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'Pre-order standard publishing practice': Penguin's fresh clarification amid row

As allegations of unauthorized circulation rose, the publisher emphasized the difference between announced books and those actually available for sale.
Updated on Feb 10, 2026 05:42 pm IST

Book Review | In RF Kuang’s Katabasis, getting your PhD is one hell of a ride

Cover of the book Katabasis by RF Kuang.
Published on Nov 09, 2025 09:37 pm IST

Why Rahul Gandhi's favourite edition of Constitution at centre of court case

Rahul Gandhi holding up the red-and-black pocket-book edition of the Constitution of India at a recent event in Delhi.
Updated on Sept 30, 2025 10:53 pm IST

Delhi HC restrains Rupa from publishing red-and-black edition of Constitution

The HC said a tabular comparison presented by the EBC showed Rupa had entirely copied the layout of it's product without any independent creativity.
Published on Sept 29, 2025 06:01 pm IST

Two die in mishap while chasing police vehicle

Angry family members protested at the mortuary and holding the Hapur police responsible for the deaths, demanded action against them. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 12:02 am IST

Provide security to Amritsar publisher: High court to Punjab govt

The Punjab and Haryana high court. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 01:20 am IST

Indian publishing houses innovate reading in times of coronavirus lockdown

Indian publishing houses innovate reading in times of coronavirus lockdown.
Updated on Apr 17, 2020 09:16 am IST

InQueerable Happenings’ Short and Salty plays showcases diverse LGBT experiences

Trinetra Tiwari as Rangoli in the play ‘Pehli Shaadi’
Updated on Sept 21, 2019 02:28 pm IST

Sahir Ludhianvi’s handwritten notes, poems found at Mumbai scrap shop

A Mumbai-based NGO bought the collection for just 3,000. It now plans to preserve and exhibit it.
Updated on Sept 09, 2019 12:49 am IST

Manto and Chughtai: The Essential Stories, a collection of short stories by Saadat Hasan Manto and Ismat Chughtai published

The collection, by two of the most prominent Urdu writers of modern India, features some of the best known stories on themes such as communal violence, the Partition, sex, relationships, and more.
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 01:08 pm IST

Publishing house owner arrested with 9.4 Kg gold worth Rs 3 crore at Delhi airport

The owner of a publishing house and book store in Daryaganj and his associate were arrested by the customs at the Delhi airport on Wednesday HT Photo/ Ravi Choudhary
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 11:31 pm IST

Pishaach Sundari Ka Badla: Enter the dark, secret world of India’s horror writers

Purshuram Sharma’s Agiya Betal is one of the most successful Hindi horror novels. It has been reprinted and is available on Aamazon. His next is titled Darr Lagta Hai.
Updated on Jan 24, 2019 06:28 pm IST

New Chinese comic shows Karl Marx as a romantic, teenage rebel

The “Lingfengzhe” or The Leader, the first comic book about Marx to be printed and released in China
Updated on Jan 18, 2019 06:02 pm IST

2018 was phenomenal, perfect for books, say publishers

Noble Laureate Toni Morrison once said: “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.”
Updated on Jan 03, 2019 02:04 pm IST

Birthday present for Dimple Kapadia: Her film, Drishti, is going to be restored

A still from Govind Nihalani’s Drishti that is being restored now.
Updated on Jun 09, 2018 12:06 pm IST