It's July 8, 2008, the year that she graces us with her presence. "She" is the legendary, multitalented multi-instrumentalist Patti Smith. The venue is the Byblos International Festival.The shops and restaurants of the old souq in Jbeil (aka "Byblos") are
An ancient stone tablet said to date back to the first century BC may shed light on the links between Judaism and Christianity, experts say. Discussed at a conference here on Tuesday, the tablet predicts a Messiah who would rise
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit strongly condemned Wednesday "Assassination of a Pharaoh," an Iranian documentary about the 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat. He called such work "irresponsible." "We condemn this film in the strongest possible terms," Abu al-Gheit
Prizes under various categories were handed over to the stalls by district collector S S Jawahar and Police Commissioner Nandhabhalan at the valedictory function. The forest department and Social welfare departments were adjudged second and third. The City Corporation Stall
Paying tributes to Naushad, Ansari said, "we all are aware of the music of Naushad saheb. He used better techniques to produce melodious music which was liked by all".
After Mukherjee and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had inaugurated the centre, the audience comprising a galaxy of artists and academicians gathered at the auditorium to hear their inaugural speech, but the two were delayed as they were engaged
At a function to honour singer Malkit Singh for being the first bhangra artist to received the status of a "Member of the British Empire" (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace last month, Badal said the culture policy would
Though there are several statues of the revered Maratha king, this huge statue surrounded by a garden and with a musuem, will be unique and aims at making it a landmark in the country's financial capital. The statue will depict
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal attended the closing ceremony of the festival, which started on June 2, at the historic Ridge Maidan. During the five-day festival a large number of renowned singers and artistes had performed. The Summer Festival is
Fondly called as Nana Dharmadhikari, the spiritual guru had an ashram at Revdanda town in Raigad district situated near here and died due to natural causes, they said. Dharmadhikari is survived by wife Sharda and two sons. The guru became
Prices have soared by a factor of 20 within two years. Galleries are packed with prospective buyers and the works are both modern and daring. This isn't a description of the modern art scene in New York, Paris or London,
Iran has banned sports and movie stars from appearing in commercial advertisements on the grounds that celebrities should not promote consumerism, the government daily Iran reported Tuesday. "The use of any images of cultural, athletic and national figures is banned
The 24th International Ramayana Conference, with a theme of harmony and peace, will witness the participation of scholars from more than a dozen countries, including India. Lallan Prasad Vyas, Chairman of the conference, said they have extended an invitation to
