Decoding Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

A fresh look at the Mona Lisa portrait has revealed that artist Leonardo da Vinci has hidden some tiny letters and numbers in the dark paint of the masterpiece pupils.Experts say the barely......

Robots, Dinosaurs: Modi's Day Out

Prime Minister Narendra D Modi visited the Robotics Gallery at the Science City in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. This gallery, which spans 11,000 square meters, has a giant......

Da Vinci painting sells for record $450 million

Salvator Mundi, a portrait of Jesus Christ, was once bought for $59. Leonardo da Vinci's painting, Salvator Mundi has become the most expensive artwork to ever sell at an auction, going for $450.3......

Rig Veda, Apollo Statue, Mona Lisa enrich G20 Summit venue's culture corridor

Certified original copies of the US' Charters of Freedom, a fahua-lid jar from China and Panini's grammar treatise Ashtadhyayi from India are among the historic items displayed at the Bharat......

Now, a Da Vinci Code tour

Most of us in India associate Switzerland with the famous Hindi flick Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Many other Yash Chopra films followed which not only captured the imagination of Indian audiences......

The one mythology lesson everyone in marketing must learn

Marketers are required to be more Sisyphus than The Vitruvian Man, says Bharat Bambawale. Titian's Sisyphys.According to Greek mythology Sisyphus was doomed to carry a rock uphill time and again,......

Meeting Mr Mona Lisa

How much would collectors be willing to pay for owning a part of Indian history, asks Kishore Singh. I met Salvator Mundi a fortnight ago within a tightly regulated security cordon, and though I......

16 top museums of the world

A trip to the museum is always fascinating. It makes one familiar with history. To know a particular place well, one should always pay a visit to the local museum. In this slide show, we......

Da Vinci releases in India on Friday

Finally, the disclaimer battle is over.After much debate, Sony Pictures Releasing India has decided to give in and run thelegal cardprovided by the Censor Board for 15 seconds before and after The......

Fanaa or The Da Vinci Code?

Now that the censorship controversy appears to have quietened down somewhat, the verdict seems clear.The Da Vinci Code will release without cuts, but with an 'A' certificate and disclaimer saying......

Should Da Vinci Code be banned?

Director Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code has raked up a storm, thanks to its controversial content. Adapted from Dan Brown's best-selling novel, the film challenges age-old views about Jesus Christ's......

Vatican bans Hanks' Da Vinci Code prequel

Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard will have a tough time filming two key scenes in their new flick Angels and Demons, based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name, for the Vatican has banned them......

PICS: 2024 Paralympics opens amid grand spectacle

Images from the  2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday. IMAGE: Performers delight as the Obelisk of Luxor on the Place de la Concorde is seen during the 2024 Paralympics......

Olympics opening ceremony a disgrace: Trump

  IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was panned by Christians world over.Photograph: Hannah......

Paris Olympics OC apologises to Christians

Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect' IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was......

'Modi running around saying he has been offered 2036 Games'

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh -- India's flag-bearers at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/Instagram Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have......

How Indian hockey players are spending time in isolation

IMAGE: India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, right, with Rupinder Pal Singh at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. Photograph: PR Sreejesh/Instagram Locked inside the Sports Authority of India centre in......