A colourful carnival with dancers from several states was organised in Odisha's capital city to mark World Tourism Day on Sunday.


Odisha carnival celebrates World Tourism Day


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted by the people on his arrival in New York

Start-ups, innovation and manufacturing will be the thrust areas

'Make in India' dominates Modi's first full day in US

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NRI businessman M.A.Yusuff Ali, the managing director of LuLu Group of Companies, on Wednesday donated Rs.1 cr to the third edition of the mega art event Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB).


LuLu Group donates Rs.1 crore for art event


India's oldest serving chief minister, Parkash Singh Badal, has often highlighted the miserable condition of farmers in the Green Revolution hub Punjab, warning that the peasantry, facing huge losses, could revolt if nothing was done urgently. A new book rips apart the political leadership for the mess.


The tragedy of farmers in once prosperous Punjab


An Indian jewellery firm's outlet in Dubai has revealed three pairs of earrings weighing one kg each in the run-up to a record attempt, a media report said.


Indian jewellery outlet unveils mammoth one-kg earrings


Book: Building a Just World: Essays in Honour of Muchkund Dubey; Edited by Manoranjan Mohanty, Vinod C Khanna and Biswajit Dhar; Publisher: Orient Black Swan; Pages: 432; Price: Rs.900


Building a Just World: Essays in Honour of Muchkund Dubey (Book Review)


Diya Kar Hazra, who has two decades of experience in the Indian book industry, will take over as publisher at Pan Macmillan India, one of the newest in the country but already among the top five.


Hazra Pan MacMillan India's new publisher


The printing machines at the famed Gita Press here have fallen silent for the first time in 92 years of its existence.


Iconic Gita Press in crisis amid labour dispute


The union tourism ministry has cleared a proposal to introduce e-ticketing for visitors interested in night viewing of the iconic Taj Mahal here two days before and two days after the full moon, officials said on Friday.


Same day e-tickets for night viewing of Taj


The week-long Onam celebrations in Kerala, that will witness a cultural extravaganza, will begin on August 25, a minister said here on Thursday.


Onam celebrations to begin on August 25


Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam inaugurated on Wednesday the Tripunithura Atha Chamayem event that marks the beginning of Onam in the state.


Kerala gearing up for Onam


The first Indian chef to earn a Michelin star -- and also regarded as one of the best in London -- is slated to launch his new restaurant named 'Benares' in the Spanish capital of Madrid, media reported on Monday.


Michelin-starred Indian chef to launch restaurant in Madrid


"The Indo-US Partnership: $1 trillion by 2030", a book authored by India-born American university professor Nish Acharya, was released here on Wednesday.

India-US trade will be $1 trillion by 2030: Book

China's Ambassador to India Le Yucheng will be a special guest at the 63rd Nehru Trophy race at the expansive backwaters of Alappuzha on August 8.


Chinese envoy to be special guest at Nehru Trophy boat race


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will help develop infrastructure in the Central Asian region.

India to help build infrastructure in Central Asia: Modi

A start-up project of four youths from Kerala is all set to give amateur writers a new format wherein their works can be published free of cost in digital format and also earn them royalty.


Start-up offers amateur authors chance to publish, earn royalty


Title: Nimble: How Intelligence Can Create Agile Companies and Wise Leaders; Author: Baba Prasad; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 275; Price: Rs.499


How companies can be insulated from ups, downs (Book Review)


To express support for the proposed construction of Vizhinjam port near here, a colourful painting was made on Saturday using blood donated by 14 individuals from as many districts.


A painting in blood to support Kerala port


Women have broken through the glass ceiling not just in India's financial services space, holding top positions in top banks, but have also made a significant mark in a host of other industries, says Naina Lal Kidwai, executive director of HSBC Asia Pacific.


Women's power extends beyond banking: Naina Lal Kidwai (IANS Interview)


Employing terminology that recalls the Parsonian view of society as a system, business strategy expert Parag Kulkarni has propounded a new paradigm in innovation and strategic business thinking, calling on companies to build a "knowledge ocean strategy (KOS)" for the future through his concept of "systemic knowledge innovation (SKI)".


Now, 'knowledge ocean strategy' for taking business beyond competition


A later work by Pablo Picasso and a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti sold for $179.36 million and $141.28 million, respectively, becoming the most expensive artworks to be sold at an auction so far, Efe news agency reported.

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