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Bhopal: Railway Board finds Khushwant Singh's novel 'obscene', asks vendor
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The Railway Board's Passenger Service Committee (PSC) on Wednesday allegedly directed a vendor at Bhopal Railway Station to stop selling noted writer Khushwant Singh's novel "Women, Sex, Love and Lust", saying such "obscene" literature may spoil
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'Sholay' filmmaker Ramesh Sippy, producer N. Chandra felicitated at IFFI 2
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant honoured 'Sholay' filmmaker Ramesh Sippy, writer-director P.C. Sreeram and producer N. Chandra at the inaugural ceremony of the 50th edition of the International Film Festival of India.
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Veer Savarkar was a multidimensional personality: Vice President
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Nov 16 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday that Veer Savarkar was a multidimensional personality and a freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, poet, historian, political leader and a philosopher.
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Robert Downey Jr. thanks 'the Late, Great Stan Lee' while receiving Male M
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Robert Downey Jr. thanked the man behind Marvel, late American comic book writer Stan Lee while receiving the trophy for Male Movie Star of 2019 for Avengers: Endgame at the People's Choice Awards.
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Delhi: Sisodia slams Centre after CISCE dropped 'Jamun Ka Ped' from syllab
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia on Thursday slammed the Centre after the reports claiming that Hindi writer Krishan Chander's story 'Jamun Ka Ped' has been dropped by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) from its class
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WB: 38-year-old man pedals across country to raise awareness on 'Beti Bach
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): With an aim to spread awareness on the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" mission, a 38-year-old writer and brand developer named Rajib Azad is out alone on 5,000 kilometres tour of the country on his bicycle.
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Pakistan govt using religion to create differences, says PoK activist
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 4 (ANI): Dr Shabir Choudhry, a writer and an activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), on Monday accused Pakistan of deceiving Kashmiri people by creating a division in the name of religion.
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Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo jointly win 2019 Booker Prize
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 15 (ANI): Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristowere were named the joint winners of the 2019 Booker Prize on Monday night here after the judges broke the rules and declared a tie.
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Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo jointly win Booker Prize 2019 as jury
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 15 (ANI): Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristo were on Monday (local time) announced as joint winners of 2019 Booker Prize.
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Scarlett Johansson's love life is 'happy' and 'fulfilled'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 10 (ANI): Engaged to writer-comedian Colin Jost, actor Scarlett Johansson is just "very happy" and "fulfilled" with her fiance.
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No material for arrest of Tibetian students ahead of Xi Jinping's visit: A
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Tibetan activist and writer Tenzin Tsundue and some students were arrested ahead of the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping without any material for arrest, said advocate K Arvind on Monday.
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India needs poets, writers as much as we need doctors, engineers: Vice Pre
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged schools and universities to encourage literature and arts as India needs "poets, writers, artists and singers as much as we need doctors, engineers and scientists."
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