Pakistani Taliban claims Bhutto’s assassination in new book
Islamabad-- The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has for the first time claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in a...
Bookworms throng World Book Fair in Delhi, children’s book sees demand
New Delhi--From Jeff Kinneys Wimpy Kid series to Amar Chitra Katha, the second day of the ongoing World Book Fair saw huge demand for...
Indian politicians: a perceptive but askance view from the mofussil
By Vikas Datta
The Indian Republic will, this week, turn 67. But for most of its people, most hopes of its founding fathers have remained...
‘Return to Jammu’ : A coming of age novel with autobiographical interludes
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Book: Return to Jammu; Author: V. Raghunathan; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 346
This is the engrossing tale of Balan,...
Book Review: Democracy and Political Hindutva
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
Title: Words Matter: Writings Against Silence; Edited/Introduced by: K. Satchidanandan; Publisher: Penguin/Viking; Pages: 261; Price: Rs 399
The challenge to Indian democracy...
Indian novel’s story parallels deadly coronavirus outbreak
New Delhi-- An Indian novel published in 2018 and set in various parts of Asia and Europe was uncannily prescient about the possibilities of...
Alan Alda’s method to relearning the key of successful communication
By Vikas Datta
Title: If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?; Author: Alan Alda; Publisher: Random House; Pages: 240; Price:...
Scientists decode what makes a New York Times bestseller
By Allie Nicodemo
News at Northeastern
Landing a book on The New York Times bestseller list is one of the loftiest achievements an author can hope...
Books this Weekend: Wade into the ocean of the Hindu mythology for some food...
New Delhi--Mythology is the flavour of the season and our favourite writer Devdutt Pattanaik is back with 'Devlok', a book based on his popular...
Engineering and human life – a curious resemblance
By Vikas Datta
Title: 101 Things I Learned in Engineering School; Author: John Kuprenas (with Matthew Frederick); Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Pages: 216; Price:...
