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Illegal sand mining probe: Madras High Court stays EDs summons to Tamil Nadu officials

'Illegal' sand mining probe: Madras High Court stays ED's summons to Tamil Nadu officials

28 Nov 2023 8:07 AM GMT
The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of the summons issued to five district collectors by the Enforcement Directorate in connection...
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An unvarnished account
"Life in American Politics & Diplomatic Years in India" | An unvarnished account

Author: Richard Celeste

Publisher: Har-Anand Publications

Price: 995

At five am on Wednesday, March 6th, 1985 my phone rang. I picked up immediately. “Governor,” Marvin...

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For a greater good
"Bike Ambulance Dada" | For a greater good

Author: Biswajit Jha

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 250

Now that Karimul had a bike, he was no longer dependent on his cycle to ferry a patient. The bike...

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Of light and darkness
"The Long Shadows of Life" | Of light and darkness

Author: Ramin Jahanbegloo

Publisher: HarAnand

Price: 495

The Long Shadows of Life is a collection of seventy-one poems of, an Iranian-Canadian philosopher,...

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The case for migration
"This Land is our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto" | The case for migration

Author: Suketu Mehta

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 599

People have migrated through the ages, in search of greener pastures, more abundant food sources,...

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Out of the darkness
"The Barefoot Surgeon" | Out of the darkness

Author: Ali Gripper

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 399

The thing about reviewing biographies is deciding how to evaluate the writer’s own writing. Do you...

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Exposing hostility
"The Windrush Betrayal" | Exposing hostility

Author: Amelia Gentleman

Publisher: Guardian Faber

Price: 1513

The story of The Empire Windrush ship which docked on the British shores in June 1948 with 492...

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A scathing critique of oppression
"Khooni Vaisakhi" | A scathing critique of oppression

Author: Nanak Singh and Navdeep Singh Suri

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Price: 399

April 1919 was the cruelest month in the history of Punjab. Instead of ushering in the season of...

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Socio-political canvas of Myanmar
"The Lacquered Curtain of Burma" | Socio-political canvas of Myanmar

Author: Eugene Lawrence

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 495

March 26, 1971: Bangladesh, under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, declares its independence from Pakistan....

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Change from within
"Wasted: The Messy Story of Sanitation in India, A Manifesto for Change" | Change from within

Author: Ankur Bisen

Publisher: Pan McMillan

Price: 699

“The effort to clean India will take a little more than to simply pick up the broom and start...

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POK: Battles with a broken boundary
"Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Politics, Parties and Personalities" | POK: Battles with a broken boundary

Author: Surinder Kumar Sharma, Yaqoob-ul-Hassan and Ashok K. Behuria

Publisher: Pentagon Press

Price: 1495

A major political aspect that has engaged the attention of the watchers of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir...

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Impeccable power of speech
"Voices of History – Speeches that changed the World" | Impeccable power of speech

Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore

Publisher: Hachette

Price: 699

Acclaimed historian, Simon Sebag Montefiore, takes us on a journey from ancient times to the...

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The anchorage of Bangladesh’s liberation
"Operation X" | The anchorage of Bangladesh’s liberation

Author: Sandeep Unnithan and Capt. M N R Samant (MVC)

Publisher: Harper Collins

Price: 499

After Sheikh Mujibur Rahman won an electoral mandate to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the...

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The personal is political

"A Thousand Times Good Night" | The personal is political

Director: Erik Poppe

Star Cast:

Leaving you is a thousand times worse than being near you, says Shakespeare’s Romeo. So, returning...

Works in fits and starts

"The Zoya Factor" | Works in fits and starts

Director: Abhishek Sharma

Star Cast: Sonam K Ahuja, Dulquer Salmaan

Arom-com centred on cricket would seem like a winning pitch. Sonam K. Ahuja’s new release is less...

A Shahid canvas

"Kabir Singh" | A Shahid canvas

Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga

Star Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Arjun Bawa

A Hindi remake of the popular Telegu film Arjun Reddy, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Kabir Singh,...

Modi biopic not historical, but mythological

"PM Narendra Modi" | Modi biopic not historical, but mythological

Director: Omung Kumar B

Star Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Manoj Joshi and Suresh Oberoi

This is not the Narendra Modi biopic that we’ve all been waiting for. The one that shows this...

Powerful and compelling

"City Of Dreams" | Powerful and compelling

Director: Nagesh Kukunoor

Star Cast: Priya Bapat, Sidharth Chandekar, Eijaz Khan and Vishwas Kini

What starts off seeming to be a take-off on Mani Ratnam’s most recent political drama Chekka...

Fascinating, nerve wracking thriller

"Free Solo" | Fascinating, nerve wracking thriller

Director: E Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

Star Cast: Alex Honnold, Jimmy Chin, Dierdre Wolownick and Sanni McCandles

The first shot of this documentary is disorienting as well as jaw dropping. The top angle shot, with...

Funnily scary and mediocre

"Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween" | Funnily scary and mediocre

Director: Ari Sandel

Star Cast: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Black, Caleel Harris, Chris Parnell, Ken Jeong

This is a sequel to the 2015 released film Goosebumps. The action in this film revolves around three...

Bollywood salutes a true hero

"“Soorma”" | Bollywood salutes a true hero

Director: Shaad Ali

Star Cast: Diljit Dosanjh, Tapsee Pannu, Angad Bedi, Satish Kaushik, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Vijay Raaz

At a time when supposedly responsible filmmakers are glorifying gangsters, terrorists and sociopaths...

All-female lead fails to elevate this thriller

"“Ocean’s 8”" | All-female lead fails to elevate this thriller

Director: Gary Ross

Star Cast: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Ann Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Armitage, James Corden

Ocean’s 8 the fourth instalment of the franchise is a spin-off, of Director Steven Soderbergh’s...

A fragrant tale about love and hope

"“October”" | A fragrant tale about love and hope

Director: Shoojit Sircar

Star Cast: Varun Dhawan, Banita Sandhu, Gitanjali Rao, Sahil Vedoliyaa

Director Shoojt Sircar’s “October” is a poignant tale about love and hope, where Shiuli or night...

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