The art Olympiad
The fervour of sports is indelible. And with the Olympics dominating the world’s canvas, here’s a peek at a prestigious gathering of art that started in Kassel, central Germany.
Cambridge professor endorses Indian jugaad for driving innovation
Jugaad, or the Indian way of innovation and of creating a flexible solution to problems, is the right path to economic growth, says Indian-born Prof.
Cambridge professor endorses Indian jugaad for driving innovation
Jugaad, or the Indian way of innovation and of creating a flexible solution to problems, is the right path to economic growth, says Indian-born Prof.
Charles gets 5-star ranks in Army, navy, RAF
Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday, her 86th, on Saturday with a Trooping the Colour parade at Whitehall, RAF flypast at Buckingham Palace and the birthday honours list. The Queen’s actual birthday is on April 21.
‘Indian cities getting cheaper’
Tokyo has this year become the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, pushing Luanda in Angola, which topped the list last year, down to second position.
Tyeb Mehta painting fetches £1.38 million
Indian painter Tyeb Mehta’s Mahishasura, 1996, the most important painting from his ground-breaking series, was on Monday sold for £1.385 million by Christie’s in London.
British Film Institute honours Benegal
Film director Shyam Benegal, who was honoured at a function in the British Film Institute on Saturday evening, said he would start actively working on films now that his term as a Rajya Sabha member h
Indian-origin sex fiend sailed Thames with Queen
The presence of Indian-origin guest Harbinder Singh Rana on the royal barge during the Thames pageant last weekend was greeted with outrage in Britain as it was revealed in the newspapers on Thursday
Works by Sabavala, Husain set records
Indian painter Jehangir Sabavala’s painting, Vespers I, was sold for £253,650 at Bonhams annual summer sale of modern and contemporary South Asian art in London on Thursday.
Crowds defy rain, cheer for Queen
Foul weather refused to dampen the patriotic fervour of Britons and visitors as they gathered along the banks of the River Thames to greet her on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee during the Thames