India, UAE step up efforts to expand rupee-dirham tradeOver 15% of India-UAE trade has been invoiced in local currencies since the rupee-dirham mechanism launched nearly three years ago. Both na...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
IIT report flags serious structural defects in Goa's iconic Kala Academy buildingA striking new analysis from IIT Madras uncovers alarming structural and waterproofing challenges at Goa's renowned Kala Academy. Despite r...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Delhi HC seeks reply from ‘Kala Hiran’ makers on Salman Khan pleaSalman Khan has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the proposed film 'Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy'. He alleges the mov...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
SpaceX crypto traders are betting on a $2.2 trillion valuationCrypto traders are valuing SpaceX at $2.2 trillion, significantly higher than its IPO price of $135 per share, ahead of its trading debut. ...
12 Jun, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Assam cabinet undergoes expansion, 12 MLAs sworn inAssam's council of ministers has expanded to 17 members. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inducted 12 new ministers. Governor Lakshman Pr...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Abu Dhabi imposes rent freeze amid conflict; experts rule out similar move in DubaiAbu Dhabi has frozen property rents for residential, commercial, and industrial spaces. This measure aims to provide relief during the ongo...
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June 2026 Hindu Festivals: Parama Ekadashi, Mithuna Sankranti, Nirjala Ekadashi & Jyeshtha Purnima Dates, Timings and SignificanceJune 2026 is one of the most spiritually significant months in the Hindu calendar, featuring important observances such as Parama Ekadashi,...
31 May, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Akademies likely to be in for a culture shockAutonomous cultural organisations — akademies, museums, libraries and cultural centres — under the culture ministry are fully funded by it.
22 Nov, 2016, 01.14 AM IST
Writer Ashok Vajpeyi to return D. Litt from Hyderabad UniversityThe former Lalit Kala Akademi chairman was awarded D.Litt (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa) by the Central University of Hyderabad few yea...
19 Jan, 2016, 06.51 PM IST
40 artists, writers returned awards over 'mishappenings': GovernmentAccording to the reply, 39 writers have returned their awards to the Sahitya Akademi while one artist has returned his award to the Lalit K...
30 Nov, 2015, 05.01 PM IST
Led by Nayantara Sahgal, Indian writers renounce awards; script dissent against intoleranceFormer head of the Lalit Kala Akademi Ashok Vajpayi returned his award, in Kashmir poet-writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal also followed suit.
13 Oct, 2015, 01.19 PM IST
Writers step up protest, 5 more return Akademi awardDelhi-based Aman Sethi said he too was returning the Sahitya Award he got in 1993, as the "spirit of inquiry is clearly under threat".
11 Oct, 2015, 10.00 PM IST
Speak up on 'communal frenzy', Kashmiri writers to AkademiThe president of Adbee Markaz Kamraz (AMK), a body of 25 literary and cultural organizations from north Kashmir, Shujaat Bukhari, said in a...
11 Oct, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
K Satchidanandan quits Sahitya Akademi posts, says it has failed in its dutyK Satchidanandan resigned from all committees of the Sahitya Akademi saying the literary body had "failed" in its duty.
10 Oct, 2015, 03.20 PM IST
- Writers politicising the literary body: Sahitya Akademi chief
The Akademi reacted by accusing the writers of politicising the autonomous body.
07 Oct, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi award to protest the "assault on right to freedom of life and expression"Voicing displeasure over the Dadri lynching incident and and a string of killings of rationalists, he also questioned Prime Minister Narend...
07 Oct, 2015, 02.02 PM IST
Parliamentary panel blames lack of transparency, politics for ills of AkademisThe Committee recommended that legitimacy and integrity of these institutions like, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Lalit Kala Akademi, Sahitya Akad...
17 Dec, 2013, 11.33 PM IST