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Samba and sequins: Brazil's carnival paints the town red

It's time to party!!! Brazil's most famous carnival celebrations have taken place in Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of sparkling dancers from the Rio de Janeiro's elite samba schools put on a......

Best moments 2018: Bull runs, royal weddings, supermoons!

As we near the end of another eventful year, 15 moments from the world of arts and culture.Please come back soon for more in our 2018 series. Kindly click on the image below to view the photographs......

The women who sparkle in 'greatest show on Earth'

It is dubbed the ‘greatest show on Earth’ with thousands of sparkling Brazilian dancers ignoring sweltering heat to put on a spectacular samba parade. Welcome to the Brazilian carnival!......

Feathers, fun and fanfare! It's time for the carnival

Rio de Janeiro’s famed Carnival got underway as hundreds of thousands roared into the streets for the most colourful festival ever. Reuters photographers Pilar Olivares, Sergio Moraes, Paulo......

When all you could see in London was feathers and colour!

The streets of Notting Hill were transformed into a sea of colour and feathered costumes as the Notting Hill Carnival was held on two days – August 28 and 29. Thousands of revellers......

How The Pandemic Affected Puja

The estimated size of the Durga Puja economy could be about Rs 2.75 trillion in 2021 had there been no pandemic, points out Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: A restricted access Durga Puja pandal. Photograph:......

Durga Puja economy is worth Rs 1 lakh cr!

If the Puja as a brand can be marketed more effectively outside Bengal, even overseas, it might do wonders for the economy, says Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Maha Panchami Puja at the Sarbojanin Durga......

How Neymar reacted to PSG's Champions League loss

'This is a disgrace!! ... It's just not possible!!!' IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Neymar. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters Injured Paris St Germain striker Neymar lashed out at the video......

2016 Rewind: India's women shine bright; Kohli enjoys dream run

With a mixed bag of success and failure, Indian sports remains in a state of inertia in the absence of a proper vision from the administrators. IMAGE: PV Sindhu, left, and Sakshi Malik celebrate......

Brazil didn't mess up Olympics, nor did it make most of them

The enduring images of the Games will be not just the great sporting achievements - from US swimmer Michael Phelps' 28th Olympic medal to Usain Bolt's historic sprint 'triple triple' - but also the......

Rio: Enduring slavery, civil war - A touching tale of a South Sudanese marathoner

When he was a boy his parents sent him to live with an uncle in Khartoum because it was safer. But it took three years to get there. At one point he was abducted and forced into servitude for a......

Opening Ceremony: Vanderlei de Lima lights cauldron; Gisele steals the show

IMAGE: Brazilian top model Gisele Bundchen takes part in the opening ceremony. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters. Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy......

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