Giving a new lease of life to wilted flowers through his pressed flower art, 80-year-old Hari Tandon imbues them with a charm and beauty. Forty exhibits that are on display from Friday here, show how his hands, although shaking because of old age, are firm when it comes to rendering an artful after-life to the pressed flowers.


Artfully alive: How an 80-year-old breathes new life into wilted flowers


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Sonepur cattle fair, considered as Asia's largest such event, began in Bihar on Wednesday with hundreds of people from rural areas thronging the fair to enjoy the unique flavour of an age-old tradition.


Sonepur cattle fair begins in Bihar


Alyque J. Padamsee, lent glamour to common products and brought luxury products within the reach of the common masses with his catchy and memorable advertising campaigns.


Alyque Padamsee was a creator of superbrands and superconsumers - and a theatre personality (Obituary)


Exactly two years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government commenced the exercise to ban over 85 per cent of high-value currency notes, former banking industry honcho Meera H. Sanyal says in her upcoming book that in its implementation, the 2016 demonetisation was an "unmitigated disaster".


Demonetisation was an 'unmitigated disaster', says ex-banker Meera Sanyal (Book Extract)


(Attn Editors: Ravi Subramanian's "Don't Tell The Governor", a novel set against the backdrop of demonetisation, arrives on the stands on Tuesday. Below is an exclusive excerpt from the book)


Finance Minister, RBI Governor and demonetisation in fiction (Exclusive Book Extract)


Recreating a Roman bread which was popular in the city of Pompeii almost 2,000 years ago, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group's Spencer's Retail on Monday introduced the new product in the city.


Spencer's offers bread made from 2,000-year-old Roman recipe


Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom said on Tuesday that its Festival of Science and Culture focused on nuclear science and technologies will be held in Mumbai and New Delhi from October 24 to October 29.


Russia's Rosatom Festival of Science and Culture in India


The rising popularity of handmade Rajasthani dresses have fetched them a market in the US and Canada and will be showcased there, global fashion leader Peter Nygard said on Tuesday.


Handmade Rajasthani dresses to be showcased in US, Canada


Some 60 years ago, Dharambir Lall moved to England from India and the eventful journey that followed finds elaborate mention in his upcoming book "England, My Love". The successful chartered accountant is now a millionaire and has been conferred the title of Lord Bill Lall of Woodlands.


I love England as I love my wife: Lord Bill Lall


Indian Oil Corporation's biennial art exhibition - The Canvas Code - will open here on October 24, officials said on Wednesday.


Indian Oil's art exhibition to open in Mumbai on October 24


Heavy police presence across Tamil Nadu to prevent any untoward incident. Photo: Twitter (@ANI_news)

Security at various places in Kerala including at the famed Sabarimala temple was hiked

Security hiked in Kerala-Tamil Nadu border as Jayalalithaa critical

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Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has added five Indian languages to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) -- which is the e-commerce giant's eBook publishing unit.


Amazon adds 5 Indian languages to Kindle Direct Publishing


India should continue with the process of strengthening prudential, provisioning and capitalisation norms and bringing them in line with the best international standards to reduce the possibilities of future financial crises, says Bimal Jalan, a former RBI Governor, in his new book set against the turmoil in the financial sector over companies like IL&FS going into deep trouble.


Strengthen prudential, provisioning norms of banks, says Bimal Jalan


Britain's exit from the European Union (EU), popularly called Brexit, will turn the former imperial power into a second-class power, according to former Indian diplomat Bhaswati Mukherjee.


Brexit will turn Britain into second class power: Ex-Indian diplomat


The government's former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), Arvind Subramanian, will open up about his tenure, which saw the controversial demonetisation of high-value currency notes and the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), in a new book to be out this November.


Arvind Subramanian to spill the beans on 'Modi-Jaitley Economy' in new book


Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor and former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan have been shortlisted in the popular category for the 16th edition of the Raymond Crossword Book awards.


Modi, Tharoor, Raghuram Rajan shortlisted for book award


Goa may look to Portuguese expertise to repair and commercially tap dilapidated grand Goan villas, which are synonymous with the state's countryside, said a state Minister on Saturday.


Goa looks to Portugal to repair, commercially tap dilapidated heritage villas


The Ministry of Tribal Affairs on Thursday launched the "Punch Tantra" collection to promote tribal artefacts and named world boxing champion Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of "Tribes India" -- an initiative to promote tribal artefacts.


Mary Kom named brand ambassador of Tribes India


In an effort to provide a pleasing ride to women commuters, the Western Railway (WR) has painted the interiors of two ladies coaches of the suburban trains with eye-catching scenic views, an official spokesperson said here on Wednesday.


Mumbai local trains' ladies coaches wear fresh 'make-up'


To ensure smartphones remain a force for good, device makers need to spend some "real money" on media literacy in India so that people can take full advantage of the new technologies and learn to distinguish what messages to believe and what not, says the author of a new book on how the smartphone is changing the country.


'Tech giants must spend real money on media literacy in India'


Tech firm ABB on Friday announced partnership with Nobel Media, bringing together two organisations committed to the development of innovation, education and scientific research.

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