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By Himanshu Guru: Girish Karnad (74) is a writer, poet, actor and movie director. Recently he has hit the headlines for his remarks against Nobel laureate writer V.S. Naipaul. While Karnad has acted in full core commercial Bollywood films…

TNI Bureau: Irom Chanu Sharmila, a renowned civil rights activist, who is popularly known as the 'Iron Lady of Manipur', completed 12 years of fast on 4th November 2012. She has been on a hunger strike since year 2000 demanding repeal of…

TNI Bureau: The festive season does not end after Durga Puja in Odisha. This is the time to worship Goddess Laxmi and observe pious Brata in the holy month of Kartik. Gajalaxmi Puja is celebrated on Kumar Purnima (falls in either September…

TNI Bureau: Dussehra - the festival of Good over Evil, which is also known as Vijaya Dashmi was celebrated across the country today. It also marked the end of Navratri celebrations. In Delhi, President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Dr.…

TNI Bureau: Recently the names for Nobel Prize are announced in Stockholm, Sweden. The Nobel Prize recognizes excellence in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace initiatives, and Economics. Physics A…

TNI Bureau: The auspicious ‘Navratri’ festivities begin with great fervor from today. The festival will be observed for nine days, during which nine incarnations of goddess Shakti would be worshipped. The nine incarnations of Goddess…

TNI Bureau: Chinese novelist Mo Yan, who is popular for writing folk tales touching the rustic life, came to limelight after the Swedish Academy in Stockholm announced his name as the winner of the most prestigious Nobel Prize in…

TNI Bureau: The International Day of the Girl Child promotes girls’ rights and highlights gender discrimination that still exists in many part of the World. It is a UN observance that is annually held on October 11. A series of events…

By Himanhsu Guru: Hinduism truly upholds culture and heritage. The religion offers the maximum number of celebrations and festivals to its followers to observe. All these festivals portray different faculties of human life and hence…

TNI Bureau: Rumors are rife that the 2014 general elections might see a third front forming the government at the centre. A trend supporting this statement comes from the emergence of regional parties and leaders at the national level. A…