Art/Culture

By Subhash K Jha, IANS Mumbai: The Mahabharat over the Ramayan begins. If "Hanuman" has Uru Patel and a reported budget of $60 million, "Ramayan" is also being made on an unprecedented budget. So it's Raj Kumar Santoshi versus Louis Mendoki, who will direct "Hanuman". And both are heading towards an international battle at the box office.

By Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi: The historic 17th century Red Fort was Thursday declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco - the third in the capital after Qutub Minar and Humayun Tomb. "The Red Fort is considered to represent the zenith of Mughal creativity, which, under the Emperor Shah Jahan was brought to a new level of refinement," a Unesco statement said. The World Heritage Committee added four cultural sites to the Unesco list Thursday.

By Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Indian government has launched all out efforts to acquire a rare letter Mahatma Gandhi wrote 19 days before his 1948 assassination which is up for auction in London next week. The external affairs ministry has asked the Indian high commission in London to assist the culture ministry in attempts to get hold of the letter. "The high commission has been asked to assist the culture ministry in acquiring the letter. It will do its best to assist them," sources in the external affairs ministry told IANS.

By Jean-Baptiste Piggin, IANS

Berlin : As the sightseeing boats slide along the Rhine, snatches of music may come down to them through the green vineyards on hot, sultry evenings this summer.