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Padma Bhushan awardee Swapan Dasgupta leads from Bengal's Rashbehari

Swapan Dasgupta during a political campaign at Bolpur ( West Bengal)

india news

Updated on May 04, 2026 02:59 pm IST

Book Box | Reading war at 35,000 feet: Books that decode West Asia conflict

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Readers worldwide turn to literature to decode the complexities of the West Asia conflict

india news

Updated on Mar 29, 2026 09:37 pm IST

Quote of the day by Franz Kafka: ‘Logic is of course unshakeable but it cannot…’

"Logic is of course unshakeable, but it cannot hold out against a man who wants to live." - Franz Kafka.

art culture

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 11:59 pm IST

Quote of the day by Dr. Seuss: ‘The more that you read, the more things…'

The iconic line appears in I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!, first published in 1978.

us news

Published on Mar 03, 2026 11:35 am IST

HTCity Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on February 14 in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram

Gram it: Not just the flora but even the fauna of the Capital is welcoming spring and celebrating the season of love. Believe it or not, but this peacock, a resident of Lodhi Road, was recently spotted spreading its plumage to dance in joy!

htcity delhi junction

Published on Feb 14, 2026 10:16 am IST

Literature is missing from contemporary cinema: B Jeyamohan

pune news

Published on Jan 23, 2026 05:18 am IST

Rainbow Lit Fest: LGBTQ, allies get together in Delhi to spotlight inclusivity

From actor Shahana Goswami to content creator-actor Dolly Singh, there will be a number of strong voices who will take the stage at Rainbow Lit Fest 2025.

htcity delhi junction

Published on Dec 06, 2025 11:59 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 29 November 2025

Gram it: Is it AI-generated Delhi or the smog is actually gone? Well, this image capturing the clouds and surrounding buildings, reflected in a water body, during sunset at the the Vijay Chowk near Central Secretariat is sure to make one believe that air pollution has reduced. A day after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR lifted Stage-3 restrictions of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), Delhi’s air quality worsened on Thursday, hitting the upper-end of the 'very poor' category.

htcity delhi junction

Published on Nov 29, 2025 12:00 am IST

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai gets Nobel Prize 2025 for Literature

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai on Thursday won the Nobel Prize 2025 for Literature.

world news

Updated on Oct 10, 2025 06:02 am IST

Never wanted to come in cinema, I was in love with books: Gulzar

bollywood

Updated on Oct 09, 2025 12:20 pm IST

Gandhi from the lens of literature

Gandhi Jayanti 2025: Gandhi Jayanti is a significant day for Indians, celebrated on October 2.

knowledge

Published on Oct 02, 2025 01:44 pm IST

Is the decline of reading making politics dumber?

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Photo: Pixabay

world news

Published on Sept 05, 2025 07:00 pm IST

Book review: A story of grief, inheritance and the echoes of rebellion

Cover of Ponnu Elizabeth Mathew's debut book, The Remnants of Rebellion.

htcity delhi junction

Published on Aug 22, 2025 06:00 am IST

Review: The Wanderer by V Shinilal

In The Wanderer, the train is a metaphor for the country (Shutterstock)

books

Published on Aug 02, 2025 06:30 am IST

Book review | Drugs, darkness and despondency rule AA Dhand's latest thriller

Cover of AA Dhand's latest book, The Chemist, is based in UK's Leeds.

htcity delhi junction

Published on Jul 07, 2025 06:49 pm IST

Book Review: Japanese writer Mizuki Tsujimura’s Lost Souls… lingers long

Cover of Mizuki Tsujimura’s latest book titled Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon

htcity delhi junction

Published on Jun 25, 2025 03:42 pm IST

India’s most expensive literary prize, the JCB Award, is officially discontinued

JCB Prize for Literature

htcity

Published on Jun 21, 2025 10:24 pm IST

Book review|Money-minded madness makes Rumaan Alam's Entitlement quite thrilling

Cover of the book, Entitlement by Rumaan Alam

htcity delhi junction

Updated on May 20, 2025 01:27 pm IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 4 May 2025

Catch It Live on Sunday, 4 May 2025.

htcity delhi junction

Published on May 03, 2025 08:30 pm IST

Mario Vargas Llosa was shaped by authoritarianism

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Peruvian Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa died aged 89 on April 13, 2025 in Lima, his family announced.

world news

Published on Apr 16, 2025 06:36 am IST

Report: Arunachal Literature Festival

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Bamboo dance performed by the Wancho Cultural Troupe at the Arunachal Literature Festival (Chittajit Mitra)

books

Published on Apr 03, 2025 12:24 pm IST

Prasoon Joshi and Malini Awasthi to perform at Ayodhya’s literature festival

Malini Awasthi, Prasoon Joshi, Anwar Khan Manganiyar and Yatindra Mishra

trips tours

Published on Mar 16, 2025 06:15 pm IST

Happy Confession Day 2025: 25 best quotes, wishes and memes to share on this day

Happy Confession Day 2025: Best quotes, images, WhatsApp messages, Facebook status, SMS, wishes and memes to share on this day of Anti-Valentine's Week.

festivals

Published on Feb 19, 2025 11:31 am IST