Bhattacharya has moved up five spots from the previous year to 5th this year.
On Sunday, the Padma awardee tweeted, "Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy!" His tweet soon became viral with over 4,700 retweets in less than 24 hours.
She was speaking at the launch of a book on the Parliament attack.
Controversial Indian author Arundhati Roy has joined fellow writers in calling for a boycott of a literary festival in Sri Lanka to protest alleged rights abuses and suppression of dissent in the country. Roy signed up a petition initiated by the Paris-based Reporters without Borders, urging world class authors to stay away from the Galle Literary Festival, which is due to open on January 26.
Writer-activist Arundhati Roy was in Mumbai on Wednesday to speak on 'War on people' at the Marathi Patrakar Sangh.
The Capitals made a challenging 194 for five as Shafali Varma mustered a 31-ball 50 after they were asked to bat first.
1997 Booker winner Arundhati Roy's The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness didn't make it to the Booker short list. Perhaps if the Booker jury had sampled Re:Reader -- a powerful companion to Roy's second novel -- they would have discovered it full of surprises.
Bhattacharya is now more optimistic than before regarding the adoption of newer technologies, even though she acknowledges there could be short-term challenges owing to the pandemic. Salesforce is among the first global employers to take the 'no lay-off' pledge, pertaining to COVID-19.
When asked if his Twitter account is still active, Rawal said, "It's active, but it's blocked kind of a thing. The moment I delete the tweet it'll be active."
The Delhi Walla -- Portraits is the fourth and final volume in a series of books that brings together the best of writer-photographer Mayank Austen Soofi's blog The Delhi Walla. We bring you an excerpt.
She turned down the award in protest against the Indian government toeing the United States line.
Tell us what you think the award-winning author's next novel should focus on.
World Championship medallist Amit Panghal and Sachin Siwach struck gold at the 75th Strandja Memorial tournament.
Mandhana 136 (120b, 18x4, 2x6) and Harmanpreet 103 not out (88b, 9x4, 3x6) ran roughshod over the Proteas bowlers after being asked to bat first.
In an e-mailed statement to Rediff.com, Arundhati Roy said, "The Mumbai speech was strangely filed by Press Trust of India a day after many newspapers, TV channels and Rediff.com published what was actually said. And many newspapers and TV channels whose reporters were there and knew the PTI report to be false, republished the concocted version."
Fifteen years after storming the literary world with her Booker Prize winning book 'God of Small Things', writer and activist Arundhati Roy is finally writing a second book.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal, national champion Akash and Abhimanyu Loura put up a stellar show to move into the quarterfinals of the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Wednesday.
A Public Interest Litigation was filed on Tuesday in the Jammu and Kashmir high court, seeking action against activist and author Arundhati Roy for her reported remarks advocating the right of self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The PIL was filed by Veer Saraf, Ajay Bhat and Vijay Kashkari, all members of the Routes, an organisation of Kashmir Pandits based in Jammu and Delhi. The PIL sought impounding of the passport of Roy.
Gujarat has been the petri dish in which Hindu fascism has been fomenting a political experiment, she wrote in the inaugural issue of the Indobrit, a magazine.
Author-turned-activist Arundhati Roy on Friday spoke at a convention against corruption organised by Coalition of Democratic Movements in New Delhi. Here's the full text of her speech:
Claiming that Maoists were 'patriots of a kind', controversial writer Arundhati Roy on Sunday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home minister P Chidambaram of 'violating the Constitution and PESA (Panchayat Extention of Scheduled Areas) act by allowing corporates to use tribal land'. "Patriots of a kind, they (Maoists) are. But here patriotism is very complicated. So at the moment what people are fighting for is to keep this country from falling apart," Roy said.
The complaint was submitted with Mallital police station on Wednesday by Pushkar Singh Dhami, vice chairman of state urban development monitoring board and a BJP leader.
In an interview with CNN-IBN, author and activist Arundhati Roy outlines the reasons why she strongly opposes Anna Hazare's movement for the Jan Lokpal Bill
In her first public statement on Anna Hazare's campaign to draft an effective Jan Lokpal bill, social activist Arundhati Roy said that corruption was presented as a moral issue rather than a political one to Hazare's supporters who thronged Jantar Mantar.
B Raman feels that acting against Roy would add to the difficulties already being faced by us in dealing with the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Arundhati Bhattacharya, the chairperson of country's largest bank SBI, has been named as the most-powerful woman in business in India by Fortune magazine.
India's Arundhati Pantawane made a winning start in the qualifying round of the Women's singles event at the Swiss Open Badminton Championship while compatriot Tanvi Lad made an early exit.
Akademi Secretary K Sachidanand said they are trying to make her reconsider.
The 57-year-old Bhattacharya, front-runner for the post on account of years of service left, was managing director and chief financial officer of the bank prior to her elevation.
Lanning has led DC from the front, scoring 308 runs from eight innings, while South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and Australian left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen are the highest wicket-takers for the side with 11 scalps each.
Development economist Jean Dreze said the Indian democracy is currently navigating a crisis that is not only limited to the 'recent wave of authoritarianism' but also suppression of opposition voices by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
'The times are such that hard facts must be swept away in lies.' 'Not even a war of mere words seems civil in a delicate situation like this.'
IMAGES from the WPL match between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz in New Delhi on Friday
Roy, however, said she did not yet know what the book would be about.
However, Arundhati Choudhary bowed out in the opening round of the women's 66kg event.
The players' auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will be held on December 9 in Mumbai, the BCCI announced on Friday.
Mother Teresa, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and author J K Rowling have been named by Forbes among the world's 30 most inspiring women.
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
IMAGES from the WPL final between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday
But the famous author will defend her essays.
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