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Screenplay of Arundhati Roy's ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ to release in revised edition

Screenplay of Arundhati Roy's ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ to release in revised edition
Published on Mar 11, 2026 11:58 am IST

After Arundhati Roy's boycott, Gaza 'genocide' echoes again at Berlin Film Fest

Director Abdallah Al-Khatib, left, addresses the audience after receiving the GWFF best first feature award for Chronicles from the Siege as Taqiyeddine Issaad, right, holds a Palestinian flag during the awards ceremony for the film festival in Berlin.
Updated on Feb 22, 2026 10:27 pm IST

Ilker Catak's 'Yellow Letters' wins Golden Bear at Berlin film festival

Ilker Catak's 'Yellow Letters' wins Golden Bear at Berlin film festival
Published on Feb 22, 2026 01:08 am IST

Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlin Film Festival after organisers shun Gaza

Indian author Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlin Film Festival. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 14, 2026 07:52 am IST

‘Jaw-dropping’ remarks: Why Arundhati Roy pulled out of Berlin Film Festival

Arundhati Roy said the "unconscionable" remarks made by Wenders and other jury members made her rethink her participation.
Updated on Feb 14, 2026 03:00 pm IST

‘Not a promotion of smoking’: SC junks plea against Arundhati Roy book cover

The court said that the tobacco rules regulated advertisements, not artistic depictions within literary works. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 05, 2025 12:11 pm IST

Kerala HC rejects PIL seeking stay on Arundhati Roy’s book cover

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: Writer and activist Arundhati Roy (PTI)
Published on Oct 14, 2025 06:36 am IST

Kerala HC junks plea against Arundhati Roy’s smoking image on book cover

The PILclaimed that the book cover glorified smoking as a mark of intellect and creativity. (Amazon)
Updated on Oct 15, 2025 03:03 pm IST

DU VC calls Arundhati Roy’s remarks ‘hate speech’ at law faculty event

At a DU Law Faculty event on hate speech, Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh cited Arundhati Roy’s old remarks on the Indian state as an example of divisive, harmful rhetoric. (AP)
Published on Oct 08, 2025 05:38 am IST

Mother Mary Comes to Me: In which Arundhati gives it those ones

The book takes you through the early years of her life, when she acted in or wrote the script for films like Massey Sahib , In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones and Electric Moon. (PTI)
Published on Oct 04, 2025 10:00 pm IST

Review: Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhathi Roy

Arundhati Roy giving the keynote address at the 7th Kolkata People's Film Festival at Uttam Mancha in Kolkata on January 23, 2020. (Samir Jana / Hindustan Times)
Published on Sept 26, 2025 11:52 pm IST

No research into plea over Arundhati Roy book cover, says publishing house

The petition urged the court to stop the sale and circulation of the book without the legally mandated health warnings displayed on all tobacco product packages in India. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Sept 26, 2025 06:24 am IST

Arundhati Roy's book cover has disclaimer against smoking: Publisher to Kerala HC

Arundhati Roy's book cover has disclaimer against smoking: Publisher to Kerala HC
Published on Sept 25, 2025 08:09 pm IST

Plea in Kerala HC against Arundhati Roy's book cover showing her smoking

Plea in Kerala HC against Arundhati Roy's book cover showing her smoking
Published on Sept 18, 2025 06:05 pm IST

‘Venomous’: Arundhati Roy's India-Pakistan analogy draws backlash

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Updated on Sept 18, 2025 08:59 am IST

Book Box | On not writing about ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’

I will go back to re-reading the Arundhati Roy’s novel The God of Small Things , and I will read her political essays.
Published on Sept 14, 2025 02:32 pm IST

Ban on 25 books triggers backlash in J&K

The government ordered the forfeiture of the books under section 98 of Bhartiya Nagrika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (HT representative)
Published on Aug 08, 2025 05:04 am IST

Arundhati Roy’s ‘Azadi' among 25 books banned by J&K for ‘false narratives’

Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has been critical of government policies in J&K.
Updated on Aug 07, 2025 07:57 am IST

HT Archives: Arundhati Roy wins Booker for her debut novel

12 December 1997: Booker Prize Winner Arundhati Roy who won the Booker for her debut novel "The God of Small Things", in London. (HT Archives)
Published on May 24, 2025 07:00 am IST

Review: This Our Paradise by Karan Mujoo

A view of the Dal Lake in Srinagar in February 2024. (Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)
Published on Nov 07, 2024 12:20 pm IST

72 personalities appeal to Kerala CM to enact law based on Hema Committee report

Prakash Raj and Swara Bhascker are among the 72 who signed the appeal.
Published on Sept 05, 2024 06:52 pm IST

Book covers are turning into works of art. See how it’s done

New York-based Arsh Raziuddin created more than 50 covers for Salman Rushdie’s memoir.
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 09:21 am IST

Arundhati Roy in India: An oxymoron of democracy

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New Delhi: In this Thursday, Aug 30, 2018 file photo, writer and activist Arundhati Roy at a press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)
Published on Jun 28, 2024 07:30 am IST

Reading continuity in a fractured verdict

New Delhi, Jun 12 (ANI): NEET aspirants protest against the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG examination at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo/Ritik Jain) (Ritik Jain)
Published on Jun 27, 2024 08:48 pm IST

Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize 2024: ‘Powerful voice’

Writer Arundhati Roy at a press conference in New Delhi.
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 04:28 pm IST

Seditious hearts and mature democracies

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: In this Thursday, Aug 30, 2018 file photo, writer and activist Arundhati Roy at a press conference, in New Delhi. Delhi Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute Roy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event in 2010, Raj Niwas officials said on Friday, June 14, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)(PTI06_14_2024_000327B) (PTI)
Published on Jun 22, 2024 08:57 pm IST

The curious case of the sanction against Arundhati Roy

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**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: Writer and activist Arundhati Roy. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_18_2024_000277B)
Published on Jun 19, 2024 07:00 pm IST

Nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA 'misuse of power': Sharad Pawar

Nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA 'misuse of power': Sharad Pawar
Published on Jun 15, 2024 08:19 pm IST

Vivek Agnihotri reacts to action against Arundhati Roy, posts Kashmir Files clip

Written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Zee Studios, The Kashmir Files depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in the 1990s.
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 07:39 pm IST

Afternoon brief: Oppn, BJP exchange words over action against Arundhati; more

Writer and activist Arundhati Roy (PTI)
Published on Jun 15, 2024 01:14 pm IST