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Lydia Davis bags Man Booker Prize

London, May 23 (IANS) American short story writer Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth 60,000 pounds Man Booker... (more...)

Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Prize

London, May 23 (IANS) American author Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize at... (more...)

Jnanpith Award conferred on Pratibha Ray

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday conferred the 47th Jnanpith Award, the country’s highest... (more...)

Kolkata hosts global photo exhibition

Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Various facets of India in the last 50 years have been brought to life through a bouquet of photographs... (more...)

Punjab enacts law to save heritage buildings

Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) Punjab has asked all its departments to seek permission from the cultural affairs department before... (more...)

China welcomes ‘sensible advice’ on Tibet

London, May 22 (IANS) China welcomes “constructive and sensible advice” and suggestions on Tibet’s development, Chinese... (more...)

Intellectuals call for support for Irom Sharmila

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A panel of intellectuals including actors, filmmakers and journalists have appealed to the people... (more...)

Bengal to give Rs.750 stipend to 4,000 folk artistes

Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government would provide monthly stipends of Rs.750 to nearly 4,000 folk artistes... (more...)

President to get taste of Shimla’s colonial past

Shimla, May 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit this hill town for one-and-a-half days beginning Thursday. During... (more...)

Indian sand artist wins Danish ‘grand prize’

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the Danish ‘grand prize’ at the 2nd Copenhagen... (more...)

Film on Assam village chosen for UK archive

Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) An Assamese documentary film has been selected to be archived at the Royal Anthropological Institute... (more...)

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