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Ritu Jha- Guneeta Singh Bhalla, founder and executive director of the non-profit organization, The 1947 Partition Archive, is curating an exhibition entitled, “Refugees of the British Empire” in California, said she wants to teach and create awareness around South Asian history as the new generation is largely unaware of how cosmopolitan the Indian sub-continent used […]
IANS- Singer Rekha Bhardwaj has said that the 18th edition of “Khazana”, an annual Ghazal festival, will pay a tribute to veteran poet and writer Gulzar. Rekha Bhardwaj was interacting with the media during the promotional event of the 18th edition of Khazana in Mumbai on Wednesday. This year, Gulzar will be the chief guest […]
IANS- Alarmed by the number of road accident deaths in Jammu and Kashmir, a group of US-based Kashmiri doctors is all set to provide fully equipped critical care ambulances. “In the absence of emergency service in the ambulances, the US-based group of Kashmiri doctors has launched a program to provide fully-equipped ambulances with paramedics […]
IANS- Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and eminent classical dancers Sonal Mansingh, Jatin Goswami (Sattriya) and K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai (Bharatanatyam) were conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s prestigious fellowships on Tuesday. The Akademi also announced 44 recipients of its awards for the year 2018. The names were chosen at the Akademi meeting held on June 26 at […]
IANS- “Kaala chashma”, “Humma humma” and “Tamma Tamma Loge” have two things in common — they have all been recreated and Badshah has played an integral part in the new versions of these songs. The star rapper has fun doing recreations but says there are some songs you should not touch. “(Take the case of) […]
IANS- An upcoming 10-day pop-up exhibition will be held here by the 1947 Partition Archive, spotlighting the “largest mass refugee crisis that unfolded when the British Empire broke up after World War II”, and featuring survivors and witnesses who “now call California their home”. Starting July 27, the exhibition ‘Refugees of the British Empire’ will […]
IANS- American cinematographer and film director John Bailey, President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, has confirmed his participation for this year’s International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa from November 20-28, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday. Addressing the media after the first […]
IANS- A total of 7,134 persons have registered online with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to watch India’s heavy lift rocket ‘Bahubali’ roaring towards the skies carrying Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft on July 15, it was learned.. People from various places have registered to witness the launch. The ISRO decided to allow general public to […]
IANS- Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is the only Indian to find a spot in the Forbes list of the world’s highest paid actors, among 99 other international celebrities. Securing the 33rd rank with earnings worth $65 million, Akshay has surpassed popular international figures such as Rihanna, Jackie Chan, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Katy Perry. […]
IANS- To mark 50 years of the first lunar landing, a 363-feet Saturn V rocket that took the man to the moon, will be projected on the east face of the Washington Monument here from July 16-20. Towards the end, the massive projection will be accompanied by a special 17-minute show, ‘Apollo 50: Go […]
