Beijing, July 9 (IANS) US publishing giant Marvel will work together with a Beijing-based company to create its first-ever Chinese comic superhero. The Disney-owned company, which has created iconic superheroes like Spiderman and Captain America,…
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 Vikas Datta The human capacity for perverse contrariness or, at best, a different perspective, is quite immense. And suffering most from it are writers, who must not only hope their work appeals to the…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Besides issues like political turbulence or struggle for women’s rights, there is a beautiful Pakistan that resides in the global map and Omar Zafarullah’s book “A Hundred Journeys” brings out…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Artisans of Karnataka have been randomly practising their traditional and creative ideas for many decades. As one of their traditions, idol making is quite remarkable. The state has around 140…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) In a comment that barely any Congress leader has voiced in public, former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has described P.V. Narasimha Rao as an ideal Prime Minister, while maintaining…
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…
Mexico City, July 8 (IANS) Study of the skulls of victims of Aztec human sacrifices has cast doubt on the idea that the empire toppled nearly 500 years ago by the Spanish sacrificed only young…
Toronto, July 7 (IANS) One hundred and fifty Canadian dancers and dholis will participate in DANCE 150, a unifying celebration for Canada 150 in the heart of the City of Mississauga on Sunday, July 9….
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) There are aspects of the 1975-77 Emergency the country is now witnessing like the gagging of the press, intimidation of leaders, misuse of agencies, and the orchestrated lynch-mob violence, senior…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Twenty-five of the most iconic books published by HarperCollins India are all set to be packaged in a special edition to kickstart the publisher’s silver jubilee celebrations. The series, featuring…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Get a collection of new street-smarts based on interviews with experienced people, read a powerful legal thriller that moves breathlessly from crime scene to courtroom, and flick through a sweet…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan, who is expecting her first child with husband Kunal Kemmu, is turning author with “The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous”. She says the book will be out…
Nay Pyi Taw, July 7 (IANS) Norway has returned a Buddha statue to Myanmar, the place of origin of the cultural artefact, after the Norwegian Customs identified the statue as illegally imported in 2011, the…
By Vikas Datta Title: Boy of Fire and Earth; Author: Sami Shah; Publisher: Picador India/Pan Macmillan India; Pages: 368; Price: Rs 499 Humans have long had a fear of malignant supernatural beings but there may…
Beijing, July 6 (IANS) At least 224 tombs believed to be over 3,000 years old have been unearthed in central China’s Henan province. The tombs, which archaeologists date from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC),…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Colours of My Heart – Selected Poems; Author: Faiz Ahmed Faiz & Baran Farooqi (translator); Publisher: Penguin Random House; Pages: 304; Price: Rs 499 “Maqam, Faiz, koi raah mein jacha…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Wednesday said museums can no longer act as exalted custodians of the past and must reach out to the wider public. “Museums in today’s world…
Jerusalem, July 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that an Indian Cultural Centre would be set up in Israel. “Appreciating the contribution of the Jewish community in India and Jews of Indian…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an upcoming book says he had no differences with the idea of Aadhaar but had a problem with its inadequacies when in April 2014 he…