Google ‘celebrated’ the 94th birthday of R.K. Laxman legendary cartoonist, and creator of ‘The Common Man’ with a special Doodle on Saturday. The doodle, in black-and-white — just like Laxman’s sketches which created history — depicts a studio in three parts, comprising his work desk, the artist sitting on a chair drawing his famous ‘Common […]
The Maharashtra government plans to erect a befitting memorial to the legendary cartoonist and creator of ‘The Common Man’, R.K. Laxman, on the campus of the Sir J.J. School of Arts here, a family member said here on Friday. Ironically, this is the same institution which had rejected admission of the young Laxman in the […]
New Delhi- The Sahitya Akademi for the first time on Friday condemned the killings of writers and urged the writers to take back the awards they returned in anguish against the Akademi’s silence so far on the issue. The appeal followed a meeting of the Akademi’s executive board, Krishnaswamy Nachimuthu, an Akademi member and a […]
Tension gripped the hilly Bhaderwah town in Jammu region on Friday over allegations that miscreants desecrated the Quran. Shops, public transport, businesses and educational institutions remained closed in the town of Kishtwar district after Muslims alleged that during Thursday’s Dussehra celebrations in the town, miscreants burnt some pages of the Quran. On Friday, Muslim youth […]
Ritualism and traditions, once going out of fashion, are back in favour in Braj Mandal, the ‘Leela Bhoomi’ of Sri Krishna-Radha. Each year the religious processions are growing longer and the noise pollution higher. According to Pandit Jugal Kishore Shrotriya of Sri Mathuradheesh temple in Agra, immersion of Durga is the first opportunity, after Ganesh […]
I ndia’s transitional or rurban zones, the rural pockets that are being transformed into urban ones, have a higher carbon footprint than rural pockets, say experts, stressing the need to include these places in the planning and governance process. “Transitional regions are important as most of the planning processes leave out these regions and hence […]
In this ancient pilgrimage town of Himachal Pradesh, known for the 13th century old Lord Shiva temple, the effigy of demon king Ravana doesn’t go up in flames on Dussehra. Locals believe that Ravana was devotee of Lord Shiva and burning his effigy will invite the wrath of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. […]
Ahmedabad, The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday asked the government to explain the grounds on which sedition charges were slapped on Patel community leader Hardik Patel. Even as the court’s observation came, three of his supporters were whisked away by the Crime Branch from outside the court premises on similar charges. The sedition charge on […]
Mumbai, Receding Chinese markets, diminishing hopes of a European stimulus package and heightened chances of a US rate hike subdued Indian equities markets on Wednesday. The negative global cues coupled with caution over the ongoing results season spooked investors leading to a barometer index of the Indian equities markets provisionally closing 34 points down at […]
Ahmedabad, The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday debunked a government ordinance to postpone local body elections by three months. Chief Justice Jayant Patel and Justice J.V. Anjaria also criticized the State Election Commission for toeing the government line that the law and order situation in Gujarat was not conducive for free and fair polls. The […]