Tintin’s 1939 journey to be recreated

Last Updated: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 15:48

A diehard Tintin fan in Bristol is all set to drive 5,000 miles to recreate the character’s journey in Herge’s 1939 comic ‘The Land of Black Gold’.

`100 Things` author Dave Freeman dead

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 20:59

Dave Freeman, co-author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die," a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47.

Enid Blyton - Britain`s Best-Loved Author

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 13:32

Enid Blyton has been named `Britain``s Best-Loved Author` in a new survey.

'Shah Rukh Can' is a sequel Shah Rukh’s biography 'Still Reading Khan'

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 12:37

After a tremendous response to Shah Rukh Khan’s biography ‘Still Reading Khan’ by good friend Mushtaq Shiekh, a sequel to the same called ‘Shah Rukh Can’ is to hit the stores soon. The prequel that had come out in 2006 had generated phenomenal sales, setting a record of highest online sales. The sequel will be priced at Rs395 and will be an account of SRK’s life, from his childhood in Delhi to the sets of `Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain'. The book’s author Mushtaq Sheikh, who had ea

India`s first charity book on AIDS released

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 21:57

A compilation of writings of some of India best known authors like Salman Rushdie, Kiran Desai, Vikram Seth, Shobhaa De and Sunil Ganguly - "AIDS sutra: Untold Stories from India" - was released here Wednesday to highlight the rarely heard stories of those affected with the fatal disease.

A tale of how television changed India

Last Updated: Saturday, August 2, 2008, 09:47

Television has changed the contours of the Indian psyche. According to former broadcast journalist Nalin Mehta, satellite television news networks have never expanded as they have in India.

Poet Ahmed Faraz dies at 76

Last Updated: Friday, July 18, 2008, 11:54

Renowned Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz died today in the US at the age of 76, after protracted illness.

Salman Rushdie wins the coveted "Best of Booker" award

Last Updated: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 17:17

British author Salman Rushdie won the "Best of the Booker" prize on Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the world`s most prestigious literary awards. "Midnight`s Children" won the Booker Prize in 1981, and the Indian-born writer was hot favourite to take the special award decided by the public in an online poll. The 61-year-old, whose 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses" outraged many Muslims and prompted death threats against him, also won the 25th anniversary Booker prize in 1993.