Sanjeev Abhyankar with Ashwini Bhide Deshpande | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The upcoming edition of Barkha not only falls on Independence Day, but also marks the 25th anniversary since Banyan Tree began this monsoon-themed concert. This year’s event will see performances by flautist S Shashank, and vocalists Sanjeev Abhyankar and Ashwini Bhide. India is perhaps the…
Gayathri Girish; Swetha Prachande; Sarveshan; Rithvik Raja; Harinie Jeevitha and Amritha Murali are also part of the Pancha Bhootha Bharatam team. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan Thematic festivals have, over the years, found a special place among rasikas and artistes since it offers newer ways to view and explore familiar subjects. It is from this…
Just moments before I formally started writing this story, news came out revealing that two agricultural products, namely Unjha cumin and fennel, from Gujarat have received GI tags. Today, India has GI tagged products abounding but before 2004, there wasn’t even a single one. “Geographical Indication” is what the tag is, a certification given to…
What were two of India’s most celebrated bartenders doing at Kolkata’s Lake Market on a humid July afternoon? One was foraging through bunches of herbs, feeling the leaves between his fingers before lifting them to his nose. The other had wandered off towards a mountain of jackfruit, hefting one into his palms, inspecting its weight,…
Move Aims To Finish Prelim Verification At Doorstep PUNE: Booth-level officers (BLOs) have started collecting supporting documents from voters during home visits in cases involving discrepancies or gaps in previous-roll mapping, with door-to-door verification under Maharashtra’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls extended till Aug 17.Officials said the move was aimed at completing preliminary…
CM Samrat Choudhary plants a sapling at his official residence in Patna on Sunday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary released an 11-point pledge for environmental protection on Bihar Prithvi Diwas-2026 on Sunday, urging residents to turn conservation into a mass movement and incorporate the commitments into their daily lives.Marking the day, Choudhary also planted saplings at…
Watch the Official Glimpse from Hindi movie ‘Slum Dog – 33 Temple Road’ starring Makkalselvan Vijay Sethupathi, Tabu, Samyuktha, Duniya Vijay Kumar, Zarina Wahab, VTV Ganesh and Brahmaji. ‘Slum Dog – 33 Temple Road’ movie is directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur and JB Narayan Rao Kondrolla. To know more…
(Image used for representative) Heavy Rain Likely In Rajasthan, Himachal; Delhi To See Light Showers NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rainfall across several states over the coming days, with heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in parts of Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, while Delhi is expected to remain cloudy with intermittent…
Pooja Kumari with Ankesh Kumar at Satbahini Temple in Amba PATNA: A love affair that took a dramatic turn ended in marriage in Aurangabad district on Saturday after a woman travelled over 250km from Samastipur to meet her lover, a Bihar Police constable.The woman alleged that the constable had promised to marry her but was…
