Category: Books

A cross-continent raid that curbed hijackings – the full story

By Vikas Datta Title: Operation Thunderbolt - the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History; Author: Saul David; Publisher: Hodder…

8 years ago

Stokes launches scathing attack on Samuels in new book

London, Sep 18 (IANS) England all-rounder Ben Stokes has launched a scathing attack on the West Indies middle-order batsman Marlon…

8 years ago

Living poets society: Reviving a vanishing art

By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) In the highly inspirational movie "Dead Poets Society", Robin Williams plays an…

8 years ago

TV18: Making of a media empire and how hubris and miscalculations lost it

By Vikas Datta Title: Network18 - The Audacious Story of a Start-up that Became a Media Empire; Author: Indira Kannan;…

8 years ago

The small nation which beat the superpowers, global capitalism

By Vikas Datta There is one country that has militarily defeated the US -- and that too on its own…

8 years ago

Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous Five’ return to original language

London, Sep 17 (IANS) Six years after the language in Enid Blytons Famous Five books was updated in an attempt…

8 years ago

Namaste France fest shows India’s cultural prowess

Paris, Sep 16 (IANS) Namaste France, a two-and-a-half-month-long festival which began here on Thursday, will serve as a window into…

8 years ago

75-day ‘Namaste India’ festival opens across 10 French cities

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A sarod performance by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and a Kathak performance by Kumudini Lakhia…

8 years ago

Lata Mangeshkar pays tribute to Subbulakshmi on birth centenary

Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar on Friday paid her tribute to legendary classical singer M.S. Subbulakshmi on…

8 years ago

Power games, suspense, Indian lives

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Immerse yourself in the thrilling story of a young politician fighting corruption, know the struggles…

8 years ago

The Queen’s wardrobe to be exhibited near London

London, Sep 16 (IANS) Part of Queen Elizabeth II's wardrobe, both present and past, will be on display from this…

8 years ago

Greece’s hundred-year-old bookstore closes due to debt crisis

Athens, Sep 16 (IANS) The largest bookstore in Greece with 118 years of history, Eleftheroudakis, will be closed on September…

8 years ago

Making waves: The Indian Ocean’s vibrant but unknown history

By Vikas Datta Title: The Ocean of Churn - How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History; Author: Sanjeev Sanyal; Publisher:…

8 years ago

Technology for blue jeans developed in Peru 6,000 years ago

Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) We may have Peruvians to thank for our favourite blue jeans as researchers have traced the…

8 years ago

Here’s how India’s liberalisation changed lives, lifestyles

By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, Sep 15 (IANS) Author-journalist Ashwini Bhatnagar's fourth book -- and first work of fiction -- is…

8 years ago

I believe in the power of human empathy: Author Jerry Pinto

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Talking openly about mental illness is still unwelcome in our society as,…

8 years ago

Hindi is soul of Indianness: Pranab

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Describing Hindi language as the "soul of Indianness", President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said it…

8 years ago

Mahasweta Devi would have been happiest on Singur land return: Mamata

Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who on Wednesday returned land to Singur farmers,…

8 years ago

We are careless about Hindi, says Ashok Vajpeyi on Hindi Diwas

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The condition of Hindi is miserable in the country and there is carelessness about the…

8 years ago

Advent of Gujarati crafts, artisans in the capital

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) To revive the dying Gujarati crafts legacy, NGO Craftroots will give a chance to 45…

8 years ago



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