Everything you need to know about U.g.c.works: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about U.g.c.works: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) As beautiful as pearls, his calligraphic pieces adorn mosques in different parts of the world, international exhibitions, drawing rooms and even private jets.
London, June 19 (IANS/EFE) Fourteen watercolour fruit studies by Salvador Dali were sold for the first time Tuesday at an auction in London, fetching a total of 726,000 pounds ($1.13 million).
Haridwar, June 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Water Resources Harish Rawat has expressed his satisfaction over the rescue operation and relief works in the flood affected areas of Uttarakhand.
Washington, June 19 (ANI): UC Irvine researchers have found that the herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief increases the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent.
Stockholm, June 18 (IANS) Supermodel Caroline Winberg says models need to be professional to everyone if they really want to survive in the fashion industry.
New York, June 18 (ANI): An antisocial media website called 'Hell is Other People' promises to keep users away from their annoying online friends.
Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden said accusations from American politicians that he is a Chinese spy are a "predictable smear" designed to "distract from the issue of U.S. government misconduct", according to a South China Morning Post report on Tuesday.
Madrid, June 18 (IANS/EFE) The Goya drawing "Si yerras los tiras!" (If you miss the mark!), a political allegory in which the figure may be King Ferdinand VII, will be sold at auction July 2 in London, Christie's said.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) After football, hockey could be another field for possible cooperation in training between Argentina and India, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Monday after talks with visiting Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman here.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Karun Chandhok is banking on past experience for a top five finish in his class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, zooming off this weekend at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The monsoon is often linked to romance and this rainy season brighten up your wardrobe by adding outfits in hues of red, green, and bright purple.
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Karun Chandhok is banking on his past experience at 24 Hours of Le Mans for a top five finish in the world's oldest sports car race, zooming off this weekend at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Wellington, June 16 (ANI): In a new twist to the doping controversy surrounding international sports, especially cycling, a New Zealand cyclist has admitted that he uses painkillers to aid his performance, adding that he knows of other riders who are doing the same.
Los Angeles, June 15 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck, who has three children, believes that raising kids is the greatest thing he could ever do in life.
Rome, June 15 (IANS/AKI) A former senior official in the Italian government has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling 10 million euros of interior ministry funds, police said.
Los Angeles, June 14 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Kimberley Walsh says stomach is the best part of her body as it always stays flat and she only notices if she has put on weight when her derriere starts to "expand".
Berlin, June 12 (IANS) Actress-model Heidi Klum says she doesn't have a "high maintenance" beauty regime and regularly uses budget-friendly products.
Washington, June 12 (ANI): The wheel has finally been reinvented -and it actually works better than the original.
Sydney, June 12 (ANI): Australian national selector John Inverarity has said that retired Test captain Ricky Ponting and batsman Simon Katich will not be called to the Ashes squad as emergency back-up if captain Michael Clarke's back problems continue.
Sydney, June 11 (IANS) Actress-model Elle Macpherson avoids swimwear photoshoots now as she's become older and worries that people might get bored of seeing her in a bikini.
Washington, June 10 (ANI): It is possible to manipulate an existing memory simply by suggesting new or different information, a series of studies conducted by an Iowa State University research team have shown.
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Forget travelling with guide books and maps. ASMALLWORLD (ASW), a private international travel and lifestyle club, is at your service, to ease your travel woes with real people, offering deals and offers at every step - stay, food, shopping or leisure.
Toronto, June 8 (IANS/EFE) Singer-songwriter Jon Secada said that the Hispanic community is starting to raise its level of awareness about environmental problems.
Sydney, June 8 (ANI): Former Australian opener Mark Taylor has said that Australian captain Michael Clarke might have to scale back his one-day career to get through consecutive Ashes series, even as the ailing Clarke was ruled out of Australia's first ICC Champions Trophy match against England on Saturday.
Panaji, June 7 (IANS) Bull-fights should be allowed in Goa because male bovines anyway head-butt and fight before mating, Congress MP Francisco Sardinha said here Friday.
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Director-choreographer Remo D'Souza feels lucky that he is part of the Hindi film industry at a time when movies with good script, made with a good mix of drama and emotion, work over those which boast of star-studded casts.
Paris, June 7 (IANS/EFE) Two Pablo Picasso paintings belonging to his granddaughter Marina's personal collection sold for more than 5 million euros ($6.6 million) at an auction here Thursday.
London, June 6 (ANI): Scientists have developed an "invisibility" time cloak which is able to hide events in a continuous stream of light.
Washington, June 6 (ANI): Scientists are reporting development and successful lab tests on the first potential drug to pack a lethal one-two punch against melanoma skin cancer cells.
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Works of Indian contemporary artists, including two paintings by late M.F. Husain, and Pakistani painters will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London for its Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale June 11.
Washington, June 6 (ANI): A Persian carpet decorated with swirling vines and vibrant flowers that was stored for decades by the Corcoran Gallery of Art has been sold for more than 30 million dollars in the U.S..
New York, June 6 (ANI): Artist Daniel Edwards' nude fertility statue of Kim Kardashian, entitled 'L.A. Fertility' statue, was unveiled at LAB ART Gallery in LA on Wednesday.
London, June 6 (ANI): England captain Alastair Cook has hailed young cricketer Jos Buttler, saying that he has special talent and works very hard to ensure that he makes the most of his natural ability.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A woman allegedly drowned both her children and then hung herself at her home here, police said Wednesday. No suicide note was found.
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Actor Rohitashv Gaur, who will continue to play Mukundi in the second season of "Lapataganj", confesses that he was heartbroken when the show went off air.
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Drugs commonly used to treat Alzheimer's disease may have another benefit: preventing heart attacks and premature death, a new study has suggested.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The team of forthcoming movie "Gulaab Gang", which is based on the real life story of women's grit and determination, has launched BELIEVE, a campaign that celebrates the triumphs of women's heroism.
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) Adding a contemporary touch to tree-planting ceremonies that were organised by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, musicians and actors of Bengal will hold a concert here Saturday aimed at highlighting the conservation of nature on the occasion of World Environment Day.
Los Angeles, June 5 (IANS) Hollywood actress Winona Ryder says though she has been blessed with a naturally slim body, now she will start exercising properly to be fit.
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) After making a successful debut in southern cinema with "Chirutha", Neha Sharma was disappointed when her Bollywood debut "Crook" bombed at the box office. She says she was in denial after that.
Tokyo, June 4 (ANI): An aging population and a low birth rate has left Japanses firms worried enough about facing the possibility of scarcity of young workers, so much so, that many companies are now preferring to hire married women.
Eugene, Oregon (US), June 4 (IANS/CMC) World and Olympic 400- metre champion Kirani James has conceded that it was a tactical error which cost him a first win over the former World and Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt at the Prefontaine Classic here.
Los Angeles, June 4 (IANS) Model Olivia Palermo believes summer months are the best time to flaunt her style with bright colours and bold prints.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) If new-age brides are moving away from heavy-weight wedding outfits, they are also saying 'no' to over-the-top make-up.
Washington, June 3 (ANI): Researchers have identified a key brain protein involved in cocaine addiction.
Washington, June 3 (ANI): With a new printing process, researchers have made major improvements to organic electronics - a technology in demand for lightweight, low-cost solar cells, flexible electronic displays and tiny sensors.
Washington, June 3 (ANI): With a new printing process, researchers have made major improvements to organic electronics - a technology in demand for lightweight, low-cost solar cells, flexible electronic displays and tiny sensors.
Washington, June 3 (ANI): We know that there are many health benefits of getting enough sleep, and that the negative impacts of sleep deprivation can be severe.
London, June 3 (ANI): In a study, researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have determined the role of a key growth factor, found in skin cells of limited quantities in humans, which helps hair follicles form and regenerate during the wound healing process.
Los Angeles, June 2 (IANS) Singer Jennifer Lopez reportedly works out in a Swarovski suit before going out and performing live on a stage.
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president I.S. Bindra called some of the BCCI working committee members present at the general meeting here Sunday as gutless and said that N. Srinivasan, who stepped aside as the board chief, will continue to rubber stamp every decision.
London, June 1 (ANI): A researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has published a new website that allows listeners to literally hear the music of the stars.
Washington, May 31 (ANI): Matthew Perry has revealed that the unrelenting media coverage about his drinking problems played a significant role in his recovery.
Washington, May 31 (ANI): Researchers including an Indian scientist have found that a simple program that uses pedometers to monitor how much people move throughout the day is helping them decrease their sitting time and increase physical activity.
The "Britain's Got Talent" judge also says that a healthy lifestyle and a happy-go-lucky outlook make you attractive.
New York, May 31 (ANI): Jockey International has spent eight years developing a new measurement system, which the company says takes into account the shape of a woman's breasts, not merely bust size.
Washington, May 31 (ANI): GLYX-13, a molecular cousin to ketamine, induces similar antidepressant results without the street drug side effects, according to a study.
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says that he takes inspiration from his parents. He said even today his parents inspire him.
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) Around 80,000 women in China's northern Hebei province have enrolled as "volunteer mothers" to take care of 60 million children in rural areas left behind by their parents to work in big cities.
"I go to bed early the night before (a concert), around 2 a.m. I am up at 10 the next morning. Any earlier and you'll be too relaxed by showtime," femalefirst.co.uk quoted the 69-year-old singer as saying.
Washington, May 29 (ANI): It is not only your own innate taste, but also what you have been taught that decides if you like a work of art, according to an Australian-Norwegian research team.
Beijing, May 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Nepal on Tuesday launched a new system of providing identity cards to all summiteers of Mt. Everest (Qomolongma) so that they get recognition and respect in their daily lives.
Hamburg, May 28 (ANI): The international provider of building data Emporis (www.emporis.com) has come up with a list of the world's most spectacular museums.
Havana, May 28 (IANS/EFE) Cuban cinema and its institutions are going through a period of debate focused on remodelling and energizing the mechanisms and structures that have guided it for more than five decades, in line with other reforms being enacted on the island.
London, May 26 (ANI): Argentine football legend Diego Maradona had reportedly grabbed his girlfriend by the neck during a bust-up on a plane.
Washington, May 26 (ANI): A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher has developed a new screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose breast cancer - and determine its severity - before it could be detected with a mammogram.
Washington, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Delta IV rocket has successfully launched a Wideband Global SATCOM 5 satellite of the US Air Force from Cape Canaveral.
Washington, May 25 (ANI): Computer simulations of galaxies have shown that cold gas - fuel for stars - spirals into their cores along filaments and rapidly make its way towards their centers.
Washington, May 25 (ANI): A food supplement named Coenzyme Q10 can decrease death because of heart failure by half, according to the results of a trial.
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) His elder brother is associated with a film production banner, while his younger brother is a video jockey-turned-actor. Director-actor Kunaal Roy Kapur feels even though they are not really a film family, but they have ended up being one.
New York, May 25 (IANS/EFE) New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reopened its European paintings galleries after a two-year renovation, giving a privileged space to Spanish masters Velazquez, El Greco and Goya.
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday inaugurated a study centre-cum-museum dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb, who revealed that she eats only about 1,120 calories a day, has been advised to eat more, by a nutrition expert.
Quito, May 24 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador's first satellite avoided a direct collision with the remains of a Russian rocket, but whether the device is still operating remains unclear, the head of the country's EXA space agency told EFE.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The right hair cut, hair accessories and hair-styling products can enhance how your tresses look, and make it easy for you to maintain them.
Washington, May 23 (ANI): When a solar flare filled with charged particles erupts from the Sun, its magnetic fields sometime break a widely accepted rule of physics.
London, May 23 (ANI): American short story writer Lydia Davis, whose works can be as brief as a single sentence, has won the fifth Man Booker International Prize topling other authors including an Indian named U.R. Ananthamurthy.
Washington, May 23 (ANI): Gwyneth Paltrow, who is known for her devastatingly good figure, has revealed that her daily routine includes two hours of exercise.
Sydney, May 23 (ANI): Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has said that he is often misunderstood by some in the Cricket Australia hierarchy, saying that he will prove them wrong by proving himself on the field and bringing home the Ashes.
Washington, May 23 (ANI): A new approach for immunizing against influenza, developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), elicited a more potent immune response and broader protection than the currently licensed seasonal influenza vaccines when tested in mice and ferrets.
London, May 23 (IANS) American short story writer Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth 60,000 pounds Man Booker International Prize at aceremony held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Washington, May 23 (ANI): Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine's effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice.
London, May 23 (IANS) American author Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Moscow, May 22 (IANS ) Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr could start working "shortly", Xinhua reported Wednesday, quoting Russia's state atomic energy agency Rosatom.
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Various facets of India in the last 50 years have been brought to life through a bouquet of photographs by international photographers at an exhibition here, the organisers said Wednesday.
Washington, May 22 (ANI): A Brooklyn gospel singer has sued McDonald's alleging her voice has been ruined after she swallowed a piece of glass that was in her chicken sandwich.
Madrid, May 22 (IANS/EFE) Design and fine arts students from Spain's Universidad Francisco opened a show Tuesday at Madrid's Museo del Traje that showcases their talents.
Washington, May 22 (ANI): In a study by UC Irvine neurobiologists, children with autism showed significant improvement after six months of simple sensory exercises at home using everyday items such as scents, spoons and sponges.
Los Angeles, May 21 (IANS) Bioengineers have developed a waterproof fabric that could drain away sweat, a study says.
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Bioengineers at the University of California, Davis have invented waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat, using microfluidic technology.
Moscow, May 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A retired US diplomat and expert on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has been banned from entering Russia.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Scarf is an accessory that never goes out of style irrespective of season. Wear this wardrobe staple in various colours and fabrics around your neck in different ways and also on other body parts.
Dubai, May 20 (IANS) An Indian university lecturer who had come to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a short visit has been arrested by police here for blogging against a Dubai-based university.
Brackley, May 20 (IANS) Agreement has been reached between Mercedes and McLaren for Paddy Lowe to join the works team ahead of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix June 9.
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The centenary of legendry artist Gopal Ghose, famed for ingenious handling of watercolours is now being celebrated with an exhibition of his works at an art gallery here, the organisers said Sunday.
Chennai, May 19 (ANI): The Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) on Sunday accepted that they were not in a position to control spot-fixing in wake of the spot-fixing row which involves three Rajasthan Royals players.
Washington, May 19(ANI): Sarah Michelle Gellar shared her best parenting advice ever as she showed up at the CBS Upfront event for her new comedy series, The Crazy Ones, in New York City.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Justice delayed is justice denied. Nowhere this rings truer than in India where a staggering 30 million cases are said to be pending in the country's courts today. And to tackle this intimidating problem requires comprehensive judicial reform, more judges of quality and improvement of the judicial infrastructure, jurists say.
Los Angeles, May 19 (IANS) Pop singers Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber are reportedly planning to collaborate for something new.
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said here Saturday there was considerable improvement in the law and order situation in the state over the past 12 years.
