Freedom fighter, journalist and writer Ranen Mookherjee dead

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 04:08

Veteran freedom fighter and renowned journalist Ranen Mookherjee, who wrote several popular books on Bangladesh politics as also biographies of political leaders under the pen name Krittivas Ojha, died Tuesday following old-age complications. He was 86.

FIR against author Taslima Nasreen on cleric`s complaint

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 15:46

An FIR has been lodged against controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

Gujarat government in urgent need of a history teacher: Javed Akhtar

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 23:58

Taking another dig at Narendra Modi, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar said on Tuesday that the Gujarat government was in urgent need of a history teacher.

Kuwait jails writer for tweets `defaming` ex-PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 21:34

A Kuwaiti court on Wednesday sentenced prominent opposition writer Mohammad al-Wushaihi to a three-month jail term for tweets deemed derogatory to a former prime minister.

Will not want to live in India if Modi becomes PM: Writer

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 17:10

Jnanpith awardee and acclaimed Kannada writer Dr U R Ananthamurthy has said he will not live in a country with Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister, triggering angry reactions from BJP which said he was free to leave India.

Kangana Ranaut to direct again?

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 08:54

Kangana Ranaut says she has plans to direct a foreign film which will cater to the international as well as Indian audience. However, she is in no hurry.

Niranjan Iyengar to pen dialogues for Anil Kapoor`s `24`

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 16:26

Niranjan Iyengar is happy to pen dialogues for Anil Kapoor`s much awaited show "24".

Dalit writer alleges threat to life from UP minister

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 13:40

Kanwal Bharti, a Dalit writer who was arrested earlier this month for his posts on a social networking website praising suspended IAS official Durga Shakti Nagpal, has alleged that UP Minister Azam Khan could get him killed.

Adolf Hitler had listed his occupation as writer in 1932

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 13:15

Adolf Hitler had once listed his occupation as an author in a 1932 directory of addresses of people residing in Munich, it has been revealed.

Japan police hunt haiku writer after five killings

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 12:51

A poetry-writing suspected killer was being hunted by Japanese police after the bodies of five people were found in a tiny mountain village.

Kunaal Roy Kapur will do TV only if he gets right combo

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 18:13

Kunaal Roy Kapur may have started his career with the TV show ‘Just Mohabbat’ but he says he has no immediate plans to return to the medium and would consider it only if he gets the right combination of “great writers and great collaborators”.