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PEN America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record highIn a startling report, PEN America disclosed that almost 12,000 book bans impacted public schools last year, marking a significant rise in ...- Hard truth of the day by George Orwell: 'War against a foreign country only happens when...' - deep quote on war, money, power, understanding who profits from conflict by Animal Farm authorHard truth of the day by George Orwell: George Orwell questioned who profits when wars begin. He believed wealthy classes initiate conflict...
- Hanuman Ansh misses Oscars 2027 race despite over Rs 200 crore box office success: Producer reveals what went wrongHanuman Ansh has been making headlines with its strong box office performance, but the film has now hit an unexpected roadblock in its Osca...
- The last refuge for forbidden books? Hong Kong’s independent bookstores feel the squeezeHong Kong's independent bookstores are facing unprecedented pressure and closures. Recent arrests of booksellers under a new sedition law h...
- A century after Goscinny’s birth, Asterix remains a witty guide to resisting authorityOn René Goscinny’s birth centenary, Asterix remains a powerful reflection on resistance to authority. Through humour, the comics explore pr...
- JNU cancels permission for Umar Khalid book discussion, cites 'non-disclosure of full facts'Jawaharlal Nehru University cancelled an auditorium booking for a book discussion. The administration cited non-disclosure of full programm...
- Word of the Day: Bowdlerize — Meaning, origin and how to use itThe word bowdlerize stems from Dr. Thomas Bowdler's edited Shakespearean plays. He removed passages deemed unsuitable for families and chil...
- Quote of the Day by Salman Rushdie: ‘When a reader falls in love with a book, it leaves its…’ - Why some stories never leave us, even after the final pageQuote of the Day by Salman Rushdie: Books offer solace and reshape understanding of life's complex emotions. Salman Rushdie's quote highlig...
- After Signal chat leak row, Pete Hegseth faces another legal trouble as Pentagon school students sue him: 10 pointsUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing a fresh legal trouble after Pentagon school students have filed a lawsuit against him over book...
- US senators probe Mark Zuckerberg over alleged China censorship pushThis refers to allegations in a memoir by former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams that Zuckerberg sought access to the Chinese market by ...
- Magic realistic about Rushdie at lastThe Rajiv Gandhi government’s ban on The Satanic Verses in 1988 created unnecessary outrage. Lifting the import ban, though symbolic, hints...
- How 'Sensitivity Readers' are dividing publishing world in two parts - censorship or evolutionAccusations of censorship began flying almost immediately from observers who fear sanitized literature could whitewash the past as well as ...
- Roald Dahl rewrite row: Salman Rushdie condemns Puffin Books for 'absurd censorship'The publisher rewrote certain sections of the classics after deeming them "offensive."
- SC dismisses plea to ban book 'Meesha', says craftsmanship of writer has to be respectedA bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra said a book must not be read in a "fragmented manner" but as a whole.
- RSS, which doesn't believe in Constitution, is in power today: Teesta SetalvadThe journalist-turned-social-activist also pointed out the recent violence at Delhi University and several such instances across universiti...
- Emergency no longer possible: Arun JaitleyArun Jaitley said Emergency is no longer possible in the country as media censorship is not possible in the digital era and amendment to th...
- Pakistan among top 10 worst countries for internet freedomPakistan is among the 10 worst countries along with Iran and China on the index of internet freedom, according to a global survey released ...
- Indian-origin professor denied tenure by Singapore varsitySingapore's second largest university has rejected an appeal to renew the tenure of an Indian-origin journalism Professor who is said to be...
- Indian-origin professor denied tenure by Singapore university47-year old Dr Cherian George joined NTU in 2004 and teaches courses on media at the university's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and I...
- Chavan speaks the Sena language on Mistry’s bookMaharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan echoed Shiv Sena’s stand and said portions of Mistry’s book were “highly abusive and objectionable”.
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