New Delhi | 3 days ago
Solo theatre reflects on life and times of Manto
New Delhi, May 12 - When he does not wield a pen, he is Saadat Hasan, just another man pilloried by the wars of survival.The asfana - that keeps him alive hides in his pocket, says actor Ashwath Bhatt, encapsulating the spirit of the legendary storyteller Saadat Hasan Manto in his solo performance, Ek Mulaqat Manto Se, to celebrate the raconteur's 100th birthday May 11.Bhatt, a veteran stage actor ... read more

Panaji | 4 days ago
Goa chief minister to pen 'hilarious, bestselling' memoir
Panaji, May 11 - Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who single-handedly scripted the Bharatiya Janata Party's - victory in the recently held Goa polls, may soon be 'scripting' yet another success story.He is planning to pen down a memoir on his political life and the 56-year-old claims he has enough fodder to make it to the bestseller list.'I am now thinking of writing a book and I am sure it will b ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Parliament remembers Tagore
New Delhi, May 8 - Parliament remembered Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 151st birth anniversary Tuesday.Among those who paid floral tributes to the 'great son of India' in the Central Hall of parliament were Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and United Progressive Alliance chairperson ... read more

New Delhi | 12 days ago
Museum on Indian Cinema to be ready by May 2013: Soni
New Delhi, May 3 - A museum on Indian cinema, being built in Mumbai, chronicling the history of the industry and its global impact, will be readied by May next year, said Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni Thursday.There are a few interesting projects to commemorate the centenary -. We are planning to open a museum of Indian cinema. The museum will be in Mumbai, in the heritage buil ... read more

Mumbai | 13 days ago
Indian cinema to turn 100, celebs applaud its accomplishments
Mumbai, May 2 - The Indian film industry will celebrate 100 years of its existence in 2013. Celebrities are excited and say that the progress and growth of the cinema in the last 10 decades have been outstanding.On May 3 1913, India's first full-length feature film Raja Harishchandra was first shown in public. Although it was a silent film, it marked the advent of the Indian film industry. Here is ... read more

Mumbai | 14 days ago
Maharashtra plans low-cost houses for Mumbai mill workers
Mumbai, May 1 - As Maharashtra turned 52 Tuesday, the government said it would provide low-cost housing to mill workers and free houses to kin of mill workers who died during struggle for a state for Marathi-speaking people.The government has decided to provide 6,948 houses to mill workers at reduced and affordable rates, at Rs.7,50,000 in multi-storeyed buildings. The government will also give fr ... read more

Agartala | 18 days ago
'Fake barriers, bureaucracy posing hurdles in Indo-Bangla ties'
Agartala, April 27 - Man-made obstacles and bureaucratic hassles are major hurdles in fostering relations between India and Bangladesh leading to distrust, underdevelopment and non-execution of a range of bilateral issues, international experts said here Friday.The experts, including former diplomat Veena Sikri, international transport expert M. Rahmatullah, Dhaka University professor Meshbah Kama ... read more

Mumbai | 1 month ago
Mega celebrations mark Jain temple bi-centenary
Mumbai, April 15 - Last week, thousands of Jain families here and in Thane were pleasantly surprised to receive large, neatly packed flat boxes at their homes by courier.The packets - some 136,000 of which were distributed with a gigantic 2 feet X 1 foot ornately printed invitation card - contained delicious almond halwa sprinkled with choicest dry-fruits. Besides, over 10,000 laddoos were distrib ... read more

Washington | 1 month ago
Pentagon monitoring North Korean satellite launch
Washington, April 6 - The US Defense Department was closely monitoring the prospect of a satellite launch this month by North Korea, a top Pentagon official said.George Little, acting assistant secretary of defence for public affairs, said the US was monitoring it closely. We understand the impact it could have on regional stability.We're working very closely with our Republic of Korea - allies as ... read more

New Delhi | 1 month ago
History back on shelves with a dash of drama
New Delhi, April 5 - History books are inching back on the shelves - but with a dash of drama and peppy language to hook the average reader.'I think there are two major attractions that a historical narrative holds for us. First, history is all about stories...stories about people and places with the benefit of hindsight. And who doesn't like a good story?' asked Udayan Mitra, publisher of Allen L ... read more