Sliding Chinese art mart gives India price edge
August 20th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A slight fallback in the Chinese art market has given Indian art the chance to grab a larger price share, says Christie's top officials visiting ... Read more...
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Four private Indian art archives from US on sale at Sotheby’s
August 9th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Sotheby's has brought out selected art from four important collections of South Asian modern and contemporary art including a cache of wooden toys crafted by ... Read more...
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Delhi government honours Amjad Ali Khan, Ruskin Bond, Girija Devi
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Sarod exponent Amjad Ali Khan, vocalist Girija Devi and writer Ruskin Bond were Friday honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit ... Read more...
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IPS officers reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh
June 20th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday transferred six Indian Police Service (IPS) officials, including the deputy inspector generals (DIG) of Agra and Faizabad and the Special Investigative ... Read more...
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UP backtracks on 7 p.m. closure order for shop, malls (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) Rattled by strong opposition to its decision to close all shops and malls by 7 p.m. for the next 15 days due to the acute power ... Read more...
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I was scared of people hating me: Karanvir Bohra
June 18th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Actor Karanvir Bohra plays an over-possessive and abusive husband in "Saubhagyavati Bhava" and admits that doing an anti-hero role was a risk.Talking about the apprehension ... Read more...
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Gang supplying mobile phone SIM cards to Maoists busted in UP
May 9th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) A major gang providing pre-activated SIM cards to Maoists in other states has been busted by the Lucknow police crime branch, police said Wednesday.Two people were ... Read more...
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Woman victim of land fraud consumes poison
April 24th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 24 (IANS) An 18-year-old victim of a land fraud attempted to kill herself by consuming poison in front of the crowded office of the Gurgaon deputy commissioner Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Gujarat bags award for watershed mangement project (With Image)
April 21st, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Gujarat has been given the Prime Minister's Award for excellence in public administration 2010-11 here on the Civil Services Day saturday ... Read more...
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Employees’ strike paralyses government offices in Kashmir (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, April 17 (IANS) Work in government offices across Jammu and Kashmir was paralysed Tuesday as employees struck work Tuesday demanding an increase in the retirement age and regularization of ... Read more...
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Employees’ strike paralyses Kashmir offices
April 17th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 17 (IANS) A section of Jammu and Kashmir government employees struck work Tuesday demanding, among others, an increase in the retirement age and regularisation of services of casual ... Read more...
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Top officer survives IAF Mirage-2000 crash (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and another pilot ejected safely as an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage-2000 combat jet crashed in central India, ... Read more...
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German found dead in Varanasi hotel
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 22 (IANS) A German national was found dead Wednesday in his hotel room in this temple city, and police said he probably passed away in sleep at night.The ... Read more...
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Japanese executive found dead in Gurgaon park
February 20th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, 20 Feb (IANS) The Japanese managing director of a MNC here was found dead in a park in Sushant Lok area Monday, police said, adding it seemed to be ... Read more...
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Four Indian galleries, Husain tribute at Art Dubai 2012 (With Image)
January 17th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Four top Indian galleries will carry a select showcase of classic and cutting-edge contemporary art, including a tribute to artist M.F. Husain, to the Art ... Read more...
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Nepal okays Trans-Asia Railway Network pact
December 21st, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 21 (IANS) Nepal has endorsed a pact that will enable it connect the railway lines it is planning to develop with Asian and European networks to facilitate the ... Read more...
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Cop beats jeweller to death in Uttar Pradesh
November 24th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 24 (IANS) A police officer has been accused of beating a jeweller to death in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district, police said Thursday.Ram Kumar, 48, died Wednesday after police ... Read more...
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IFS woman’s inter-caste marriage puts family under threat
November 2nd, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 2 (IANS) For a state notorious for illegal diktats of its Khap panchayats (community courts), a family in Haryana's Bhiwani district has been provided police protection after ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan meeting ‘dubious’ character raises eyebrows
October 23rd, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's meeting in the wee hours of Sunday with a man being probed by three government agencies has begun to ... Read more...
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Congress sets up 4 panels to run party in Uttar Pradesh
October 18th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 18 (IANS) The Congress has formed four state-level committees to run party affairs in Uttar Pradesh, a party spokesman said.This decision comes after Sunday's day-long meeting of ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta still rules art auctions
September 25th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Even two years after his death, Tyeb Mehta, pioneer of post-Independence modernism in Indian art, continues to rule international auction markets.
The works of Mehta, who ... Read more...
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Indian art 2.0: Rise of the Young Turks
September 8th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The order is shifting in the firmament of contemporary Indian art. The depleting tribe of senior artists -- following the demise of Jehangir Sabavala, M.F. ... Read more...
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Contemporary masters on paper in Saffronart auction
July 5th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A 24-hour online sale of art July 20-21 by Saffronart will offer an opportunity to acquire a range of 99 important works on paper by ... Read more...
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Indian art is flavour of Paris spring-summer
June 26th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) From the scroll painters of West Bengal, to docu-movies on celebrated contemporary art masters like M.F. Husain and S.H. Raza to sculptures by Indian-born British ... Read more...
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A mega tribute to M.F. Husain planned in capital (With Image)
June 25th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Artists, performers, art protagonists and culture volunteers from across the country will converge in the capital July 2 to celebrate the life and times of ... Read more...
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Judicial custody for 8 in Jharkhand building scam
June 16th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 16 (IANS) Eight people were arrested and sent Thursday to 14 days judicial custody in a Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA) building scam, sources said.The Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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From Punjab to Bihar to IIT, three ’super’ stories
May 29th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) One is the son of a grocer, one's father sells chole-kulche from a cycle cart and the third's runs a mobile repair shop - but all ... Read more...
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Saffronart auctions ‘words and lines’ by Indian masters
April 19th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Art is much more than just colour and compositions. Words And Lines, a 24-hour online auction by Saffronart that opens Wednesday, will auction 90 scrapbooks, ... Read more...
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Two die of shock in Jharkhand demolition drive
April 17th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 17 (IANS) Two people died of "shock" after they were served eviction notices during the ongoing demolition drive in Jharkhand, their family members said Sunday.Kisun Singh, 65, a ... Read more...
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Pandit Jasraj enthrals Dhaka audience
March 20th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 20 (IANS) Music enthusiasts here were thrilled as Pandit Jasraj, one of India's best known exponents of Hindustani classical music, played to a packed house here.The musical soiree ... Read more...
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20 injured as lawyers, officials clash (Lead)
March 1st, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, March 1 (IANS) At least 20 people, including policemen, were injured here Tuesday when lawyers and district officials clashed and then fought pitched battles with police.Tension gripped Colonelganj area when a ... Read more...
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20 injured as lawyers, officials clash
March 1st, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, March 1 (IANS) At least 20 people, including several policemen, were injured here Tuesday as a clash broke out between lawyers and employees of the district administration, with both groups indulging ... Read more...
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Cash van robbery: Photos of driver, gunman released
January 29th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Delhi Police Saturday released the photographs of the driver of a cash van and a gunman who fled with Rs.67.5 lakh a day earlier. The duo have ... Read more...
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Haryana villagers evacuated after chlorine gas leak
January 29th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Hirapur (Haryana), Jan 29 (ANI): The Haryana administration on Saturday evacuated people from two villages after they detected a chlorine gas leak at a nearby factory.Residents of Hirapur village said the gas ... Read more...
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Cash van driver, security guard flee with Rs.67 lakh
January 29th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The driver of a cash van and a gunman fled with Rs.67.5 lakh which they were to deposit in ATM booths across the city. The incident happened ... Read more...
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