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Arundhati Roy shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. Winner to be announced in June

Other writers shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 include Ece Temelkuran, Lyse Doucet, Judith Mackrell, Jane Rogoyska, and Daisy Fancourt.

What Arundhati Roy said about her 1989 film. ‘Radically different from what goes on today’

The English-language comedy film, In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989), has returned to the big screen, restored in 4K by Film Heritage Foundation and released in 14 cities across the country.

Is this for popularity? SC asks as it junks plea opposing Arundhati Roy’s smoking photo on book cover

Bench says: 'There is a disclaimer in the book...They have not promoted smoking, and did not need this photo to promote the book either. What can be your problem?'

SubscriberWrites: Reading Ms Roy

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PIL opposes Arundhati Roy’s smoking photo on book cover—right to life, ‘unhealthy message to youth’

Kerala High Court seeks Centre’s response on plea seeking stay on Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes to Me' unless the mandatory statutory warning is printed on the cover.

Arundhati Roy book cover vs Kerala High Court is a ‘warning’

While a photograph of Roy smoking doesn’t ostensibly indicate an advertisement or promotion, the petitioner has referred to the cover as ‘intellectual arrogance’.

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.

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The inherited intolerance of ‘my-god-the-only-god’. Why peace fails

Over millennia, men, social groups, and countries have fought over land, resources, women, even honour, but the arrival of Abrahamic monotheism brought in a...

Indian LNG importers accelerate spot market purchases as prices dip

The purchases mark a turnaround after Indian buyers had earlier limited spot buying and canceled tenders because offers were too expensive.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.