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  Borrow humans instead of books in this unique library

  World | February 25, 2016 10:43 IST

  Tel Aviv: Imagine a library where you can borrow the humans instead of books with the subject of your interest, Well there is an actual library like that.This unique idea was conceptualised in Denmark in

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  Emraan Hashmi's First Book Is About His Son's Battle Against Cancer

  Bollywood | February 20, 2016 9:26 IST

  Mumbai: Actor Emraan Hashmi has announced that the title of his first ever book is The Kiss of Life: How A Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer, which chronicles his son's struggle with the dreaded disease.The

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  India second largest of English language book market, to touch 739 billion by 2020

  December 01, 2015 17:59 IST

  New Delhi: India's book market, currently worth Rs 261 billion making it the sixth largest in the world and the second largest of the English language ones, is expected to touch Rs 739 billion by

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  When Aarushi judge's son typed first few pages of judgement!

  India | July 07, 2015 16:13 IST

  New Delhi: While preparing the judgement in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, special CBI judge had to bank on his lawyer son's typing skills as he had difficulty in finding a steno who can type

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  Nights in Pink Satin: A sexually charged story that will leave you asking for more

  Lifestyle | June 29, 2015 16:13 IST

  New Delhi: Summer is here to stay for a while and the ones who don't want to roam around in this sultry weather can entertain themselves with some light reads. And one of them is

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  Ruskin Bond: Birthday special

  Life | May 19, 2015 15:30 IST

  Ruskin Bond aka Indian 'William Wordsworth' is the only reason why most of us started reading and began admiring this beauty called literature.Revered as one of the most magnificent writers, Ruskin Bond is celebrating his

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  Warrier's book 'Kamandalu' on seven sacred rivers launched

  India | May 11, 2015 11:23 IST

  Mumbai: A book on India's seven holy rivers authored by Shrikala Warrier, a London-based scholar was unveiled here.‘Kamandalu: The Seven Sacred Rivers of Hinduism' by Warrier draws extensively on the Vedas, Puranas and Hindu epics

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  Would like to pen book on film industry: Karan Johar

  Bollywood | April 08, 2015 17:28 IST

  New Delhi: Director-producer Karan Johar says the stories that happen behind the scenes are far more interesting than movies and he would love to narrate them some day in a book."I feel telling a story

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  This is what it takes to be a star mother!

  Lifestyle | April 06, 2015 16:46 IST

  New Delhi: 'There is more than one type of mother', some golden words by Maggie Smith in the period drama - Dowager Countess of Downton Abbey. These are some words that give much relief to

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  Arvind Kejriwal a 'small single city leader': PM Modi to a British journalist

  Politics | March 15, 2015 23:45 IST

  New Delhi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal may have inflicted a massive defeat on BJP in Delhi Assembly polls last month, but months earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw him as a "small single city leader"

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  On LS poll result day, Modi did not watch TV, took calls only after noon: Book

  Politics | March 15, 2015 20:03 IST

  New Delhi: On the morning of May 16, 2014, when counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections was on, Narendra Modi was alone in his room meditating with no television on and took

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  India's World Cup story: A faithful catalogue

  Cricket | March 03, 2015 14:17 IST

  This is a chronicle of the World Cup from an Indian perspective: not a glorification of Indian cricket.Ashish Ray attempts a dispassionate appraisal of the rise, fall and re-rise of Indian cricket in the one-day

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  Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan to share romantic chemistry in Sujoy Ghosh's next

  Bollywood | March 01, 2015 11:43 IST

  Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan paired together for Sujoy Ghosh's romantic thriller filmNew Delhi: Kangana Ranaut is getting showered by various acclaimed projects after her tremendously successful performance in the last year released 'Queen.'And

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  Book on Mumbai railway takes readers on nostalgia trip

  India | February 22, 2015 16:53 IST

  Mumbai: A book on Mumbai railway, the ground zero of Indian Railways, is taking readers down the memory lane as it reveals interesting facets of railway stations like the famous Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST).The book

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  Irshad Kamil's book of poems released by Ranbir, Imtiaz

  Bollywood | February 08, 2015 6:47 IST

  Gurgaon: Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor and filmmaker Imtiaz Ali Friday released a book of poetry "Ek Maheena Nazmon Ka" written by their friend, lyricist Irshad Kamil.The audience at the event, organised by Young FICCI Ladies

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  Jeffrey Archer to visit India in March

  Hollywood | February 07, 2015 6:36 IST

  New Delhi: British author Jeffrey Archer will give the capital a miss when he heads out for a five-city tour of India to promote his new book in March, his publishers said Friday.The 75-year-old will

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  Gwyneth Paltrow to launch third cookbook

  Lifestyle | January 28, 2015 13:46 IST

  Los Angeles: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is planning to launch her third cookbook.The "Mortdecai" actress announced on the "Rachael Ray Show" Friday that her new book will focus on "clean comfort food" for the whole family,

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  David Warner turns writer, pens series for children

  Cricket | January 16, 2015 14:59 IST

  New Delhi: Explosive Australian batsman David Warner has penned a children's book series called “Kaboom Kid”, which features the exploits of a “cricket-mad” schoolboy named Davey Warner.The four books in “The Kaboom Kid” series are

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  Spotlight on Britain at 39th Kolkata book fair

  Lifestyle | December 09, 2014 7:05 IST

  Kolkata: Pegged to be a 'festival of ideas', the 39th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair that begins here Jan 28 will focus on literary works from Britain and will be graced by the

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  J.K. Rowling to release 12 new Harry Potter surprises

  Lifestyle | December 07, 2014 13:57 IST

  Los Angeles: Acclaimed author J.K. Rowling will release 12 new Harry Potter surprises during Christmas holidays.Rowling gifted her rabid fans with 12 new Harry Potter items for the 12 days of Christmas.Starting Dec 12, every