New York (USA), Jan 26 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s sister and writer Gita Mehta has turned down the Padma Shri award citing the timing of the awards.
Beijing (China), Jan 25 (ANI): China has charged detained Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun with espionage for “endangering" the country's national security and engaging in “criminal activities”.
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Terming it as "a very serious case", the Supreme Court on Friday fixed February 26 as the date to hear the plea seeking a special investigative team (SIT) probe into the killings of noted Kannada writer and rationalist MM Kalburi, filed by his wife Umadev
Sydney (Australia), Jan 24 (ANI): The Australian government on Thursday confirmed that a well-known writer and former Chinese official with Australian citizenship has been detained in his native country.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal demanding Shatabdi connectivity between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela via Jharsuguda in the state.
Brasilia [Brazil], Jan 24 (ANI): A new anthology of poems titled 'New Brazilian Poems', translated and edited by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar was launched here at the National Association of Writers of Brazil.
Sydney (Australia), Jan 23 (ANI): The Australian government is seeking information about the whereabouts of a prominent Chinese-Australian writer who has been out of contact after arriving in China over five days ago, media reports said.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal for construction of Railway line from Jaleswar to Digha in South Eastern Railway, sanctioned in 2011-12.
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Facing financial crunch, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday urged the Centre, to provide an early reimbursement of Rs 3,722 crore for the ongoing Polavaram project.
London [UK], Jan 21 (ANI): Pakistani rulers are unable to effectively control and govern their own territory and are so obsessed with occupying the territory of Jammu and Kashmir which does not belong to Pakistan, said Dr Shabir Choudhry, a London-based writer and author who originally ha
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Citing the financial burden the state government has to bear to recuperate from frequent natural disasters, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord the special category status to his state.
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Bollywood stars extended their warm wishes for legendary writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar who is celebrating his 74th birthday today.