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Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:07:16 AM
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) P. Chidambaram, India's no-nonsense finance minister, with an apron thrown over his usual spotless white shirt and veshti adding deft strokes to a canvas along with noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon. This unusual sight as well as of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan sharing a canvas with artist Sakti Burman could be seen at the 'India on Canvas' art auction on Nov 10 at the Taj Palace Hotel here.
Sunday, October 08, 2006 8:07:30 AM
Kendrapada (Orissa), Oct 7 (IANS) Well-known Sanskrit scholar and eminent Oriya poet Prahalad Mishra died Saturday at his home here, his family sources said. He was 94.
Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:15:55 PM
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The historic Red Fort came alive Friday as Delhi celebrated 350 years of its existence.
Friday, October 06, 2006 11:15:40 PM
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6 (IANS) Elaborate programmes have been drawn up by the Kerala government to celebrate the golden jubilee of the formation of the state.
Friday, October 06, 2006 6:49:26 PM
Guwahati, Oct 6 (IANS) A collection of poems by an outlawed separatist guerrilla leader from Assam that has got rave reviews is one of the highlights of the ongoing Frankfurt Book Fair.
Friday, October 06, 2006 11:30:14 AM
Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) How to manage management sans the jargon and clipped accent? 'Creativity@Work' by S. Ramachander, one of the first graduates of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) who has been teaching marketing and human resource since the 1980s, tells you how.
Friday, October 06, 2006 8:25:11 AM
Patna, Oct 4 (IANS) Immersing idols of goddess Durga, with all the accompanying synthetic decorations, has increased pollution levels in the Ganges here manifold and endangered the rare river dolphins and fish, say environmentalists.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006 8:43:31 AM
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The 58th edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany, where India is the guest of honour, was inaugurated by Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:08:59 PM
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) An exhibition of paintings - animals and landscapes - by special children will kick off here Wednesday.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:29:34 PM
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