By Vikas Datta Occurrence of the unexpected and the unlikely doesn’t only work for literary genres like horror, and mystery, let alone fantasy and science fiction, but comedy too. Though much of comedy’s effect is…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The 9th edition of Morning Ragas;, a series initiated by Legends of India and conducted at the Rohini District Jail on Saturday morning, saw the introduction of a new…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) In an unusual movie preview, as many as 30 Buddhist monks and 40 sex workers sat side by side here on Saturday for a screening of Bengali director Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar’s…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Word at War: World War Two in 100 Phrases; Author: Peter Lewis & Philip Gooden; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 299 “Keep Calm and Carry On”, or its wide…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Social activist and writer Mahasweta Devi’s condition continues to be “very serious” requiring life support, a doctor at the hospital where she is being treated said on Saturday. “She is conscious…
By Preetha Nair Title: Ace against Odds: Author: Sania Mirza with Imran Mirza and Shivani Gupta: Publisher: Harper Collins, Price: Rs 499, Pages: 238 Eulogised, feted, doubted and criticised — Sania Mirza’s life is an…
Istanbul, July 16 (IANS) The World Heritage Committee on Friday added nine new cultural sites, including India’s Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara, to the prestigious World Heritage List. The committee, at its 40th session in…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Discussions are on to feature China as the focus country in the 22nd edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival in November this year, a diplomat said here on Friday. “We…
Istanbul, July 15 (IANS) China’s Zuojiang Huashan rock-art cultural landscape was on Friday added to the World Heritage List at the 40th session of World Heritage Committee held in Istanbul. The World Heritage Committee cited…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Read an explosive thriller packed with action, immerse into the entangled mystery of three women, flick through the story of people fighting an evil as soldiers and some inspirational romance…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The massacre of 42 young Muslims at Hashimpura in Uttar Pradesh in 1987 was masterminded by some police and civilian officials, says a former senior police officer in a new…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Social activist and writer Mahasweta Devi on Friday continued to be in a critical condition and on life support, said a doctor at the hospital where she has been undergoing treatment….
By Vikas Datta Title: The Warehouse; Author: S.S. Mausoof; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 399 Pakistan’s border badlands, where a merciless conflict rages between militants, both homegrown and foreign, and the army (and…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The second edition of North East India Fashion Week (NEIFW), which gives weavers and designers from the northeast region a platform to showcase their creations, will be held in Itanagar…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) As the curtain raiser of the sixth edition of the Indian Languages Festival (ILF) got underway Wednesday, it promises to be a game changer for such events across the country….
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Critically-ill veteran author and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Mahasweta Devi was on Thursday put on life support after her condition worsened, a doctor said. Suffering from various ailments, the 90-year-old has…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Documentary filmmaker Amlan Kusum Ghosh is all set to make his Bengali feature film debut with a political thriller exploring the possibility of Indian revolutionary Netaji Subash Chandra Bose resurfacing in…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Who said colouring books are only for children? This season, publishing houses like Penguin and Aleph are breaking this myth and have come up with colouring books…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) To click that perfect selfie, head to India Habitat Centre this weekend where renowned photographer Parthiv Shah will be conducting a workshop on the “art of selfies”. Titled “Self Portrait…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Collection of new books and periodicals from India at the Bhasa Bhawan (House of Languages) in the National Library here, the largest library in the country, had to be urgently evacuated…