Over a fortnight, it is estimated two million people have entered the gates of the Kolkata Book Fair. ...
12:03 PM, Feb 12, 2013
With political instability and extremism rising in Pakistan, noted Pakistani writer Musharraf Ali Farooqi feels artists and writers in his country live in anxiety and sometimes find it difficult to pen their thoughts. "It is difficult, it is not so easy. In such a volatile atmosphere sometimes it is difficult to pen our thoughts. There is some kind of anxiety," Farooqi, who was here to participate in the Kolkata Book...
12:32 PM, Feb 11, 2013
The Left has hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for shouting at her security guards publicly at the Kolkata Book Fair. CPM leader called the Mamata's behaviour despicable and said, "It clearly brings out that she lost it. The language used by her befits a feudal empress rather than an elected leader." ...
01:45 PM, Feb 07, 2013
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday night lost her cool and screamed in public at her security guards for an alleged delay in the arrival of her car at the Kolkata Book Fair. ...
12:26 AM, Feb 07, 2013
Kolkata: A war of words ensued between the BJP and the Congress today over the cancellation of the official release of controversial author Taslima Nasreen's book in Kolkata with the former accusing Congress of driving the country towards a dangerous mindset and the latter saying fanaticism was intrinsic to the Opposition party's DNA. "We condemn it. Congress is driving the country towards a dangerous mindset," senior BJP leader Murali Manohar...
10:46 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Kolkata: Defying protests by 'religious fanatics' on Wednesday, the publisher of Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's autobiography, Dey's Publishing, launched her book in front of a stall at the Kolkata Book Fair. This came as a protest against the guild's decision to cancel the book launch. The book was launched by author Nabarun Bhattacharya in the presence of Taslima's supporters and human rights activists. Nabarun Bhattacharya told IBNLive, "I was told...
03:43 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Digvijaya Singh was responding after Taslima Nasreen's book launch was cancelled at Kolkata Book Fair. ...
03:42 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Kolkata: After Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, religious fanatics have targeted Bangladeshi author Tasleema Nasreen. Taslima Nasreen's book launch at the Kolkata Book Fair has been cancelled with sources saying that the step was taken following objections from some religious extremists groups. The sources say that officials told them that a group of religious fanatics had gone to the Lalbazar police headquarters with a memorandum and were subsequently planning to...
02:32 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Kolkata: Describing the writings of Salman Rushdie as "painful" for the Muslim community, Pakistani politician and former cricket captain Imran Khan on Monday said no one had a right to humiliate someone's belief. "First of all what is painful for a human community only the human community should decide, the issue is not what Rushdie wrote (in his novel 'The Satanic Verses'). The real issue is that nobody has the...
04:21 AM, Jan 31, 2012
Kolkata: With a series of new publishing initiatives, which includes releasing of Jim Corbett's unpublished writings, the Oxford University Press (OUP) is celebrating 100 years of operations in India this year. "As a department of the University of Oxford, OUP will celebrate by showcasing its rich history in India through re-issues of classics and by launching major new centenary year publishing initiatives in 2012," OUP India's Managing Director Manzar Khan...
11:21 PM, Jan 29, 2012
London: Sri Lanka reached 127-3 from 43 overs on Tuesday to draw the second Test against England and avoid a repeat of last week's humiliating defeat. Set 343 off 58 overs when England declared its second innings on 335-7 after lunch, Sri Lanka never attempted to chase a target that was near impossible with captain Tillakaratne Dilshan able to bat only in an emergency because of a broken thumb. Sri ...
11:43 PM, Feb 01, 2008
Melbourne: Jason Gillespie has been appointed as assistant coach for Australia A's tour to Zimbabwe as part of a program to fast-track retired international cricketers into elite-level coaching. Gillespie, who took 259 Test wickets for Australia, will work with Troy Cooley on the month-long tour which includes a limited-overs tri-series against Zimbabwe and South Africa A and two four-day matches. Gillespie has recently worked as a bowling coach in Zimbabwe's...
02:07 AM, Feb 01, 2008
CNN-IBN editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai and panel of experts put forward both sides of the coin regarding club over country debate. ...
04:11 AM, Jan 30, 2008
CNN-IBN's panel of experts take a look at a crucial tie between Punjab and Hyderabad. ...
12:37 PM, Jan 28, 2008
The venue for the 32nd Kolkata Book Fair has been finalised and it will to be held at Salt lake stadium premises. ...
06:53 PM, Jan 31, 2007
The verdict is a defeat for West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya who lobbied hard for permission. ...
06:29 PM, Jan 29, 2007
The High Court has stalled construction work for Kolkata Book Fair as it doesn’t have permission from statutory bodies. ...
09:58 AM, Jan 20, 2007
Kolkata Book Fair has been put on hold by the Calcutta HC till its organisers, Publishers and Booksellers Guild, obtain permission. ...
05:02 PM, Jan 19, 2007
