The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed against the Karnataka govt's decision to allow a non-Hindu, such as Banu Mushtaq, to perform 'Agra Puja' for inauguration of Dasara in Mysuru.
Global media also writes on 'Heart Lamp' by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, which won 2025 International Booker Prize, while William Dalrymple discusses Silk Road in an interview.
Judges praised the ‘intensity of attention to the precious and precarious world’ in the novel, which the author wrote while stuck at home during the pandemic.
Tomb of Sand, an English translation by Daisy Rockwell of writer Geetanjali Shree's Ret Samadhi, became 1st Hindi, & Indian language, work to win International Booker Prize earlier this week.
‘Tomb of Sand’, originally ‘Ret Samadhi’, is set in northern India and follows the journey of an 80-year-old woman. It's the first book in any Indian language to win the prize.
Shukla, who has won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Deewar Mein Ek Khidki Rahti Thi, says he got only Rs 1.35 lakh in the past 25 years from Vani Prakashan.
Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.
Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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