Russell Crowe to play novelist in film

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 08:48

Actor Russell Crowe will play a novelist in forthcoming movie ‘Fathers and Daughters’.

Chetan Bhagat courts controversy over his rupee-rape tweet

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 23:35

Novelist Chetan Bhagat courted controversy on Wednesday for his tweet on the Rupee and was slammed by netizens, forcing him to later delete the tweet.

Best-selling author Elmore Leonard dies at 87

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 00:08

Elmore Leonard, a former adman who later became one of America`s foremost crime writers, has died. He was 87.

Lankan literary festival continues despite boycott

Last Updated: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 23:04

Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka will continue despite boycotted by an award winning South African novelist over the country`s rights record, according to the organisers of the event Thursday.

Kovilan passes away

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 13:26

Well Known Malayalam novelist, V V Ayyappan, popularly known as Kovilan, passed away at a private hospital here early Wednesday.

Renowned Marathi novelist Sharanchandra Tongo passes away

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 21:43

Renowned Marathi novelist Sharanchandra Tongo passed away in his residence here at 2 pm on Wednesday.

FBI `kills` V S Naipaul in court footnote

Last Updated: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 10:58

Indian ethnic origin V S Naipaul, considered to be one of the finest living novelists writing in English, has been "killed off" by the American secret service FBI.