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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicBanned books

Topic: banned books

Case of the missing Rushdie notification. Why you may soon be able to import banned Satanic Verses

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs in 1988 banned import of controversial book, the constitutional validity of which was challenged in HC. What followed was a real life ‘error 404’.

Salman Rushdie to Orwell—banned books just found new life in art

Curated by Alka Pande, Rohit Chawla's 'Banned' installation is a whirlwind tour of censorship, changing ideals of morality and government control.

On Camera

Punjab govt must take Centre into confidence on new anti-sacrilege bill

What should be of concern is other states following suit and enacting separate laws to suit the political environment of respective states citing the Punjab bill as a precedent.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

In setback to Pakistan, US designates LeT front as terror group for Pahalgam attack. What is TRF

India has welcomed the move, calling it a 'timely & important step reflecting the deep cooperation between India and US on counter-terrorism'.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.