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'Mazar' inside school where Rahul Gandhi studied razed

A 'mazar' within the walls of a famous residential school in Dehradun was razed following protests by right-wing Hindu outfits. Photograph: The Doon School on Facebook The structure stood inside......

Vikram Seth speaks up on 'true unnatural crime'

Trust Vikram Seth to do what he does best! The renowned author and poet has expressed his deep sense of disappointment -- over the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the......

Vikram Seth backs Sahitya Akademi's condemnation of writers' killing

Eminent author Vikram Seth on Friday came out in support of the Sahitya Akademi statement denouncing the recent killing of writers, saying it has condemned the "atmosphere of fear" sought to be......

Coming soon: Vikram Seth's A Suitable Girl

Here's some good news for Vikram Seth's fans. The best-selling author has announced that he is writing a sequel to his million-copy bestseller A Suitable Boy, titled A Suitable Girl. A Suitable......

Vikram Seth appointed trustee of British Museum

Well-known NRI writer Vikram Seth has been appointed as a trustee of the British Museum.The appointment, made by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday night, will be for a period of four......

'Long-term science is the only thing that works'

'If we are to be a contributor to the economy, we have to reduce carbon and imports.''We will achieve both -- that's our target.' IMAGE: Vikram S Kirloskar, second from right at the launch of the......

Indian publishing industry growing at 30%

Describing country's publishing industry as vibrant, the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Shiv Shankar Mukherjee said it is growing at an impressive rate of 30 per cent every year.......

Fact more engaging than fiction for Indian readers

Fact, often stranger than fiction, is also becoming more saleable. The tale of Indian publishing is undergoing a twist, with more and more non-fiction books figuring on the best-sellers'......

Harry Potter set to rewrite history

At the crack of dawn on Saturday, the moment the clock strikes 4.30 in India, the midnight hour in the UK, history will be made when the sale of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince starts all......

A book launch with a difference

It was a book launch with a difference, with extracts being read out by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, British High Commissioner to......

'Kamal Got Me Hooked On To Fitness'

'It was my job to read out their lines to the actors and make sure they spoke them with the right diction, accent and pronunciation.''If you look at my photographs from the Sadma set, you will......

Life Of Pi Comes Alive Again

IMAGE: Jonathan David Martin poses with the tiger puppet at the Broadway opening night of Life Of Pi at The Schoenfeld Theatre, in New York, March 30, 2023. Photograph: Michael Loccisano/Getty......

Who Looks BEST in a Vintage Sari? VOTE!

Period films are about recreating time and history. And costumes play a important role in emphasising the same. Quite a few of our films are set when India was under the British Raj, and that......

Tabu finds A Suitable Boy in Ishaan!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tabu/Instagram Ishaan Khatter and Tabu posted the first look of their new film A Suitable Boy on Instagram, which is BBC's adaptation of Vikram Seth's book of......

Are you ready for these NEW RELEASES?

Even as theatres get ready to open their doors, the OTT platform is as busy as ever, churning out new content for its viewers. Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up. Poison......

Federer starts with military precision

Roger Federer turned up at Wimbledon on Monday resembling an army general ready to conduct his latest campaign and soon disarmed the opposition on the opening day of the grasscourt championships.......

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