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  • Bhubaneshwar hosts rock concert to preserve heritage art

    The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), in association with the Odisha State Museum (OSM), organised the rock art exhibition in Bhubaneshwar on the occasion of the International Museum Day. The renowned museum showcased around 250 photographs of rock arts and six to eight replicas of the preserved art. Project director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, BL Malla said ...

  • Asom Gana Parishad stage protest in Assam over killing of one-horned rhino

    Irate over rampant killings of endangered one-horned rhinoceros Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) staged protests in Assam. Led by former Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta and senior leaders of AGP held a demonstration in Kohora against surging Rhino deaths due to poaching in Kaziranga National Park. Upset over recent spate in death of the threatened animals provincial leaders demanded ...

  • Police arrest four Maoist sympathisers in Jharkhand

    Jharkhand Police arrested four cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) who were acting as messengers of Maoists in Gumla district. Police had been conducting several search operations in various districts in order to catch hold of the Maoists who approach the local villagers and offer them some money. Talking to mediapersons here on Saturday, Inspector of Police of Gumla ...

  • Police conduct martial arts training for school girls in Siliguri

    Local police have conducted martial arts training for about 400 school girls in West Bengal's Siliguri district in order to combat violence against women. Recently, the alleged rapes of girl children triggered protests, reawakening concerns about safety for women and girls. In order to protect themselves, the girls were seen enthusiastic and curious to learn defence training. Deputy ...

  • Pregnancy wont affect Knowles performances

    Singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly expecting her second child with rapper Jay-Z and it is unlikely to affect her forthcoming stage performances. She had earlier pulled out of her Mrs. Carter show world tour in Antwerp, Belgium due to exhaustion, but she performed later when the tour touched down in Switzerland. A source has said that Knowles' pregnancy will most likely not affect her North ...

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American Desi

American Desi might best be best described as a comedy of cultural conflict. It takes a well-worn Hollywood genre--the teen/college movie--and inflects it with a new twist to explore the experiences of second-generation American teens. The title is short for "American Born Confused Desi," usually referred to by the acronym "ABCD" to describe the troubled cultural identities of these second ... ...

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  • The power of photography time mortality and memory

    We take thousands of pictures nowadays, but do we still cherish them? We asked writers and artists, including Grayson Perry and Mary McCartney, to pick a shot they treasure - and tell us the role photography has played in their ...

  • Visconti wins gruelling Giro stage

    cycling is in dire need of a heroic figure who can capture the public's imagination and bring pizzazz and sponsorship money back into the sport. That gap - and its underlying reasons - was thrown into clear relief when the slightly truncated 14th stage of ...

  • Musical world celebrates Wagners 200th birthday

    BAYREUTH, Germany--Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler's favorite, who would have turned 200 this ...

  • Lets go Bulworth... If Barack Obama wants to act like a cinema president which films should he copy

    Thankfully only the later part of that plot seems to have inspired Obama. The New York Times' Peter Baker reported last week that Obama had spoken "longingly of 'going Bulworth'" and telling it like it is.As Baker's story and other Obama moments have proven, it's not the only Hollywood plot available to those in the West ...

  • Graham on one-hour orgasms

    The Hangover star Heather Graham has detailed her past sex hang-ups in a revealing new movie screenplay. The actress admits she was scarred by religious teachings, which suggested that kids who had sex before marriage were on the fast track to hell. She says, "When you grow up Catholic and you're told that you're going to go to hell for having pre-marital sex, then how do ...

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