The Hindu

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

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

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

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

Historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship

The magic between author and translator is alive and brimming with possibilities in this anthology translated from Hindi

The club was launched by Biswarupa Barik and Nusrath Ali Quadri, who also curate book reading sessions for Hyderabad Reads, a silent book reading community in the city

Sumana Roys translation reveals J.C. Boses audacious experiments and the limits of his dream

Pereira presents an important premise but the novel struggles to capture the texture of lived reality

Emotional loneliness begins in childhood, not adulthood. Understanding that could reshape Indias response to a growing public health challenge

This James Tait Black Prize winner explores bureaucracy, migration and identity through a darkly satirical narrative

Murakamis first full-length novel featuring female protagonist releases in Tokyo

With its examination of environmental issues and natural disasters, the novel is also a work of eco-fiction

In her Womens Prize-longlisted work, author Lucy Apps delivers an affecting portrait of female agency and vulnerability

The novel, originally written in the Mandarin Chinese,succeeds as both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel

The International Booker Prize-shortlisted novel is a haunting meditation on identity, violence and the cost of freedom

In a collection of essays, civil servants write on governance in a State known for sharp contrasts

Gulbadan Begum was Bbars daughter; she was asked by her nephew Akbar to write her memories of the reigns early years