Javed Akhtar: He was hailed in creative circles for his efforts in getting the Copyright Act amended in May 2012. He also penned the lyrics for 'Ekk Deewana Tha'. But he doesn't feature in the Celebrity 100 because there was no specific category for lyricists. ...
06:15 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Shobhaa De's new novel 'Sethji' is a rattling good read Long before chronicling urban India became intellectually fashionable and literary tomes were written on ...
02:38 PM, Dec 08, 2012
New Delhi: A series of sneak peeps into new books by top Indian writers will be the cornerstone of a festival of literature, "Spring Fever", to be held March 16-24 at the India Habitat Centre. An annual feature of Penguin-Books India, the festival will preview several new titles by authors like Vikram Seth, Gurcharan Das, Shobhaa De, Gulzar, Shashi Tharoor, Amit Chaudhuri and Devdutt Patnaik, who will discuss their books...
03:36 PM, Mar 12, 2012
A few weeks ago, I was being photographed by one of todays hot shot lensmen. The new breed. The guys in designer gear who arrive with an entourage of more than eight assistants and demand star treatment from magazine editors who hire them. At the end of the impersonal, brisk shoot with hardly a single meaningful exchange of words between the moody, scruffy photographer and moi, I turned to the...
12:19 PM, Sep 27, 2011
New Delhi: The Autumn Literature Festival, which was scheduled to be held in Srinagar from September 24 to 26 has been called of. Earlier it had stirred a controversy with a section of authors, filmmakers and intelligentsia from the state alleging the festival is an effort by the "repressive government" to gag the freedom of Kashmiris. The protesters had also devoted a Facebook page to criticise the festival, being presented...
02:57 PM, Aug 31, 2011
Mumbai: Some feel International Women's Day is about creating awareness towards certain issues, some feel it is to celebrate womanhood and celebrities like actress Raveena and author Shobha De welcome the special occasion. Here are the views of some female celebrities on International Women's Day that falls on March 8: Raveena Tandon: Honestly, I think Women's Day is celebrated on the note of trying to be more aware so that...
05:02 PM, Mar 07, 2011
On India at 9, CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai speaks to a panel of experts on the issue. ...
11:56 PM, Sep 09, 2010
The author will be the social media consultant for 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai' ...
04:18 PM, May 25, 2010
The Trident and Taj Mahal Hotels of Mumbai reopened on Sunday. ...
03:37 AM, Dec 22, 2008
Shobhaa was among the privileged few to attend the brief ceremony at the hotel. ...
09:12 PM, Dec 21, 2008
The author says Maharashtrians have been pushed out of Mumbai. ...
02:51 AM, Oct 27, 2008
Around Rs 150 from each watch sold will go into the WWF's pocket. ...
02:51 AM, Sep 12, 2008
Kingston: Explosive opening batsman Chris Gayle has signed an agreement with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) with a rider that he is honour-bound to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the English Friends Provident Twenty20 league this season, making it difficult for his return to international cricket. It was revealed on Sunday that Gayle had signed the agreement, brokered by Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), with...
01:47 AM, May 07, 2008
London: The lone Indian batsman to click in what has been a miserable Test series against England, Rahul Dravid was adjudged India's man of the series by his English counterparts admitted that England outplayed them in all departments. It might take half an hour the veteran said with a smile when asked about what was that one thing that went wrong for the Team India. England are deservedly the No....
05:41 PM, Feb 23, 2008
Karan Johar will have Vijay Mallya and Shobhaa De spilling the beans on his show
Koffee with Karan. ...
01:18 PM, Apr 01, 2007
Kamasutra is still India’s most famous book on sex but new writers are boldly going forward. ...
10:42 AM, Feb 24, 2007
