Tribal ministers have become slaves of their seniors: Agnivesh

Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 18:32

A PIL was filed in the Karnataka High Court on the recent exhibition of nude paintings of some Hindu Gods and Goddesses in Chitrakala Parishath art gallery.

12,000-yr-old rock paintings discovered in Betul

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 14:35

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered pre-historic caves with rock paintings dating back to 12,000 years on the Satpura mountain range near Betul on the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border.

When Mamata`s works beat Jamini Roy`s

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 10:23

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee might be a crowd puller as a politician, but this time it`s the painter in her that attracts people.

Mamata to raise money for panchayat polls by selling her paintings

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 22:09

TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she was against extortion and would raise funds for panchayat elections from sale of her paintings.

Obscene paintings of Hindu Gods removed from exhibition

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 17:33

Paintings of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, alleged to be "obscene", were on Friday removed from the exhibition hall of the Fine Arts faculty.

Salvador Dali painting goes under hammer

Last Updated: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 08:36

A painting by Salvador Dali went under the hammer in Paris for 2 million euro (over $2.6 million), the Artcurial auction house said Wednesday.

Rabindranath Tagore paintings begin tour of India

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2012, 09:37

Rabindranath Tagore entered the world of visual imagery, drifting from words to images, only when he turned 64.

India`s rainbow colours draw foreign artists

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 08:48

Foreign artists are finding India a viable destination for long-haul art residencies, drawn to the rainbow colours and traditions that paint everyday life in the country.

Fake Tagore paintings: College principal suspended, FIR filed

Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 16:39

A group of art college students and painters have lodged an FIR with the police seeking action against those who had made and exhibited the counterfeit Tagore paintings.

Picasso and Monets paintings stolen from a museum in Rotterdam

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 19:41

Paintings of Pablo Picasso and several other painters have been stolen from Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam. Works of other artists - Henri Matisse, Claude Monet are also missing.