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IASE University release Seminar Proceedings on teacher education
Delhi: Chairman of Frontline group Dr. Sanjay Sinha released the Seminar Proceedings (International Seminar on Teacher Education for Peace and Harmony – 2012) on 23 February 2013 at Lotus Temple Delhi in a function.
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Mexico City hosts chili pepper festival
Mexico City: Chili peppers and sauces will take centre stage at a festival being held this week in Mexico City, where the spicy plant, one of the pillars of Mexican cuisine, will be honoured, organizers
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Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Prize
London : American author Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Her inventive, carefully-crafted and hard to
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Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins Danish ‘grand prize’
New Delhi: Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the Danish ‘grand prize’ at the 2nd Copenhagen International Sand sculpture festival 2013 for his 15-foot coloured sand sculpture created on the “Go green, Save Earth”
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First edition of `The Great Gatsby’ auctioned
London : A first edition of legendary American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” sold for 1,875 pounds ($2,872), or nearly triple the opening price, at an auction in Edinburgh, Scotland. The book, which
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Conservationists demand restoration of Dara Shikoh’s library
Agra : Conservationists here have demanded the restoration and reopening of Dara Shikoh’ library that is lying in shambles in the heart of the Taj city. ”People may have forgotten about its existence but during (Mughal
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Bihar’s growth story concentrated in cities : New book
New Delhi : As Bihar’s growth story under the Nitish Kumar administration gets increasingly talked and written about, a book based on a study of the state over the past three decades contends that development
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Rediscovering the bold and beautiful in Tagore
Book: “Novelist Tagore”; Author: Radha Chakravarty; Publisher: Routledge; Price: Rs.595; Pages: 160 Filmmakers bring alive his stories. Rock bands experiment with his music. From poets to politicians, everyone loves to quote him. So what
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I like to scare people from safe distance: Baldacci
New Delhi : He is the king of mass market thrills who likes to needle readers with tales of high intrigues and edgy “masala” potboilers. He has a massive young fan base in India, where
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Goa heritage festival under shade of century-old church
Panaji : With the facade of a century-old church looming in the background, Goa will celebrate a four-day heritage festival from on Thursday with trademark beef, pork, fish-based cuisine, handicrafts and cultural performances showcasing the
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Contemporary art fair held in Mexico City
Mexico City : A contemporary art fair is being held in Mexico City, showcasing the work of hundreds of both established and emerging artists from around the world. The 10th MACO contemporary art fair, which runs
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J.M. Coetzee rails against censorship
Bogota : South African-born Nobel literature laureate J.M. Coetzee offered an impassioned critique of censorship during a seminar at the Universidad Central de Bogota. Drawing from the themes of his 1996 book, “Giving Offense: Essays on
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A walk through the history of modern Indian art
Book: “Manifestations IX: 20th Century Indian Art”; Publisher: Delhi Art Gallery; Editors: Kishore Singh & Shruti Parthasarathy; Pages: 219; Price: Rs.4,750 The idea of buying and collecting art has changed in the last decade with
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Spanish writer Jose Luis Sampedro is dead
Madrid : Spanish writer, economist and academic Jose Luis Sampedro died in Madrid, his family told EFE Tuesday. He was 96. He passed away in the early hours of Monday. Respecting the author’s express wishes, news
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