London - A deal was struck in Britain Monday to keep a Titian masterpiece in the public domain after 50 million pounds (71 million dollars) were raised by art trusts and public donations.
The National Galleries of Scotland and London's National Gallery said they were delighted that they had been able to purchase the painting Diana and Actaeon after its owner, the Duke of Sutherland, had put it up for sale.
The painting by the Italian Renaissance artist has been on public display in the two galleries for more than 200 years until the duke decided to sell it and its sister painting, Actaeon and Calisto, for a total of 100 million pounds.
London, February 2 : Brad Pitt has revealed that his latest film `The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' has led him to change his views on mortality.
The Hollywood heartthrob, who stars as a man born in his 80s, who then goes on to age backwards, confessed that the movie's intense concentration on ageing forced him to rethink how to look upon life.
London, Feb 2: Pakistani High Commissioner to UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan has said the Kashmir issue is constantly highlighted in the UK, and British parliamentarians are voicing their concerns over the human rights situation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
He further said that the recent article by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband in a UK daily "is an eloquent reminder" of the "elephant in the room that India refuses to see."
London, February 2: After the quadruple success at the Golden Globes and 10 Oscar nominations, Danny Boyle might as well add `winner' as his middle name, for the filmmaker has repeated his victory, this time at the Directors Guild of America Awards for his hit film `Slumdog Millionaire'.
The 52-year-old crushed competitors Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon), David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Gus Van Sant (Milk) and Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) to bag The Best Director title.
London - Stoke City signed Senegal striker Henri Camara on loan from Wigan Athletic on Monday.
London - Tottenham Hotspur agreed a fee to re-sign striker Robbie Keane from Liverpool on Monday.
London - A deal was struck in Britain Monday to keep a Titian masterpiece in the public domain after 50 million pounds (71 million dollars) were raised by art trusts and public donations.
London, February 2 : Brad Pitt has revealed that his latest film `The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' has led him to change his views on mortality.
London, Feb 2: Pakistani High Commissioner to UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan has said the Kashmir issue is constantly highlighted in the UK, and British parliamentarians are voicing their concerns over the human rights situation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
London, February 2: After the quadruple success at the Golden Globes and 10 Oscar nominations, Danny Boyle might as well add `winner' as his middle name, for the filmmaker has repeated his victory, this time at the Directors Guild of America Awards for his hit film `Slumdog Millionaire'.
