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  New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Why are there so few children's magazines in India? This question was posed here Friday by editor Navin Menon of Children's World. Happy to be gay - customised holidays, clothes and more ( 14:34 ) By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) T-shirts with witty one-liners, an e-bookstore and a dedicated gay travel boutique - customised products have become increasingly popular among India's gay community looking at new ways to assert its identity a year after the Delhi High Court decriminalised homosexuality. Two cups of coffee daily reduce Parkinson's risk ( 03:12 ) London, June 12 (IANS) Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's Disease (PD), reveals a new study. I lobby with politicians on youth-based issues: Chetan Bhagat ( 09:06 ) By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Best-selling author Chetan Bhagat, who has found a place in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people, says it was amazing to interact with "the world's best under one roof". He believes his success will keep the hopes of Indian youth alive and would continue to "lobby with politicians" on youth issues. Dictionary mistake goes unnoticed for 99 years ( 09:41 ) Melbourne, May 12 (IANS) Those who swear by the dictionary for uses of words may need to cross check as the meaning explained in the bible of lexicon may not be error free. Spider-Man, Jedi knights apprehend thief in Australia ( 16:07 ) Sydney, May 4 (IANS) An Australian business owner dressed as Spider-Man Monday stopped a man from stealing a comic book as "Jedi knights" blocked the thief's escape. Multiculturalism - a source of new world literature ( 15:17 ) New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The morphing of the world into a sprawling global village and free passage of people across terrains are changing the tenor of contemporary literature. Writers focus on climate change at SAARC literature fest ( 17:45 ) New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Writers from South Asian countries have joined hands to discuss climate change issues and ways in which they can contribute in creating more awareness at the 33rd SAARC Festival of Literature that began here Friday. Jnanpith Award winner Vinda Karandikar dead (Lead) ( 15:53 ) Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Eminent Marathi litterateur and Jnanpith Award winner Govinda Vinayak Karandikar died here Sunday morning, a family member said. He was 92. Eminent Marathi litterateur Vinda Karandikar dead ( 13:05 ) Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Eminent Marathi litterateur and Jnanpith Award winner Govinda Vinayak Karandikar died here Sunday morning, a family member said. He was 92. Rare books on Islam, Buddhism a hit at South Asian stalls ( 17:09 ) By Shweta Srinivasan New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Works on Islam and Buddhism are a big hit at stalls put up by publishers from South Asian countries at the World Book Fair here. Many avid book readers and scholars are happy to have spotted rare books that are not easily available in India. IANS Top Stories at 6.30 ( 18:31 ) Shobhaa De's new book 'Sethji' explores 'political churnings' ( 17:10 ) Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Novelist Shobhaa De is moving on from teenage angst and the joys of growing up to Indian politics. Her new fiction, "Sethji", will explore the "big political churnings" in contemporary Indian politics. Not into books? Jaipur lit fest still a blast (Letter from Jaipur) ( 14:57 ) By Ajay Khullar Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Here are four good reasons to show up at the Jaipur Literature Festival: literati, glitterati, prettyrati and fourth...hmmm...that\'s a tough one, oh yes, books of course! Mumbai's drama, violence feeds fiction: Vikram Chandra (Interview) ( 08:02 ) By Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Mumbai, the land of the underworld and pyschedelic Bollywood dreams, is an incredibly fertile source of violence and drama for a fiction writer, says US-based Vikram Chandra, known for works like "Love and Longing in Mumbai" and "Red Earth and Pouring Rain". Fatwas enormously important for literary world: Hanif Kureishi (With Images) ( 19:35 ) By Madhusree Chatterjee Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) London-based novelist-cum-playwright Hanif Kureishi feels that fatwas on writers of Islamic origin are \"enormously important in the literary world for they change perceptions to realities in fine print\". Roberto Calasso's love story with India continues ( 15:31 ) By Madhusree Chatterjee Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) India continues to enthrall Italian novelist and publisher Roberto Calasso, the celebrated author of the best-selling novel on Hindu spirituality "Ka: The Story of Garuda". Jaipur lit fest turns new page, fog hides some stars (Lead) ( 18:44 ) By Madhusree Chatterjee Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The Jaipur literature festival took off to packed, eager audiences at a royal palace here Thursday, boasting of over 200 writers, among them Dalit authors and stars on the international literary firmament - but a thick fog in Delhi threw some reputed guests off its trail on day one. Fog scripts changes for Soyinka, Shabana at Jaipur fest ( 17:55 ) Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Nobel Prize winning author Wole Soyinka and the Queen of Bhutan were among those who could not make it to the Jaipur Literature Festival on time due to Thursday's fog that disrupted international and domestic flights. Jaipur Literature Festival begins with Indian poetry ( 15:46 ) By Madhusree Chatterjee Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The Jaipur literature festival, boasting of over 200 authors of national and international repute and with its focus on Dalit writings, took off to packed audiences at a royal palace here Thursday. Nobel winner demands Germany uncover Romanian ex-spies ( 01:56 ) Mainz (Germany), Jan 12 (DPA) Herta Mueller, winner of the latest Nobel Prize for Literature, called on Germany Monday to find and prosecute former agents of Romania's Securitate communist secret police. Indian-origin doctor headed for British literary stardom ( 17:41 ) London, Jan 3 (IANS) An Indian-origin doctor is headed for celebrity status after Britain's biggest literary star-maker announced plans to back his debut in fiction.
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