By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The literary space has seen a rising tide of Bollywood celebrities — from Karan Johar to Rishi Kapoor — turning towards memoirs and autobiographies in recent years,…
By Sahana Ghosh Lindau (Germany), July 11 (IANS) Noted Italian geologist and cave explorer Francesco Sauro, who has led successful expeditions to one of the world’s oldest cave systems in Venezuela’s Tepui mountains, is gearing…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Tragedy struck this widow twice in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. First, she watched her husband die of snakebite. Then, her young son was mauled…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) There is more to Twitter than nasty exchanges and abusive trolls – it is steadily emerging as a key social media platform for Indian businesses, helping them…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A look at the top 10 highest-selling “Crime, Thriller and Mystery” writers on Amazon India introduces us to the likes of Agatha Christie, Dan Brown, Sidney Sheldon…
By Prashant Sood Pokhara, July 8 (IANS) Standing by a lake, with forested hills on one side and snow-capped Himalayan peaks on the other, was an unforgettable moment for me in Pokhara, the picturesque Nepalese…
By Prashant Sood Pokhara, July 8 (IANS) Standing by a lake, with forested hills on one side and snow-capped Himalayan peaks on the other, was an unforgettable moment for me in Pokhara, the picturesque Nepalese…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Brutally sidelined by critics, made fun of by several headline authors and even rejected for its “average and below-average” standard of writing, the continued rise of popular fiction in India…
By Sarika Panda Bhatt, Chandramuli Shukla, Amit Bhatt Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh’s capital city recently launched India’s first fully-automated bicycle-sharing system as part of its second anniversary of the Smart Cities programme. This development comes just…
By Swagata Yadavar Mumbais Colaba is well known for its art deco buildings, the Gateway of India, swish pubs and restaurants, and the pleasant promenade of Marine Drive. It houses the state assembly, the Vidhan…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Keen observers of contemporary Indian literature would agree that most recent books have depended heavily on promotions and marketing. But if publicity rules the roost, does the…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Suddenly, dull residential areas in the centre of the capital, with their typical box-shaped, whitewashed government housing, have come to life. The area around Lodhi Road, which…
By Radhika Bhirani New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) In a video gone viral, she looks helpless and uncomfortable as she tries to hide her face and turns around to escape shutterbugs who go clickety-click while…
By Ojaswi Rao Nine of India’s poorest states — home to 581 million or 48 per cent of the population — account for 70 per cent of the country’s infant deaths, 75 per cent of…
By Nury Vittachi Traffic police stopped a friend of mine and asked: “Is this your car, sir?” The driver, a cheery man suffering from advanced irony, replied: “No, I stole it!” Bad idea. It took…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The current trend in Indian publishing space, as also globally, shows a phenomenal rise of nonfiction while the number of fiction titles have dipped significantly over the…
By Nivedita Giri New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) What is the best way to relive an unforgettable past? Perhaps, cherishing the old memories. And this recent collection of short stories is an apt reminder of…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) “Everyone, please stand up for one-minute silence for the people who died due to lynching” came an announcement from the stage and almost a thousand people stood up in silence,…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Once a favourite spot for learners and scholars, most of the 70,000 plus public libraries in India have now turned into haunted houses with few visitors to…
By Nury Vittachi These days people are willing to stand up for every subset of sexual identities — except for one group. What about prudes? Our rights are trampled on every day. Several times a…