In Praise of Daphne du Maurier What begins as a taste for this author’s twisty plots, briny wit and bracingly bleak view of marriage can become an addiction.

The New York Times Books Grant Snider has long been making comics about the glory (and horror) of the creative process. He joins us to draw and discuss his first book, "The Shape of Ideas." Leave your questions in the comments, and NYT Book Review editor Parul Sehgal will as Read more ... k some.

Meet the real life Benjamin Button- a newborn baby who looks like an 80-year old Residents of Bangladesh, Biswajit and his wife, Parul Patro, have been busy attending curious guests who have been thronging their home to catch a glimpse of their son. Their newborn is barely a few days old but looks like an 80 years old.The baby bo Read more ... y has wrinkles on the face, has a very shrunken bo...

ISIS claims hacking to death of Hindu priest in Bangladesh Dhaka rejects ISIS claim, blaming home-grown militants for the death of 70-year-old Ananda Gopal Ganguly.

Elderly Hindu Priest Hacked To Death In Bangladesh Three motorcycle-borne attackers slit the throat of Ananta Gopal Ganguly, 70, while he was en route to the temple he served.

Islamist Militants Suspected In the Hacking Death Of a Hindu Priest in Bangladesh Three attackers on motorcycles slit the throat of 70-year-old Ananta Gopal Ganguly while he was en route to the temple he served in the district of Jhenaidah, located about 100 miles west the capital city.

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The 'Forced Heroism' of the Way We Use 'Survivor' In a thoughtful piece at the New York Times Magazine, Parul Sehgal considers the word “survivor,” and particularly its relatively recent use to describe those who have experienced sexual assault. Sehgal persuasively argues that the term “surviv Read more ... or” was once a powerful reclamation of the narrative, an…

New killings in Bangladesh leave LGBT community full of fear NEW DELHI (AP) — The killing of two gay rights activists in the Bangladeshi capital has driven the country's already secretive and small gay community underground, wondering if they can trust a government that considers…

India Brings Back Sachin Tendulkar to Resurrect Cricket Team’s Fortunes Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman have agreed to become advisers to the Indian cricket board, the national governing body of the sport said Monday.