The Japan angle behind August 15 as date of India's Independence DayIndia's Independence Day: On August 15, 1947, India declared independence, a date chosen by Lord Mountbatten due to its link to his WWII tr...
13 Aug, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
10 Best Books on Indian History You Must ReadThere are numerous events that have occurred in India. From the palaeolithic age to the present, ranging from stories about how freedom fig...
30 Mar, 2023, 11.49 AM IST
'The City of Joy' author Dominique Lapierre passes away at 91He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan award in 2008.
05 Dec, 2022, 09.40 AM IST
Film-maker Nikkhil Advani to serve as producer on SonyLIV's political thriller series 'Freedom at Midnight''Freedom at Midnight' is based on a book of the same name by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins.
16 Jun, 2022, 03.47 PM IST
After ‘Delhi Crime’ success, film-maker Richie Mehta to direct series on Bhopal gas tragedyThe series will be produced by Ronnie Screwvala's RSVP and Ramesh Krishnamoorthy's Global One Studios..
08 Jul, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
Founder of Zipaworld revisited his guilty reading pleasures during the lockdownAmbrish Kumar shares the names of the books he read and the lessons he learnt from them.
03 Apr, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
Literature to the rescue: Sujoy Ghosh says reading helped him stay strong during lockdown, loves the smell of a fresh bookThe Datacultr co-founder and CTO finds literature giving him that much-needed stress-buster effect.
24 Apr, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
Premchand is LogYcode founder's guilty pleasure readThe entrepreneur believes people should keep themselves inspired by reading.
26 Mar, 2020, 06.12 PM IST
Read Rushdie's book to know about Nehru-Gandhis: BJP on Savarkar bookThe book "Veer Savarkar, Kitne 'Veer'?" questioned Savarkar's patriotism and claimed that he and Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse w...
03 Jan, 2020, 06.57 PM IST
A peek into the reading list of NetApp's Anil ValluriThis top boss swears by his books, and reads Amar Chitra Katha, Tintin and Sherlock Holmes for entertainment.
22 Jun, 2018, 05.34 PM IST
Iconic Fairlawn Hotel in Kolkata now in desi handsThe boutique hotel has played host to the rich and the famous over the years, including directors Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, actor Pa...
20 Feb, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
On the eve of Independence, here are 5 books every Indian must readIndia's struggle for independence was an uprise against a tyrannical rule that lasted for almost 200 years. Here are books that best captur...
15 Aug, 2016, 12.08 PM IST
There is nothing like a good holiday in France: Tristan Beau De LomenieA Dire Straits fan, Tristan Beau De Lomenie, the general manager of Pullman & Novotel, is unabashedly in love with wines and history.
23 Oct, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha meets PM Narendra ModiThe 55-year-old 'Bend It Like Beckham' helmer took to twitter to share the picture in which she is seen with Modi.
29 Jan, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
- Foreign filmmakers flock to India
Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's here. Bond's boss Judi 'M' Dench and Slumdog Dev Patel have been tasting a bit of haveli magic in Udaipur ...
01 Nov, 2010, 03.50 AM IST
- LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan
The three corporate giants join Pranab Mukherjee, Sachin Tendulkar in being awarded the country’s second highest civilian award. Ways to be...
26 Jan, 2008, 07.08 AM IST
- Mittal, Tata get Padma Vibhushan
The world’s richest Indian and ArcelorMittal president and CEO, Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, who recently launche...
26 Jan, 2008, 01.43 AM IST