Poetry on stone: Timeless genre in revival across India (Feature, With image)
June 11th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) It is 6.30 in the morning as a group of 12 poets assemble at the Purana Gumbad in Lodi Gardens Sunday under the banner ... Read more...
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Poetry at the monument in Delhi
June 9th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Against the backdrop of quiet monuments that stand mute witnesses to history, a unique poetry recitation programme will be held in the sylvan surroundings ... Read more...
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Top seeds enter pre-quarters of National TT
January 7th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Jan 7 (IANS) Top eight seeds in boys and girls sections sailed into the pre-quarters of the Indian Oil Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships at the Municipal ... Read more...
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Eager to compose music for Bollywood again: Zakir Hussain (Movie Snippets)
February 5th, 2011 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) He composed music for critically acclaimed "Mr And Mrs Iyer" and now tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain is eager to make music for Bollywood films again."The problem ... Read more...
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Pune plays host to two-day Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum
September 3rd, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Sep.3 (ANI): To disseminate entrepreneurial spirit in all fields of society, a two-day Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum is being held in Pune on September 3 and 4 that will seek ... Read more...
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Working on Indian films becomes a task: Zakir Hussain (Interview)
August 7th, 2010 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, who has returned to music composition after eight years with the crossover movie "For Real", says he doesn't work on many ... Read more...
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Mammooty and his films shine at Kerala film awards
April 6th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammooty and his films dominate the Kerala State Film Awards 2009 which were announced by State Minister for Culture M.A. Baby Tuesday.
Mammooty is named the best ... Read more...
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National Film Awards and IFFI expert committees constituted
December 10th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted two expert committees for upgradation of the National Film Awards (NFA) and the International Film Festival of India ... Read more...
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Exposure to family violence worsens physical, mental health of older women
March 6th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): Older women exposed to high levels of family violence during lifetimes are likely to have poor health, according to a new study.In the study involving African American ... Read more...
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Pakistani writer Mohammed Hanif nominated for Commonwealth prize
March 1st, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 1 (ANI): Pakistani writer Mohammed Hanif, author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes, has been shortlisted for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best First Book from Europe ... Read more...
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Citi sells Indian IT arm to Wipro for $127 mn
December 23rd, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 23 (IANS) The ailing global financial services firm Citigroup Inc is selling its India-based captive IT services subsidiary City Technology Services (CTS) to Wipro Technologies for $127 million (Rs.6.2 billion) ... Read more...
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‘Zesty’ novel on Bhopal disaster takes Commonwealth regional award
March 14th, 2008 - 10:07 am ICT by admin
London, March 14 (IANS) Indian born writer Indra Sinha's novel "Animal's People" has won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the best book in the Europe and Asia region. The winners of regional ... Read more...
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Resolution on president’s rule in Nagaland likely on Tuesday
February 24th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is planning to bring in a resolution to confirm president's rule in Nagaland Tuesday, immediately after the presentation of the railway ... Read more...
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