By Vikas Datta Title: Winning Arguments — What Works and Doesnt Work in Politics, the Bedroom, the Courtroom, and the Classroom; Author: Stanley Fish; Publisher: Harper; Pages: 224; Price: Rs 399 It is the phenomenon…
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is often referred as the romantic hero of Bollywood, believes that the art is important and not the artiste. “An actor is just like water… he…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday fixed November 23 for considering a civil suit against President Pranab Mukherjee’s book “Turbulent Years 1980-1996”. Additional District Judge Vineeta Goyal set November 23 for…
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9 (IANS) Replicas of Kerala’s famed snake boats, showcased at the Kerala Tourism pavilion at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2016 in London, have been adjudged the “Best Stand Feature”. The three-day event…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) It started off as a stand-alone, then expanded to a 13-book series. Now, says Ashwin Sanghi, one of India’s highest-selling authors, his “13 Steps” primers might even…
Stockholm, Nov 9 (IANS) American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, will not talk to the press, should he come to Stockholm to pick his award up in December, media…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Five international street theatre artistes will perform here to mark Children’s Day celebrations. The artistes will perform at the DLF Promenade Mall in south Delhi, and it is the first…
Gurugram, Nov 8 (IANS) From advocacy of periodic proportionate farming to confronting conditioning and searching solutions for the millennium city’s civic problems, the recently concluded TEDxGurugram brought to the fore ideas for bringing about dynamic…
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Acclaimed Indian-American fiction author Amitav Ghosh has been named for this year’s Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Indian literary space, an official…
By Vikas Datta Title: Faith, Unity, Discipline – The Inter-Service Intelligence of Pakistan; Author: Hein G. Kiessling; Publisher: Harper Collins India; Pages: 320; Price: Rs 599 Commonly known by its three-letter acronym, this organisation is…
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Indian archaeologists plan to deploy high-end scanning lasers on airborne platforms to survey the archaeological evidence, flora and fauna in the ancient Rajgir hills in Bihar, an area associated with Buddha….
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Highlighting the polarising conflicts of the contemporary world, the ‘Mahabharata epic saga was presented on stage with a dynamic narrative which has evolved over a few thousand years through the…
By Vikas Datta Title: It’s Your World – Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!; Author: Chelsea Clinton; Publisher: Penguin Random House; Pages: 416; Price: Rs 550 Her parents may soon become the only couple…
Mechuka (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 6 (IANS) Seeking to promote adventure tourism, this scenic valley nestled at the foot of the north-eastern Himalayan range in Arunachal Pradesh will host a three-day festival starting on Monday showcasing…
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Loyalty to the country does not necessarily mean loyalty to the government, says author Rana Ayyub, whose self-published book on the 2002 Gujarat riots has become…
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Hailing from Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, Gautam came to Antwerp some 30 years ago. He now owns a number of diamond outlets in Europe and many of…
By Vikas Datta All religions are based on fate, or some divine design and control over humans, and so are some philosophies (the universe conspiring to help you attain something you want, as Paulo Coelho…
Visakhapatnam, Nov 5 (IANS) Amid an uproar over the proposed “Beach Love” festival being planned in this coastal city, the Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday clarified that it will not allow any programme “inimical to…
By Vishal Gulati Book: Solana, Mosaic of Experiences; Author: Minakshi Chaudhary; Publisher: District Cultural Council of Solan; Pages: 120; Price: Rs 1,000 The Gurkha invasion in the early 19th century was the turning point for…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Britain has constantly suffered from “deliberate historical amnesia” about their wrong-doings during their colonial rule in India, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said here on Friday. The former Union minister also…