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'Prem naam hai mera..': Bollywood 'bad man' who made his name a catchphrase

23 Sep, 2024 10:00 AM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) His lecherous look, his salacious sneer, and a voice that could range from silken menace to wheedling entreaty were all he needed and no woman his sly stare fell on was safe. With the depredations he committed on-screen, Prem Chopra just had to say his name to establish his notoriety.

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NEWS DATE: 20 Sep, 2024


Decadent despots or barriers to British hegemony? Awadh's early Nawabs - and Begums - reexamined (Book Review)

20 Sep, 2024 10:37 AM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Leave alone the dynasty, their title has become a byword for luxurious indulgence, cultural refinement, genteel fastidiousness -- the famed 'nafasat' and 'nazakat', and political passivity, but do the Nawabs of Awadh deserve their posthumous (largely) ignoble reputation?

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NEWS DATE: 18 Sep, 2024


MP govt honours Pune-based writer for his contribution to Hindi & Marathi literature

18 Sep, 2024 21:13 PM

Bhopal, Sep 18 (IANS) Pune-based veteran Hindi poet and writer Damodar Khadse was felicitated with the prestigious 'Rashtriya Hindi Seva Samman' award by the Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday.

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NEWS DATE: 17 Sep, 2024


Binay Kumar Singh's book 'The Four Attempts on Narendra Modi's Life' unveiled

17 Sep, 2024 23:27 PM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) 'The Four Attempts on Narendra Modi's Life', a book authored by Binay Kumar Singh, was unveiled in the national capital on Tuesday, coinciding with Prime Minister Modi's birthday.

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BlueKraft launches 'Viksit Bharat Fellowship' programme, to empower emerging talents

17 Sep, 2024 17:08 PM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) BlueKraft Digital Foundation on Tuesday launched the Viksit Bharat Fellowship programme, an initiative aimed to encourage and empower writing and creative talents across various domains.

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NEWS DATE: 10 Sep, 2024


A cruise through English's cosmos of curiosities and conundrums with Shashi Tharoor (Book Review)

10 Sep, 2024 16:47 PM

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A perspicacious peregrination through the discombobulating gallimaufry that is the English language with its penchant for purloining from other languages, its hermetic spellings, its recondite pronunciation, its abstruse punctuation, and sundry other caprices requires an erudite yet venturous savant. But the Tharoorosauraus is on the case.

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NEWS DATE: 09 Sep, 2024


From ‘Steve Jobs’ to ‘50 Shades of Grey’: SRK gives a peek into his library

09 Sep, 2024 15:53 PM

Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is also an avid reader and shared a glimpse of his library and the books he likes to read.

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NEWS DATE: 04 Sep, 2024


Books on PM Modi shines in 'Neta's Gallery' in Kerala

04 Sep, 2024 13:53 PM

Kozhikode, Sep 4 (IANS) In what's billed as a first-of-its-kind India's first political library, books on Prime Minister Narendra Modi shine best among paperbacks on Indian politicians.

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NEWS DATE: 30 Aug, 2024



Demystifying Indian cuisine: Debunking myths & reviving roots

30 Aug, 2024 10:35 AM

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) It was an evening bustling with sprightly banters, the eclectic crowd of all ages of adults with a “taste,” connoisseurs of “molecular gastronomy,” and the aroma of coffee pervaded the air as the audience awaited the launch of the international paperback edition of ‘The Bloomsbury Handbook Of Indian Cuisine’ here.

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NEWS DATE: 06 Aug, 2024


Ashok Bal joins as CEO of Kalinga Literary Festival

06 Aug, 2024 21:48 PM

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Former civil servant, corporate leader, and writer Ashok Bal has joined the Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) as its Patron-cum-CEO, KLF Founder Rashmi Ranjan Parida announced.

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