Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast Muslims in Asia on Monday celebrated Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, with food and prayers for people in Gaza suffering from the Israel-Hamas war. Nepal 17 Jun, 2024
Women urged to explore entrepreneurial opportunities Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has asserted that the government is ready to lend the required support for promotion and marketing of products manufactured with the use of domestic raw materials and homegrown technologies and skills. Kathmandu 19 Aug, 2022
French film on illegal abortion wins top prize at Venice festival "Happening" (L'événement), a hard-hitting French drama about illegal abortion in the 1960s, won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice festival on Saturday. Entertainment 12 Sep, 2021
Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" wins top prize at Venice Film Fest VENICE: Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, won the Golden Lion for best film Saturday at a slimmed-down Venice Film Festival, which was held against the backdrop of the coronavirus... Travel Abroad 13 Sep, 2020
Red Square, Bangkok temple among ice festival sculptures HARBIN, CHINA: Ice sculptures of Moscow's Red Square and Bangkok's Temple of the Emerald Buddha are among landmarks featured in the world's largest ice festival. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the frigid northeastern... Women 05 Jan, 2018
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem return to Venice festival VENICE: Back when he was 22 and she was 16, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz brought their movie "Jamon, Jamon" to the Venice International Film Festival. Now, a quarter of a decade and two children later, they were back with another project,... Travel Abroad 06 Sep, 2017
The Great night of Shiva As an important festival, Mahashivaratri has personal as well as cultural and spiritual significance in people’s life The day of Shivaratri is different for different people. Some take it as a day to fulfil a religious purpose, whereas some as... 26 Feb, 2017
Latin America wins big at 72nd Venice Film Festival VENICE: Films from Latin America won two of the top prizes at the 72nd Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with Venezuelan director Lorenzo Vigas getting the Golden Lion best film award for "Desde Alla" (From Afar). Vigas, who won for his first... Travel Abroad 13 Sep, 2015
Trapero returns to Venice Film Festival with "El Clan" BUENOS AIRES: Argentine filmmaker Pablo Trapero returns to compete at the Venice Film Festival with "El Clan" (The Clan), a drama based on the real-life Puccio family who kidnapped and killed people around Buenos Aires in the 1980s. The dark... Travel Abroad 04 Aug, 2015
Kristen Stewart, Idris Elba in Venice Film Festival lineup ROME: This year's Venice Film Festival will include Kristen Stewart in a sci-fi romance, a war story with Idris Elba and a thriller starring Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson. Organizers announced a 21-strong competition lineup Wednesday that... Travel Abroad 29 Jul, 2015
Harbin ice festival a feast of fancy, lights HARBIN: A cold snap in northern China has thrown daily life into confusion, but is ideal for fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even a sphinx — all carved from ice — that make up the sights at this year's Harbin International Ice and...
