Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla launched his new book, “Every Vote Counts: The Story Of Elections in India,” at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday. Chawla mentioned a real-life…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) India’s vibrant publishing market is attracting major international bestselling authors, who say that there is a great potential for their books to find a good readership in India….
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Oxford Dictionaries announced on Saturday that ‘Nari Shakti’ as its Hindi Word of the Year for 2018 at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival. “The Hindi Word of the Year is a…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka on Saturday celebrated the 70th Republic Day with pomp and pageantry marking the patriotic fervour across the state. In the state capital, Governor Vajubhai Vala unfurled the tricolour at the…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) With a huge pool of talent across sectors, Maharashtra scored the highest — 12 for 13 awardees, including a couple — in the 112 Padma national awards announced by President Ram…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) A wordsmith who has always celebrated love, author Ruskin Bond says he cringes at times seeing the “crudity” with which women are written or spoken about now, also…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) Noted writer Gita Mehta, who is also the elder sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Saturday declined to accept the Padma Shri award. Mehta said the timing of the…
Ottawa, Jan 26 (IANS) The Canadian archive has acquired a rare book owned by Adolf Hitler, which is believed to detail the blueprint for a North American Holocaust, the media reported. Library and Archives Canada…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Google on Saturday dedicated a colourful doodle marking the 70th Republic Day of India. It recreated the celebrations depicting the iconic Republic Day Parade, representing various components of the country’s…
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Bhupen Hazarika, who was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna on Friday, was a singer, balladeer, poet, lyricist and film maker who was widely admired not only in native Assam but across the…
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) “No Presents Please”, originally written in Kannada by noted author Jayant Kaikini and translated into English by Tejaswini Niranjana, was announced on Friday as the winner of the prestigious $25,000 DSC…
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) S.R. Kichenamourty’s Tamil translation of “La vie d’un homme inconnua” (The Life of an Unknown Man) by Andrei Makine, published in France by Le Seuil and in India by Kalachuvadu, was…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Iconic Hindi writer Krishna Sobti, a recipient of multiple awards for her outstanding literary career, died here on Friday. She was 93. “She died at a hospital here today. Her…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Sahapedia and Unesco have announced the second edition of the India Heritage Walk Festival (IHWF), expanding their footprint to 37 cities, with a focus on heritage education and walks for…
Noida, Jan 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday flagged off the Noida Metro Rail Corp (NMRC)’s 29.7-km Noida-Greater Noida…
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Publishers, writers, filmmakers and the media are facing coercion in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre and if the UPA was to swing back to power…
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) The 2011 Egyptian revolution was sparked by a “Day of Revolt” on January 25 2011 when tens of thousands of people stormed public spaces across the country to protest the oppressive…
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Actress-writer-child rights activist Nandana Sen on Friday launched her new children’s book “In My Heart” that deals with the topic of adoption. “This book celebrates unity that we find in our…
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Renowned filmmaker and lyricist Gulzar said here on Friday that the shrinking political discourse in the country may have an adverse effect on the younger generation, and can even “spoil” them….
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” is garnering critical acclaim from readers around the globe while also bagging some of the most prestigious literary awards. The author participated…