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<p>Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided
ICICI Bank hits record high on profit beat, margin comfort
<p>Bengaluru: Shares of ICICI Bank hit a record
Odisha parents name babies born on Ram temple consecration day as Ram, Sita
<p>Kendrapara, Odisha: Many parents in Odisha
Lakshadweep is not the Maldives. It cannot be
<p>After destroying hill stations in the Himalayas, the spectre
The future of Xi Jinping Thought
If Xi Jinping had followed the example of his immediate predecessors, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Nineteenth Congress in October 2017 should have marked the halfway point of his time in power. After completing his first five-year term as general
My month in rehab: alcohol was killing me – until I made that crucial call
The crime author Cate Quinn thought she was entering rehab to tackle a nascent drink problem spurred by a family tragedy. The truth? She had never experienced adult life sober I was sitting on the bathroom floor, sobbing. The room was spinning. It was the
Zimbabwe: Weaver Press Is Closing - How One Small, Brave Zimbabwean Publisher Made a Difference
With the news that it is to halt operations it's a fitting time to take stock of Weaver Press in Zimbabwe. ...
Republic Day parade rehearsal likely to affect central Delhi traffic, police issue advisory
<p>New Delhi: Vehicular traffic is likely to be affected in central Delhi on Tuesday during a full-dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade, the police have said in an advisory.</p>.<p>The full-dress rehearsal will have the same route as
Ayodhya Ram mandir opens to public today: All you need to know
<p>The doors of the Ram temple in Ayodhya opened to the
Yes, defend ships in the Red Sea, but tax them too
<p>Ship owners are diverting vessels thousands of miles round the southern tip of Africa in response to Houthi
Coward in name only: Showing a real swagger on both ends of the court, EWU guard Cedric Coward has been instrumental in Eagles’ nine-game win streak.
There were points earlier this men’s basketball season when Eastern Washington forward Cedric Coward was trying to force his shot, trying to will his team to a victory. It showed on his shooting charts, particularly in losses to Pac-12 teams: a 4-for-13 effort
Production on a new murder mystery film began Monday in St. Paul
Filming began Monday in St. Paul on “Unholy Communion,” a murder mystery based on the book of the same name by Scandia author Thomas Rumreich. The film stars Vincent Kartheiser (“Mad Men,” “Another Day in Paradise”) and Adam Bartley (“Longmire,” “NCIS: Los
Illustrated version of the first ‘The Hunger Games’ novel set to publish Oct. 1
A new edition of “The Hunger Games,” the first novel in Suzanne Collins’ dystopian series set in the land of Panem, will include words and pictures. “The Hunger Games Illustrated Edition” will be
‘Sugar, Baby’ a big mess of a novel you can’t help but read
Agnes Green grew up on the poor side of a town outside London in the new novel “Sugar, Baby.” She’s been an outsider her whole life, with her strict conservative Christian upbringing directly at odds with her desire for romance, sex and
Book profiles women who fought back
Elizabeth Flock prefaces “The Furies: Women, Vengeance, and Justice,” with an account of being raped in her twenties. Her response to that assault teaches her “an unnerving lesson,” that along with fight or flight, a person can react to
Absorbing new science fact book shoots for the ‘Moon’
Nothing has preoccupied humanity quite like our fascination with the moon. From ancient artifacts and cuneiform scribblings to social media and scheming tech bros, evidence of lunar allure has never waned. Explorers, worshipers, inventors, politicians,
‘The Storm We Made’ offers different take on WWII fiction
World War II might be the most popular subject for historical fiction, but Vanessa Chan’s debut, “The Storm We Made,” defies the typical focus on the Western front and a clear-cut distinction between good and evil that characterizes many
McMorris Rodgers, Cantwell request update from Biden administration on aid for Gray, Oregon Road wildfire victims
WASHINGTON – Two of Eastern Washington’s representatives in Congress sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday asking for an update on potential aid for the victims of two wildfires that destroyed hundreds of Spokane County homes in August 2023.
Lili Navarette expected to win appointment for two year stint on Spokane City Council
Barbara Liliana Navarrete Lorenzo, better known as Lili Navarrete, is expected to fill an open seat on the Spokane City Council for the next two years, after her name was advanced during a Monday committee meeting. Navarrete was one of 17 applicants for the
Glorious Exploits author Ferdia Lennon: ‘Best writing advice? You can’t improve what you haven’t written’
The author of one of the best Irish debut novels in years on twisting the classics, literary pilgrimages and his cultural recommendations Ferdia Lennon: inviting Euripides, the Brontës, Dostoevsky, Hilary Mantel, Roberto Bolano and Joyce to dinner. Photograph:
Dave Eggers’ children’s book, ‘The Eyes & the Impossible,’ wins prestigious Newbery Medal
Daily Press | 2024-01-22, 23:32
NEW YORK — Dave Eggers is now an award-winning children’s author. McSweeney's Dave Eggers’ first book for kids, “The Eyes & the Impossible,” was awarded the John Newbery Medal on Monday. Eggers’ “The Eyes & the Impossible,” the great
Baseball Hall of Famer, Spokane native Ryne Sandberg announces cancer diagnosis
National Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman and Spokane native Ryne Sandberg announced through social
New Philly poet laureate crowned
The Philadelphia Tribune | 2024-01-22, 22:47
Germantown native Kai Davis is Philly’s new poet laureate, selected out of 16 applicants, a record number for the position. “Poetry is a community practice,” Davis says. “I believe that the poet laureate’s duty is to gather people on the margins and bring them
Dear Annie: Gifting gone wrong
Dear Annie: On Dec. 19 , 2022, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Ahead of time, my husband and I talked with both sets of our parents and we all agreed that we would not be exchanging Christmas gifts that year. I wanted for Christmas to be quiet so that I
Vancouver writer Kevin Chong, Noah Richler and Molly Johnson among 2024 Scotiabank Giller Prize jurors
American authors Dinaw Mengestu and Megha Majumdar are also on the 5-person jury panel. The $100,000 Giller Prize is the richest in Canadian literature. ...
Sally Rooney wins awards for clocking up millions of sales
Normal People has sold more than one million copies in UK. Conversations with Friends and Beautiful World, Where Are You have each sold 500,000 Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You on sale in Hodges Figgis, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The
Education: Some Hopeful News on D.C.’s ‘Reading Crisis’
Although D.C. public school students are suffering through a well-documented “reading crisis,” some hopeful signs for progress appear to be emerging on the city’s horizon. Representing Ward 2 on the ...
