By Vikas Datta Title: Jihadi Jane; Author: Tabish Khair; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 248; Price: Rs 299 We need someone to update American thinker William James’s “The Varieties of Religious Experience” to explain…
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Describing the Gujarat development model as “crony capitalism” journalist-author Rana Ayyub on Sunday said Narendra Modi was voted to power to “carry the Hindutva agenda ahead”. Speaking at the launch of…
Actor Anupam Kher. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, also a theatre artiste, says the stage gives him a great sense of belonging. Anupam, who performed his famous play…
By Vikas Datta Mid-July marks the 22nd anniversary of the belated end of the Rwandan genocide – one of the worst mass slaughters in modern times with at least 800,000 people brutally killed in 100…
Durban, July 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with a group of South African alumni who studied in various Indian institutions under Indian government programmes. Co-partners in the knowledge revolution. PM interacts…
Durban, July 9 (IANS) Continuing his visits to places associated with the life of Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Phoenix Settlement near here, a community settlement established…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) Constant criticism on social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp will be regarded as “mini-crimes” in the future because it is used to mock top functionaries like a Chief Minister, Defence…
Pietermaritzburg, July 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his visit to South Africa is like a pilgrimage as he is getting to visit places that are significant to Indian history and…
By Vikas Datta Title: The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown; Author: Vaseem Khan; Publisher: Mulholland Books/Hachette India; Pages: 352; Price: Rs 399 A bid to steal the British Crown jewels (in their…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Blood Red River: A Journey Into the Heart of India’s Development Conflict; Author: Rohit Prasad; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 325; Price: Rs.399 Rohit Prasad set out to probe how the…
Johannesburg, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Nelson Mandela Foundation here and paid tribute to the anti-apartheid icon. “Penultimate stop in Jo’burg, before community reception. PM pays a visit to…
Johannesburg, July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Constitution Hill here, the site of South Africa’s highest constitutional court and where Mahatma Gandhi was once incarcerated, and played floral tributes to the…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh on Friday expressed confidence that India’s northeast region will play a prominent role in contributing to the country’s linkages with South East…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture (RKMIC) here is translating the Vedas into Bengali but there is a dearth of qualified people with expertise in the subject and a dip in…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Eminent author Amitav Ghosh will stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan as Writer In-Residence from July 10 to July 14. He will be accompanied by his wife Deborah Baker, it was announced…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Beijing Olympics bronze medallist pugilist Vijender Singh’s decision to turn professional has found place in a book named ‘Ringside With Vijender’, which was published online on Friday. Penned by senior…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The symbol and pattern of the swastika is more evident in Asia, particularly in India, where its recurrence is highest, experts said here on Friday. “Swastika from its oldest reference… the…
Beijing, July 8 (IANS) Lhasa, capital of Tibet region in China, will apply for the city’s old town to be awarded World Cultural Heritage status. “Lhasa has more than 4,000 years of history, and is…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Immerse yourself in two distinct love stories, understand the machinery behind the markets that dominate our lives and flick through a philosophical story about sight and perception. This is what…
By Vikas Datta Title: On Nationalism; Author: Romila Thapar, A.G. Noorani, Sadanand Menon; Publisher: Aleph Book Company; Pages: 176; Price: Rs 399 It inspired the Indian subcontinent’s people to deem themselves one political entity, fight…