Taj Literature Festival in Agra from Dec 12
New Delhi – The second edition of the Taj Literature Fe! stival will be held in Agra Dec 12-14. The three-day extravaganza aims to reach out to the literati of Agra and Kanpur, the organisers said. The festival will host talk sessions by celebrated personalities on a wide spectrum of subjects... read more »
Appoint special prosecutors for sex crimes: Delhi HC
New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the state government to appoint special public prosecutors in each district court within three months for matters of sexual offences committed against children. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan also asked... read more »
Bantony Estate to be Museum of Shimla: CM
Shimla – A British-era building decaying from long neglect in the erstwhile summer capital of the British Raj will be restored and converted into a public museum, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Wednesday. “Bantony Estate will be converted into a museum and will be... read more »
Kolkata’s Park Mansions bags maiden heritage award
Kolkata – The 103-year-old stately Park Mansions, located in the city’s stylish Park Street has bagged the first heritage award instituted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). The honour comes five years after restoration... read more »
German coalition agreement emerging
Berlin – Germany’s two main parties agreed on various issues in their final round of coalition talks Tuesday night, sending a signal that an agreement for forming... read more »
Bihar puts records of 3.5 lakh teachers online
Patna – Bihar has published the service records of nearly 3.5 lakh teachers at 70,000 government schools online, officials Wednesday said. “It is a fi! rst such move to put... read more »
My best investment was to join Bollywood: Saif Ali Khan
By Uma Ramasubranian Mumbai – In over two decades of association with Hindi films – as an actor, and now as a producer – Saif Ali Khan says his best investment ever has... read more »
Kanchi seers acquitted in Sankararaman murder case
In a huge relief to the pontiffs of Kanchi Sankara Mutt, Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi, the Puducherry sessions court on Wednesday acquitted them in the sensational case of... read more »
Goa Police summon Tejpal
Panaji – Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal was Wednesday issued summons to appear before the investigating officer for questioning, a police official said. Tejpal has been accused of... read more »
