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Delhi's Iconic Bookstore 'The Bookshop' Shuts Down After 50 Years
Eyes were moist and hands jittery as bibliophiles riffled through the pages of a plethora of books housed at the capital's iconic 'The Bookshop', albeit for one last time on Monday.
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This Small Island Off Hong Kong Offers Refuge From The Stress Of Living
Newcomers drawn by an idyllic lifestyle and low rents are rejuvenating the Peng Chau Island. Cafes, boutiques and an independent bookshop have sprouted beside traditional Chinese temples, family-run shops and diners.
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"Create Awareness About Their Writings": Court Pulls Up Maharashtra On Social Reformers
"You (state government) have to change your mindset according to the changing times. Earlier, people used to go to bookshops but now it is all available at the doorstep. Publishers have to bring people to the shops," Justice Varale said.
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In Ukraine's Lviv, War Reaches Even Children's Books
In the basement of the bookshop she manages in western Ukraine, Romana Yaremyn shows hundreds of books stacked half way to the ceiling after they were evacuated from the country's war-torn east.
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Textbook Shops Remain Shut At Chandni Chowk Despite Relaxation By Home Ministry
The book shops at Chandni Chowk area remained closed on Friday, even as the Union Home Ministry had granted relaxation to the shops selling textbooks amid the lockdown.
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"Kerala Making Way Back To Life": State vs Centre Over Easing Of Curbs
Kerala is making its way back into life, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted today after the central government, in a letter last night, took strong objection to relaxations in parts of the state from today, including the reopening of restaurants and bookshops, amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
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Book On Rafale Deal 'Seized' In Chennai Ahead Of Launch, Then Returned
A "flying squad" of the Election Commission swooped down on a bookshop in Chennai on Tuesday and seized copies of a book on the Rafale allegations just before its launch. The officials said the book, "Rafale: The Scam That Shook the Nation", was a violation of the code of conduct in place for the national election starting April 11.
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Twinkle Khanna's Instagram Post Featuring Nitara Comes With A Message
The monochrome photo shared by Twinkle features little Nitara at a library/bookshop scouting for books
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Dubai Bookstore Runs On Trust. Has No Staff But A Payment Drop Box
If you are a bookworm and happen to be in Dubai, then you must not miss a chance to visit the city's first-ever 24x7 'trust' bookshop and that too with no 'support staff'. Book Hero is running a mini pop-up stand at Marina Walk in Dubai Marina through May. What's more is that although the store does not have any staff, it instead runs on public tru...
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This Bookstore Has Got Clickbait Right. Here's How
A bookstore in Texas made a noble use of clickbait to get people to read more. Dallas bookshop'The Wild Detectives' came up with the idea of Litbaits. The store introduced Litbaits on their Facebook page that usedclickbait headlines to redirect users to the online versions of classic books. All for a good cause
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Exclusive: Twinkle Khanna On Writing, Akshay And Being A Classy Troll
Twinkle Khanna, or as she is best known and loved, Mrs Funnybones is back in the bookshops with her second book 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'. The columnist, author and 2015's highest selling female writer spoke exclusively to NDTV.
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She Lost The Letter Her Dying Mom Left Her, Then It Was Found In A Secondhand Bookshop
The owner of a secondhand bookstore in a northern English market town was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one. Inside was an undated letter and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter was addressed to "Bethany (My tiny treasure)" and signed "Mam." It said if Bethany was reading it, it mea...
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Fourth Missing Hong Kong Bookseller Returns Home
A Hong Kong man linked to a bookshop that published books critical of China's leaders has returned to the financial hub after going missing more than six months ago, Hong Kong police said today.
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End of an Era for Small Eclectic Bookshop in Delhi
A small bookstore operating out of a posh south Delhi colony market has decided to down shutters after 30 years, with the owner citing difficulties of keeping pace with new buying trends.
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Art Matters: Ram Advani Bookseller
Lucknow's landscape of crumbling palatial buildings and gardens, inspired by nawabi fantasies and British nostalgia now includes monuments like the Parivartan Chowk and Ambedkar park but for many, Ram Advani's bookshop, tucked away in a corner of Hazrat Ganj has always been the most important jewel in the city's crown since it opened in 1948.
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Delhi's Iconic Bookstore 'The Bookshop' Shuts Down After 50 Years
Eyes were moist and hands jittery as bibliophiles riffled through the pages of a plethora of books housed at the capital's iconic 'The Bookshop', albeit for one last time on Monday.
-
This Small Island Off Hong Kong Offers Refuge From The Stress Of Living
Newcomers drawn by an idyllic lifestyle and low rents are rejuvenating the Peng Chau Island. Cafes, boutiques and an independent bookshop have sprouted beside traditional Chinese temples, family-run shops and diners.
-
"Create Awareness About Their Writings": Court Pulls Up Maharashtra On Social Reformers
"You (state government) have to change your mindset according to the changing times. Earlier, people used to go to bookshops but now it is all available at the doorstep. Publishers have to bring people to the shops," Justice Varale said.
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In Ukraine's Lviv, War Reaches Even Children's Books
In the basement of the bookshop she manages in western Ukraine, Romana Yaremyn shows hundreds of books stacked half way to the ceiling after they were evacuated from the country's war-torn east.
-
Textbook Shops Remain Shut At Chandni Chowk Despite Relaxation By Home Ministry
The book shops at Chandni Chowk area remained closed on Friday, even as the Union Home Ministry had granted relaxation to the shops selling textbooks amid the lockdown.
-
"Kerala Making Way Back To Life": State vs Centre Over Easing Of Curbs
Kerala is making its way back into life, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted today after the central government, in a letter last night, took strong objection to relaxations in parts of the state from today, including the reopening of restaurants and bookshops, amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
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Book On Rafale Deal 'Seized' In Chennai Ahead Of Launch, Then Returned
A "flying squad" of the Election Commission swooped down on a bookshop in Chennai on Tuesday and seized copies of a book on the Rafale allegations just before its launch. The officials said the book, "Rafale: The Scam That Shook the Nation", was a violation of the code of conduct in place for the national election starting April 11.
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Twinkle Khanna's Instagram Post Featuring Nitara Comes With A Message
The monochrome photo shared by Twinkle features little Nitara at a library/bookshop scouting for books
-
Dubai Bookstore Runs On Trust. Has No Staff But A Payment Drop Box
If you are a bookworm and happen to be in Dubai, then you must not miss a chance to visit the city's first-ever 24x7 'trust' bookshop and that too with no 'support staff'. Book Hero is running a mini pop-up stand at Marina Walk in Dubai Marina through May. What's more is that although the store does not have any staff, it instead runs on public tru...
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This Bookstore Has Got Clickbait Right. Here's How
A bookstore in Texas made a noble use of clickbait to get people to read more. Dallas bookshop'The Wild Detectives' came up with the idea of Litbaits. The store introduced Litbaits on their Facebook page that usedclickbait headlines to redirect users to the online versions of classic books. All for a good cause
-
Exclusive: Twinkle Khanna On Writing, Akshay And Being A Classy Troll
Twinkle Khanna, or as she is best known and loved, Mrs Funnybones is back in the bookshops with her second book 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'. The columnist, author and 2015's highest selling female writer spoke exclusively to NDTV.
-
She Lost The Letter Her Dying Mom Left Her, Then It Was Found In A Secondhand Bookshop
The owner of a secondhand bookstore in a northern English market town was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one. Inside was an undated letter and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter was addressed to "Bethany (My tiny treasure)" and signed "Mam." It said if Bethany was reading it, it mea...
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Fourth Missing Hong Kong Bookseller Returns Home
A Hong Kong man linked to a bookshop that published books critical of China's leaders has returned to the financial hub after going missing more than six months ago, Hong Kong police said today.
-
End of an Era for Small Eclectic Bookshop in Delhi
A small bookstore operating out of a posh south Delhi colony market has decided to down shutters after 30 years, with the owner citing difficulties of keeping pace with new buying trends.
-
Art Matters: Ram Advani Bookseller
Lucknow's landscape of crumbling palatial buildings and gardens, inspired by nawabi fantasies and British nostalgia now includes monuments like the Parivartan Chowk and Ambedkar park but for many, Ram Advani's bookshop, tucked away in a corner of Hazrat Ganj has always been the most important jewel in the city's crown since it opened in 1948.
