Music concerts, photo exhibition and Indian film shows will be part of a festival organised by the Indian embassy here to increase the visibility and awareness of India in Slovenia, a country of just two million people in central Europe. The “Days of India in Slovenia” festival, Jan 18-30, has been supported by the external […]
The Calcutta School of Music, India’s oldest Western music school, celebrates its centenary in 2014. The school will showcase its rich heritage through Western Classical music recitals, non-classical and popular music renditions this year. Though the school’s core remains the Western classical music, it is also expanding into the relatively lesser-known realm of musical theatre, […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will field a cobbler or rickshaw puller against Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan in the Lok Sabha election, a party leader said Sunday. “The AAP has decided to field a ‘common man’ against Paswan. The candidate may be a hard-working cobbler or rickshaw puller,” AAP convenor Somnath […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday said the Congress was afraid of taking on a “tea vendor” from “a backward caste” in the coming Lok Sabha election. Addressing delegates on the concluding day of a leadership meet here, Modi blamed Congress president Sonia Gandhi for not making her son and party vice president Rahul […]
As the mercury drops down, your love life heats up, says a fascinating study. Men want more sex during the winter, says a report that appeared on the Psychology of Human Sexuality, a popular scientific blog about sex and relationships by Dr Justin J. Lehmiller. Researchers found that men were more aroused by revealing photos […]
The BJP should not be “over confident” of winning the coming Lok Sabha election, party veteran L.K. Advani said here Sunday, adding this was one reason why it lost the 2004 battle. Addressing the national council of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Advani said there should be no slackness in the efforts to return to power […]
At least 28 people were injured Sunday in bomb blasts at the anti-government protest site in Thai capital Bangkok. Bombs exploded at the Victory Monument in the afternoon, the site of protests. This was the second bomb attack on protestors since the operation to paralyse Bangkok was launched Jan 13 in a bid to oust […]
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Sunday said his seamers were not consistent enough while one batsman needed to play till the end in the first One-Day International against New Zealand which India lost by 24 runs. Virat Kohli’s 123 off 111 balls went in vain as India were bowled out for 268 in 48.4 overs […]
Virat Kohli’s 123 off 111 balls went in vain as India slumped to a 24-run loss against New Zealand in the first One-Day International of the five-match series at McLean Park here Sunday. Corey Anderson smashed an unbeaten 68 off 40 balls to take New Zealand to 292 for seven after being asked to bat […]
India lost to New Zealand by 24 runs in the first One-Day International of the five-match series at McLean Park here Sunday. Chasing 293, India were all out for 268 in 48.4 overs. Virat Kohli’s 123 off 111 balls went in vain. New Zealand made 292 for seven in 50 overs with Kane Williamson, Ross […]