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'Pride and Prejudice' from Greer Garson to murder mystery

Jane Austen's classic book from the original novel to the newest take on the story, 'Death Comes to Pemberley'
In Pictures: America's United Nations of Cable TV
3 good books for January reading

Travel the world through these three new books just released this month. In them, the Dalai Lama flees Tibet to save his followers, three men grapple with the past in post-war Sierra Leone, and an Indian-American returns to the country his parents left.
In Pictures: Young Miners in India
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/30

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Modern Parenthood
Aishwarya Rai, breastfeeding, tanning: parent etiquette lessons

Aishwarya Rai criticized for her post-baby weight, Patricia Krentcil for her tan, Jamie Lynne Grumet for suckling her 3-year-old on the cover of Time – plus a kid punched out for being noisy in a movie and a first-grader suspended for singing a popular song. What's an etiquette-minded mom to do?
Behind the Beautiful Forevers

'Pure, astonishing reportage’ of makeshift life in an Indian slum.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Katherine Boo's story of residents in a Mumbai slum is meticulously researched and told with unblinking honesty.
Global News Blog
What's all the buzz about Oprah and Salman Rushdie going to India?

The Jaipur Literary Festival has become Asia's biggest literary festival, and the fact that some of the biggest names in the book world attend highlights India's growing appetite for good reads.
'Pride and Prejudice' from Greer Garson to murder mystery

Jane Austen's classic book from the original novel to the newest take on the story, 'Death Comes to Pemberley'
Chapter & Verse
Farewell, Borders – lights out

A journalist examines her grief over the disappearance of Borders.
Global News Blog
Homegrown superstars hold special appeal in Bhutan

Bhutan's version of American Idol, called "Druk Superstar," stands out for being a locally produced program in a country whose airwaves are dominated by regional productions.
Why India could feel the global financial aftershocks this time

India's huge domestic demand helped it weather the financial crisis of 2008. But since then, Indian companies have invested internationally, increasing India's vulnerability to economic downturns.
In Pictures: America's United Nations of Cable TV
World's most dangerous locales for women: Why is India so high on the list?

A new study ranked Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan as more dangerous for women than Somalia. Rights activists say they're encouraged by an emerging public awareness of problems women face.
Africa Monitor
'Nollywood' brings home-grown success to Nigeria

Nigeria's 'Nollywood' may be looked down on by Westerners, but it's been a success in English-speaking Africa.
Culture Cafe
'Glee' actors shed light on writers' methods

According to actors on Fox's hit show 'Glee,' the writers are making the story up as they go along.
India defeats Pakistan in World Cup cricket match, in front of leaders and celebrities

India bested Pakistan in a World Cup cricket semifinal Wednesday. The Indians will meet Sri Lanka in the final this weekend.
India-Pakistan game tension too much, even for PMs

India-Pakistan game: Midway through Wednesday's blockbuster World Cup cricket semifinal, the prime ministers of Pakistan and India slipped away for a rest.
How foreign movie heroes differ from Hollywood's

Forget Matt Damon. Filmmakers outside America are more likely to favor moral heroism over physical heroism. Meet India's Salman Khan.
Global News Blog
India makes space for art among its 1.4 billion people

India is making room – both physically and mentally – for art like that from Anish Kapoor, which is large and untraditional.
Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries): movie review

'Dhobi Ghat' ('Mumbai Diaries') is an amalgam of soap opera and street-level realism.
3 good books for January reading

Travel the world through these three new books just released this month. In them, the Dalai Lama flees Tibet to save his followers, three men grapple with the past in post-war Sierra Leone, and an Indian-American returns to the country his parents left.
The rise of India's pulp fiction

As literacy grows, so do the ranks of inexpensive and sometimes racy paperbacks that appeal to youths.
In India, even Indians can be 'foreigners'

Mumbai and other Indian cities enact labor restrictions to stem an influx of poor migrant workers.
Chapter & Verse
How the Commonwealth Games pushed me to learn about India

The dust raised by the Commonwealth Games drove this child of Indian immigrants to begin reading about the land of her ancestors.
India kicks off Commonwealth Games (Beijing Olympics these are not)

After weeks of concern over the safety and cleanliness of athletes' quarters, India's Commonwealth Games began Sunday with a colorful opening ceremony featuring Bollywood songs, yoga, and rickshaws.
In Pictures: Young Miners in India
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/30
Global News Blog
Bollywood takes on Adolf Hitler

India has long been oddly fascinated with Adolf Hitler, in part because the Führer offered to help India gain independence from Britain. A new Bollywood film may have pushed the limit.