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Sold at Rs 61.8 Cr, Amrita Sher-Gil’s ‘The Story Teller’ is Most Expensive Indian Painting
'The Story Teller’, an oil on canvas painting by renowned 20th century artist Amrita Sher-Gil was sold at a whopping Rs 61.8 crore. This made it the most expensive Indian painting auctioned.
Earlier this record was held by modernist…
Shantiniketan on UNESCO World Heritage List
Kolkata: The picturesque Santiniketan town in West Bengal where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore established the Visva-Bharati University, has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
“New inscription on the @UNESCO…
4 Veteran Odia Artistes to Receive Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award
Bhubaneswar: Four veteran artistes from Odisha will receive the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award-2022 on September 16.
The selected Odia artistes are Sidheswar Das (Chhau Dance), Anant Mahapatra (Theatre), Ananda Bag (Brahma…
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Launches ‘Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana’
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana’ in the state on Thursday. This program will ensure the fulfillment of nutritional needs among the mothers, adolescent girls and children…
Women to Serve as Temple Priests in Tamil Nadu, Breaking Decades-Old Tradition
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, has announced a significant milestone for gender equality in temple priesthood. In a recent post on social media platform X, he highlighted the progressive strides being made in the state's…
Center Imposes Rs 80 Lakh Fine on Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya
Patna: The Centre has imposed a fine of Rs 80 lakh on the Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC), which manages the Mahabodhi Temple, for allegedly violating the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), reported…
Watch: River of 2.2 Liter Wine Flowing through Portugal’s Town, Know Why
A river of red wine flowed through the streets of a small Portuguese town named Sao Lourenco do Bairro when an accident occurred at a distillery.
The amount of red wine that flowed out was massive. According to the New York Post, barrels…
World Leaders Savor Odisha’s Rasabali at G20 Summit
New Delhi: The world leaders who have arrived in New Delhi for the G20 Summit enjoyed Kesar Pista Rasmalai from Odisha at a dinner hosted by the Indian government on Friday night.
Kesar Pista Rasmalai from Odisha was served to the…
2.5 Crore Take Part in World’s Largest Pilgrimage in Iraq
Around 2.5 crore people from around the world participated in the Arbaeen, a pilgrimage observed by the Shia Muslim community, that concluded in Iraq's Karbala on Wednesday.
It is being reported as the world’s largest pilgrimage. It was…
Eminent Jagannath Culture Expert, Former Administrator of Srimandir Rabi Narayan Mishra Passes Away
Bhubaneswar: Noted researcher of Jagannath culture, Rabi Narayan Mishra, who was the former Srimandir administrator, passed away on Wednesday evening at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. He was 87 and suffering from advanced…