Renowned artist and former MP Jogen Chowdhury Passes Away at 87
Our Correspondent / Kolkata Renowned Indian artist and former Rajya Sabha MP Jogen Chowdhury passed away on Sunday at the age of 87, prompting condolences from different parts of life.…
Five new heritage sites and proposals added to India’s UNESCO Tentative List
AMN Five new sites and serial and transnational proposals have been included in India’s UNESCO Tentative List, increasing India’s count to 78. The newly added sites include the Buddhist murals…
World Photography Day: Everyone Has a Camera, But Not Everyone Is a Photographer
Andalib Akhter and Bir Bahadur Yadav On August 19 every year, the world celebrates World Photography Day, a day dedicated to the art, science, craft and history of capturing moments…
Jashn-e-Bahar Brings Marsiya’s Journey from Karbala to Kashi to Life at IICC
Wasi Imam / New Delhi In a celebration of Urdu’s rich literary heritage and India’s syncretic cultural traditions, Jashn-e-Bahar Trust, in collaboration with the India Islamic Cultural Centre, hosted a…
World Urdu Awards 2026 Announced; Lifetime Honour for Dr Idris Ahmad
Staff Reporter / News Delhi Preparations for the observance of World Urdu Day gathered momentum as the World Urdu Day Organising Committee finalised the recipients of the World Urdu Awards…
Renowned Pandavani singer, Padma Vibhushan awardee Teejan Bai passes away
President, Prime Minister express grief over demise of renowned Pandvani singer Teejan Bai AMN Renowned Pandavani singer of Chhattisgarh and Padma Vibhushan awardee Teejan Bai has passed away. She had…
Culture Ministry announces Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar
Ministry of Culture has announced the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2024 and 2025, and Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva…
Renowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr passes away at 91
“Shohrat ki bulandi bhi ek pal ka tamasha hai,Jis shakh pe baithe ho woh tut bhi sakti hai.” Ujaale apni yaadon ke humare saath rehne do Na jaane kis gali…
India’s Forex reserves rise by $6.2 bn in first week of May
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by 6.2 billion US dollars, standing at 696 billion US dollars for the week ending May 8. According to the Reserve Bank of India, Gold…
Renowned Litterateur Vinod Kumar Shukla passes away in Raipur
Renowned litterateur and Jnanpith Award awardee Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away in Raipur today. Mr Shukla, who was around eighty-eight years old, had been undergoing treatment at the All India…