Liam, Noel to write autobiographies

Liam, Noel to write autobiographies

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 07:41

Singers Liam and Noel Gallagher are planning to write their respective autobiographies that will give details about their split.

Short stories are not inferior: Jhumpa Lahiri

Short stories are not inferior: Jhumpa Lahiri

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 06:54

Stating that she doesn`t write for a specific audience, Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri Thursday asserted short stories are in no way "inferior" to novels and instead are "powerful" literary forms.

Moon Moon Sen may pen coffee table book on mother

Moon Moon Sen may pen coffee table book on mother

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 14:43

Moon Moon Sen is contemplating the idea of penning a coffee table book about her late mother, the reclusive Bengali screen goddess Suchitra Sen. But the book will be sans details of her personal life.

Assamese poet Rabindra Sarkar gets Sahitya Akademi award

Assamese poet Rabindra Sarkar gets Sahitya Akademi award

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 06:23

Assamese poet Rabindra Sarkar has been conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2013 for "Dhuliyori Bharir Sans" his book of poems, an official statement said today.

`Chacha Chaudhary` creator to be honoured

`Chacha Chaudhary` creator to be honoured

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 09:19

The third annual Comic Con India Awards will honour Pran Kumar Sharma, creator of ‘Chacha Chaudhary’, with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Feb 9.

Kerala CM to present Ezhuthachan puraskaram to Prof Sanu

Kerala CM to present Ezhuthachan puraskaram to Prof Sanu

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 23:03

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy would present the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram to Prof M K Sanu on January 21 at Thiruvananthapuram.

Odisha plans book on its cultural history

Odisha plans book on its cultural history

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 23:01

The Odisha government, in collaboration with the state Sahitya Academy, would publish a book on the state`s cultural history in order to further highlight its rich art, culture and tradition, a minister said here today.

President honours Arabic scholar

President honours Arabic scholar

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 21:30

President Pranab Mukherjee Friday presented the country`s highest Arabic Scholar`s Award for the year 2013 to Prof. Zikrur Rahman, director, India Arab Cultural Centre and Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia.

One Direction band to scribe two more books?

One Direction band to scribe two more books?

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:24

Boyband One Direction is planning to come out with two books including an autobiography.

Radical Dalit poet Namdeo Dhasal dead

Radical Dalit poet Namdeo Dhasal dead

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 21:50

Radical Dalit poet Namdeo Laxman Dhasal, who moved generations through provocative prose and poetry on the plight of the deprived sections of society, died after a long battle with cancer here early Wednesday.

40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed

40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 15:06

Remember an incident in the 1980s when the news on Doordarshan was deferred by a few minutes so that a film that was telecast was over?

Less collecting, more reading: Soha Ali Khan`s mantra

Less collecting, more reading: Soha Ali Khan`s mantra

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 09:40

Following the release of her Bollywood film `Mr Joe B. Carvalho`, actress Soha Ali Khan has her eyes set on collecting less books and reading more of them.