Lubaina Himid wins Turner art prize
WEB DESK Tanzania-born artist Lubaina Himid won prestigious Turner Prize on Tuesday. She became the oldest ever winner of the Turner Prize for her works dealing with black creativity and…
Google dedicates Doodle to eminent Kathak dancer Sitara Devi
AMN Google today dedicated its Doodle to Indian Kathak legend Sitara Devi on her 97th birth anniversary. The country’s leading exponent of the art form, she was addressed as Nritya…
Krishna Sobti gets prestigious Jnanpith award 2017
AMN/ NEW DELHI Eminent Hindi Litterateur Krishna Sobti has been awarded the 53rd Jnanpith Award for the year 2017 for her path-breaking contribution to Indian literature. Jnanpith is the highest…
‘Thumri Queen’ Girija Devi is no more
AMN / KOLKATA India’s top classical singer known as ‘Thumri Queen’, Padma Vibhushan Girija Devi passed away today in Kolkata. She was 88. She was known as the “thumri queen”…
President appeals people to adopt Hindi; Gives away Rajbhasha awards
AMN / NEW DELHI President Ram Nath Kovind has appealed to the countrymen to adopt Hindi language with a great zeal. He said, this language play a great role in…
President, Vice President and PM greet nation on Onam
AMN President of India Ramnath Kovind Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have greeted the people on the occasion of Onam. President Kovind in his message…
Jananpith awardee Dr C Narayana Reddy passes away
AMN Eminent Poet and Jnanpith Award recipient Dr C Narayana Reddy passed away in Hyderabad today. He was 86. He has been ailing for some time. Popularly known as ‘CiNaRe’,…
President presents Hindi Sevi Samman Awards
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented the Hindi Sevi Samman Awards for the year 2015 today (May 30, 2017) at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence…
Presidential awards for classical Tamil presented
AMN President Pranab Mukherjee today presented the ‘Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil’ for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Tholkappiyar Award for lifetime…
People who read fiction, novels are more friendly towards others
AMN A group of researchers have found that people who regularly read fictions and novels are more likely to be friendly, well-behaved and sympathetic towards others. According to a latest…