Beijing, Sep 28 (IANS/EFE) Spanish artiste Pablo Picasso' first-ever painting auctioned in China has been sold for $1.8 million.


Picasso painting sold for $1.8 mn in China


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UPA's flagship Food Security Act is fine but a law alone will not address related issues of nutrition, gender security, new agricultural research and service delivery of the welfare schemes, said authors of a book Thursday.


Food act fine; insufficient for food security: Book


India is "close to" clinching the commercial aspect of its civil nuclear deal with the US and is also addressing the concerns of US suppliers over its nuclear liability law, National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon said Friday

India addressing concerns of US nuclear suppliers

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After Attari (in Punjab) along the border with Pakistan, the international-standard multi-use Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Akhaurah in Tripura with Bangladesh would be open to people in November, officials said here Thursday

Integrated check post with Bangladesh to open November

The annual electronic dance music festival Sunburn cannot be held at its regular venue, the beach village of Candolim, this year, as the huge crowds that gather cause inconvenience, Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said Wednesday.


Change Sunburn venue to cater to crowd: Goa minister


If there is one event that unites every Kerala household in a festivity it is the Onam harvest festival and if there's any dampener, it's the skyrocketing prices of essential items.


Kerala readies for a 'pricey' Onam (Kerala Newsletter)


Offering fashionistas a taste of indigenous textiles, an exhibition beginning Sep 6 in the West Bengal capital will showcase hand-woven furnishings and sarees sourced from weavers across the country.


Making high fashion of traditional craft


For Liu Bogen, vice president of China Publishing Group, the just concluded 20th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) was a positive signal for the nation's copyright trading.


A good time for copyright trading in China


Auction house Christie's will put under hammer works of Rabindranath Tagore, his nephew Abanindranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose from the personal collection of Supratik Bose.


Tagore, Nandlal Bose works to go under the hammer


Around 80,000 people visited the Delhi Book Fair Sunday, showing a remarkable increase in footfall, an organiser said.


Weekend brings more book worms to Delhi fair


"Nature Bazaar", a new crafts and organic produce market, will be inaugurated here by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday, an official said.


Delhi to get a new craft market


Craftspeople and crafts organisations from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan will come together with their Indian counterparts to showcase their techniques and products at Dastkar South Asian Bazaar.


Confluence of South Asian crafts at Dastkar bazaar


Leading e-commerce player Flipkart Monday unveiled three more applications (apps) for tech-savvy users to read e-books on mobile devices.


Flipkart e-books available on more devices


A local book retailer will be bringing the Borders bookstore back to Singapore.


Retailer to bring Borders bookstore back to Singapore


Union Minister of State for Tourism with independent charge K. Chiranjeevi Wednesday inaugurated the long-awaited Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC)-sponsored 'Clean Taj Mahal' campaign, close to the monument.


Chiranjeevi inaugurates ONGC's Clean Taj campaign


The Taj Mahal, a Unesco World Heritage site, will be adopted under the Clean India Campaign, the tourism ministry and Agra officials said Tuesday.


Taj Mahal to be adopted under Clean India campaign


Describing as mistaken the media reports of him saying economic growth is "not adequate", Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said here Monday that it was important to understand how growth happens.


Important to understand how growth happens: Amartya Sen


If you want to follow your favourite characters like Tenali Raman, Tintin or Rusty, or read about your favourite author, keeping a tab on what is new in the children literary scene is now a click away as Penguin Books India has launched a new website for young readers.


Penguin launches web portal for young readers


Jaipur will be promoted as a destination for summer and monsoon tourism and witness a melange of cultural evenings dove-tailed with a wide array of Rajasthani cuisine at the City Palace and Hotel Clarks Amer, an official said Wednesday.


Festival to promote Jaipur in summer


A new range of custom-made souvenirs showcasing elements of the interiors and architecture of the Rashtrapati Bhavan will be available for sale at the President's House Curio Shop from Friday.


New range of souvenirs at Rashtrapati Bhavan


The Champakulam boat race, said to be one of the oldest boat races in Kerala, was all set to begin in the Pamba river here Sunday afternoon, an organiser said.

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