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Assam celebrates Bihu with gusto, prays for peace

Guwahati, April 15: The entire Assam in soaked in Rongali Bihu festivities. From villages to cities, Assamese people welcomed the month-long harvest festival with great gusto. Amidst all celebrations, revellers prayed for peace and tranquility, as Assam suffered almost ...

To play, or not to play? Holi in the Time of 'Drought'

Bangalore, March 27: This time Holi festival has taken a new colour. Play Holi without water, as water crisis and drought like situation across country have hit the nation. Several campaigns were started by NGOs to spread the message of not ...

A festival to restore Bangalore as top startup capital

Bangalore, March 5: A private-government initiative to make Bangalore, a known outsource hub, an attractive destination for startups kicks off March 7 here.The four-day "StartUp Festival - Bangalore" is intended to make the city "the next big destination for entrepreneurs ...

A Festival To Make Bangalore A Top Startup Capital

Look beyond India for Karachi lit fest: Pakistani daily

Islamabad, Feb 19: The Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) may be better served by reaching out more to authors, writers and performers from beyond India, said a leading daily Tuesday.An editorial in the Dawn said that missing this year was a strong ...

Wear a 'soil-coloured' kurta or face Mamata music!

Kolkata, Feb 9: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is turning out to be a big threat in the life of her ministers and officials. After the 'fair abuse' episode where the CM threatened to whip her security guards for there ...

Nandys Comments On Sc Sts Creates Furore At Jlf

Nandy's comment on SCs, STs creates furore at JLF

Jaipur, Jan 26: The Jaipur Literature Festival today witnessed fireworks after political critic Ashis Nandy made a controversial comment on corruption and people belonging to OBC, SC and ST communities which drew a strong response from the audience. At a ...

Controversy and message of peace from Jaipur Lit Festival

Jaipur, Jan 25: More than books, the Jaipur Literature Festival, the largest literary festival in Asia-Pacific, is known for the controversies. Although this time too controversy ensued even before the start of the Lit Fest, the event kick-started on a positive ...

Jaipur Literature Festival and Protests by Fanatics

New Delhi, Jan 21: Over the years, Jaipur Literature Festival has grown as a prominent platform to promote rich literary heritage of India and its neighbouring countries. However, unfortunately the festival has been hijacked by fanatics belonging to both Hindu and ...

Hyderabad Lit Fest to discuss on 'India, that is Bharat'

Hyderabad, Jan 17: In recent times, India hugely debated on "India" versus "Bharat" issue in the wake of controversial comment on Delhi gangrape by RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat. Those who are interested in knowing more about the difference between "India" and ...

Mamata's dream beach fest opener a damp squib

Kolkata, Jan 17: After the Bengal Leads, it is time for the Digha beach festival to fall flat in it very second year! The festival, which is a brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as she thought of developing the ...

Cultures of Peace: A potpourri from Northeast

New Delhi, Jan 16: The national capital will play host to a unique two-day festival of the northeast from Friday featuring music, film screenings, readings and discussions highlighting the literature, culture, politics and food of the region. "Cultures of Peace: ...

High points of Maha Kumbh 2013

Allahabad, Jan 14: The 2013 edition of the Maha Kumbh kicked off on Monday, on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti. The previous Maha Kumbh was held in 2001. The Mela will go on for 55 days and will witness a ...

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