The Kumaon Literary Festival (KLF) would be held from October 23-27 at Te Aroha located in Dhanachuli, an enchanting little village in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, and in Abbotsford in Nainital. This first edition of the literary fest will host authors, poets, cinema and media professionals, political commentators and opinion makers of the country. “KLF […]
Fashion designer Rahul Mishra kicked off day two of the Amazon India Couture Week 2015 (AICW) with an elegant collection that showcased hand-embroidered floral patterns to sheer handloom textiles that created a harmonious blend of myriad hues. The collection, which was called “Tree of Life”, began with a very mellow-sounding, modern classical soundtrack, and created […]
The second edition of Artisans Bazaar, a curated sale of some of India’s best contemporary and craft-focussed designers, will be held in the capital on Saturday. Organised by Little Black Book and Ogaan, it will be held between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the Hauz Khas Village outlet of the multi-designer store. The Bazaar […]
Jammu and Kashmir has been through an unusual situation during the last fortnight with cloudbursts occurring with frightening frequency. The freak phenomenon after last year’s unprecedented floods has put the common man on the edge. Six people were killed last week as multiple cloudbursts hit the north Kashmir mountain villages of Kulan, Rizan, Gagangir, Sonamarg […]
State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will invest Rs.6,000 crore over the next three years to set up some 40,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the country, its chairman-cum-managing director Anupam Shrivastava has said. “We are now thinking of rolling out wi-fi hotspot through capital expenditure model also. We are in the process of […]
I think people would not complain about GM stuff if genetically modified people did useful things like give noisy kids “airplane mode” buttons on their foreheads. “Vibrate only” during scheduled hours would also be helpful. And if my wife is not reading this, can you kindly make a “Skip to end and agree” button appear […]
New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States increased by 12,000 last week to 267,000. This was revealed by the Labor Department on Thursday. Economists had expected an increase after claims dipped the previous week to 255,000, the lowest figure since 1973. The rolling four-week average of initial jobless claims, seen as a more […]
On Friendship Day, which falls on August 2, Taskbob, a mobile app which provides instant home service, has planned a special way of thanking handymen here and acknowledging their contribution in one’s daily lives. The team of Taskbob has taken on the task to go and meet Mumbai’s handymen in person and thank them by […]
Choreographer-director Remo D’Souza, who is currently judging TV show “Dance +”, says dance-based reality TV shows have over the years had their effect on Bollywood, resulting in the influx of new forms in the dancing style of the film industry. D’Souza, who started his TV journey with the first season of “Dance India Dance” as […]
Maritime Minister Duncan Gay today officially opened the largest recreational marine event in the southern hemisphere, the 48th Sydney International Boat Show. Close to 1,000 boats with a combined value of more than $200 million will decorate the exhibition halls of the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island and the Cockle Bay Marina for […]