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Javed Akhtar's Viral Reply To Troll Who Called Him "Son Of Gaddar": "Your Baap Dadas Were..."
- Sunday July 7, 2024
- Entertainment | Written by Madhumanti Pait Chowdhury
Javed Akhtar's father Jan Nisar Akhtar was an influential member of the Progressive Writers' Movement in pre-Partition British India
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Indian-Origin Writer Deported Over "Anti-India" Views; "All Lies," She Says
- Monday February 26, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Nitasha Kaul - the Indian-origin British academic deported by the government over the weekend after landing at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport - has hit back at claims she was refused entry because she is "married to a Pakistani..."
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Spotify Faces Backlash Over Audiobook Streaming As Authors Fear Unfair Payment
- Friday October 13, 2023
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Some authors and literary agents have expressed deep concern about Spotify's new audiobook feature as they fear they won't see much in royalties.
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2 Indian-Origin Authors Shortlisted For 2023 British Academy Book Prize
- Tuesday September 12, 2023
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
The winner of the GBP 25,000 prize will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on October 31, when each of the shortlisted writers will receive GBP 1,000.
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Martin Amis, Era-Defining British Author, Dies At 73
- Sunday May 21, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
British writer Martin Amis, who has died at the age of 73, not only matched his illustrious father, Kingsley, but for a while rose beyond him.
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British Writer, Historian Patrick French Dies At 56 After Battle With Cancer
- Thursday March 16, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
British writer, historian and academician Patrick French died in London after battling cancer for four years on Thursday, his family said.
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Sudha Murthy Prays For Son-In-Law Rishi Sunak At Maharashtra Temple
- Wednesday November 9, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Writer and philanthropist Sudha Murthy on Wednesday prayed for the well-being of her son-in-law and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a temple in coastal Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nicholas Evans, Author Of 'The Horse Whisperer', Dies Aged 72
- Tuesday August 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
British writer Nicholas Evans, who authored the international best-selling novel "The Horse Whisperer", has died at the age of 72, his literary agent announced on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Author JK Rowling Receives Death Threat Over Tweet On Salman Rushdie
- Sunday August 14, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
JK Rowling, best known for the fantasy book series "Harry Potter", has received a death threat on Twitter after she condemned the attack on fellow British writer Salman Rushdie.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cricket-Loving British Actor Stephen Fry Named Next MCC President
- Wednesday May 4, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
British actor and writer Stephen Fry was Wednesday named as the next president of the influential Marylebone Cricket Club, which is the custodian of the laws of the game.
- sports.ndtv.com
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British Spy Thriller Author John Le Carre Dies At 89: Agent
- Monday December 14, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
John le Carre, the British writer best known for his Cold War espionage novels "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold", has died aged 89, his agent said Sunday.
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Google Doodle Honours Writer Amrita Pritam's 100th Birthday
- Saturday August 31, 2019
- India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee
Google has honoured Amrita Pritam's 100th birthday with a doodle today. Considered one of history's most prominent woman Punjabi writers, Amrita Pritam was born in British India's Gujranwala 100 years ago today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Javed Akhtar's Viral Reply To Troll Who Called Him "Son Of Gaddar": "Your Baap Dadas Were..."
- Sunday July 7, 2024
- Entertainment | Written by Madhumanti Pait Chowdhury
Javed Akhtar's father Jan Nisar Akhtar was an influential member of the Progressive Writers' Movement in pre-Partition British India
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment
-
Indian-Origin Writer Deported Over "Anti-India" Views; "All Lies," She Says
- Monday February 26, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Nitasha Kaul - the Indian-origin British academic deported by the government over the weekend after landing at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport - has hit back at claims she was refused entry because she is "married to a Pakistani..."
- www.ndtv.com
-
Spotify Faces Backlash Over Audiobook Streaming As Authors Fear Unfair Payment
- Friday October 13, 2023
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Some authors and literary agents have expressed deep concern about Spotify's new audiobook feature as they fear they won't see much in royalties.
- www.ndtv.com
-
2 Indian-Origin Authors Shortlisted For 2023 British Academy Book Prize
- Tuesday September 12, 2023
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
The winner of the GBP 25,000 prize will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on October 31, when each of the shortlisted writers will receive GBP 1,000.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Martin Amis, Era-Defining British Author, Dies At 73
- Sunday May 21, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
British writer Martin Amis, who has died at the age of 73, not only matched his illustrious father, Kingsley, but for a while rose beyond him.
- www.ndtv.com
-
British Writer, Historian Patrick French Dies At 56 After Battle With Cancer
- Thursday March 16, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
British writer, historian and academician Patrick French died in London after battling cancer for four years on Thursday, his family said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sudha Murthy Prays For Son-In-Law Rishi Sunak At Maharashtra Temple
- Wednesday November 9, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Writer and philanthropist Sudha Murthy on Wednesday prayed for the well-being of her son-in-law and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a temple in coastal Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Nicholas Evans, Author Of 'The Horse Whisperer', Dies Aged 72
- Tuesday August 16, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
British writer Nicholas Evans, who authored the international best-selling novel "The Horse Whisperer", has died at the age of 72, his literary agent announced on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Author JK Rowling Receives Death Threat Over Tweet On Salman Rushdie
- Sunday August 14, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
JK Rowling, best known for the fantasy book series "Harry Potter", has received a death threat on Twitter after she condemned the attack on fellow British writer Salman Rushdie.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Cricket-Loving British Actor Stephen Fry Named Next MCC President
- Wednesday May 4, 2022
- Agence France-Presse
British actor and writer Stephen Fry was Wednesday named as the next president of the influential Marylebone Cricket Club, which is the custodian of the laws of the game.
- sports.ndtv.com
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British Spy Thriller Author John Le Carre Dies At 89: Agent
- Monday December 14, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
John le Carre, the British writer best known for his Cold War espionage novels "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold", has died aged 89, his agent said Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Google Doodle Honours Writer Amrita Pritam's 100th Birthday
- Saturday August 31, 2019
- India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee
Google has honoured Amrita Pritam's 100th birthday with a doodle today. Considered one of history's most prominent woman Punjabi writers, Amrita Pritam was born in British India's Gujranwala 100 years ago today.
- www.ndtv.com