reportedly the first such sighting of the bird in India, a wildlife rescuer said.
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India home to more than 70% tigers, 2,967 tigers across 53 reserves: Centre to SC
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Central government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that according to a 2018 report, there are 2,967 tigers in the country spread across 53 tiger reserves.
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Metamorphosing Hindi publishing, the Aditi Maheshwari way
By Sukant Deepak
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Stressing that management education, and closely observing and learning from the English publishing ecosystem have been instrumental for Aditi Maheshwari in turning-around Vani Prakashan Group, one of the country's oldest and most important publishing houses.
