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Review | Wimmy RoadBoyz by Sufiyaan Salam: three young men and a night to remember

The stream-of-consciousness writing takes the reader on a journey through a shared British South Asian male experience

5 Sep 2026 2:41 pm
Review | The Grammar of Silence by R. Seshasayee is an unapologetic critique of patriarchy

The women in the novel stand out with their stories of courage and resilience

5 Sep 2026 1:02 pm
Sonia Gandhis Belonging | What is the controversy over its publication in India?

The book was initially expected to be published in India by Penguin Random House India (PRHI); however, PRHI announced on August 28 that it was not the publisher of the memoir in India

5 Sep 2026 12:27 pm
Review | The Man Who Walked Out of the Sun: a sprawling portrait of Garry Sobers

Author Duncan Hamilton swaps the devotees lens for the chroniclers in his book

4 Sep 2026 5:08 pm
HarperCollins to publish Sonia Gandhis memoir Belonging

HarperCollins India announced that the surprising, richly told memoir seamlessly weaves the personal with the political to tell a riveting story

4 Sep 2026 12:44 pm
Sonia Gandhi memoir | Authors and publishers weigh in on dispute over Belonging

Last week, Penguin India pulled out of publishing the Congress leaders memoir after the two sides could not resolve a particular issue

4 Sep 2026 9:46 am
SoniaGandhisBelonging: when legal review becomes a publishing battleground

Why are legal reads necessary, and who has the last word? The controversy surrounding the Congress leaders memoir throws these questions into sharp relief

4 Sep 2026 9:29 am
Crosswords Nidhi Gupta on why reading will never die

The executive director of the one of Indias leading bookstore chain on the needs that a book meets, why the brand continues to reward great Indian writing, the impact of digital on the business and what lies ahead in the years to come

3 Sep 2026 6:29 am
The Orissan tells the story of Odisha through history, culture, and food

The 350-page coffee-table book explores Odishas temple kitchens, home recipes, tribal traditions and culinary heritage, tracing the history and culture behind its food

1 Sep 2026 2:43 pm
Penguin drops Sonia Gandhi memoir; Congress alleges publisher caved to the Centre

Sonia Gandhis memoirBelonginghas been dropped by Penguin India just two months before its scheduled release. While the publisher says it remained willing to publish the book, Congress has alleged that it caved to pressure from the BJP over sections on Narendra Modi, the RSS and India-China relations.

29 Aug 2026 9:30 pm
Emily Wilson to retranslate The Odyssey book

Regarded as the first major English-language translation of Homers epic by a woman, her book was already a bestseller and a culture-wars flashpoint before the release of Christopher Nolans blockbuster adaptation

29 Aug 2026 3:19 pm
Google rolls out Gemini AI feature to help readers analyse their e-books

Expert Intelligence allows users to add select e-books from Google Play Books directly to a Gemini Notebook

29 Aug 2026 2:37 pm
Watch: Meena Kandasamy on decoding the Indian incel

The ninth edition of The Hindus Lit for Life Unplugged event at Amethysts Wild Garden Bar on Friday. The conversation was centred around Meena Kandasamys latest book Fieldwork as a Sex Object (Harper Collins), that released in June this year in India.

29 Aug 2026 12:57 pm
Review | Register me as Kulbhushan by Alka Saraogi is about one mans determination to be seen

The novel explores how borders, memory and bureaucracy shape identity

29 Aug 2026 9:40 am
Review | Cries by Soumya Mukerji: the poet remains hopeful

Even as she writes of modern-day crises, the poet does not miss a chance to inspire her readers

28 Aug 2026 4:57 pm
Column | Top books to read in August 2026

Books about family, ancestors, creepy houses or lonely people take your pick

28 Aug 2026 4:37 pm
How a young IPS officer stopped a riot

At 26, Sridevi faced 5,000 angry passengers on railway tracks and chose persuasion over force. An excerpt from Jasreen Mayal KhannasBullet Nani

28 Aug 2026 4:34 pm
Penguin Random House India backs out of publishing Sonia Gandhis memoir: report

Now, several other publishers in India are in the race to publish and distribute the book

28 Aug 2026 12:50 pm
The legacy of Dolly Partons Imagination Library

Helping every child to read was at the heart of her philosophy of human connection

27 Aug 2026 2:48 pm
26 Aug 2026 9:09 am
Tamil Nadu life convict Selvams book Oru Thooku Kaithiyin Vaakumoolam wins Iyal Award of Canada

The book strongly advocates prison reforms and truthfully records life behind bars

23 Aug 2026 9:55 am
Roundtable raises alarm over SIR process, forms Voter Protection Forum in A.P.

The meeting adopts a resolution stating it was the responsibility of the Election Commission to protect the voting rights of all citizens who attain the age of 18

21 Aug 2026 9:13 pm
Kallan Vijayan row: former editor in-charge of Deshabhimani weekend supplement resigns

Following objections to the headline given to a feature article, the supplement was allegedly published later after replacing the article in question

21 Aug 2026 8:33 pm
NCSK to launch missed call facility to address grievances of safai karmacharis

The commission is engaging with the Labour Ministry to raise the minimum wages of safai karmacharis to be on par with those of skilled or semi-skilled workers

21 Aug 2026 8:22 pm
Tenant farmers in Andhra Pradesh seek unsecured crop loans of up to 2 lakh

They say that members of RMGs and JLGs are not receiving crop loans in accordance with the Scale of Finance applicable to various crops

21 Aug 2026 8:19 pm
Mediation must be institutionalised as a permanent process, says Justice P.S. Narasimha

Samadhan Samaroh, which began on April 21, seeks to facilitate the amicable settlement of cases pending before the Supreme Court through consent-based mechanisms. The initiative will conclude with a Special Lok Adalat from August 21 to 23

21 Aug 2026 7:19 pm
YSRCPs charges on DSC 2026 exam are baseless, says SAAP Chairman

Ravi Naidu dismisses allegations of irregularities and challenges YSRCP to debate APPSC Group I and II exams held under previous government

21 Aug 2026 7:13 pm
Starting pregnancy with long-term conditions linked with 20% higher miscarriage risk: study

The researchers analysed over 2.2 million pregnancies and birth events recorded between 2000 and 2022 in five datasets spanning England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

21 Aug 2026 6:53 pm
Unbelievably cruel: Iltija slams move to shift former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back to jail

The former Pakistan Prime Minister and cricketer-turned-politician was shifted back to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Friday (August 21, 2026) morning after undergoing a medical examination

21 Aug 2026 5:00 pm
Illustrator Athulya Pillais silent comic, Nanavu, tells the story of tidal flooding in Kochi

Athulya Pillais silent comic, Nanavu, tells the story of tidal flooding through the life of a little girl

21 Aug 2026 1:35 pm
Andrea Oskis explores how our food determines our relationships in her book The Kitchen Shrink

Andrea Oskiss book The Kitchen Shrink underlines why what we eat is a reflection of how and who we love

20 Aug 2026 3:37 pm
19 Aug 2026 12:09 pm
Sonia Gandhis memoir to revisit love, loss and her decision to decline Indias top job

It was heartbreak and loss that threw me into the public world of politics. Up till then I had guarded my privacy fiercely, she said in her statement

18 Aug 2026 5:24 pm
Independence Day 2026: PM Modi leads India in commemorating 80 years of freedom

For the first time, the national song, 'Vande Mataram', was rendered during the 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort

15 Aug 2026 2:38 pm
External forces trying to influence youth; only PM Modi can solve their problems: Odisha CM on Independence Day

On the occasion, Mohan Majhi announced that the students of classes 9 and 10 in State-run schools will be provided free textbooks, as is done for the students up to class 8

15 Aug 2026 12:57 pm
PM ModisIndependence Day 2026 speech: Here are the key announcements

Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlines key initiatives aimed at achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047, says India must focus on key sectors, including digital technologies and nuclear energy

15 Aug 2026 12:51 pm
PM Modis Independence Day speech shortest in 4 years

Last year, Narendra Modi had broken Indira Gandhi's record by delivering 12 consecutive speeches from the Red Fort, to stand next only to Jawaharlal Nehru, who delivered 17 Independence Day addresses in a row

15 Aug 2026 10:07 am