How Hitler`s deputy Hess was lured to be trapped in Britain

How Hitler`s deputy Hess was lured to be trapped in Britain

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 18:32

A new book has shed light on one of the enduring mysteries of World War Two-why did Adolf Hitler`s deputy Rudolf Hess come to Britain?

`Battle of Bittora` satirises politics

`Battle of Bittora` satirises politics

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 15:28

In ‘Battle of Bittora’, 25-year-old Jinni lives in Mumbai, works in a hip animation studio and is perfectly happy with her carefree and independent existence.

DC Comics’ all-new Superman looks like Pattinson

DC Comics’ all-new Superman looks like Pattinson

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 13:32

Superman has undergone a huge makeover – the once squeaky clean and muscled superhero now looks more like Robert Pattinson than Christopher Reeves – dark, brooding and lanky.

‘India`s politics needs impetus’

‘India`s politics needs impetus’

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 10:53

Ramachandra Guha said that India has been lucky to have a long, high-quality political tradition but more needs to be done to restore and rehabilitate it the current context.

Book Review: ‘Looking for America’ unravels Barack Obama phenomenon

Book Review: ‘Looking for America’ unravels Barack Obama phenomenon

Last Updated: Monday, October 25, 2010, 09:57

‘Looking for America’, is inextricably linked to the much-awaited India visit of the US president because it helps unravel the phenomenon called Barack Obama from an Indian`s point of view.

Austen`s ‘polished prose’ not so polished: Sutherland

Austen`s ‘polished prose’ not so polished: Sutherland

Last Updated: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 13:15

Jane Austen was far less polished and more experimental than people realize, a leading academic said on Saturday.

`Ethical hacking` expert Ankit Fadia plans novel, movie on cyber terrorism

`Ethical hacking` expert Ankit Fadia plans novel, movie on cyber terrorism

Last Updated: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 09:34

Ankit Fadia is all set to pen a fictional novel on cyber terrorism which he hopes to convert into a movie some day.

Taylor examines War of 1812

Taylor examines War of 1812

Last Updated: Saturday, October 23, 2010, 09:32

The War of 1812 doesn`t get a lot of attention these days; many Americans know it vaguely as something like an addendum to the Revolutionary War.

Salman Rushdie memoir coming in 2012

Salman Rushdie memoir coming in 2012

Last Updated: Friday, October 22, 2010, 10:13

A memoir by Salman Rushdie is coming in 2012.

Oksana Grigorieva’s bodyguard to reveal intimate relationship in book

Oksana Grigorieva’s bodyguard to reveal intimate relationship in book

Last Updated: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 18:46

`Mad Max’ star Mel Gibson’s ex, Oksana Grigorieva’s, bodyguard has revealed he had an intimate relationship with her and that he is set to reveal all in a book.

Pak book tops bestseller list

Pak book tops bestseller list

Last Updated: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 12:34

‘Granta: The Magazine of New Writing Pakistan’, a compilation by various Pakistani writers, continued to be number one in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list this week.

Pinter`s awards acquired by Brit Library

Pinter`s awards acquired by Brit Library

Last Updated: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 09:20

Harold Pinter`s Nobel Prize medal and the bronze mask of the BAFTA fellowship are among more than 50 awards belonging to the late playwright that have been acquired by the British Library.