Karunanidhi, taken into confidence by Indira Gandhi on Katchatheevu deal, agreed to give Sri Lanka islandThere was, however, something amiss about this particular one: The usually alert Sezhiyan was probably unaware that TN CM M Karunanidhi had...
01 Apr, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
Sahitya Akademi Awards ‘23: Neelam Saran Gour’s historic novel ‘Requiem In Raga Janaki’ wins in English; a look at all recipientsThe award was presented in the shape of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque. It also included a cash prize - a lump sum of Rs 1,0...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Banks are closed in this state today for Rabindranath Tagore JayantiThe Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's birth day is commemorated as Rabindra Jayanti. The holiday is observed in May on the ninth day of ...
09 May, 2023, 10.51 AM IST
Padma Vibushan for MSY, Krishna, Mahalanabis and Zakir HussainFormer foreign minister SM Krishna, table maestro Zakir Hussain and US-based mathematician Srinivas Varadhan were also conferred with the P...
26 Jan, 2023, 12.03 AM IST
Sri-Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka bags Booker Prize 2022 for his magnum opus ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’The Sri-Lankan author was awarded the trophy by Camilla, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom.
18 Oct, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
'No regrets.' Amala Paul reveals why she turned down Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan: 1'‘Ponniyin Selvan: 1’ will hit the theatres worldwide on September 30.
13 Sep, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
'RRR' writer K V Vijayendra Prasad to write film based on Bankim Chandra's novel 'Anandamath'The film also marks the 150th year of 'Vande Matram' which was composed for the novel.
08 Apr, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
How to find more Abdulrazak GurnahsBut even if English or other Indian language translations of their works exist, literary readers face the stumbling block of 'Akademisation...
07 Oct, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
Booker Prize shortlist unveiled, British Indian novelist Sunjeev Sahota misses outThe shortlist was chosen from 158 novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 2020 and September 2021. This year's judges include...
14 Sep, 2021, 09.55 PM IST
Tamil novelist Vairamuthu will 'return' ONV Kurup literary prize amid #MeToo accusationsSinger Chinmayi Sripada had accused Vairamuthu of sexual harassment.
29 May, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
Sahitya Akademi award-winning writer Ki Rajanarayanan passes away at 98; final rites to be held with state honoursThe renowned novelist had been ailing from age-related health conditions for some time.
18 May, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
Confer Bharat Ratna to Karunanidhi, demands DMK MPThe 94-year-old DMK patriarch had served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five times but was never a member of Parliament.
10 Aug, 2018, 07.10 PM IST
‘Chittoor Rani Padmini’, a 1963 box-office dud, has some lessons for 'Padmavati'The Tamil film was beset with financial problems which delayed it and rendered the final product sloppy.
04 Dec, 2017, 12.40 PM IST
I will get up, says Tamil writer Perumal MuruganBoosted by a Madras High Court judgement, Perumal Murugan whose writings on caste angered Hindu groups, the Tamil novelist has said he will...
07 Jul, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
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29 Feb, 2016, 10.51 AM IST
Karnataka, Kerala writers form Save India Forum; members to discuss government's 'anti-people policies'The Forum will hold a series of public meetings across the country to discuss matters ranging from killing of dissent to beef politics and ...
23 Nov, 2015, 11.50 AM IST
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While different parts of Delhi were being rocked by blasts, Patil, who had donned a white suit to attend a meeting on Saturday, found time ...
16 Sep, 2008, 01.44 AM IST