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In the recent times Arundhati Roy is almost a frequent feature in the latest news headlines. He takes the front page of latest news sometimes by her comment on Kashmir problem, sometimes by her political analysis on the Maoist problems or sometimes on the socio-economic issues relating to globalization or SEZ. Arundhati Roy is an Indian novelist who won the Booker prize for her outstanding literary work God of Small Things in the year 1997. She was born in Shilong, Meghalaya, a small state in the north eastern part of India. Different cultural descent and influence is evident in her family as she was the daughter of a Bengali tea planter and a Malayali Syrian women's right activist. She was brought up in Kerala and studied architecture in Delhi. Before her debut novel she has written two screenplays for television, though with these writings her future literary career could not be envisaged. With the publication of God of Small Things her prose style and literary depiction of intimate relational perspectives became the subject of international reputation and fame. In the following years that spanned more than a decade she became one of the most controversial and simultaneously acclaimed political as well as social commentators and one of the most critical political essayists of the country. His criticism of the paramilitary operation in Maoist rebel infested areas of India and his grave sympathy for the human right activism in the Naxalite infested areas made her role as a political commentator and activist immensely controversial and subject of debate. In spite of all these controversies and debates her reputation as agreat essayist and straightforward political speaker is hugely acclaimed across the nation. Latest news reveal that she is working on her novel that is likely to be published within a year or so.
Kuala Lumpur, May 1 (IANS) It was a mixed day for Indians at the Malaysian Open Grand Prix badminton here with women's top seed P.V. Sindhu, men's 11th seed R.M.V. Gurusaidutt, Sameer Verma and K. Srikanth winning their second-round matches.
Kuala Lumpur, April 29 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu will be vying for her maiden level three title at the $120,000 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold where she is seeded no.1 in women's singles.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Eighth seeded P.V. Sindhu advanced to the women's singles semifinals of the $200,000 India Open Super Series after beating Japan's Yui Hashimoto, who earlier beat Saina Nehwal, here at the Siri Fort Sports Complex Friday.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Remembering his 2009 Telugu blockbuster "Arundhati", actor Sonu Sood said he had a tough time shooting for the film.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Men's singles World No.1 shuttler Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and India's own women's World No.2 Saina Nehwal will return to action at the Siri Fort Indoor Complex for the India Open Super Series April 23-28.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The fundamentals of India's relations with its neighbours are strong and any turbulence is a passing fancy, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid here Monday.
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) An increasing number of films is being shot at picturesque international locales, but the unit of upcoming Tamil thriller "Netru Indru" shot the movie in uninhospitable forests of Tamil Nadu and on edges of bordering states. The director admits it was challenging.
Basel, March 13 (IANS) World No.9 Parupalli Kashyap was the lone bright spot as all other Indian shuttlers lost their respective matches Tuesday here at the $125,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold.
Basel, March 13 (IANS) Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma lost in the first round of the men's singles of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold here at the St. Jakobshalle Tuesday.
Basel, March 12 (IANS) Indian women shuttlers Arundhati Pantawane, P.C. Thulasi and Tanvi Lad failed to qualify for the main draw of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold at the St. Jakobshalle here Tuesday.
Film: "Sundattam"; Cast: Irfan, Arundhati, Stalin, Madhu and Naren; Director: Bramha G. Dev; Rating: ***
Islamabad, Dec 31 (ANI): Pakistani hardline party Jamaat-e-Islami's (JI) chief Azad Kashmir Abdur Rasheed Turrabi has said the discussions between Pakistan and India would not be proved fruitful until the latter took serious steps towards resolution of Kashmir issue.
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Social networks were Friday flooded with angry reactions over the molestation of a teenager in Guwahati, with many questioning as to why the video was uploaded on YouTube and the victim's identity revealed.
Till now, the end run of the Manmohan Singh government's present tenure hasn't quite followed the scenario envisaged at its start in 2009. Instead of pushing ahead with reforms in the Left's absence, it stalled. Now, there are faint hopes that it may pick up the threads again.
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Actor Sonu Sood, who is straddling both Hindi films and southern cinema successfully, says that the southern film industry is more disciplined and organised.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Global environment watchdog Greenpeace has lodged a complaint against the GVK Group with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), saying the Indian infrastructure major had filed incomplete information about its $6.4 billion Alpha coal project in Australia.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): What do you do if your neighbourhood grocery store shuts down and you are left with little option but to ask the 'ladies who know' for help? There is this band of 'knowledgeable ladies' in every city who always seem to know where you get what, and the best deals the city has to offer. I have learned, over the years, to tap on these 'google ladies' for information.
Peshawar, May 1 (ANI): The University of Peshawar has set aside the Academic Council's decision to include controversial 'Satanic Verses' writer Salman Rushdie's books in MPhil and PhD courses offered by the English Literature department.
Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) Resistance group Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), at its first conference here April 22-23, will demand an end to the anti-Maoist Operation Green Hunt and discuss how to turn the current economic crisis in the country into a revolutionary opportunity.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): A day after writer Arundhati Roy cast doubts over Anna Hazare's anti-graft campaign saying the civil society's Jan Lokpal Bill is a 'dangerous piece of legislation', Supreme Court lawyer and civil society representative Prashant Bhushan claimed that there was some substance in the movement; else all sections of society would not have congregated to support the cause.
London, Aug 7 (ANI): London Olympics organizers' decision to name controversial Dow Chemical Company 'with the blood of Bhopal on its hands' as a sponsor of the 2012 stadium in London, has sparked outrage amongst campaigners fighting for justice for Bhopal gas tragedy victims.
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), headed by noted Bharatnatyam dancer and choreographer Leela Samson, was reconstituted on Thursday by the government with the appointment of 15 members.
London, April 23 (ANI): Booker prize winner Arundhati Roy and her family have lost an appeal in the court to save their home in the protected jungle in Central India.
New Delhi, Apr. 7 (ANI): "For heavens sake Mom! You won't blend with the crowd at Jantar Mantar with your Dior bag and diamonds." I decided to ignore junior. It is not everyday that a demonstration that touches my heart, comes along.
London, Mar. 8 (ANI): The BBC Hindi radio service gets a temporary reprieve after a high-profile campaign opposing plans to end transmissions by the end of March 2011.
London, Feb.17 (ANI): Well known writers and public figures like Arundhati Roy, Sir Mark Tully, Ram Guha and Vikram Seth, have appealed to the British government to reconsider the funding cuts, which will end BBC Hindi broadcasts.
London, Feb.17 (ANI): Well known writers and public figures like Arundhati Roy, Sir Mark Tully, Ram Guha and Vikram Seth, have appealed to the British government to reconsider the funding cuts, which will end BBC Hindi broadcasts.
New Delhi, Feb 12(ANI): Activists of several civil rights groups and left wing organisations converged in New Delhi on Saturday to stage a rally to demand the release of human rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen.
Khajuraho, Jan 13 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Thursday said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and noted writer Arundhati Roy should be prosecuted for questioning the status of Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): A Delhi metropolitan magistrate court on Saturday ordered the Delhi Police to lodge an FIR against Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, writer Arundhati Roy and five others for allegedly making anti-India speeches.
New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): A Delhi metropolitan magistrate's court is likely to decide Saturday whether criminal proceedings should initiated against hard line Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer-activist Arundhati Roy on charges of sedition for their alleged anti-India statements.
Bhubaneswar, Nov.21 (ANI): Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest against the presence of novelist and activist Arundhati Roy for her recent comments on resolving the Kashmir issue.
New Delhi, Nov.2 (ANI): It is raining statements in Jammu and Kashmir with the political leadership, self appointed stake holders and a host of other characters going overboard with vague statements that defy logic and are out of context with the existing realities. Probably, this has got something to do with the appointment of the interlocutors by the central government.
New Delhi, Nov.1 (ANI): The forthcoming visit of the US President is unlikely to provide any relief to India in the area of outsourcing of jobs, feels a former Obama campaign chief of staff.
New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): Social activist Sunil Pandit lodged a police complaint at the Tilak Marg Police Station here on Friday against Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer Arundhati Roy for their recent objectionable remarks over Kashmir's integration with India.
Chennai, Oct. 28 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M.Venkaiah Naidu has asked the Central Government to come out with a clear policy on Kashmir and also sought strict action against Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy for favouring secessionists in Kashmir.
New Delhi, Oct.26 (ANI): National Conference President and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday condemned the recent remarks made by Kashmir's 'pro-freedom' lobby.
New Delhi, Oct.26 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanded from the Government the arrest of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer Arundhati Roy for their recent objectionable remarks over Kashmir's integration with India.
New Delhi, Oct.26 (ANI): Congress party on Tuesday urged the media to avoid giving unwanted attention to individuals like novelist Arundhati Roy who do not represent the national voice.
New Delhi, Oct.25 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has given its approval to Delhi Police for registering a case against Kashmir's separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and few others for purportedly giving "hate speeches" at a seminar held in the national capital recently.
New Delhi, Oct.22 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil presented D Ramanaidu, a veteran producer with 130 films in a dozen languages, the Dada Saheb Phalke award for his outstanding contribution to cinema while superstar Amitabh Bachchan received the best actor award for his role in 'Paa' here on Friday during the 57th national film awards presentation function.
New Delhi, Oct.22 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Friday that the Delhi police will take action in accordance to law over the speeches made by the Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and others in a seminar in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Oct.22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitely on Friday, criticised the Central Government for allowing an anti-India and pro-sedition conference in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Sep.15 (ANI): Aamir Khan-starrer 'Three Idiots' was chosen as 'The Best Popular Film', as Amitabh Bachchan won 'The Best Actor' award for his role in 'Paa' and Malyalam film 'Kutti Srank' won the award in the 'Best Feature Film' category as 57th National Awards were announced here on Wednesday.
Kolkata, Aug 20 (ANI): A day after Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji said they are ready to observe a three-month ceasefire for talks, social activist Swami Agnivesh has said Kishenji should come forward with a concrete step, not only public statements.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): The Opposition is all set to stall proceedings in Parliament on Thursday over Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's defence of her pro-Maoist remarks at the recent Lalgarh rally.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (NAI): CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury today accused Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of having a nexus with outlawed Maoists.
Kolkata, Aug 18 (ANI): Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Banerjee today said she stood by her statement on Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad's killing made at a rally in Lalgarh, West Bengal on August 9.
Kolkata Aug 18 (ANI): Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji on Tuesday stated that Maoists are ready to observe a three-month ceasefire for the sake of peace and for talks.
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): Scholars from the United States and India have said that it is a misperception that Kashmir issue is the reason for Pakistan's support to terrorism. They are of the view that regional disputes are used merely as camouflage for terrorism by Pakistan.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), June 5 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP) Vishwa Ranjan has hit out at the social activists for supporting the Maoists and their activities.
Kolkata, Mar 12(ANI): Singer-turned politician Kabir Suman on Thursday expressed his willingness to mediate between Maoists and Union Government.
Kolkata, Mar 7 (ANI): The Maoists ultras on Sunday said that they would be interested in talks with the Centre with writer Arundhati Roy and singer-turned-politician Kabir Suman being mediators in it.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Booker award winning writer Arundhati Roy on Friday said that all social movements are in favour of stopping displacement of people, but the Maoists resistance differ in the way of strategy.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): Noted Human Rights activist and Booker prize winner, Arundhati Roy, on Monday accused the Union Government for harbouring vested interests behind its armed offensive against the Maoists.
London, Oct.12 (ANI): The British Government today blasted FTSE-100 company Vedanta Resources over its treatment of the Dongria Kondh tribe in Orissa, India.
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The south Indian film industry has discovered a new commercial formula in the form of heroine-oriented action films. While glamorous Sneha and Namitha are playing policewomen in Telugu films 'Bhavani IPS' and 'Deshadrohi' respectively, multilingual actress Asin has been cast as a martial arts exponent in a Tamil-English bilingual '19 Steps'.
Not only modern lifestyles are causing un-brindled exploitation of natural resources upsetting the ecosystem and upping the global warming, but also the national policies
The Arms Trade Treaty is an idea that which the Government of India should continue to engage in, said Arundhati Ghose,
"Politics after all, is the allocation of resources. Also politics is who gets to decide on how this resource allocation should be done"
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Telugu hit 'Arundhati' is all set to be remade into Hindi and the makers wanted to cast Anushka Sharma in the title role. But the 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' heroine couldn't be finalised for it because of some misconceptions.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Nearly five months after 26/11, candour and introspection marked a seminar of Pakistani and Indian journalists and writers here Wednesday, as they admitted they sometimes tended to speak in the 'language of the secret services'.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Members of the Sri Rama Sene, the rightist group that hit the public eye with its attack on women in a Mangalore pub, tried to disrupt a seminar of Indian and Pakistani journalists here before being pushed out.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Members of Hindu rightwing group Sri Rama Sene Wednesday tried to disrupt a seminar of Indian and Pakistani journalists in the capital, shouting slogans against the neighbouring country.
Raipur, April 6 (IANS) Booker winner Arundhati Roy Monday slammed the Chhattisgarh government for the continuous detention of Binayak Sen, a doctor-turned-human rights activist, who has been in jail for the last 22 months for his alleged Maoist links.
On 19 February 2009, at the behest of Bahujan Samaj Party's Satish Chandra Mishra, the local administration came into swing to brutally demolish the slums in Nadwa (Daliganj)
London, Jan.22 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband continues to attract flak at home and from abroad for the way he sought to bulldoze the leadership in India into accepting that the root cause of terrorism in South Asia, was India's refusal to sit down with Pakistan and solve the over six decade long Kashmir dispute.
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Foreign Secretary David Miliband's controversial speech in Mumbai last week and his tactlessness while dealing with his Indian counterpart has even surprised people in the British establishment.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil has condoled the passing away of the famous veteran film director and recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Tapan Sinha.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) With Pakistan showing no sign of acting against the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, a group of retired diplomats, including four former foreign secretaries, Thursday advised the Indian government to downgrade bilateral ties in the absence of positive action by Islamabad.
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) India's security forces, survivors and victims of Mumbai terror attacks crown the list of 'Top 50 Coolest Desis of 2008' of DesiClub.com, a popular arts and culture site aimed at second-and third-generation South Asians in North America.
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With Democrat Barack Obama winning the White House, India is hopeful that its multi-faceted ties with the US, revolutionised by a landmark nuclear deal during the Bush tenure, will acquire new force.
Bangalore, Oct 31 (IANS) The moving tale of the struggles of Binodini, a 19th century actress in Kolkata, came alive on a Bangalore stage Friday marking the beginning of a 10-day theatre festival celebrating the glorious tradition of 'Nataka Mandali' or company theatre in India.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Celebrated writer Arundhati Roy has joined the chorus of people demanding a probe into the Jamia Nagar incident in the capital last month, though she does not think the shootout in which two suspected terrorists were killed was a 'fake enounter'.
New Delhi/London/Sydney, Oct 15 (IANS) India's Aravind Adiga was the toast of the literary world Wednesday after he won the prestigious Man Booker Prize at a glittering ceremony in London for his debut novel 'The White Tiger', set against the backdrop of India's growing wealth gap.
London, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian writer Aravind Adiga has won the 2008 Man Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, for 'The White Tiger' - his debut novel set against the backdrop of India's growing wealth gap.
London, Oct 15 (DPA) Indian debut novelist Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2008 for his work The White Tiger in London Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Hailing the 123 agreement as an 'extraordinary achievement' of India's foreign policy, a group of retired Indian ambassadors has called for 'closing ranks' over the nuclear deal and underlined that it did not adversely impact the country's strategic programme.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A group of retired Indian ambassadors has praised the 'extraordinary achievements' of India's foreign policy that led to the signing of the landmark India-US civilian nuclear accord.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf had 'got really upset' when he was asked, during the 2001 Agra summit, to handover mobster Dawood Ibrahim to India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani recalled Saturday of his talks with Musharraf on the occasion.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the home ministry and Delhi Police for not abiding by the Supreme Court's guidelines on the rights of terror suspects involved in the Sep 13 serial blasts here that killed 24 people and left 124 injured.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf had 'got really upset' when he was asked, during the 2001 Agra summit, to handover mobster Dawood Ibrahim to India, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani recalled Saturday of his talks with Musharraf on the occasion.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the home ministry and Delhi Police for not abiding by the Supreme Court's guidelines on the rights of terror suspects involved in the Sep 13 serial blasts here that killed 24 people and left 124 injured.
New Delhi, Aug. 23(ANI):People of Jammu and Srinagar have displayed an enormous capacity to be active, demonstrating and venting their anger against each other during the last two months.
In an online voting for the best Booker Prize winner among the literary assets, Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children" held out the
The king of Indian film industry, Shah Rukh Khan, adding another glory to his achievements as was conferred the
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