New Delhi: The latest biography on Mahatma Gandhi, 'Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India' is not even available here yet, but Gujarat and Maharashtra are banning it. The central government is deciding not to, after some consideration. The Pulitzer Prize winning author and former New York Times executive editor Joseph Lelyveld has trashed media reports that have stirred up a controversy, also saying that a ban reflects...
10:13 AM, Apr 01, 2011
Jaipur: A growing concern to preserve vernacular and classical literature and to popularise it through translations is gradually occupying centre-stage at the sixth DSC Jaipur Literature Festival underway here. "The new generation has limited access to classical and vernacular literature because most of us speak English. Ask me to name one writer in Tamil, Punjabi or Hindi, I won't be able to. I would struggle to name one even in...
08:36 PM, Jan 22, 2011
Orhan Pamuk, JM Coetzee, Vikram Seth, Patrick French, Junot Diaz -- the list would please the lover of the written word. These and over 215 writers from India and the world, including seven Booker Prize and five Pulitzer Prize winners will hold centrestage at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival scheduled between January 21 and 25. The five-day event that will unfold at Diggi Palace, will witness book readings, debates, performances,...
01:27 PM, Jan 17, 2011
Dunedin: Brendon McCullum made a defiant half century in an unbroken 82-run partnership with Ross Taylor to lead New Zealand to 137-2 at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test Saturday. Jacques Rudolph earlier made an unbeaten 105 to become the third century-maker in South Africa's second innings before it declared at 435-5 midway through the second session, leaving New Zealand 401 to win with a day and...
01:01 AM, May 02, 2008
Canberra: Fast bowler Ishant Sharma could bowl just 5.3 overs as the Indians had a hard day on field on the first day of their first practice match against Cricket Australia (CA) Chairman's XI, who posted a huge 398 for six declared in the first innings after twin centuries from Wes Robinson and Tom Cooper at the Manuka Oval here on Thursday. All eyes were on Ishant, who went off...
11:41 PM, Mar 30, 2008
Johannesburg: A year ago, Pat Cummins was playing grade cricket. Now, at 18, he has emerged as Australia's next great fast bowling hope. After taking six for 79 in South Africa's second innings to give his team a chance of winning the second and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium, Cummins admitted: It's surreal just to be overseas, playing cricket for Australia and to be in a position where we...
12:07 PM, Mar 22, 2008
