Intellectuals oppose banning controversial book on Gandhi

Last Updated: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 19:48

Intellectuals and Gandhi kin have come out in the open against the clamour for taking out of shelves a controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi, saying banning is not a "democratic response".

Jolie immortalised in comic book

Last Updated: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 09:04

Jolie has been immortalised in a comic book that talks about her rise to fame.

Indian-origin author shortlisted for Booker prize

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 13:52

Indian-origin novelist Rohinton Mistry is among 13 authors shortlisted for the prestigious USD 96,070 Man Booker International Prize.

Maharashtra may ban book on Gandhi

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 09:03

The Maharashtra govt would take steps to ban book penned by Joseph Lelyveld.

Foreign women in Mahatma Gandhi`s life

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 20:02

Mahatma Gandhi and foreign women shared a complex relationship. His innate sensitivity drew several women from the West to the icon of non-violence who felt at home with them, says Melbourne-based Gandhian scholar Thomas Weber.

First books out on Chile`s remarkable mine rescue

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 09:42

`33 Men` is the the first book published about Chile`s remarkable rescue of 33 miners trapped deep underground for 69 days last year.

Wall Street Journals Best Sellers

Last Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011, 10:41

Check out the best-selling books of the week that ended on 20th March.

Urdu does not belong to a religion: Javed Akhtar

Last Updated: Sunday, March 27, 2011, 17:42

Urdu does not enjoy the status that it deserves.

Looking for books? Try online

Last Updated: Sunday, March 27, 2011, 11:49

If you can`t find a particular book at your favourite bookshop, join the growing league of net savvy Indians who buy their reading stuff on the internet and get discount and free delivery right at their doorstep.

`The Jersey Sting` tells of FBI raid

Last Updated: Saturday, March 26, 2011, 09:54

It was like a small military undertaking when the FBI deployed over 300 agents in eastern New Jersey and the New York borough of Brooklyn early one July morning in 2009.

Kate Winslet pens down book on autism

Last Updated: Friday, March 25, 2011, 18:34

Kate Winslet is all set to become an author with a book on autism.

Paris to take legal action against Neil

Last Updated: Friday, March 25, 2011, 16:22

Socialite Paris Hilton`s lawyers may take legal action against an author who has accused her of making racist comments in an interview.

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