Literary Awards
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize: Indian writers Ajay Patri, Bharath Kumar, Sanjana Thakur shortlisted
The regional winners (Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, Caribbean, and Pacific) receive £2,500 each, and the overall winner, £5,000.
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JCB Prize for Literature announces its 2024 jury, to be chaired by author-translator Jerry Pinto
The jury will announce its longlist of ten novels in September.
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International Booker Prize 2024: Read the opening passages of the six shortlisted novels
Novels from six languages, six countries, and three continents have made the shortlist.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces the 2024 winners in seven categories
Each winner will receive a gold medal, a certificate of merit, and a cash reward of 750,000 UAE Dirhams each.
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Madhu Sriwastav wins the 2023 Muse India GSP Rao Translation Award for ‘Post Box 203 Nala Sopara’
Written by Chitra Mudgal and translated from Hindi, the book was published by Sahitya Akademi in 2022.
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Publishing Next announces its Industry Awards in 11 categories
Kalachuvadu Publications won Publisher of the Year for the second time.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Publishing Next Industry Awards 2023 shortlists in ten categories announced
The winners will be declared on 30 March.
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Winners of the 2024 Women AutHer Awards announced in four categories
Novelist Mridula Garg was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Indian writing in both Hindi and English.
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Shortlist for Women AutHer Awards 2024 announced in four categories
Fourteen books were shortlisted for the fifth edition of the coveted award, celebrating women writers in India.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Longlist for 2024 Women AutHer Awards announced in four categories
The shortlists will be announced on March 12, and the winners, on March 17.
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‘Muse India’ announces ten-book shortlist for its 2023 GSP Rao Translation Award
The winner will receive a cash prize of Rs 25,000.
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Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee’s Bengali translation of ‘Staliner Divan’ wins Romain Rolland Book Prize
The translation of Jean-Daniel Baltassat’s ‘Le Divan de Staline’ was published by New Bharat Sahitya Kutir.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time