A giant dinosaur thigh bone has been unearthed at an excavation site in south-western France. The 2 meter long bone is thought to have belonged to a saurpod, which was

Giant dinosaur thigh bone unearthed in France

A giant dinosaur thigh bone has been unearthed at an excavation site in south-western France. The 2 meter long bone is thought to have belonged to a saurpod, which was a herbivorous dinosaur from the late Jurassic era, and was among the largest land animals to have walked the earth. Angeac, where the well-preserved bone was found, is one of the most important dig sites in Europe, where over 7500 fossils from at least 40 species have been recovered since 2010.&nbsp;

A giant dinosaur thigh bone has been unearthed at an excavation site in south-western France. The 2 meter long bone is thought to have belonged to a saurpod, which was a herbivorous dinosaur from the late Jurassic era, and was among the largest land animals to have walked the earth. Angeac, where the well-preserved bone was found, is one of the most important dig sites in Europe, where over 7500 fossils from at least 40 species have been recovered since 2010.

An extremely rare fossil of a fish dubbed “Lazarus” belonging to the Jurassic-era could fetch approximately £50,000 at an auction

&nbsp;An extremely rare fossil of a fish dubbed &ldquo;Lazarus&rdquo; belonging to the Jurassic-era could fetch approximately &pound;50,000 at an UK auction on the 24th of November.
The rare fish fossil, which seems to be in good condition, dates back 200 million years ago. Experts are of the opinion&nbsp;the fossil could show the transition and evolution of fish to amphibians.
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Iraqi Kurdish visual artist Tara Abdallah, unveiled a 5 km-long stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence, in the city of Sulaimaniyah in Ir

Iraqi Kurdish visual artist unveils 5 km-long collage of clothes&nbsp;
Made with clothing of women survivors of domestic violence
Asked survivors to donate clothing symbolising their trauma&nbsp;
'Started collecting clothes&nbsp;for the project 3 months ago'

Celebrating Dasara on the 26th of October, Mysuru city lit up to mark the occasion. Mysuru's Dasara is a world-famous celebration. This year, Dasara was celebrated in a

Celebrating Dasara&nbsp;on the 26th of October, Mysuru&nbsp;city lit up to mark the occasion. Mysuru's&nbsp;Dasara&nbsp;is a world-famous celebration.
This year, Dasara&nbsp;was celebrated in a restricted manner owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The much-awaited&nbsp;Jamboo Savari&nbsp;too was live cast on Monday so that people could enjoy from their homes. The usual 5 Km affair was cut down to just&nbsp;270m this time and restricted to the city palace.&nbsp;
This year saw only 5 elephants take part in the procession.&nbsp;
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Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer has created a statue of a woman using leftover glass, rubble, and a broken clock marking the time (6:08 PM) of the mega explosion at the por

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Lebanese artist creates statue of a woman from Beirut blast rubble&nbsp;
Statue placed in front of the site of the explosion&nbsp;
Hayat&nbsp;Nazer&nbsp;is known for creating artworks from waste&nbsp;
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The 5-day long Durga Puja celebrations came to an end on Bijoya or Bijoya Dashami on Monday. While the day is normally marked with grand festive regalia, this year the

The 5-day long Durga Puja celebrations came to an end on&nbsp;Bijoya or Bijoya Dashami&nbsp;on Monday.&nbsp;
While the day is normally marked with grand festive regalia, this year the celebrations were low-key due to the pandemic.&nbsp;
Poojas, rituals such as idol immersion ceremony saw fewer attendees and those who stepped out to celebrate wore face masks to stay safe.
The traditional &lsquo;Sindur Khela&rsquo; festivities were generally restricted to organisers or local residents due to social distancing norms.&nbsp;

The fifth edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an international contemporary art event, has been pushed to November 2021. The art festival held every 2 years in Kerala's

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Kochi-Muziris Biennale&nbsp;pushed to Nov 2021 due to Covid-19
The art fest was earlier scheduled to begin from Dec 21
The Students Biennale&nbsp;will be held online in Feb 2021: organisers
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The week-long Dussehra celebrations began in Kullu on Sunday in a restricted manner. For the first time in 400 years, the festival is being celebrated in the presence o

The week-long Dussehra&nbsp;celebrations began in Kullu&nbsp;on Sunday in a restricted manner. For the first time in 400 years, the festival is being celebrated in the presence of just seven prominent deities as opposed to 240 diets that are&nbsp; present usually.
To kickstart celebrations,&nbsp;Lord Raghunath&rsquo;s 'rath yatra' was held. The procession saw a maximum of 200 people.
No cultural shows or commercial activities will be held in&nbsp;Dhalpur&nbsp;for the 2020 edition of the festival.
Kullu&nbsp;Dussehra&nbsp;concludes on the 31st of October.&nbsp;

Using expired medication such as tablets, capsules and injection syringes, an artist from Assam has given a unique twist to this year's coronavirus-themed Durga idol. S

Assam artist uses expired medical waste to create Durga&nbsp;idol
Started preparations after the second phase of Lokdan&nbsp;
Claims to have used 30k tablets and syringes to make the statue&nbsp;

A total of 17 archeological sites and museums opened their doors across Peru this week, after more than seven months of closure as a measure to reduce the spread of the

17 archaeological sites, museums reopen in Peru after 7-month closure
9 more sites to reopen by end of the month and 6 more by Jan
Reopening date for the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu&nbsp;not set yet

Anonymous street artist Banksy's version of Monet's Water Lillies just fetched $9.8 million at a Sotheby's auction in London, making it the second highest price ever pa

Anonymous street artist Banksy's version of Monet's Water Lillies just fetched $9.8 million at a Sotheby's auction in London, making it the second highest price ever paid for the work by anonymous artist. It was sold to an unidentified bidder and surpassed its pre-sale estimates.
The 2005 creation, called 'Show me the Monet', had the classic water lilies&nbsp;picture filled with images of abandoned shopping trolleys and a traffic cone.
'Show me the Monet' is from a series of works called Crude Oils, which in Banksy's words includes remixes of canonical artworks.

Ramagiri Swarika, a law student and micro artist in Hyderabad, has written the Bhagavad Gita on 4042 grains of rice. It took her almost 150 hours of sharp focus to crea

Ramagiri Swarika, a law student and micro artist in Hyderabad, has written the Bhagavad Gita on 4042 grains of rice. It took her almost 150 hours of sharp focus to create the piece, without using a magnifying glass. Swarika often uses paper carvings and sesame seeds among other things for her art. Until now, she has worked on over 2000 micro artworks, which also includes writing the Preamble of the Constitution on strands of hair. The micro artist has bagged numerous accolades from prestigious institutions for her pieces made to precision.

Several pandal committees have made arrangements for virtual 'darshan' this year while barring the physical entry of visitors to cope with Covid-related restrictions. A

Pandal&nbsp;committees make arrangements for virtual 'darshan'&nbsp;
Big-ticket pujas in Kolkata&nbsp;announce outsiders not allowed
People can log on to their YouTube&nbsp;to watch the rituals&nbsp;
Some organisers to open the doors wide for revellers with precaution
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Ohud Abdullah Almalki, a Saudi artist in Jeddah has created the world's largest coffee painting, making her the first woman from the country to achieve a record title s

Ohud Abdullah Almalki, a Saudi artist in Jeddah has created the world's largest 'coffee painting', making her the first woman from the country to achieve a record title single-handedly, Guinness World Records said on Sunday. Almalki made use of 4.5 kgs of expired coffee granules to illustrate renowned leaders from the kingdom and the UAE for the 220 square metre masterpiece which took 45 days to complete. Titled Naseej 1, it was made on a canvas with 7 connected cloths and features the late King Abdul Aziz bin Saud and the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan.

Renowned graffiti artist Banksy confirmed that the hula-hooping girl mural which appeared outside a beauty salon in Nottingham was created by him. The artwork shows a g

Renowned graffiti artist&nbsp;Banksy&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;that the&nbsp;hula-hooping girl mural&nbsp;which appeared outside a beauty salon in Nottingham was created by him.&nbsp;
The artwork shows a girl hula-hooping&nbsp;using a tyre of a bicycle. It went up on Tuesday, next to a bicycle that had a missing back wheel.
Once it was confirmed as Banksy's, people flocked to the site in large numbers to get themselves photographed with the piece of art.
The painting hopes to spread some good vibes and positivity&nbsp;amidst difficult times.

In an effort to boost children's interest in coming to school, a group of teacher's in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu have taken up a unique initiative. Teachers have decorat

Govt school teachers take us unique initiative to boost admissions
Teachers decorate walls of schools in tribal areas with paintings
110 govt schools in 15 tribal districts have gotten a makeover so far
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Frankfurt's Book Fair swapped long queues for livestreams in an unprecedented first for the event which is being held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The hall exhibition

Frankfurt's Book Fair swaps long queues forlivestreams&nbsp;amid&nbsp;pandemic
Instead of hall exhibits, online events to heavily feature this year
90% of the fair held virtually with small in-person events&nbsp;
4,400 digital exhibitors registered for the 72nd edition of the fair

One of the world's largest and most famous cattle fairs, the Pushkar Mela is unlikely to be held this year, says Rajasthan Tourism Department officials. The nine-day ev

Pushkar&nbsp;Mela&nbsp;is unlikely to be held this year, say Tourist Dept officials
The 9-day cattle fair was scheduled to begin from Nov 22
Event will most likely be cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
Difficult to ensure gathering limit of 100-people at the fair&nbsp;

A painting of two young, 19th-century skaters that was looted by Nazis from a Jewish family in 1933 and recently discovered at a small museum in upstate New York has be

Painting looted by Nazis returned to Jewish family after 87 years
'Winter' among 1,000+ other artworks stolen from the family
Returned to the family heirs, the work is expected to go on auction

Due to the pandemic, this year will be the first time in the history of Gujarat that there will be no garba during Navratri. Fashion design students from Institute Of D

No garba&nbsp;during this year's Navratri&nbsp;celebrations due to Covid-19
Students design&nbsp;Covid-friendly&nbsp;garba&nbsp;outfit with polypropylene
Use hand painting, mirror work&nbsp;to innovate PPE&nbsp;jumpsuits
Fully-protected 'Covid&nbsp;Garba' look to be gifted to care volunteers&nbsp;
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An extremely rare 1623 book, that compiled plays of William Shakespeare for the first time, has sold for a record $9.97 million at a Christie's auction on Wednesday. Th

An extremely rare 1623 book, that compiled plays of William Shakespeare for the first time, has sold for a record $9.97 million at a Christie's auction on Wednesday.
The book marks the first time that Shakespeare's plays were organised as comedies, tragedies and histories. Without it, some of his most famous lines would've gone missing.
Called The First Folio, it was bought by Stephan Loewentheil, an American private collector and the founder of the 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop on the east coast, United States.
The book with 36 plays set a new world record for any printed work of literature. Additionally, it also broke the previous record for a Shakespeare First Folio that sold for a whopping $6.16 million in 2001, the auction house said.
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