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MP govt asks colleges to buy puranas, upanishads and books by RSS functionaries for students

Govt's higher education dept says cells to teach students Indian knowledge systems will be set up & its list of 88 books will include anti-English texts like 'Swabhasha Lao-Angrezi Hatao'.

Uber wants its passengers to ditch the phone and pick up a book when travelling

The #UberReads service is currently available on only two EV buses that ply between Noida Sector 137 and Udyog Vihar, Gurugram, covering 37 stops.

Valley of Words announces 2024 book awards shortlist for English and Hindi non-fiction

Non-fiction as a category often appears as a window into realities of our world. VoW Book Awards shortlist offers glimpse into contrasting styles of English, Hindi contemporary non-fiction.

Is Bookstagram the new fast fashion? It has turned reading into a performance

Instagram book content creators read at inhumane speeds to keep up with the algorithm. This isn’t a sustainable practice–economically, environmentally or intellectually.

SubscriberWrites: 7 Good Reads from my personal library

The ratings are a combined metric of Readability, comprehensibility, urgency of the issues touched, ground-level research, erudition and perspicacity of the author.

Books on Modi era are the new rage. Publishers race to keep up with the churn in India

The market is flooded with books on every imaginable wrinkle of the Modi era. And they are not just written by journalists & scholars. A new breed of writers is emerging – CEOs, tech gurus, RSS followers and self-published experts.

70 yrs of Bahrisons: How a maths student came to India after Partition & opened iconic Delhi bookstore

Nestled in heart of Khan Market, Bahrisons, founded by Balraj Bahri in 1953, is a landmark with loyal clientele, says proprietor Anuj Bahri. It now has branches in Chandigarh, Kolkata.

You thought Indian UPI app BHIM is a homage to Mahabharata’s Bheem? It’s actually Ambedkar

In 'India's Techade', Nalin Mehta talks about Ambedkar’s deep economic influence today.

Milan Kundera’s work explored oppression, inhumanity – and the absurdity of being human

For Kundera, the novel was a technological object that allowed new ways of seeing, and of making meaning.

An IIT engineer is publishing books others won’t. Garuda wants to ‘decolonise Indian mind’

Not too long ago, Garuda books were not readily available. They now cover airport bookstands and are bought off Amazon.

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Is India recalibrating Russian oil import strategy? Saudi Arabia discount offer is key

India has indicated several times that it makes decisions to purchase oil from Russia based on commercial reasons and not geopolitics.

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

India looks to ink deal for 114 Rafale as early as next year, some to come in fly-away condition

The Standard F4 plus version will come equipped with longer-range air-to-air missiles (two) and air-to-ground munitions than currently in service with India, ThePrint has learnt.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.