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Digital Technology key to reviving 19th Century Kalighat Paintings
Kolkata, Sep 16: With only a couple of practitioners left today, the bold brush strokes and symphony of natural colours that are the hallmark of the 19th century Kalighat paintings from West Bengal are in "urgent" need of a digital boost to…
Seemanchal Region: MIM gears up for Bihar Assembly Elections
Hyderabad, Sep 15: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) is gearing up to get a foothold in Bihar by contesting assembly elections in the Seemanchal region and is confident of making a modest but impressive debut. Confined to Hyderabad…
At 95, Bihar Man goes in for Masters Degree
Patna, Sep 14: He is of an age few people reach and when there are no more goals to be achieved, but 95-year-old Raj Kumar Vaishya is still keen to fulfill his dream of acquiring a masters degree and is working for it with the help of his…
Ramayana, Gita not Religious Texts: Culture Minister
New Delhi, Sep 14: The Ramayana and the Gita are not religious texts and should be taught in schools, according to union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma.
Sharma said that including the Ramayana and the Gita in school curriculum was an…
Sonia, Rahul plough lonely furrow in darkening Political Landscape
The extension of Sonia Gandhi's term as Congress president by another year in her 17th year in the position is an admission of the party's failure to be a living, evolving, dynamic entity rather than an acknowledgement of her staying power…
Heavy use of Wireless Communicating devices trigger Headaches, Allergies?
Kolkata, Sep 12: Should you worry about 'wireless allergies'? Addressed with skepticism by most, the term electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) or wireless allergy or gadget allergy, is ascribed to a range of non-specific symptoms like…
Land Boundary Agreement: India gives 110 Enclaves to Bangladesh
Agartala, Sep 11: Even as India gave away to Bangladesh 110 of the 111 enclaves and in return received 51 enclaves at midnight on July 31, one enclave - Tripura's Muhurichar - still remains undecided.
As part of the implementation of the…
M.M. Kalburgi killing: Where is freedom of Speech, ask Scholars
New Delhi, Sep 11: The death of Kannada rationalist and literary scholar M.M. Kalburgi has sparked protests among people of all spheres in Karnataka. Many political leaders have drawn parallels between his death and those of rationalists…
Need Laws to prohibit Leaving Young Children in Cars
New Delhi, Sep 11: In the wake of suffocation to death of two minor sisters in a locked car in Gurgaon, child health experts on Thursday said stricter laws to prohibit parents from leaving their young children unattended in cars was the…
Keep Political Parties out of Campus Politics: Lyngdoh
Hyderabad, Sep 9: Political parties should be kept out of campus politics and not holding indirect elections to the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) itself amounts to contempt of court, former chief election commissioner J.M. Lyngdoh…