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Sunday 27 May 2012
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Marks obtained in CBSE exams cannot be given under RTI: HC India, Myanmar to explore new initiatives to boost ties: PM Blistering heat scorches states Sebi shuts consent route to punish offenders Lady luck shines for Delhi pacer Awana Indian boy solves 350-year Newton math puzzle KKR won't just go out there to compete, says skipper Gambhir BJP impotent spectator to loot: Jethmalani writes to Gadkari Defence Ministry was leaking information to fix me: Gen Singh Houses, offices of BJP MLA, son raided Yeddy a ''human bomb'' in BJP, says Thackeray EGoM to decide spectrum price for auction: Telecom Commission Tendulkar, Lara standout players of modern era: Shastri There's room for improvement for Dhoni as Test batter: Shastri Team Anna now targets Manmohan Lokayukta court rejects ‘B’ report in Upper Bhadra case Army chief denies any divide in the force Kejriwal to send legal notice to Indian Express SRK to pay fine for smoking in public Stalinist style of functioning still prevalent in Kerala: Antony Afghan parliament approves US strategic pact Finland gunman kills 2 Paternity row: Rohit gives blood samples Pak considering importing diesel, furnace oil from India Joshna Chinappa clinches Chennai Open China questions US interest in signing UN convention on seas FIR against former cabinet secy Shashank Shekhar Singh I will file complaint in Aircel-Maxis deal: Swamy tells court China calls US criticism over human rights as 'biased' British envoy causes stir over Lankan military remarks Nadal stands in Djoker’s way Pakistan not to contest Gilani contempt verdict 15 dead, 30 wounded in Pakistan bus accident Akash missile test fired again Shepherd's deportation consistent with immigration rules: US Astronomers seize last chance in lifetime for Venus Transit Sonia confident of more outfits joining peace process CBI grills Jagan again in disproportionate assets case NDA set to acquire Advanced Training Vessel for naval cadets Chinese woman detained for kidnapping Indian trader in Yiwu 'Carpet bombing' of Pakistan must stop: Bilawal Did Rajat Gupta spill the beans about Project Moon? 5 of Tumkur family killed in accident

Sunday Herald art & culture

Screams of suffering

Edvard Munch’s haunting composition, ‘The Scream’, recently created history to become the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction, writes Giridhar Khasnis

His grace, expression and passion held me spellbound. It took all I had to stop myself from getting onto that stage and joining him, even though I hate dancing in front of an audience... that’s how inspiring he was.

That ‘classic’ touch...

Sing a few swaras on just one avarthanam, then two, and keep going. Even at 84, Carnatic musician Seethalakshmi Venkatesan continues to teach a few students at her home in Bangalore.

Redefining ‘crossover’

Alex Gonzales at a Mana concert . Photo by Stephanie Diani/NYT.

Latin American superstar band Mana, with its mix of love songs and more pointed political material about immigration and the environment, has been playing sold-out concerts for decades, selling millions of records in the process, writes Jennifer...

A fix of bibliophilia

Bibliophiles’ delight ‘Scenes From a Bookshop’ and ‘The Best Read Man in France’.

If you’re looking for a fix of pure, uncut bibliophilia, you can’t go wrong with these five books on books that have enthralled me this year. The newest, The Best Read Man In France by librarian Peter Briscoe, entertainingly deals with the many...

Horoscope

Movie Guide

Produced by Yogish Hunsur and directed by M S Ramesh, ‘Villain’ is an underworld love story. Af[...]

Cricket

Karnataka Advt. Tariff Classifieds Tariff Delhi Advt. Tariff

Photo Gallery

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leads a protest against petrol price hike in Kolkata

Carpenters completing the construction of the wheels for the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord...

Skippers of Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni and Kolkata Knight Riders Gautam Gambhir pose with the...

A man submerges himself in water to cool off on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar

Force India's Scottish driver Paul di Resta drives during the third practice session

Team Anna members display files containing evidence of corruption against 15 ministers

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is presented with a traditional Assamese 'Japi'

People looking at the charred vehicle which was torched by the irate mob

Police detain government employees who were staging a protest march

sisters Kareena Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor at filmmaker Karan Johar's birthday party

Screams of suffering

Dancer with a message

That ‘classic’ touch...

Redefining ‘crossover’

A fix of bibliophilia