By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Kolkata might be the cynosure of Durga Puja celebrations, but not far behind is the national
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By Saket Suman There must be something extraordinary about short stories that they continue to attract vast readership globally. Some argue that the very
A steamy sex spoof which became a successful literary subterfuge
By Vikas Datta “Murder is a crime. Describing murder is not. Sex is not a crime. Describing sex is,” American critic Gershon Legman advised
‘Indian classical music is for certain class of people’
By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian classical music generally has a limited audience. Pune’s popular vocalist Suhas Vyas feels that it
Pakistan invokes Arundhati Roy to attack Sushma Swaraj’s UN speech
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Pakistan has invoked acclaimed Indian novelist Arundhati Roy to attack External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s UN
Culture Minister inaugurates art exhibition
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) “Feels”, a solo art exhibition featuring the works of lawyer Radhika Gupta was inaugurated by Mahesh Sharma, Minister of
Victoria Memorial leads Tripadvisor’s top Indian museums list
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Located in the heart of Kolkata, the Victoria Memorial has long stood as a symbol of British Raj in
Inclusion of my book in DU syllabus validates my work: Chetan Bhagat
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Author-film producer Chetan Bhagat, who has faced social media trolls over his stories and writing, says
US diplomat bats for building on Indian diaspora connect
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) American diplomat Jeffrey Sexton on Friday batted for building on the Indian diaspora in the US to bolster relations, noting
Goa-Portuguese cultural festival kicks off
Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) A two-month-long celebration of Goa’s colonial tryst with Portugal, “Semana de Cultura Indo-Portuguesa”, got underway in the coastal state on