India a Tolerant Country: Tasleema Nasreen
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India is a tolerant country with a few intolerant people and it is time to focus not just on Hindu fundamentalists but on Muslim fundamentalists as well, Bangladeshi author Tasleem…
Literature
Hindi Writer Ravindra Kalia Passes Away
New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) Noted Hindi writer and journalist Ravindra Kalia passed away at a private hospital here today. He was 78. Kalia had been suffering from liver cirrhosis, according to family sources. Known…
French Comics Festival Marred by Sexism Row
Paris, Jan 6 (IANS) A prestigious award for graphic novelists in France is facing calls for a boycott after its long list of nominees failed to include any women, the media reported on Wednesday. The…
Charlie Hebdo’s Anti-God Cover Is Unfair, Says Vatican Paper
Vatican City, Jan 5 (AFP) The Vatican’s newspaper today criticised French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo for a front cover portraying God as a gun-wielding terrorist to mark the first anniversary of a terror attack on…
Intolerance: We Are Living in Sheer Fear, Says Marathi Litterateur Shripal Sabnis
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Renowned academic and Marathi litterateur Shripal Sabnis, who had criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lahore trip, says he lives in the shadow of fear over “intolerance” to what he claims were…
Book Raises a Toast to 100 Women Scientists
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The rich contributions of 100 women scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) to research in faunal diversity have been compiled in a book by the country’s premier zoological body….
Copyright Of Adolf Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Expires
This first edition copy of Mein Kampf, signed by Adolf Hitler, fetched £23.800 (approx euros 35,700) at auction Wednesday 15th June 2005. The book, signed by the Nazi leader in ink on the inside, was…
Chinese Poet Feng Tang Translates Tagore with Vulgar Sexual Innuendos
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) A Chinese poet has translated lines from Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s lyrical poems with vulgar sexual innuendos. Feng Tang, translated “Stray Birds” a collection of Tagore’s lyrical poems known for…
India’s Exports Dip for 12th Straight Month
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) For the 12th consecutive month, India’s merchandise exports registered a decline, falling as much as 24.43 percent in dollar terms to $20.01 billion in November, official trade data showed on…
J.K. Rowling Reveals Why Harry Potter Named His Son After Snape
Los Angeles, Nov 28 (IANS) Author J.K. Rowling has revealed that the reason Harry Potter named his son after character Snape was that it was a mark of gratitude to the former Potions teacher and…