New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) In a touching tribute to former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on his first death anniversary, an illustrative book with hundreds of handwritten postcards were released here on Wednesday. The book,…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Carnatic music exponent T.M. Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson are two Indians who have been conferred the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for this year. While Krishna got the award…
By Shilpee Pandey Title: What Can I Give?; Author: Srijan Pal Singh; Publisher: Penguin Random House; Pages: 266; Price: Rs 250 As India commemorted on July 27 the first death anniversary of President A.P.J. Abdul…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Carnatic music exponent T.M. Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson are two Indians who have been conferred the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for this year. While Krishna got the award…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As a new Harry Potter will appear on bookshelves after nine years, avid fans are leaving no stone unturned to welcome the much anticipated eighth saga. When “Harry Potter and…
By Vikas Datta Title: Vikram Sarabhai – A Life; Author: Amrita Shah; Publisher: Penguin Books; Pages: 264; Price: Rs 399 Our relation with our scientists is curious – they are usually idolised to the point…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday launched book “Compassion in the 4 Dharmic Traditions” by author Bed Prakash Nanda. BJP veteran L. K. Advani was also present among others at…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed that customs and traditions have to pass a legal and constitutional test, telling Tamil Nadu which held ‘Jallikattu’ (bull fighting) was a 5,000-year-old sport…
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) The Kolkata Police on Tuesday continued to look for answers to the mysterious death of a teenager at the apartment complex parking of well-known writer Amit Chaudhuri even as chorus continued…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Buddha Rashmi Mani, a former Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) official who had led a team that excavated the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in 2003, has been appointed the director general…
Gurgaon, July 26 (IANS) Sula Vineyards in association with BAJAAO Entertainment is set to begin the second season of their live music platform, Sula Sessions here with its first gig to be held on July…
By Jaideep Sarin Jalandhar, July 26 (IANS) She took to singing when she was just seven and has, just a decade later, turned into a star of sorts within her community as she dared to…
By Vikas Datta Title: How the French Won Waterloo – or Think They Did; Author: Stephen Clarke; Publisher: Arrow Books/Penguin UK; Pages: 304; Price: Rs 499 Waterloo has become a byword – at least in…
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) The city police on Monday constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of a teenager at the apartment complex of noted author Amit Chaudhuri where he had gone…
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Social activist and writer Mahasweta Devi continued to be in a critical condition requiring life support, a doctor said on Monday. The nonagenarian litterateur was responding to treatment last week but…
By Vikas Datta Title: Criminal – The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things; Author: Tom Gash; Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin; Pages: 349; Price: Rs.899 ‘Crime doesn’t pay’ is something almost everyone is taught around the…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Sahitya Akademi has invited young Indian writers to submit their works for its Yuva Puraskar 2017, given to writers below 35 years of age writing in any of the…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A new high-tech, “story-telling” museum is all set to wow visitors at Rashtrapati Bhavan, and would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in the presence of President…
Chamba, July 24 (IANS) The eight-day-long, centuries-old Hindu fair that symbolises the blossoming of maize began on Sunday in this historical Himachal Pradesh town located on the banks of the Ravi river. It was to…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Sunday condoled the death of legendary painter S.H. Raza, and credited him with popularising Indian art globally. “I am deeply grieved to hear about…