Thimphu, June 8 (IANS) The picturesque capital of arguably the worlds happiest country is all set to host a unique “Thuendrel: Inter-Faith Chanting” event on Saturday. The event is a part of the year-long celebrations…
By Nury Vittachi The Chinese government recently decided that all spermatozoa donated to Beijing’s main sperm bank must be loyal to the communist party. Good idea! But how do you check? You can’t interview them….
London, June 7 (IANS) South Asias literary heritage, oral traditions, performing arts, books and ideas will take centrestage here at the iconic British Library over the weekend as the London leg of the immensely popular…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Forty-two photographs by six French lensemen that provide the onlookers an opportunity to delve into the role of waste workers across the world are currently on display at Mandi House…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) With intrepid Indian travellers heading for Peru — 7,000 in 2017 and up 36.9 per cent in the first two months of this year — should it…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, June 4 (IANS) As the rains approach the Western coast, Goa’s beaches see a beeline of senior citizens heading for their annual swim in the salty water of the Arabian sea,…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) What began as a gift from a friend 40 years ago has now snowballed into an extensive collection of over 5,000 pankhas (handheld fans) for eminent Indian…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Ever wondered why so many books that seem of little value and are never sold or reviewed get published in the first place? That’s because most publishers…
By Mudita Girotra Hisar (Haryana), June 3 (IANS) On May 15 this year, a teenaged girl from Haryana embarked on the very challenging task of climbing Mount Everest from the Nepal side. But having dropped…
Washington, June 1 (IANS) In what is going to mark the debut of former US President Bill Clinton as a fiction writer, he has teamed up with James Patterson and their thriller, rich in “information…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A marriage is not just about the bride and the groom, asserts mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik who has done considerable work on ancient Indian scriptures. In fact, according…
By Nury Vittachi I have been alive for several decades now but STILL don’t know whether I like broccoli. Not my fault! Guys have “commitment issues”. The topic of difficult decisions was triggered by a…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) After an unprecedented boom in India’s publishing industry during the past two decades, many insiders are fearful that it has now reached its saturation point. But the…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) As cybercrime becomes the new battlefield, Microsoft at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, is working round-the-clock to intercept, analyse and mitigate threats — creating a road-map for…
By Jaideep Sarin Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), May 27 (IANS) This town of sacred pilgrimage in Punjab has been witness to one of the most tragic, painful and violent chapters of Sikh-Mughal history going back three…
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Simple good hygiene practices such as frequent hand washing and cooking food properly before consuming can help you avoid contracting the brain-damaging Nipah virus which has…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A wide range of books and scholarly readings on Mahatma Gandhi will be published by the India office of Oxford University Press (OUP) to mark his 150th birth anniversary. The…
By Nury Vittachi This columnist’s daughter brought home a strange fuzzy creature that she said was a dog she was looking after to earn pocket money, but I’ve seen Gremlins, Ghoulies, Critters, Troll, Chucky et…
London, May 23 (IANS) Olga Tokarczuk, a 56-year-old bestselling author from Poland, has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for her novel “Flights,” which deals with travels in the 21st century and human anatomy….
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Homeless beggars, ragpickers and labourers sitting with plates on a mat are waiting under a flyover. As the clock strikes 12.30 pm, a slim man appears on the…