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Delhi festival to highlight Kashmir's folk theatre

A three-day festival at the Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts in Delhi will showcase the traditional folk theatre of Kashmir -- Bhand Pather -- from April 5. The traditional dance drama of Kashmir......

The man who made Jayalalithaa's sculpture in BLOOD

There was a time the huge sculptures created by martial arts man Shihan Hussaini stood like giants on the terrace of his house facing the sea. Today, high rise apartments block them from looking at......

'Ravi Shankar wanted music to reach the right people'

It was an immensely sad day for students of Ravi Shankar Institute of Music and Performing Arts in Delhi. Their guru and mentor -- sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar -- was no more. The students......

Obama nominates Indo-American to National Council of Arts

Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Ranee Ramaswamy, 60,has been nominated by United States President Barack Obama as a member to the National Council of Arts, a key administration position.Ramaswamy......

Amartya Sen receives Humanities Award from Obama

Amartya Sen, economist and a Nobel Prize winner in economics, has been felicitated with the National Medals of Arts and Humanities Award by United States President Barack Obama at a glittering......

Amazing IMAGES of divisible gold bars in Switzerland

Gold has been a valuable and highly sought-after precious metal for coinage, jewellery, and other arts since long before the beginning of recorded history. Let's take a look at divisible gold bars......

Amazing images reveal how miners search for gold

Gold has been a valuable and highly sought-after precious metal for coinage, jewellery, and other arts since long before the beginning of recorded history. Gold standards have been the most common......

Beginning of the end of India's mainstream media?

From politics to economics, from cinema to sports, to arts to culture, social media has a view on everything.They swarm the Internet like locusts. They hunt in packs like wolves. They strip you to......

The 'rights' and 'wrongs' of a controversial Bill

The Supreme Court denies the Copyright Board the power to grant temporary licences.Ever since arts and music left the privileged precincts of temples and palaces, they have become crassly......

Stunning images of London's Little Venice

London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and......

Sirish: I didn't want a star-kid launch vehicle

Sirish made his mark working in father Allu Aravind's production house Geetha Arts and later as a magazine publisher. He has now changed tracks to become an actor following his brother Allu Arjun.......

Like the Ishaqzaade trailer? VOTE!

The seat of his pyjamas say Dabangg in Hindi, as if he has a brave behind. She's left behind arts and crafts, her new hobby is hunting. And they're going wild. The revolution sparked......

Review: Gippi is both funny and embarrassing!

Gippi is a movie meant for teens. And it has all the necessary teen masala -- romance, a makeover, cheesy humour and loud music, says Kshamaya Daniel, who’s thrilled that she is finally,......

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness is glorious but not EPIC!

Star Trek fans will not be disappointed with the new film, writes Ankur Pathak.Spectacular in its own right, but ruefully short of the greatness of its predecessor, Star Trek Into......

Rekha's breathtaking perfection in and as Umrao Jaan

In this special series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Rekha, Farooque Shaikh and Naseeruddin Shah's 1981 film Umrao Jaan. Does breathtaking have an expiry date?......

Ukraine will surprise world: Euro 2012 chief

Euro 2012 moves a huge step closer on Friday when the draw for the finals is held at Kiev's Palace of the Arts with Ukraine tournament director Markiyan Lubkivskyi promising his country is ready to......

Euro 2012 draw: Teams hope to avoid Spain

Spain will be the word no other team wants to hear when the Euro 2012 draw takes place at Kiev's Palace of Arts on Friday. Favourites to become the first team to win three successive major titles,......

Unlikely allies Iran, Russia, U.S. unite to save wrestling

The United States, Iran and Russia may be at odds over issues including Syria's civil war and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but on Tuesday their wrestling teams formed an unlikely coalition at the......

Raipur may host India-Australia ODI in November

After successfully hosting the home matches of Delhi Daredevils in the ongoing Pepsi Indian Premier League, Shahid Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur may get the nod to host an One......

Rooney pips Ferdinand to become richest player in EPL

Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Premier League with a fortune estimated at 51 million pounds ($79.01 million), according to the Sunday Times......

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OverdriveCelebrating 50 years of Lamborghini in Italy

Ai ai ai, Miuuurrra, I hear a voice behind me exclaim. By the time I turn around though, its impossible to tell where it came from. This, for two... ...

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Anurag Kashyap gets French honour at Cannes

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap will be conferred with the French honour Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his efforts in the promotion of... ...

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Viking Launches New Ocean Cruise Line

/PRNewswire/ -- Viking Cruises today announced the launch of its ocean product line, Viking Ocean Cruises (www.vikingcruises.com/oceans), marking... ...

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Can art change the world

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Get on board the time machine

Like most ambitious pieces of grandeur (or expensive high art), The Great Gatsby is most likely to evoke polarised responses. You will love it or... ...

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