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'Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul' is a map of memory's landscape
Books & Culture | Dec 16, 2019, 03:00 PM ISTAuthor Taran Khan's 'Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul', published recently by Penguin Random House India captures the Afghan capital through the writer's eyes, who has been spending time there since 2006, and reveals a fragile city in a state of flux: Stricken by near-constant war, but flickering with the promise of peace, a shape-shifting place governed by age-old codes, but experimenting with new modes of living.
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New book examines caste interplay in Mumbai dance bar ban
Books & Culture | Dec 05, 2019, 03:56 PM ISTThe ban on women dancing in bars in Mumbai is an example of the 'caste governance' of our times and the Maharashtra government may be considered as working toward maintaining the proper caste order in the upheaval caused by globalisation, a scholarly work on the subject says.
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Had to make strong statement on present times, says the author of 'A Delhi Obsession', M.G. Vassanji
Books & Culture | Dec 02, 2019, 06:56 PM ISTAward winning Canadian author M.G. Vassanji says he has ended his new novel, "A Delhi Obsession", abruptly because he wanted to make a "strong statement" on the present day happenings in India.
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Chinese artist writes book using only emoticons. Dare to read?
Trending | Apr 25, 2019, 12:01 PM ISTBook from the Ground includes 24 chapters narrated using visual icons.
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Atalji wanted to give Venkaiah Naidu a ministry: PM Modi on VP's book launch
National | Sep 02, 2018, 12:56 PM ISTWe all know that Venkaiah Naiduji has a way with words. He is a wonderful speaker, be it in English or Telugu: PM
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Master your memory with this new book
Books & Culture | Jul 09, 2018, 07:01 AM ISTThe book highlights on how to overcome absent-mindedness and memory loss.
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Pakistan Army summons former ISI chief Asad Durrani over book co-authored with ex-RAW chief AS Dulat
World | May 26, 2018, 01:06 PM ISTDurrani will be asked to explain his position on views attributed to him in the book 'Spy Chronicles', Pakistan Army spokesperson Maj. Gen Asif Ghafoor said.
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Donald Trump did not want to be US president: Book
World | Jan 04, 2018, 12:59 PM ISTThe book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" written by Michael Wolff, claims that the ultimate goal of Trump was never to win.
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This is how Karan Johar shuts trolls on Twitter
Bollywood | Jun 07, 2017, 07:31 PM ISTTo all the victims of trolling, keep calm and listen to how Karan Johar deals with the trolls.
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‘Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl’, a book on her life
Bollywood | Feb 16, 2017, 06:26 PM ISTAfter his pictorial book on actress Hema Malini, author-columnist Ram Kamal Mukherjee, has penned a new book, showcasing Dream Girl’s incredible journey from an actor, a dancer and filmmaker to a politician. The book will
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Abdul Kalam wanted to witness Mangalyaan Launch, reveals book
India | Dec 08, 2016, 06:54 PM ISTThe quite adored former President A P J Abdul Kalam had to leave Bengaluru a day prior Mangalyaan mission's dispatch on September 24, 2014 with "childlike reluctance" as he needed to address a university convocation,
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Lucky day! This is what happened when a hawker tried selling Shilpa Shetty's book to the actress herself
Bollywood | Oct 07, 2016, 04:46 PM ISTShilpa Shetty, the gorgeous actresses-turned-author of her recently penned book ‘The Great Indian Diet’, was in for quite a surprise when a roadside hawker happened to try and sell the book to the actress herself.
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PM Narendra Modi to release book on Banda Singh Bahadur in Delhi
India | Jul 03, 2016, 12:05 PM ISTNew Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a book on Sikh military commander Banda Singh Bahadur to mark the 300th anniversary of his martyrdom today. "The Prime Minister will release a book and souvenir on
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Gujarat court refuses to ban a book mocking PM Narendra Modi citing Article 19
National | Jun 30, 2016, 11:39 AM ISTAhmedabad: A court here has dismissed a suit seeking a ban on the sale of a Gujarati book in which author Jayesh Shah, a Congress leader, has allegedly mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Civil
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E-book tablet to be launched to popularise Mahatma Gandhi's books
India | Jun 14, 2016, 06:29 PM ISTAhmedabad:To popularise books on Mahatma Gandhi and cater to the ever-changing reading habits, a city-based trust has decided to come up with their own tablet, lending people the facility to read Gujarati and Hindi e-books
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A great treat! Ruskin Bond offers readers two new books on his 82nd birthday
Lifestyle | May 19, 2016, 02:56 PM ISTNew Delhi:As India’s one of the most loved authors Ruskin Bond turns 82 today, he offers his readers two new books — ‘My Favourite Nature Stories’ and ‘The World Outside My Window’ — both themed
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DU stops sale, distribution of book referring to Bhagat Singh as terrorist
India | Apr 29, 2016, 09:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Following controversy over a book, part of DU’s history curriculum, which refers to Bhagat Singh as a “revolutionary terrorist”, the university today decided to stop the sale and distribution of its Hindi translation.
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Deliberate misrepresentation of views on Bhagat Singh: Authors
India | Apr 29, 2016, 02:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Authors of a book, which is now at the centre of a controversy for terming Bhagat Singh as "revolutionary terrorist", have alleged a "deliberate misrepresentation" of historian Bipan Chandra's views on the freedom
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ISI controlled Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound: Book
World | Apr 28, 2016, 01:14 PM ISTWashington: The Abbottabad hideout of Osama bin Laden was under ISI control and a Pakistan Army doctor treated the most dreaded terrorist in the world before he was killed in a daring raid by US
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JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar set to pen his first book ‘Bihar to Tihar’
India | Apr 27, 2016, 09:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar who was charged with sedition and spent 20 days in jail is about to come out with his eventful journey in a book titled ‘Bihar