Jaipur, 30th October 2025: The Jaipur Literature Festival, celebrated globally as an iconic celebration of books, ideas and storytelling, announces another set of distinguished speakers for its upcoming 19th edition. The Festival will take place from 15th to 19th January 2026 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur, and continue its tradition of bringing together diverse voices that shape literary and cultural landscapes. This year’s ...

Bhubaneswar:29/10/25:To nurture and celebrate literary creativity in Odisha, the Pratibha Ray Foundation Trust, founded by eminent writer and Jnanpith awardee Dr. Pratibha Ray, has instituted the Akshaya Upanyasa Puraskar. The distinguished jury for this edition of the award has unanimously chosen writer Lopamudra Mishra as the recipient of the Fifth Akshaya Upanyasa Puraskar for her remarkable novel “Chitralipi”, published by ...

Bhubaneswar:27/10/25:Renowned Odia litterateur Devdas Chhotaray received the Sarala Award for his acclaimed short story collection Matinee Show. The award ceremony took place in Bhubaneswar, celebrating his contribution to contemporary Odia literature. The Sarala Award, instituted by IMPaCT (IMFA Charitable Trust), carries a cash prize of ₹7 lakh, along with a citation, a plaque, and an uttariya. Chhotaray’s Matinee Show explores nuanced human ...

Bhubaneswar:24/10/25:Eminent Odia poet and writer Rajendra Kishore Panda passed away on October 24, 2025, at the age of 81. He breathed his last at 11:30 AM, leaving the literary world in mourning. Born on June 29, 1944, Panda served in the Indian Administrative Service from July 14, 1967, to June 30, 2004. Alongside his administrative career, he made a profound ...

Newdelhi:14/10/25:Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on October 14, 2025, released a book titled ‘Ready, Relevant and Resurgent II: Shaping a Future Ready Force’ authored by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan. The book presents a comprehensive and future-oriented blueprint for shaping India’s Armed Forces for making them future-ready. It makes an in-depth analysis of warfare’s changing character and provides an ...

Newdelhi:11/10/25:Dainik Jagran hosted the inaugural edition of the Jagran Sahitya Srijan Samman in New Delhi today, instituted in the cherished memory of Shri Narendra Mohan, the former Editor-in-Chief of Dainik Jagran. The award ceremony, part of Jagran’s Hindi Hain Hum initiative, underscores the newspaper’s enduring commitment to nurturing and celebrating Hindi literature. The event was graced by Hon’ble Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah, ...

Stockholm:9/10/25:The Nobel Prize in literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy has announced. The Academy cited the 71-year-old’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. Krasznahorkai is known for his dystopian, melancholic novels, which have won numerous prizes, including the 2019 National Book Award ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library has announced the second edition of the Dubai International Library and Publishing Summit 2025, taking place from 30 October to 1 November under the theme “The Future of the Publishing Industry.” The event will bring together over 80 global speakers from 20 countries, featuring six ...

Newdelhi:22/9/25:The Vice-President of India, Shri CP Radhakrishnan, today released two volumes containing the selected speeches of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, titled ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas,’ covering the fourth and fifth years of the Prime Minister’s second term. Speaking at the event organized by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in New Delhi, the Vice-President extended ...

Bhubaneswar: 15/9/25:Renowned poet, writer, and former civil servant Devdas Chhotray has been selected for the 46th Sarala Puraskar for his acclaimed short story collection ‘Matinee Show.’ The prestigious literary award, instituted in 1979 by Late Bansidhar Panda and Late Ila Panda, is presented annually by the Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), the philanthropic wing of IMFA, to honour outstanding ...