Category: Books

Maintaining and building an air force: IAF’s forgotten legend

By Vikas Datta Title: Spitfire Singh; Author: Mike Edwards; Publisher: Bloomsbury India; Pages: 334; Price: Rs 499 Joining the Indian…

8 years ago

‘Neruda’ to represent Chile at Oscars

Santiago, Sep 14 (IANS) Chile's entry in the competition for the best foreign film Oscar will be Pablo Larrain's "Neruda",…

8 years ago

Man Booker Prize judges announce shortlist of 6 novels

London, Sep 13 (IANS) The Man Booker Prize judges announced on Tuesday their shortlist for the best original novel, written…

8 years ago

Nation celebrates Eid-ul-Adha with fervour

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Eid-ul-Adha or Bakrid was celebrated with religious fervour and enthusiasm across the country on Tuesday…

8 years ago

Matilda, India’s most popular Roald Dahl character: Crossword poll

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The nerdy, strong Matilda Wormwood seems to be the most favourite Roald Dahl character for…

8 years ago

Statues of mythological goddess of love discovered in Jordan

New York, Sep 13 (IANS) Researchers have discovered in Jordan two marble statues of the mythological goddess Aphrodite - the…

8 years ago

Goa to drive heritage tourism with vintage vehicles festival

Panaji, Sep 13 (IANS) Goa hopes to ride the heritage tourism wave with the help of vintage vehicles, state Tourism…

8 years ago

Oxford English Dictionary adds over 1,000 updated entries

London, Sep 13 (IANS) The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added over 1,000 revised and updated entries to its September update.…

8 years ago

A modern day love story – of the closet kind

By Vikas Datta Title: Love Bi The Way; Author: Bhaavna Arora; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 248; Price: Rs…

8 years ago

Going green with art and architecture

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) When award-winning architect Vidur Bharadwaj took to art, it was natural for him to infuse…

8 years ago

Vidya Balan prepares for Kamala Das biopic

Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, who will be seen portraying the life of writer Kamala Das aka Kamala…

8 years ago

Tackling fundamentalists, greedy corporates and rebels in Bengal

By Vikas Datta Title: Dark Diamond; Author: Shazia Omar; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 252; Price: Rs 399 It is a Bengal…

8 years ago

Raghu Rai’s ‘People’ deserved a larger format

By Vishnu Makhijani Book: People - His Finest Portraits; Photographer: Raghu Rai; Publisher: Aleph; Pages: 188; Price: Rs 999 For…

8 years ago

One last bright spark of Lucknow’s glorious tradition

By Vikas Datta Any literary tradition demonstrates its virtuosity and vitality in how even its last proponents keep up its…

8 years ago

Thousands rally in Madrid seeking ban on bullfighting

Madrid, Sep 11 (IANS) Thousands of people took to the streets of Spanish capital Madrid to demand an end to…

8 years ago

India-Arab ties span over two millennia: Saudi envoy

Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Business and cultural relations between Indian and the Arab civilizations can be traced back to the…

8 years ago

Indo-Arab ties span over two millennia: Saudi envoy

Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Business and cultural relations between Indian and the Arab civilizations can be traced back to the…

8 years ago

T. M. Krishna to deliver keynote address at Kumaon Litfest

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Magsaysay award winner T. M. Krishna will deliver the keynote address at the second edition…

8 years ago

Akbar Padamsee’s ‘Greek Landscape’ sells for record Rs 19 crore at auction

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Contemporary Indian artist Akbar Padamsee set a new high at Saffronart's auction with his work…

8 years ago

Zuckerberg faces flak after Facebook removes ‘napalm girl’ photo

New York, Sep 9 (IANS) The editor-in-chief of Norways biggest daily newspaper has criticised Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over his…

8 years ago



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