'Cleaned Out', 'A Frozen Woman': 5 books that give a glimpse into Annie Ernaux's lifeErnaux won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday.
07 Oct, 2022, 07.17 PM IST
Ireland celebrates 'Bloomsday' to mark centenary of James Joyce's 'Ulysses'This week fans will don period dress to celebrate their annual commemoration.
16 Jun, 2022, 06.23 PM IST
Poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch the Beat movement, passes away at 101A month shy of his 102nd birthday, Ferlinghetti died due to lung disease.
24 Feb, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
With landmark judgements, outgoing CJI Dipak Misra to leave behind a formidable legacyThe tenure of CJI Misra, who retires next week, at the helm of India’s judiciary has been tempestuous.
30 Sep, 2018, 10.20 AM IST
Google celebrates feminist Urdu author Ismat Chughtai's 107th birth anniversary with doodleThe doodle celebrates the life and works of the grande dame of Urdu fiction.
21 Aug, 2018, 11.50 AM IST
Jaipur: An incongruent landscape with lit fest at one end & Karni Sena at the otherJaipur is a tapestry of different cultures,” said Iyer. But the protests outside the heavily fortified festival venue painted a different c...
28 Jan, 2018, 12.10 AM IST
Hugh Hefner: Poster boy of the grown-up worldHugh Hefner's death, at a very adult age of 91, provides us the opportunity to pay homage to a man who demystified sexuality by putting it ...
28 Sep, 2017, 10.45 PM IST
Why CBFC refused to certify Malayalam film 'Ka Bodyscapes'The board shows how obdurate, out-of-date and homophobic it is as it refuses to certify Jayan Cherian’s Malayalam film 'Ka Bodyscapes'.
07 Aug, 2016, 10.24 AM IST
Want to get your 'Bloody Good Book' published for free? Readers will decideIndia's first crowd-curated eBook publishing platform has found a unique solution for promising writers struggling to get published - get r...
20 May, 2016, 07.14 PM IST
Won't talk about intolerance, look what happened to others: Karan Johar at Jaipur Literature FestivalThe filmmaker says that India is a tough country where speaking about your personal life can land you in jail.
22 Jan, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
How Bombay's status as an erotic entrepot got a big boost during World War IIThe expletive-laced All India Backchod comedy show is only the latest tryst of Mumbai with obscenity. The first goes way back to the 18th c...
08 Feb, 2015, 04.30 AM IST
Missing Nigerian schoolgirls start second month in captivityMore than 200 schoolgirls began their 2nd month as Boko Haram hostages as intl powers ramped up efforts to track down the Nigerian Islamist...
14 May, 2014, 10.36 PM IST
Blocking porn sites would cause greater harm: Centre to Supreme CourtAppearing before a bench headed by Justice B S Chauhan, Additional Solicitor General K V Vishwanathan submitted that blocking all such webs...
05 May, 2014, 06.59 PM IST
Gains of partition: Many Pakistani-origin artists have contributed to India’s cultural heritagePost-partition Saadat Hasan Manto & Sahir Ludhianvi crossed borders; while Manto’s literary career nosedived in Lahore and he took refuge i...
18 Aug, 2013, 06.25 AM IST
Thatspersonal.com: A start-up online shop for adult products by senior corporate executivesThe unique selling proposition of the online shop is its stress on keeping secret the identity of the buyer.
12 Jan, 2013, 06.30 AM IST
- Politics, culture and obscenity
Even in the best of times, politics and literature share a troubled relationship.
20 May, 2010, 05.41 AM IST
- Convergence Bill review to recast content panel
With developments on the conditional access system (CAS) regime unfolding, broadcasters have stepped up their efforts to shift the focus on...
23 Apr, 2003, 06.34 AM IST