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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicCrime fiction

Topic: Crime fiction

Park Street to RG Kar case—Kolkata is ripe for crime novels. Women detectives are in demand

At a panel discussion titled ‘Crafting Crime Stories’, authors Suhit Sen, Kumar Kinshuk, and Prasun Roy among others discussed the fiction genre at the first Kolkata Crime Writers’ Festival.

General MM Naravane’s first book is military fiction. Autobiography still stuck in red tape

The book encapsulates the former COAS’ philosophy as a military leader, he told ThePrint. 'In the name of honour, you should not sweep things under the carpet, or gloss over. You have to come clean.'

This crime reporter turned his notes into a novel. ‘Exactly how a post-mortem is written’

Madhulika Liddle said she showed the novel to her father, an IPS officer who was all praise for its post-mortem scene. 'That’s the level of diligence Sengupta has brought to his book.'

A Moradabad-born hakim’s love for Sherlock Holmes and English gave birth to Urdu crime fiction

In 'Urdu Crime Fiction 1890–1950’, author CM Naim writes how Urdu readers in India were introduced to the adventurous tales of Sherlock Holmes by Muhammad Muhsin Faruqi.

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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.