China has much to learn from India: Dalai Lama

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 19:49

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Thursday said ‘genuine’ friendship between China and India on the basis of mutual trust is ‘essential’ and China has much to learn from India.

Children`s Literature Festival at NBT book fair

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 14:46

The festival will be held in the fair at SMS investment ground from October 10, according to an NBT official.

Pak women far more beautiful than Indian counterparts, says Shobhaa De

Last Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 16:57

Shobhaa De believes that there is no ‘comparison’ between Pakistani and Indian women when it comes to beauty.

Nobody prevented Rushdie to visit India: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 21:48

No one prevented Rushdie from coming to India, P Chidambaram said.

Religion being misused: Vikram Seth on Rushdie row

Last Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 20:12

Novelist Vikram Seth on Thursday said the Vikram seth affair was whipped up because of "power", "politics" and "misuse of religion".

No question of welcoming Rushdie as a guest: Dikshit

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 20:47

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said there is no question of welcoming Salman Rushdie as a guest to the city, hours after indicating that she did not have any problem in allowing him to come here.

Unscrupulous elements protesting Rushdie address: Husain`s son

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 20:23

Drawing parallels between the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie and the "pain and anguish" his father went through, late painter M F Husain`s artist-son Shamshad today said the protests against the author were "awful" and initiated by some "unscrupulous elements" who knew nothing about art or literature.

Salman Rushdie vents out anger on Twitter

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 19:56

The Jaipur Literature Festival turned out to be nothing less a nightmare for writer Salman Rushdie, whose participation in the literary event was hugely debated and who was subsequently denied permission to address the gathering through a video conference.

Lit fest: Rushdie’s video address cancelled

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 16:57

Within hours of protest from various Muslim organisations amid talks of controversial author Salman Rushdie’s video conference, Ram Pratap Singh Diggi, the owner of Diggi Palace, the venue for Jaipur Literature Festival, sensing public outrage said that no such event will take place in his premises.

Rushdie is welcome in Delhi: Dikshit

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 16:11

Rushdie had to cancel his visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival after Muslim organisations protested against his participation in the event.

Rushdie should have been allowed to come: Jaitley

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 14:24

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said author Salman Rushdie should have been allowed to come to India and given police protection.

Beyond location, panellists debate Rajasthan in Indian cinema

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 09:08

The exotica of the mysterious Thar desert is inextricably crafted into the psyche of mainstream Indian cinema but it has yet to grow cinematic culture of its own, said panellists at a discussion at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Monday.