Singer-actress Rita Ora, who stars in the film adaptation of author E.L. James' novel “Fifty Shades of Grey', says she's the “biggest fan†of all three books....
The international publishers participating in the ongoing Delhi World Book Fair 2015 here not only want to do good business, but also bridge cultural ties and introduce their literary landscape to the Indian audience....
President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday received the first copy of a book on Vedic astrology, authored by G. Srinivasan, at Rashtrapati Bhavan here Tuesday....
Under a combined onslaught of Hindi and English, the popular local dialect Braj Bhasha, identified with Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha, is facing extinction....
The aggressive and smart marketing and communication strategies of the organisers of the Delhi World Book Fair 2015 have managed to hit the bull's eye when it comes to footfalls, but the team is already "thinking big" for the next edition where China will be the guest country at this annual business-to-business event....
West Bengal will lose a "vital" part of its heritage unless the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) deals with the menace of smuggling, says acclaimed British author and historian Charles Allen, who is busy exploring the Dravidian element in Indian culture for his next book. ...
Kiran Chaudhary, 24, had glittery dreams when she decided to pursue a career in life sciences in 2009. The decision, made after much introspection, took her to the scientific study of living organisms. However, little did she know that her hard work, dedication and five years of education would leave her with no job in hand and even her gold medal in ...
Who are the most famous fictional characters? The answers may vary, according to your choice of reading, from Don Quixote to Jeeves to Tintin to Harry Potter. But as to the most pervasive, it can only be these two late-Victorian era creations whose original works never lost popularity while they also went on to feature in many ...
Krishan Partap Singh, an Indian novelist and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "loss" in the Delhi State assembly elections was a "warning to all."...
Tucked away in the dingy lanes of the old city of Hyderabad is a hoary institute of Islamic learning whose prized possessions include a Persian translation of the Mahabharata and rare Islamic manuscripts....
