Jeffrey Archer on his Indian love story

English author Lord Jeffrey Archer loves India with all of his heart, but knows he'll never write a broad sweeping novel set in the subcontinent. "To write about India like that, I think you have......

'Dancing breathes new life into me every day'

'My age? It keeps changing every year. I can't remember it. I don't like ageing at all,' the legendary dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai, who passed into the ages on Thursday, told Jasmine Shah Verma in......

NRI author in British poetry prize shortlist

Popular Non Resident India poetess Sujata Bhatt and five others were short-listed on Friday for Britain's most valuable poetry prize. The 52-year-old Ahmedabad born writer has been chosen for the......

No one wanted my book: Kiran Desai

Man Booker prize winner, India-born author Kiran Desai, has said that initially no one wanted her book, on which she worked for eight years."No one wanted it. No one cared," says the 35-year-old......

The hidden lessons of Dil Dhadakne Do

Dil Dhadakne Do joins the debate over the role of women in India, says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. There is an abundance -- and redundancy -- of speech, characters and theories in Dil Dhadakne Do. The......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

How Ajit became a suave villain

'My father became a very popular villain and in some films, was paid more than the hero.' 'He was a very simple person. All he needed was six pairs of white shirts and trousers for the whole year,......

Going back in time with Sadhana

'I want my fans to remember me as the Sadhana of Love In Simla, Mere Mehboob, Woh Kaun Thi and Arzoo,' the Bollywood legend, who passed into the ages on Christmas Day, told Dinesh Raheja. IMAGE:......

Jane McGrath's funeral on Wednesday

Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath's deceased wife Jane's funeral will take placeonWednesdaymorning at a Sydney church. English-born Jane lost her long battle with cancer at the age of 42. She......

Glenn McGrath's wife, Jane passes away

Jane McGrath, the wife of former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath, died on Sunday aged 42 after a long battle with cancer, Cricket Australia announced. Jane died peacefully with her husband......

Indian origin golfer Megha in surprise lead at US Open

IMAGE: High school student Megha Ganne, 17, is the first amateur in 15 years to take the lead in the first round of the US Women's Open since Jane Park achieved the feat in Newport Country Club in......

Flintoff wins Australian version of 'Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao'

Andrew Freddie Flintoff gets set to devour a scorpion during an episode on the show I Am A Celebrity. Photograph: Andrew Flintoff/Twitter Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff won the......

McGrath pulls out of SA Tests

Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has ruled himself out of next month's Test series in South Africa.McGrath told the Australian selectors he wanted to stay in Australia to be with his family......