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Set against India's independence movement, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s latest historical fiction novel is a deeply moving story of sisterhood and friendship in the midst of a nation which is being divided. The book was also Shortlisted for the AutHer Awards 2023 in Fiction category.

“It was his last harvest,” said Ramesh, referring to his relative Prithviraj Berwa, who died by suicide last week after his crop was damaged in Rajasthan’s Bundi district – in untimely rain which lashed north India over the last few days.

In the last fortnight, Indian democracy and press freedom have taken a beating. But there have also been words spoken that are like a balm to an ever-deepening wound. They may not be able to stop this wound from festering, or to heal it, but they are worth noting and…

Trade minister Nigel Huddleston told the Commons ‘we will not tie our hands in terms of setting an arbitrary deadline’.

India and UK engage in a week of tense exchanges triggered by police’s search for the young Sikh separatist in Punjab.

An Indian court has found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname

Case stems from a 2019 remark in which opposition leader asked why ‘all thieves have Modi as (their) common surname’.

The writer and historian, who has died aged 56, was not only widely respected for his writing on India but a kind and optimistic man, says fellow academic Maya Jasanoff

MUMBAI: Young India opener Shubman Gill has "smart cricketing brain" and can emerge as leader of the Gujarat Titans in the future due to his conduct and work ethics, said the IPL team's director of cricket Vikram Solanki on Thursday.