Ranchi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ancient India is one of the civilisations that gifted humanity an invaluable scientific and technological heritage. The origins of modern engineering can be traced to the excellent urban planning, drainage systems,…
Chennai, Oct 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Book fairs will become an annual fixture in all 38 districts of Tamil Nadu from 2026-27, with the state government sanctioning Rs 8.45 crore to organise the events and widen access…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Canadian classicist, author and academician Anne Carson, whose oeuvre defies traditional genres by merging poetry, prose, fiction, nonfiction, and translation, including a work juxtaposing Helen of Troy and Marilyn Monroe…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) One hundred and fifty years is a long time – with radical changes, where society and the surroundings have been remodelled, especially with the advent of technology – yet Sarat…
Chennai, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced that the final rites of renowned Tamil scholar and professor Solomon Pappaiah would be conducted with state honours. Pappaiah died at a private hospital…
Kolkata, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) IIT Kharagpur, the Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have launched a joint research project to investigate how historical climate fluctuations and sea-level changes shaped maritime…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Refusing to divulge confidential discussions with Congress leader and author Sonia Gandhi, Penguin India said on Friday that it was always “willing and keen” to publish her memoir “Belonging: A…
Nairobi, Aug 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika, on Thursday inaugurated the India Corner at the library of the Kenya School of Government (KSG). The dedicated space features a large number of…
Kolkata, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that since the change in regime in the state, she had stopped receiving royalties on the books…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saturday marks author Taslima Nasreen’s first public appearance in Kolkata almost two decades after she was forced to leave the city she once called home. Her visit almost resembles “Phera…
Kolkata, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Renowned Bangladeshi author and poet Taslima Nasrin returned to Kolkata on Friday, nearly 19 years after her departure due to the outbreak of violence in certain areas of the state capital…
New Delhi, July 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended a respectful tribute to the great storyteller Munshi Premchand on his birth anniversary, saying that he will forever remain a source of inspiration…
New York, July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Author Salman Rushdie has given a chilling account of the attack that felled him on a stage at a literary meeting and cost him his right eye. “It was an…
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authors and book lovers can be discerned by a few major traits, including a curiosity in all phases of a book’s production, a readiness to embrace a new role in…
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has revealed a startling conversation with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his new book “India and I: A Hundred Memories, Not a Memoir”,…
New Delhi, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The feminine, leaving aside the sacred feminine motif present in several religions, is not just a concept of the human condition but rather a facet of creation itself, given its…
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new publishing imprint, Say Again Press, was officially launched in the national capital with the release of its first two books, Be Heard and Lead Yourself. The event brought…
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Embassy of Israel in New Delhi hosted the official launch of the book ‘Budo for Life’ by internationally acclaimed martial artist, leadership mentor, and technology executive Sensei Eyal Nir….
Jammu, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the book controversy erupted in which eight officials were suspended, police said on Sunday that a case has been registered, and the Counter-Intelligence Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police…
New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Acclaimed writer, lyricist and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi is set to be honoured with the inaugural ‘NBT Bhushan Samman’ at the Navbharat Times (NBT) Utsav 2026 on July 4. The special…