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Photo exhibition for flood hit Ladakh |
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A three day photo exhibition featuring the works of some of the prominent photographers of the country was inaugurated here to raise funds for the flood ravaged victims of Ladakh. |
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Dialogue between Raghu Rai, Mexican photo stalwart on exhibit |
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Stunning pictures mostly in black and white showcasing a dialogue between two stalwart photographers Graciela Iturbide from Mexico and Ragu Rai from India is on exhibit here. |
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Modern Indian masters go under auction |
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It's auction time again for the online auction house Saffronart, which has included some new artists in its upcoming autumn sale. |
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Resort wear at fashion week |
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If you thought resort wear for men was all about just flower printed shirts and bermuda shorts, you can not be more wrong. |
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Ahead of CWG, Kiran Bedi's book on civic sense |
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Moved by the 'not so good' image of civic sense of Indians among foreigners, India's first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi has brought out suggestions for laymen to improve their civic behaviour ahead of the Commonwealth Games. |
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Husain, Raza works leave art lovers "floored" |
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The soft contours of Mumtaz Jahan's face, the colourful shades of the chrysanthemum, the sharp strokes depicting a bejewelled tribal woman, no, these aren't brush strokes on canvas, but art captured on carpets! |
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Can man solve practical problems? Math riddle holds clue |
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The key to solving day-to-day practical problems lies inside a numerical riddle that has confounded scientists for many years, say mathematicians. |
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PM returned Rs 2 lakh he took from Khushwant for election |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lost the Lok Sabha election from South Delhi in 1999 but he immediately returned Rs two lakh he had taken from writer Khushwant Singh for hiring taxis saying he had not used it. |
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Thanking teachers with a concert |
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Not very often we see music bands paying tributes to what are essentially one of the building blocks of our lives - teachers. |
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What's in a name? A song can do the job! |
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Mothers at a remote village in Meghalaya call their children not by their names, but by songs assigned to each of them - a tradition handed down through generations. |
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My new novel spunky, stylish: Delhi-based German author |
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German author Roswitha Joshi, who has made India her second home, uses a spicy Indo-German love story to depict different outlooks and attitudes regarding marriage, women, social position, professional aspirations in her new novel in which her personal experiences play a big role too. |
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Celebrity Oz chef on India tour to pick up cuisine tips |
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Preferring Indian cuisine over others, celebrity chef Curtis Stone, forever on the hunt for new recipes and cooking methods, has been touring India to gain expertise on the culinary variety in the country. |
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Book pays tribute to canine friend |
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Animal lovers have often expressed their attachment for their pets in myriad ways and those with a literary bent have gone on to include them in some form or other in biographies, autobiographies and other works of fiction and non-fiction. |
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Textiles, crafts of India on show during CWG |
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A confluence of 'bazaars' displaying the best of textiles and artistic wares from across the country will provide a glimpse of India's traditional art and culture to visitors during the Commonwealth Games. |
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Living the age through sitcoms |
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They may be fantasy living in a make-believe world, but the characters of popular friendship based English sitcoms seem to have traversed fiction for fans, who are picking up tips ranging from dealing with a bad day at work to falling in love.
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Elderly file legal cases just to pass time! |
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Getting trapped in a legal hassle is last thing most people might want but an increasing number of elderly people are filing legal cases driven by their addiction and ego problem, says a survey. |
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Delhi govt buildings to go 'green' |
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In tune with its climate change initiative, Delhi Government has begun the process of converting 15 existing government buildings into 'green buildings' by making them energy efficient. |
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Taj voted the most popular Asian destination |
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Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is grand winner of the voter's choice for most popular Asian destination. |
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Indians more interested in Facebook than market trading! |
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Indians are more interested in social networking sites than stock markets, says a study. |
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Find out how long your romance will last! |
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Scientists have devised a new psychological test which they claim can predict whether or not a romantic relationship will last.
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