Everything you need to know about Doulatpur Kala: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Doulatpur Kala: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the BJP in Maharashtra, a former woman office bearer of the party has accused senior leader Madhu Chavan of raping her for the last two decades, police said Wednesday.
Panaji, May 7 (IANS) A BJP legislator Tuesday launched a scathing attack on legendary singer Asha Bhosle for not giving enough to Goa and indulging in double-speak.
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) Veteran southern actress and dancer Rajasulochana breathed her last at her residence here Tuesday morning. She was 77 and is survived by two daughters.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) IAS officer Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty has been appointed the new chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi.
New Delhi, Feb. 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty as chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Lalit Kala Akademi and the University of Fine Art, Vienna, has opened a bilateral exchange in art with a showcase "Artists in Multifunctions" by 22 contemporary Austrian artists at the Akademi's Rabindra Bhawan gallery here.
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed artists are regaling the audiences here with an array of classical music in an ongoing festival, which will also see the participation of guitar legend and Grammy Award winner David Russell.
Agartala, Dec 28 (ANI): The country's premier fine arts institution, Lalit Kala Akademi, recently inaugurated the 54th National Exhibition of Art in Agartala to familiarize the art fraternity of the northeastern region with national art works of excellence.
Agartala, Dec. 19 (ANI): Tripura is playing host to the 54th edition of the National Art Exhibition, a three-week-long event that commenced on Tuesday.
Agartala, Dec 17 (IANS) To familiarize the art fraternity of the northeast region with the national works of art of excellence, the 54th National Exhibition of Art of India's premier fine art institution Lalit Kala Akademi was inaugurated here Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Away from the sculptures and lyrically colourful religious paintings, two masters of the Bengal school of art - Benodebihari Mukherjee and Nandalal Bose - loved to etch, make woodcuts, linocuts, lithographic prints and ink sketches on postcards.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A group of 35 artists from South Asia have come together to exhibit their works at the Lalit Kala Akademi in the capital with a mandate to promote cultural connectivity in the region.
Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, who is set to come back with his TV show "Classic Legends Season 2", says he would never need to do any research work for any documentary on late filmmaker Yash Chopra.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Oct. 31 (ANI): Cultural troupes from across India participated in an International folk Dance festival in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, to promote and preserve the region's traditional folk dances.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The India pavilion at the fifth Beijing Biennale - a sprawling art showcase - in the Chinese capital is drawing young crowd who are eager to know about
Gurgaon, July 4 (IANS) A hardcore criminal was killed Wednesday in a gun battle with police in Haryana, a police official said.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Three children's texts written by Rabindranath Tagore have been produced in pictorial editions in Hindi, English and Bengali by the traditional 'pata chitra' painters of West Bengal.
London, May 18(ANI): A butcher and an optician are two of the six people who have been charged for trafficking an Indian woman from the southern city of Hyderabad, according to Scotland Yard.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The film 'Kahaani', for which she wrote the story, grossed Rs.54.55 crore. Advaita Kala, also considered a pioneer of India's chick lit genre, says women are also heroes and need better representation in Bollywood.
Patna, April 24 (IANS) To ease the financial burden on those suffering from kala azar, most of whom are from impoverished backgrounds, the Bihar government has decided to provide minimum specified wages to each patient and an attendant during their stay in hospital.
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) After "Force", there's some more action up the sleeves of Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham. The actor has once again signed up to play a cop in director Aditya Bhattacharya's new film "Kala Ghoda" which will also feature Kunaal Roy Kapoor of "Delhi Belly" fame.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Is your child about to lose her milk tooth? Instead of throwing it away, you can now opt to use it to harvest stem cells in a dental stem cell bank for future use in the face of serious ailments. Now that's a tooth fairy story coming to life.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) On the 60th anniversary of India-Japan friendship, the first show of 500 traditional Japanese dolls from the Edo period, some costing up to Rs.70,000, is on in the capital.
Lahore, Mar 9 (ANI): Veena Malik has said that she will be back in her home country Pakistan soon to do some projects and also to launch her own music album.
The 26th Surajkund National Craft Fair concludes on Wednesday with the assurance to return with a big bang next year at its scheduled date and time. It was decided in this episode of fair that since next year........
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): The number of deaths from East Africa's worst outbreak of a deadly parasite known as kala azar could be reduced only if there is funding for wider access to treatment, experts have said.
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): As part of the joint celebrations commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, an exhibition of paintings by eight artists from Bangladesh was inaugurated here today at the Lalit Kala Akademi.
Lahore, Nov 6 (ANI): Ruling out any possibility of a military takeover in Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that 'his army' will not rebel against him.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (ANI): Despite assuring Pakistan of stopping further intrusions into its territory, NATO's aircraft once again breached the country's airspace today morning over its border town of Torkham, local media reported.
London, Aug 27 (ANI): Rapper M.I.A. is apparently seeking help from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her ongoing visa battles.
Manjakot (Pakistan), July 19(ANI): A Pakistani couple have been sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery by a tribal court in the Khyber-Pakhtunkwa province of the country.
Lahore, July 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Women Action Forum (WAF) has lodged a strong protest against reports of judgement pronounced by a self-styled jirga to stone to death a couple over alleged illicit affair.
Karachi, Jun.19 (ANI): Pakistani law enforcement agencies have arrested a noted cleric for his alleged links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Peshawar, Apr.10 (ANI): The Taliban extremists, who fled the military operation in the Swat Valley and other areas of the Malakand district, have made Kala Dhaka as their new base.
New Delhi, Mar.30 (ANI): Five Canadian scholars of performing arts, currently studying with their gurus in different parts of India, will come together at 6:00 p.m. on April 1, 2010 to present a concert of Indian art.
Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Unmanned US drones continue to pound the restive North Waziristan, as three more Taliban insurgents were killed in Tabi Ghundi Kala village near Miramshah, the main town of the province.
Khajuraho (MP), Feb 8 (ANI): The week-long Khanjuraho Dance Festival, organized annually by the Kala Parishad in Madhya Pradesh, concluded with enchanting classical dance performances by international dancers on Sunday.
New Delhi, Nov.19 (ANI: The rich and vibrant culture of Punjab has gained big popularity over the years across the world. It gets strongly reflected during Punjabi weddings and other ceremonies. And, 'The Great Big Punjabi Wedding', a new music album promises to cater all that and much more.
New Delhi, April 28 (ANI): Noted Yakshagana artiste, Chende and Maddale player Chipparu Krishnayya Ballal passed away on Monday while performing a Chouki Puja, a ritual worship performed in the green room before the main performance in Bangalore. He was 80.
Islamabad, Apr.23 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman while blaming the former president Pervez Musharraf for the "civil war-like situation" in the country following his decision to join the US led war on terror has said that the fall out of the Taliban's increasing writ in Pakistan could also create trouble for India and China.
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) Environmentalist and godman Balbir Singh Seechewal will go on a 50-km march along the banks of river Sutlej to create awareness about water pollution.
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The financial meltdown is good for art buyers as it has made art more affordable, said acclaimed poet-critic Ashok Vajpeyi here Monday, adding that on the flip side it's a 'bad patch' for artists as prices of their works have gone down drastically.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Best-selling chick lit writer Advaita Kala, author of 'Almost Single', is writing a script for a Bollywood film.
Chennai, Mar 18 (ANI): Self-help groups (SHGs) in Tamil Nadu are helping rural women become self-reliant by opening new employment avenues.
Solo art exhibition of recent oil paintings of Delhi based immerging woman artist Pratibha Singh, known for her unique style, will be opened on 21st February at 5:30 PM in Triveni Gallery
Imphal, Feb.4 (ANI): Manipur is also known for its rich tradition of theatre, which has been used as an important tool or medium to highlight major burning social issues and create awareness in the society.
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Syed Haider Raza, the master of Indian contemporary art, was deeply disappointed to find fake paintings being displayed at an exhibition of his early works in one of the capital's oldest galleries. To prevent this, he feels all artists must have copyrights on their works. Raza has filed a case.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS)The country's art fraternity was rocked Sunday after the Dhoomimal Gallery, the oldest in the capital, pulled off at least a dozen canvases by the master of Indian modern art S.H. Raza after the artist declared they were fake.
Film: 'Sakkarakkatti'; Cast: Shantanu, Ishita Sharma, Vedhika; Music: A.R. Rahman; Director: Kala Prabhu; Rating: **
Film: 'Sakkarakkatti'; Cast: Shantanu, Ishita Sharma, Vedhika; Music: A.R. Rahman; Director: Kala Prabhu; Rating: **
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for extending grants-in-aid to Indian Pharmaceutical Industry for R and D projects.
