ISIS bulldozes ancient city in Iraq
March 7, 2015 Art & Culture, History, International AffairsISISOmkar Sawant
The ISIS militants has begun bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq in their latest attack on Iraq's historical heritage.
According to the report from the tourism and antiquities ministry, ISIS assaulted the historic city of Nimrud and bulldozed it with heavy vehicles.
87th Academy Awards declared
February 24, 2015 Art & Culture, Awards & HonoursFilmOmkar Sawant
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honoured the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (popularly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories.
A Rajput wedding that transcends Indo-Pak border
February 20, 2015 Art & Culture, HistoryIndo-Pak RelationOmkar Sawant
Family ties that date back to well before the subcontinent was partitioned in 1947 still appear stronger than the new political boundaries that separate them. This was proved when scions of two Rajput families from India and Pakistan tie the knot in Jaipur.
Two Indians win Grammy
February 10, 2015 Art & Culture, Awards & HonoursMusicOmkar Sawant
Ricky Kej and Neela Vaswani won this year's Grammy award. Both of them are Indians.
Bhalchandra Nemade becomes fourth Marathi writer to win Jnanpith
February 7, 2015 Art & Culture, Awards & HonoursJnanpithOmkar Sawant
Bhalchandra Nemade became the fourth Marathi writer to win the Jnanpith award – India's highest literary award. Nemade is the only marathi writer after V S Khandekar (1974), V V Shirwadkar (1984) and Vinda Karandikar (2003) to win Jnanpith award.
Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman passed away
January 28, 2015 Art & Culture, Person in NewsDemise, LiteratureOmkar Sawant
Eminent cartoonist and creator of the character of common man – R K Laxman passed away on 26 January 2015. Through his pocket cartoons in daily news papers he captured the mood of the nation.
Maze Tower of Dubai listed in Guinness World Records
January 24, 2015 Art & CultureWorld RecordPritesh Taral
Maze Tower of Dubai was listed in the Guinness World Record on 21 January 2015 for being the world's largest vertical maze.
Union Government launched National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)
January 23, 2015 Art & CultureSchemesOmkar Sawant
National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) has been launched by the Union Ministry of Urban Development. The scheme seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country.
Pahlaj Nihalani becomes Censor Board chief
January 20, 2015 Art & Culture, Person in NewsAppointments, Censor BoardOmkar Sawant
After the resignation of Leela Samson, government appointed Bollywood Producer Pahlaj Nihalani as Censor Board chief.
Punjab Govt bans controversial film – 'MSG'
January 18, 2015 Art & CultureFilm, PunjabOmkar Sawant
The Government of Punjab banned the controversial film MSG – Messenger of God, on account of the threat of violence.