How artist Manish Pushkale’s latest work in France revives a lost language through visual cues Eye News | WN24
In JANUARY 2010, when Boa Sr passed away at 85, with her, humanity lost the Great Andamanese language of ‘Aka-Bo’ that was also said to be used by the Bo indigenous community to communicate with the birds. Boa Sr was the last speaker of the now extinct language. “This ancient communication system existed as a […]
When Coke Studio Bharat heard the sound of the hills in a love song Eye News | WN24
Noted playwright Mohan Upreti was deeply concerned about Rajula-Malusahi, a medieval folk ballad, from the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, where he was born and raised. The revivalist of Central Himalayan folk art, writes in his book Malushahi: The Ballad of Kumaon (1980): “The ballad seems to be breathing its last. The old generation of singers […]
Unearthing litchi’r payesh, a lost Bengali dessert which finds its mention in Rabindranath Tagore’s household recipe book | Food-Wine News | WN24
From sandesh, roshogolla, or mishti doi to more mishti like sitabhog, lobongo-lotika, and chanar jalebi, Bengali sweets are celebrated across India. We Bengalis have a deep-rooted love for our sweets! So, when I had the chance to try a dessert like litchi’r payesh, I eagerly seized the opportunity to explore its unique flavor. But before […]
Paris Olympics, hockey: ‘It’s everything’ – Craig Fulton’s India can’t afford a slow start as they begin quest for back-to-back medals | Hockey News | WN24
It’s a little line that Harmanpreet Singh says is repeated often during the hours and hours of training they undergo at the SAI Center in Bengaluru when some aspect of a drill doesn’t go well. Away from the spotlight, as they sweat it out in the confines of their training camp, it is a way […]
A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread | WN24
Communities in the US West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, as a fast-moving blaze sparked by lightning sent people fleeing on fire-ringed roads in rural Idaho and a human-caused inferno forced evacuations in northern California. In eastern Oregon, a pilot was found dead in a small air tanker plane that […]
Cultsport Forge XR: A stylish, rugged smartwatch to keep you fit on the go Technology News | WN24
Timekeeping is no longer the same. In 2024, it’s quite literally raining smartwatches leaving consumers spoiled for choice. We now have hundreds of brands offering the best of technology at competitive prices. In an ocean of smartwatches, it may get difficult to pick the one that’s best suited for you. However, zeroing in on your […]
Jasprit Bumrah: ‘I believe bowlers are the smart people, always fighting the odds… make very good captains’ | Cricket News | WN24
Jasprit Bumrah is universally acknowledged as one of the smartest fast bowlers around, but if one asks the Indian pace spearhead, it’s not just with the ball that his mind is at its sharpest. Bumrah believes that bowlers can make excellent captains, and it is unfair that so few of them get leadership assignments. “I […]
RTE mandates one teacher per 10 special students, Punjab has one for 150: RTI reply | Chandigarh News | WN24
In a violation of the landmark RTE Act, one teacher on an average looks after 150 children with special needs (CWSN) in the state run schools in Punjab, information obtained under Right to Information Act (RTI) has revealed. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) mandates that there should be at […]
NH-707 two-laning project in Shimla: NGT expert panel questions legality of blasting ops for road widening | Chandigarh News | WN24
An expert committee, formed on the directives of the National Green Tribunal, has put question mark on the legality of the controlled blasting carried out for upgrading the Paonta Sahib-Gumma section of National Highway-707 into two-lane in Shimla. The committee, comprising officers from Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, state pollution control […]
Will continue to visit border districts even if CM ‘feels bad’: Guv Purohit Chandigarh News | WN24
Governor Banwarilal Purohit Friday claimed that he had resigned from the constitutional post in February thinking that “may be Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann does not want him me to stay,” but went on to add that he will continue to visit Punjab’s border districts even if the AAP leader “feels bad”. “I will continue to […]