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Basant Panchami greetings by PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people on Basant Panchami, the first day of spring. “Greetings on Basant Panchami. May this festival bring immense happiness and prosperity in everyone’s … continue reading

Oscar Nominations in 2014

Actor Chris Hemsworth and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards on January 16. Hemsworth and Boone Isaacs announced the nominees at a 5:38 … continue reading

Bhartiya Cinema Ka Safarnama released by Manish Tewari at 44th IFFI

Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari released the book titled ‘Bhartiya Cinema Ka Safarnama, here today in the presence of film director Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra, actress Divya … continue reading

Manna Dey passed away at a private hospital in Bangalore

Legendary playback singer Manna Dey passed away at a private hospital in Bangalore following a prolonged illness. Doctors said, 94-year old singer breathed his last at 3.50 AM today. He … continue reading

Library of Birmingham – largest public library in UK

The Library of Birmingham – the largest municipal public library in the United Kingdom, opens. It has been described as the largest public library in the United Kingdom, the largest … continue reading

Promotion of Folk Culture in India

The Indian Minister of Culture Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch has said that a number of steps are being taken by the Government on an ongoing basis to promote folk culture, … continue reading

Change of Guard Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi India

A new ‘Change of Guard’ ceremony was unveiled at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. This ceremony will be held every Saturday at 10 am and will be open to the public who … continue reading

Madonna and the Super Bowl halftime show

Queen of pop Madonna dazzled football fans and a television audience of more than 100 million when she performed her highly anticipated half-time show during Super Bowl. She was the first female headliner since Janet Jackson and her “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004.

Google marks Children’s Day 2011 with a special doodle

Today, the doodle that Google India put on its home page to celebrate Children’s Day, the birthday of the first Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was created by Varsha Gupta, a Class III student from Ryan International School, Greater Noida. Varsha Gupta was chosen as the winner of this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition organised by Google.

Google had announced that it would put the winning Doodle 4 Google entry on the Google India homepage on Children’s Day – 14th November 2011.

Amy Winehouse cancels her European concert tour

Amy Winehouse has canceled the remainder of her 12-city European concert tour. Audience members in Belgrade, Serbia, booed Winehouse off the stage Saturday night just a few songs into the … continue reading