New Delhi (IANS) The Banaras Lit Fest has called for nominations for the First BLF Book Awards 2025, an initiative which aims to celebrate and recognise literary excellence in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and translation across Hindi, English, and other Indian … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Drawing from traditional ancient Chinese philosophies, Regina Linke, a Taiwanese-American artist specialising in gongbi style painting, tells (and depicts) the parable of ‘The Oxherd Boy’ (Penguin), who seeks to find joy in the mundane. Gongbi is an … read more
Mumbai (IANS) Actress Sayantani Ghosh, who will showcase her dancing skills in her show ‘Dahej Daasi’, revealed her passion for Indian classical dance, although she hasn’t yet had the opportunity to pursue it formally. “When I was very young, probably … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Indians travelled close to 1,000 cities across 68 countries over the year, a new report revealed on Wednesday. According to the ride-hailing platform Uber, summer holidays appear to be the most popular travel time for Indians to … read more
Agra (IANS) A sea of 110 beauties from around 30 countries on Thursday visited Agra, Uttar Pradesh to witness one of the seven wonders of the world ‘Taj Mahal’. The Tourism Police had made strict arrangements for the safety of … read more
Los Angeles (IANS) Renowned American fashion designer Vera Wang, who gained international recognition for her wedding dress designs, has turned 75. To celebrate the occasion, she shared a photograph of herself as a child. The fashion designer, who started her … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Manish Mehrotra is acknowledged as the foremost exponent of ‘Progressive Indian Cuisine’. Prateek Sadhu is the new star on the block, having garnered a wall full of accolades during his stint at Mumbai’s Masque restaurant, and then … read more
New Delhi (IANS) At an age when most are hungover in nostalgia and melancholy takes over, this couple would rather be on four wheels and cross borders to soak in new adventures, acquaint themselves with distant cultures and speed up … read more
New Delhi (IANS) When Santanu Chanda cleared his B.Com. in Silchar, Assam, his father, who ran a neighbourhood grocery store, said that it was time for him to tie the marital knot with a good-looking Assamese girl. Santanu, though, had … read more
Mumbai (IANS) Ahead of the International Day of Yoga (June 21), actress Vidisha Srivastava has shared the props she uses while doing yoga at home, revealing how she takes help from the walls for balance and uses plastic wires for … read more