Freedom acquiring new meaning for thinking India
August 14th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Freedom as an idea is no longer what it was 65 years ago when India emerged from the shackles of British domination at the stroke ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
German students seek online nod to kill sheep
May 16th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, May 16 (IANS) Two arts students in Germany have triggered online outrage by seeking, in a poll, from people whether or not a sheep should be beheaded as ... Read more...
Posted in World |
An artist who transforms guns into sculptures
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 2 (IANS/EFE) Victor Hugo Zayas is a Mexican painter and sculptor who uses guns recovered by the city of Los Angeles' Gun Buyback Initiative to create works ... Read more...
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NGMA gets a new parallel address on Google Art Project
April 10th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) has officially moved to a new parallel address in cyberspace from where visitors can walk through its new-age ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Adele, Cowell paint portraits for Queen
April 9th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Singer Adele and music mogul Simon Cowell have unveiled self-portraits for a special art project marking Queen Elizabeth II's upcoming Diamond Jubilee.Actor Richard E. Grant, singers ... Read more...
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It’s a different Arab spring in art and culture
January 31st, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Away from the dust and din of revolutions, the Arab world is celebrating a different spring in the arts and culture space by broadening its ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Bizarre ‘dead mice into humans’ hobby is a rage in Brooklyn
February 14th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 14 (ANI): A bizarre hobby of converting dead mice into miniature 'humans' is taking hold in Brooklyn and fast turning into a very popular trend.A Gowanus gallery offering a ... Read more...
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Pain forces US prof to remove part of video cam implanted in his head
February 10th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 10 (ANI): A New York University professor who had implanted a video camera in the back of his head, has been forced to remove part of the device after his ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dating site uses pictures, names of 250,000 unsuspecting Facebook users
February 5th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): A dating site has taken the personal information of 250,000 Facebook users and reproduced it without their knowledge.The creators of Lovely-faces.com, Paolo Cirio and Alessandro Ludovic, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Now Google Street View lets one tour world’s finest museums from home
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 2 (ANI): Google Street View has now used its technology to allow users to roam the world's finest museums from the comfort of their own homes.The online search giant even ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brit gay man, straight woman spark fury after marrying for degree art project
January 15th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): A gay man and a straight woman from the UK have sparked outrage after they got married for a university art project.Nora Battenberg-Cartwright, 21, and Paul Cartwright, 20, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Hollywood Actors Urges To Support Local Artists At Rwanda
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hollywood actors and actresses that visit certain countries during their various shooting schedules often get to see the insufficient facilities that are available to the locals of the area, thereby ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Roman Abramovich Buys New Holland Island For $400 Million To Set Up Museum
December 8th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest buzz surrounding Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is that he is going to set up a museum for his private collection in New Holland Island ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sally Davies Shows McDonald’s Happy Meal Doesn’t Rot
October 13th, 2010 - 2:57 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Artist and photographer Sally Davies made a very disturbing point when she decided to set a Happy Meal from McDonalds out in her kitchen, to see and document ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
In art, street kids find home and healing
May 1st, 2010 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Husna loves to colour her canvases blue and darken the lighted spaces in her nature-scapes with thick dabs of acrylic pigments. The 14-year-old lost her ... Read more...
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From Gautam Bhatia comes graphic novel, miniature style (IANS Books, With Image)
March 21st, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Filled with rich visual imagery in miniature art style, Bihar is a tale of rise, fall and redemption in architect-writer Gautam Bhatia's new graphic novel, ... Read more...
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Tarantino to sell ‘Inglourious…’ posters to raise funds
February 18th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino has joined hands with artists like David Choe and Jeremy Fish to turn his hit film "Inglourious Basterds" into an art project to raise ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Illegal Border crossing to be aided by GPS
December 31st, 2009 - 12:14 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Diego, Dec 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The innovative faculty at the University of California, San Diego, are developing a GPS-enabled cell phone that tells dehydrated and thirsty migrants where to find water ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Black-Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am says Kevin Rudd is an inspiration
October 10th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 10 (ANI): American rapper will.i.am of the band Black-Eyed Peas has nothing but praise for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, saying that he is a source of inspiration.Will.i.am, 34, ... Read more...
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Joaquin Phoenix musical plans are for real, says rep
January 29th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): Joaquin Phoenixs rep has hit out at the reports that the actors rap career is a hoax, insisting that his plans to venture in are for real.Pals ... Read more...
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Logistics park planned near Gandhinagar
January 20th, 2009 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 20 (IANS) Logistics major Container Corp of India (CONCOR) will set up a freight logistics park near state capital Gandhinagar, officials here said.Spread over 151 acres at Khodiyar in Gandhinagar ... Read more...
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Bond babe Gemma Artertons tough upbringing keeps her grounded
September 10th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 10 (ANI): English actress Gemma Arterton has revealed that her tough upbringing has helped her stay level-headed.Arterton, who is the new love of James Bond in the movie ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Parsvnath to develop Buddha Smriti Udhyaan in Patna
June 27th, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The city-based realtor Parsvnath Developers Ltd announced Friday that it has won a Rs.1.25 billion ($30 million) order to build a Buddha Smriti Udhyaan in Patna. The ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Tommy Lee has Pammie Google Alerted!
June 24th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Pamela Anderson has revealed that her former husband Tommy Lee keeps constant track of whatever she does via Google Alerts.Speaking to Radar magazine, the ex-Baywatch star ... Read more...
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Forget your email check out snail mail!
June 18th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): UK scientists have equipped three snails with tiny capsules holding a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip to enable them to send e-mails on behalf of visitors to ... Read more...
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