Stung Salman Rushdie lashes out at Jnanpith winner Nemade
MUMBAI: Writer Salman Rushdie has kicked up a fresh literary storm by lashing out at Jnanpith Award-winning Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade and describing him as...
Minister wants transparency and accuracy in government information to media
NEW DELHI :Emphasising that the future belongs to digital media, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday urged the bureaucracy to ensure that the...
Japan faces scrutiny over failed hostage negotiations
TOKIO : Japan`s failure to rescue two hostages beheaded by Islamic State militants has raised doubts about its ability to handle an international crisis, as...
Rasipuram remembers legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman
RASIPURAM: Shock over the demise of legendary cartoonist Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, a son of the soil, has sunk into local residents. People representing various walks...
Legendary cartoonist RK Laxman, creator of ‘Common Man’, dies
MUMBAI: A state funeral will be accorded to eminent cartoonist RK Laxman, who died at the age of 94 after suffering from multi-organ failure, officials...
Post-attack Charlie Hebdo weekly circulation tops 7 million
PARIS: Circulation of the "survivors`" issue of Charlie Hebdo, published after a deadly attack on the French satirical weekly`s Paris office, is set to top...