o Hockey India Invites Expression of Interest to Host 2021 National Champioships By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 04:40:08 +0530 HI wants to host the 2021 National Championships as well as the inaugural Inter-Department National Championship and Academy National Championship. Full Article
o Maintaining Fitness Will Be Biggest Challenge For Athletes: Viren Rasquinha By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 11:22:18 +0530 Viren Rasquinha also stressed on the importance of sports psychologists for athletes in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics Full Article
o Hockey Veteran Ashok Diwan Says Health Much Better, Set for Return from USA By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 03:24:29 +0530 Ashok Diwan had sought help to return from the USA, where he is stuck because of the travel restrictions in place owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Full Article
o Team Has Become Much More Aggressive Under Graham Reid: Gurinder Singh By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 03:42:31 +0530 Gurinder Singh said Graham Reid spent time on the development of each player during the national camp last November. Full Article
o Indian Hockey Teams' Olympics Preparation Status to be Discussed on May 13 By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 03:12:43 +0530 Both the men's and women's hockey teams are currently at the SAI facility in Bengaluru, where they are carrying out their fitness drills and anaylsing their game. Full Article
o Manpreet Singh Motivates the Team Through His Game: Nilakanta Sharma By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:19:11 +0530 Nilakanta Sharma said Manpreet Singh motivates the Indian men's hockey team through his game. Full Article
o Hockey India Condoles Demise of Kodava Hockey Festival Co-Founder Pandanda Kuttappa By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:17:50 +0530 Hockey India condoled the demise of Pandanda Kuttappa, a legendary figure in the region of Coorg who gave the sport the world famous Kuttani, family hockey tournament. Full Article
o Narinder Batra Gets Extension as FIH President Following Postponement of Body's Annual Congress By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:08:38 +0530 Narinder Batra will continue as FIH President till next year Congress, which was postponed to May due to coronavirus. Full Article
o Senior Hockey Players to Undergo Coaching Course Online Amid Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:44:17 +0530 The basic coaching course will be attended by 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables on May 11 and 15 respectively. Full Article
o Jean-Paul Sartre Birth Anniversary: 5 Books By the French Philosopher You Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:52:06 +0530 On the 114th birth anniversary of Jean-Paul Sartre, we take a look at five books by and on the author-philosopher that one must read. Full Article
o The Emergency of 1975: 5 Books on Trying Times in Indian History By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:30:24 +0530 Jawaharlal Nehru’s niece who was a fierce critic of the Emergency and of her cousin Mrs. Gandhi, is the author of the novel tells the story of two interlinked families in Delhi in the Emergency years. Full Article
o George Orwell Birth Anniversary: 5 Books You Must Read by the Noted Author By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 04:05:49 +0530 Here's looking at five books by George Orwell that prove his relevance even today. Full Article
o Books This Weekend: Of Boardroom Shenanigans, Serial Killers, Controlling the Mind By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:49:03 +0530 There's much to ponder over at the bookshelf this weekend. Full Article
o Book Excerpt: Mahabharata Retold in ‘Shakuni: Master of the Game’ By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 1 Jul 2019 03:47:15 +0530 This re-telling of Mahabharata from the perspective of Shakuni delves into how the heir of Gandhara used the Padavas and the Kauravas as pawns in an intricate and clever power play that culminated in an epic battle of 18 days. Full Article
o Book Excerpt: Amitav Ghosh Tackles Climate Change And Migration In 'Gun Island' By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 02:23:30 +0530 Weaving old folklores with modern-day adventures, Ghosh again tries to draw readers attention towards climate change. Full Article
o 'Flawed, Complex Characters Make Fine Stories': Amish Tripathi on His Book Raavan, Enemy of Aryavarta By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 01:18:52 +0530 Author Amish Tripathi launched Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta, which is the third installment of his wildly popular Ram Chandra series. Full Article
o Amitav Ghosh on New Book Gun Island, Our Changing World and the Uncanniness of It All By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:47:02 +0530 Amitav Ghosh says he feels fortunate and privileged to be able to make a living from writing, which according to him, is the only thing he knows how to do. Full Article
o Easterine Kire's 'Walking The Roadless Road' Takes You Into the Heart of Nagaland By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 12:58:08 +0530 Author author Easterine Kire's book gives a vivid account of Japanese invasion in India through the northeast during World War II. Full Article
o World Snake Day: 5 Famous Serpents from Literature that You Must Read About By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:32:32 +0530 As wildlife enthusiasts around the world celebrate World Snake Day, we take a look at 5 times authors turned snakes into memorable literary characters Full Article
o Nelson Mandela Birth Anniversary: Here are 5 Books by Nobel Laureate You Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:42:05 +0530 As the world remembers the great leader on his 101 birth anniversary, here's taking at look at 5 books by Nelson Mandela. Full Article
o Actor Balraj Sahni's Biography by Son to Hit Stands in August By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 02:43:46 +0530 A book on the life and times of veteran actor Balraj Shani, written by his son Parikshit, will release in August. Full Article
o Ernest Hemingway Birth Anniversary: 10 Famous Quotes By the Author By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:13:04 +0530 To celebrate this incredible author’s 120th birth anniversary, we have compiled 10 famous Hemingway quotes that will leave you mesmerised. Full Article
o Book Excerpt: Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Chronicles Former PM Chandra Shekhar's Rise in Politics By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:03:47 +0530 The book, titled ‘Chandra Shekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics’, has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and chronicles the political journey of former PM Chandra Shekhar. Full Article
o Jim Corbett Birth Anniversary: 5 Books by British Hunter-author You Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 04:36:46 +0530 On his 144th birth anniversary, here's taking a look at 5 books written by Jim Corbett that you must read. Full Article
o Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood on the List, Winner to be Announced in October By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 03:27:20 +0530 Before the final announcement of the Booker Prize 2019 winner, here’s a list of all the books that has been nominated this year. Full Article
o Jashn-e-Premchand: Here's How Mumbai is Celebrating the Birth Anniversary of the Renowned Author By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:26:42 +0530 Popularly known as Upanyas Samrat, Premchand is famous for his modern Hindi-Urdu literature. Full Article
o Ruskin Bond Releases Latest Book 'Words From My Window-A Journal' By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 1 Aug 2019 01:38:11 +0530 Ruskin Bond was invited at a school event in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, where he shared insights about his literary journey with his fans among the students as well as the teachers. Full Article
o PD James 99th Birth Anniversary: 5 Books by English Crime Author One Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 11:50:00 +0530 List of novels by PD James which is a must read for all those who have interest in mystery and crime. Full Article
o Shirley Jackson Death Anniversary: 5 Works of The Author One Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 10:49:52 +0530 On Shirley Jackson's 54th death anniversary, here's looking at 5 most acclaimed works of the author. Full Article
o Book Excerpt: Dalit Scholar Suraj Yengde Tells You Why 'Caste Matters' In His Latest Novel By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 09:45:10 +0530 In this deeply passionate, and angry memoir, titled 'Caste Matters', writer and academic activist Suraj Yengde peels the layers of the deep-rooted caste system in India to show you how this impenetrable social divide has for centuries crushed human lives and is very similar to other forms of oppression, such as race, class and gender. Full Article
o Nobel Laureate Hermann Hesse Death Anniversary: 5 Books by Author One Must Revisit By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 05:09:53 +0530 German-born poet, novelist and painter Hermann Karl Hesse, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946, passed away on August 9, 1962. Full Article
o 'Sridevi-Girl Woman Superstar': New Book Chronicles Extraordinary Life of The Actress By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:39:09 +0530 This is the first and only detailed chronicle of the screen goddess' long journey in Bollywood. Full Article
o Book Excerpt: Why Women Poet Saints of the Bhakti Movement Were True Champions of Feminism By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 04:33:10 +0530 Women Poet Saints of the Bhakti Movement broke free of the draconian Hindu code of life prescribed by Manu to find their religious and spiritual freedom. Full Article
o Veer Savarkar Believed Some Muslims, And Christians Possess 'All Essential Qualifications of Hindutva', Claims Biography By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 04:42:55 +0530 Savarkar defined his idea of a Hindu resurgence in political terms, not religious. Full Article
o Book Excerpt: When Rajnath Singh Refused To Give a Ticket to His Son for 2007 UP Polls By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 01:51:17 +0530 Rajneeti: A Biography of Rajnath Singh written by Gautam Chintamani chronicles the fifty-year long political journey of Singh from a Swayamsevak in the RSS to the defence minister of India. Full Article
o Scientist’s Death, Threat to PM: Meenakshi Lekhi’s Fiction Book is Thriller That Lays Bare Political Divides By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 09:02:23 +0530 The novel begins with the death of a scientist, who warns a woman politician in new Delhi about the impending danger to the life of Raghav Mohan, who is the beloved Prime Minister of the country. Full Article
o Gau Mata ko Bhata: This Satirical Novel Tells Story of a British Chewing Gum Company That Uses Cows To Woo Indians By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 05:46:30 +0530 Cow and Company uses satire to take stock of India and its complex relationship with religions. Full Article
o When Amitav Ghosh Found Climate Change to be Stranger Than Fiction By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 12:01:51 +0530 Ghosh's novel leaps from the United States, to the Sundarbans mangrove forest between India and Bangladesh, to Italy, places where rising temperatures and water levels have uprooted human and animal lives and upended political systems. Full Article
o Shiv Sena's Anti-Bihari Rhetoric Has an Underlying Irony That Traces its Origin to Bal Thackeray’s Father By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:10:04 +0530 While his son Bal Thackeray and grandsons Uddhav and Raj were to take a political position against north Indians, Prabodhankar traced the roots of Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu caste -- the same caste to which the Thackeray family belongs -- to Bihar. Full Article
o HG Wells 153rd Birth Anniversary: 7 Books by the Author One Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:20:05 +0530 On HG Wells 153 birth anniversary, here's looking at a few works by the acclaimed author. Full Article
o Book Alert! Here's What You Can Expect From Christopher C. Doyle's 'The Pataala Prophecy' Sequel By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 06:33:56 +0530 The newest book of The Pataala Prophecy series claims to have a good mix of adventure, mythology and mystery as series' teenager protagonists, Maya and Arjun, return to have a face-off with a new ruthless enemy. Full Article
o Can Robots Take Away Our Jobs? Here's How Indian Employment Market Will Change with AI-driven Revolution By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:21:38 +0530 The evolution of AI has brought us to the precipice of a fourth industrial revolution, and the worrying question being asked is: How will this affect our livelihoods? Will this revolution result in mass job losses? Full Article
o Book on RAW's Founding Father to Hit Stands Soon By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 05:30:19 +0530 A new book on the life and times of legendary spymaster RN Kao, founding father of India's external intelligence agency Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), will hit the stands soon, announced publishing house Bloomsbury. Full Article
o 26/11 Mumbai Attacks: 5 Books That Give Insight into the Brazen Events of 2008 By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 12:33:47 +0530 On the occasion remembering those who lost their lives in the attack, here are 5 books that give a comprehensive insight into the brazen events that unfolded in 2008. Full Article
o 26/11 Terror Attacks: Martyred ATS Chief Hemant Karkare Was Brave in Life, as He Was in Death By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 05:52:56 +0530 One of the biggest issue that Karkare's death brought to light was that of 'faulty' bulletproof jackets, which allegedly could not protect him and resulted in his death on 26/11. Full Article
o From Heart of Darkness to Lord Jim, Here are 5 Books by Joseph Conrad That One Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 11:56:51 +0530 Joseph Conrad passed away on August 3, 1924 and left behind a rich heritage in terms of works, which have often transcended the pages of books and have found new life in varied media. Full Article
o Amitabh Bachchan Pens Foreword for Roopkumar Rathod's Photo Book By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 8 Dec 2019 06:32:58 +0530 Roopkumar, who is best known for his songs "Maula mere maula" and "tujh mein rab dikhta hai", launched his book on Saturday in Mumbai. Full Article
o Remembering Luigi Pirandello: 5 Works by the Celebrated Italian Writer By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 02:47:49 +0530 Luigi Pirandello is considered to be one of the forerunners of the Theatre of the Absurd. On the writer's 93rd death anniversary, here's looking at 5 works by him one must read. Full Article
o Amitabha Bagchi’s Novel 'Half The Night Is Gone' Wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 02:50:38 +0530 Amitabha Bagchi won the award from a shortlist of six South-Asian novels. Full Article
o Haruki Murakami Holds Rare Public Reading to Mark Debut Anniversary By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:51:34 +0530 Now 70 and one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed novelists, Murakami debuted with 'Hear the Wind Sing' in 1979. Full Article