Who is Banu Mushtaq? First Kannada author to win International Booker Prize 2025Banu Mushtaq (Google Trends): Banu Mushtaq, a trailblazing Kannada writer, has become the first author in her language to win the Internati...
22 May, 2025, 02.56 PM IST
Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp becomes first Kannada book to win International Booker Prize 2025Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp has become the first Kannada book to win the International Booker Prize, a prestigious award recognising translat...
21 May, 2025, 08.48 AM IST
Karnataka govt has approved Tourism Policy 2024-29, says Minister HebbalkarThe Karnataka government has sanctioned the Tourism Policy 2024-29 with a Rs 1,349 crore budget for infrastructure development to attract i...
01 Nov, 2024, 04.33 PM IST
PM Modi condoles Sanskrit scholar Govindacharya's demise"Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya Ji will be remembered for his great contributions to literature. His passion towards Sanskrit and K...
13 Dec, 2020, 06.18 PM IST
T-shirt slogans add cool quotient to Kannada in BengaluruOnline Kannada T-shirt and merchandise startups see spurt in sales ahead of the Rajyotsava Day.
23 Oct, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Rajendra Babu's latest blockbuster for global screens: a 'Red & Yellow' startupThe startup's primary focus is to reach out to global audiences by providing subtitles in Indian and global languages, including English, F...
20 Oct, 2017, 10.26 AM IST
- 'Award Rejected as a Mark of Respect for Constitution'
Although Karnataka is ruled by the Congress government, the social and academic laws of the state is governerd by right-wing forces, Rajash...
13 Jan, 2017, 12.16 PM IST
Madras High Court upholds classical tag for Kannada, Odia, TeluguBased on petition, the Madras High Court had stayed any benefits for the languages till it was disposed of.
16 Aug, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Amazon now pitted against writers and Kannada groupsThe two organisations are gathering details to decide on its next move to get Amazon to respond to the request of writers to introduce Kann...
15 Aug, 2016, 09.48 AM IST
Don't sulk, debate differencesPlaying the victim and sulking inside their own cocoons instead of making a debate out of their differences undermines the much larger deba...
04 Dec, 2015, 11.55 AM IST
B'lore Lit Fest: How language, class and ideology have come in way of liberal expressionHistorian Ramachandra Guha, who came forward to support the BLF, says that in today's day and age, politics and ideologies are inescapable
04 Dec, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
Bangalore Literature Festival has something for everyone: Shinie AntonyBLF Director speaks out about the controversy around the festival and how it has overcome lows to stand up this weekend.
04 Dec, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Poet Kuvempu's house burgled, Padma medals stolenBurglars have decamped with the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan medals conferred on renowned Kannada poet late K V Puttappa.
25 Nov, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
Awards launched: Intolerance to dominate this year's Bangalore Literature FestivalIntroduction of literary awards in three categories -fiction, nonfiction and literary achievement in Kannada -will be the other highlight.
19 Nov, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
JNU considering setting up of School of Indian languagesThe varsity offers language courses in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Persian through its "School of Language, Lit...
02 Nov, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
Amazon launches Kannada books, movies, music storeAmazon said Kannada movie aficionados can add to their collection by choosing classic as well as modern Kannada movies that have enthralled...
31 Oct, 2014, 08.35 PM IST
CPI(M) pays tribute to social activist UR AnanthamurthyThe party said Ananthamurthy had "created a style of writing with social relevance in Kannada which had a big impact on Indian literature."
23 Aug, 2014, 04.14 PM IST