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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicArundhati Roy

Topic: Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy’s new book is a masterclass in marketing. Penguin started planning a year ago

Arundhati Roy visited the Penguin office in Gurugram every day for a week, signing every pre-ordered copy. The idea was to encourage readers to buy from bookstores instead of Amazon.

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

Arundhati Roy at Kochi book launch: ‘Everyone I love is here. Dangerous, given our govt’

'I love men,' said Arundhati Roy with an impish smile when asked if she saw them the way her mother, Mary Roy, did. 'I’m not bitter because I know how to handle them.'

Surat diamond hub ‘direct casualty’ of Trump’s tool of ‘political coercion’ & ‘choked’ Bengaluru

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on India continue to attract global media attention. Financial Times reports on the ‘unsustainable boom’ in India’s Silicon Valley—Bengaluru.

Arundhati Roy to Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Pakistani designer weaves ‘resistance’ into new collection

Karachi-based designer Mohsin Sayeed’s new collection, Peace De Resistance, makes a bold statement — style can be a tool for social change.

India denies visas to ‘thousands’ of Chinese tech workers & Biden falters in debate with Trump

Reports also discuss low-income Indians' 'unhappiness' with Modi, the absence of laws against marital rape, and why charges were brought against Arundhati Roy.

Delhi L-G approves prosecution of author Arundhati Roy under UAPA in 2010 hate speech case

L-G Saxena also sanctioned prosecution of former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain in connection with alleged anti-India statements at a conference in Delhi.

Ramachandra Guha to Bezwada Wilson, public figures slam BJP govt for move to prosecute Arundhati Roy

Group of public figures issues statement saying nothing came of FIR registered under various IPC sections in 2010. Urges citizens to protest 'brazen attacks on freedom of expression'.

What is the 2010 ‘hate speech’ case against Arundhati Roy, and why it has been pending for 13 years

Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has granted Delhi Police sanction to prosecute author-activist Arundhati Roy and one more accused in a 2010 case.

On Camera

Giorgio Armani brought a feminine touch to men’s tailoring — and taught them how to suit up

Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.