Tribal students in Jharkhand, who were given textbooks free of cost, could not use them as there were no "qualified teachers" to teach tribal languages, a Comptroller and Auditor General of India's report has said. The government in 2003 decided to introduce tribal languages for class I to V, it said.
She is the editor-in-chief of Random House Publications and the brain behind a barrage of bestsellers. Quirky and cheeky, Chiki Sarkar gets candid with Marie Claire.
The UGC had approved the regulations in its meeting held in March this year prescribing graded punishment for plagiarism.
'I realised what a great leader he was by the way he took decisions to undertake the most-risky of missions.'
London-based Institute of Jainology received a Heritage Lottery grant of 375,000 pounds towards the creation of an ambitious online multimedia resource which will illustrate Jain manuscripts and artifacts held by major British libraries and museums. While some in the Jain community have congratulated the institute, others have been very critical of it for accepting this money, thus dividing the Jain community in North America and England.
Suba Vasudevan meets Texan author Shaila Abdullah whose writing focuses on Pakistan, Muslim women and the Asian experience of America.
Bridging an increasingly diverse West with the Islamic world was Benazir's dream and agenda.
The lengths to which publishers have gone are not surprising.
The new Louvre Abu Dhabi puts NO Islamic restrictions on what it displays.
In the letter, a rare manuscript that will go under hammer at Christie's in London on July three, Gandhi said opposing Urdu will 'put a wanton affront' on the Muslims, who 'in the eyes of Hindus have become aliens in their own land.'
Many, including historian Ramchandra Guha, are of the view that the issue will only benefit the auction house Christie's.
Thirty manuscripts of the ancient Hindu text Rig Veda dating from 1800 to 1500 BC are among 38 new items that have been added to the United Nations heritage list to help preserve them for posterity.
A 13th century version of Magna Carta first enshrined the authority of the English over their monarch.
Priceless items, including 500-year-old manuscripts were destroyed in an Indian cultural centre in Woolgoolga township of New South Wales, a report said on Friday.
The AIIMS administration has initiated an internal inquiry to look into the cause of the fire and further strengthen preventive measure.
Chief Minister Stalin seems to have drawn a line between his personal beliefs and those of others in the family, beginning with wife Durga Stalin, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The blaze broke out on Saturday night at a house (Agamghar) located about 100 metre south of the temple and caused heavy losses, officials of the Pashupatinath Area Development Trust said.
In an apparent dig at his rival and Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said people talk about history without proper knowledge of the subject.
This is not a drill. We repeat: This is not a drill! Two more Harry Potter books are on their way. And fans have clearly not lost any passion for the franchise.
Almost $2.7 million were collected in an auction of more than 300 items from the Playboy archives.
A mob, protesting against a book on Chhatrapati Shivaji by a foreign author, on Monday stormed the Bhandarkar Research Institute in Pune and damaged several rare books, manuscripts and furniture.
'If everybody knows your name, that's success. Isn't that what society tells us? I experienced all that at a very young age. So how come I wasn't happy?' Lisa Ray wonders.
'Not one single, but multiple trials are there to quote. However, these will be published as scientific manuscripts.' 'This includes integrative as well as standalone approaches in Covid mitigation.'
India has a tradition of rich narrative and storytelling and hence it's a natural market for self publishing, believes Jon P Fine, Amazon's director (author and publishing relations).
The author's remarks come in the light of more than 50 historians, including the noted Romila Thapar, voicing their protest against the "highly vitiated atmosphere prevailing in the country, characterised by various forms of intolerance".
'She's the best actor in the family,' her dad, arguably the finest actor in all of Bollywood, said later.
One warm sunny day, Abhilasha Ojha stumbles upon the soul of Bahrain.
Renowned artist Tyeb Mehta's untitled canvas depicting a falling bull on Thursday got sold for a whopping Rs 15 crore at the second edition of Indian art auction held by the Christie's in Mumbai.
Think about it! Where else you're going to see things like this eh?
Advani's office had on Thursday asserted that the book does not have his consent and has been published against his wishes.
A Harry Potter walking tour in Edinburgh takes Veenu Sandhu to places that may have inspired the characters.
The new rules come into effect soon.
Matthew Bissonnette, the former Navy SEAL, agreed to pay the US government all past and future proceeds from his bestselling book as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice.
According to the petition, Shyam Singh, who joined IIT Indore in 2015 as a PhD student, has been repeatedly asked to resign by his guide.
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