For around six decades he has been mesmerising both adults and teenagers with his vivid and varied characterisation, gripping plots, and impeccable story telling. A deep love of humanity and humane values, wit and humour are the hallmarks of his short stories and novels, where those in teens love to get lost in a world of fantasy and funny ghosts and the equally lovable good and bad people.


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The state-run Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) on Friday announced that it was offering special packages for the tourists staying in its hotels across the state during Diwali.


Himachal offers festive packages on hotels


A Japan Airlines pilot has admitted to failing a breath test shortly before he was due to fly from London to Tokyo, the police said.


Japan Airlines pilot admits being 10 times over alcohol limit


From double-decker buses for interstate transport to a catamaran which will ferry people over the Yamuna from Delhi to the City of Taj, Agra -- Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is eyeing a revolution in public transport in the coming years, which, he said, will be easy on the pockets of common man as well as safe for the environment.


Catamaran to double-decker buses, Gadkari eyes transformation of public transport


Ireland's top 20 universities will participate in a series of education fairs in the country to woo Indian students to their country, a top official said here on Thursday.


Top Ireland universities woo Indian students


The Delhi government on Thursday said that workers -- skilled, unskilled or semi-skilled -- will get enhanced minimum wages from November 1, a day after the Supreme Court's nod for the same.


Delhi workers to get enhanced minimum wages


A street vendor, selling fruit and traditional sweetmeats, has installed a CCTV camera in his cart to rule out the possibility of getting falsely accused by customers of stealing their mobile phones or wallets.


Bihar street vendor installs CCTV camera on his cart


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the airport at Kota city in Rajasthan operational, citing its need by thousands of students who go there from across the country to train for competitive exams.


Make Kota airport operational: Rahul to Modi


Even as Ram V. Sutar, the sculptor behind Sardar Patel's 182 metres statue on the Sabarmati in Gujarat, is feted and lionised, there's another artist who has done challenging work in the heart of Delhi and carved granite stones to immortalise the names of 34,884 martyrs in the police and para military forces.


Police memorial: Sculptor who oversaw carving of 35,000 names in granite


Applications have been invited for a Rs 3 lakh research grant in the history of art writing and visual culture, with the focus being on periodicals. It is granted jointly by the Sher-Gil Sundaram Arts Foundation (SSAF) and Asia Art Archive (AAA).


Applications invited for research grant on visual culture


New York celebrated Halloween with a massive parade, which was attended by more than 60,000 people dressed in costumes and huge puppets, accompanied this year by exceptional security measures.


New York celebrates Halloween with massive parade


Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, or collectively BRICS, on Wednesday signed a declaration to accelerate cooperation in cultural areas, media reported.


BRICS countries commit to speeding up cultural cooperation


The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been facing an acute shortage of water supply for six days, with hundreds of students struggling to get enough of it to drink and meet their sanitation needs.


JNU facing severe water crisis


To provide timely medical attention to accident victims even before an ambulance can arrive, a leading private hospital chain on Wednesday launched the First Responder (FR) bikes in the tri-city area of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.


First responder bikes launched in Chandigarh tri-city for accident victims


Third section of the Delhi Metro's Pink Line -- connecting Trilokpuri to Shiv Vihar -- was opened to public on Wednesday, bringing many hitherto unconnected east Delhi areas under the metro network.


3rd section of Delhi Metro's Pink Line opens for public


Two US-based filmmakers, Ann S. Kim and Priya Giri Desai, have made a documentary titled "Lovesick" which revolves around the love story of a HIV positive couple. As the documentary had its India premiere at the 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, the makers said they wanted to explore the universal condition of all HIV patients through an Indian story.


'Lovesick' makers intended to explore universal world of AIDS patients


Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal -- scions of the Ambani and Piramal business families -- shall get married in Mumbai on December 12, their parents announced here on Tuesday.


Isha Ambani, Anand Piramal wedding on December 12


The death of Bhavye Suneja, the pilot of the Indonesian Lion Air Boeing plane that crashed on Monday killing 189 passengers on board, is hard to sink in for his family living in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar.


Lion air crash: Wish somebody could bring happy news, says Delhi pilot's family


Getting tangled in fishing nets and dolphins are some of the challenges that an Indian Army expedition team have faced till date, an official said here.


Indian Army sailing expedition encounters fishing nets, dolphins


Google has pledged $25 million to launch projects that apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to find solutions for various societal problems.


Google pledges $25 mn to AI for social good


Bhavye Suneja, the pilot of Indonesian Lion Air Boeing passenger plane which crashed on Monday with 189 people onboard, was a student of Ahlcon Public School in Delhi till 2005.

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