Renowned painter Laxman Pai cremated with full state honours in GoaThe final rites were performed at Hindu Crematorium in Margao town.
Trend suggests start of strong monsoons eraThe monsoon alternated between weak and strong phases in the last several decades. It has been in a weak phase since the 1970s but rainfall...
Souza, Raza, Ara: The making of the Bombay progressivesThe three inducted one artist each to the Bombay Progressive Artists group.
M S Dhoni, Pankaj Advani presented Padma Bhushan at Rashtrapati Bhavan ceremonyThe president presented five Padma Bhushan and 38 Padma Shri awards at the civil investiture ceremony held at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtr...
Padma Vibhushan for Illaiyaraja, Dhoni gets Padma BhushanBesides, ace men's singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth also won the Padma Shri along side India's first Paralympic gold medalist, Murlikant P...
Google's Doodle team head Ryan Germick talks about his love for India's hand painted signs & Satyajit RayGermick said that his team always tries different styles and celebrates topics from across the world.
Winter rainfall may extend till April, posing problems to farmersIndia has received deficit rainfall for nine consecutive months, the driest phase since 2009, but now as harvesting approaches, winter rain...
India Meteorological Department predicts an exceptionally dry SeptemberIMD has stuck to its earlier forecast of a 12% monsoon deficit in the season and a 10% shortfall in August, implying that September would b...
Monsoon races to Kashmir from Kanyakumari: Equatorial system of clouds & conditions in Indian Ocean may back plentiful rainsMonsoon has already delivered 16% excess rainfall since the start of the season on June 1, and is expected to remain strong at least until ...
IMD's cyclone prediction with pinpoint accuracy draws praiseIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) director-general Laxman Singh Rathore got a telephone call earlier this week from Pakistan.
Global weather keeps February cool, spells good news for cropsIn Delhi and neighbouring areas, Feb has been the coldest in 5 years, while Himalayan states have seen frequent snowfall and rain as wester...
- West Bengal scraps IT projects; Wipro still hopeful
Wipro and Infosys were supposed to get land for Rs 500 cr each in the Rajarhat area near the controversial Vedic village. West Bengal scrap...
- Privately run art galleries unveiling ‘not-for-sale’ solo shows
Dearth of museums in India is seeing a cross-section of privately run art galleries unveiling ‘not-for-sale’ solo shows of leading artists ...
Overseas IT clients scrap B’lore visitsThe terror strike in Mumbai has resulted in cancellation of planned visits by clients to offices of some of India’s top technology companie...