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The Front Page Murders by Puja Changoiwala Hachette, Rs 350

Book review: The curious case of a serial killer

The book would have made for a more satisfyingly meaty read if the readers got a brief idea of the criminal psychology...

30 July 2017 2:36 AM IST

Bite of the Black Dogs by Sanjay Bahadur Hachette, Rs 399

Book review: An actual record of conflict in J&K

The special forces are trained and motivated to take missions like the one mentioned in the book.

30 July 2017 2:34 AM IST

Encounters of a Fat Bride By Samah Visaria, Penguin, Rs 90; 224 pages.

Predictable story with occasional specs of humour

Then starts the familiar routine of telling family and friends to look out for prospective matches for Madhurima.

28 July 2017 1:50 AM IST

The Baba Ramdev Phenomenon By Kaushik Deka, Rupa Publication, Rs 239; 200 pages.

A stale portrait lacking dimensions

Ramdev was dressed in his trademark saffron robe and wooden slippers.

28 July 2017 1:49 AM IST

Her life became an irreversible addiction, says Sujata Prasad

A Life Like No Other, author Sujata Prasad has captured various shades, junctures and nuances of Sonal's magnificent...

26 July 2017 12:24 AM IST

Teens have been known to do it while watching people drown or while someone has been run over and is lying on the street.

Bloody trail of a psychopath

The story of a slum where the girls, all aged around 6, go missing until their mangled remains are returned to their...

26 July 2017 12:22 AM IST

ONGC may buy all of the governments 51.11 per cent stake in HPCL

ONGC financial ratio to remain same post HPCL acquisition: report

The divestment may be gradual and ONGC could meanwhile fund the HPCL stake purchase using a bridge loan.

25 July 2017 9:21 PM IST

Reserve Bank of India

ICRA forecasts 25 bps repo rate in August 2017 MPC meet

It also said RBI is likely to indicate that additional open market operations would be conducted to manage liquidity...

25 July 2017 5:54 PM IST

A Life of Adventure and Delight by Akhil Sharma, Penguin Random House, Rs 599

Book review: Elegant prose, piercing portraits

Just a handful of them rise above their small-mindedness, but this is as true a picture of average Indians as any.

23 July 2017 2:50 AM IST

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy Penguin Random House, Rs 599

Book review: The chronicler of misfits and rejects

You should read Arundhati Roy even if you hate her. She is The Chronicler Of Misfits And Rejects.

23 July 2017 2:49 AM IST

Mrs C Remembers by Himanjali Sankar Pan Macmillan, Rs 299; 193 pages

Book review: How a demented mind thinks

Alzheimer's means that the connections Mrs C makes between the news and her family are not exactly straightforward.

21 July 2017 12:10 AM IST

Book review: The poignant record of an era gone by

Book review: The poignant record of an era gone by

Books have indeed been written about the end of British colonialism and the start of an independent new world.

21 July 2017 12:10 AM IST