New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) From the award-winning investigative stories blowing the cover on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church by The Boston Globes Spotlight team to the only writer to have ever gone under…
Patna, Jan 8 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the 4th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference on “State and Social Order in Dharma-Dhamma Traditions” in Rajgir of Nalanda district in Bihar on January 11, officials said…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A book with all data about parliamentary elections in India, constituency wise, was released at the ongoing World Book Fair here on Monday. “Election Atlas of India”, whose foreword has…
Rabat, Jan 8 (IANS/MAP) Egypt will be guest of honour at the 24th edition of Casablanca’s international publishing and book fair to be held in February. The book fair will take place from February 8-18,…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The lone publisher who was supposed to represent Pakistan at the ongoing 26th annual New Delhi World Book Fair didnt turn up at the event. Al Hasanat Books Private Ltd,…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) In the loving memory of Pandit Acchan Maharaj, the great Kathak legend of the Lucknow gharana and father of Pt. Birju Maharaj, a musical event will be organised in the…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Misfit’s Manifesto; Author: Lidia Yuknavitch; Publisher: TED Books/Simon and Schuster: Pages: 148; Price: Rs 350 In a materialistic world which emphasises more on conformity, convention and success, those who prefer…
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist, apologised on Sunday for comments which were quoted in a new controversial book calling US President Donald Trump’s eldest son’s 2016 meeting with Russians…
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and his advisers are continuing with their campaign against a new controversial book which expresses serious doubts about the president’s ability to govern the nation. Both Trump…
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) CIA Director Mike Pompeo has come to US President Donald Trump’s rescue, defending his mental abilities in the wake of a controversial book that expressed serious doubts about the President’s ability…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Theatre personality Shaoli Mitra on Sunday said she has wished to resign from the post of Chairperson of Bangla Academy citing infrastructural issues. Since 2012, Shaoli, daughter of late Bengali theatre…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is likely to take over the security of Victoria Memorial from January 15 and deploy over a 100 personnel for its round the clock surveillance,…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) Thousands of art aficionados from the city thronged the “Chitra Santhe”, a street art fest here on Sunday which showcased artworks of hundreds of artists across the country. The 15th edition…
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar jointly released a book on Buddhism on Sunday at Bodh Gaya, the religion’s holiest shrine. “Science and Philosophy in…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Bibliophiles of the national capital utilised the sunny Sunday afternoon to head for the ongoing World Book Fair in large numbers. With the weather remaining pleasant, the bookworms started coming…
By Anand Singh Mumbai/New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM) building would not lose its Unesco World Heritage site tag even if it shifts the Central Railway offices from there to…
By Azera Parveen Rahman Nagpur, Jan 7 (IANS) A caricature of an Indian Hive Bee carrying pollen baskets is accompanied with the message, “Carry your own shopping bags”. A Bactrian Camel, sauntering with his double…
By Himani Kothari Title: Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous; Author: Manu Joseph; Publisher: Fourth Estate; Pages: 210; Price: Rs 499 A lanky woman, arms akimbo, wearing a tucked-in white shirt, divided skirt and red high…
By Vikas Datta Personality cannot be entirely predictable but its basic pathways can be somewhat mapped. It, however, comes into its own when it meets a contrasting outlook(s), and these have to combine or clash…
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) One can feel the morning raga only when it is played in the morning, iconic sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, who along with his two sons Amaan Ali Bangash and…