No copyright exists on the title of literary work: SC
The Supreme Court in a judgement today held that no copyright exists in the “title” of a literary work. It also said that a plaintiff or a complainant is not…
Indira Gandhi saw her political legacy in Priyanka Gandhi : Fotedar Book
AMN NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi had a premonition about her death just days before she was assassinated and confided to her close associate M L Fotedar that she saw the…
Svetlana Alexievich wins 2015 Nobel prize in literature
Belarusian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich has won the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature.The prize committee called her writing a monument to courage and suffering in our time. The 67-year-old…
‘Heart Alone – A Collection of Short Stories’
By Andalib Akhtar – Do tragedies and tales of heart breaks have memories? The refrain often is : a New tale of heart-breaks would drive out the Old one. Now,…
Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade conferred with Jnanpith Award
Published on: 26 Apr 2015 @ 0:34 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday conferred the prestigious Jnanpith award on eminent Marathi litterateur Bhalchandra Nemade. Mr Nemade is the 50th recipient of…
24 Akbar Road
24 Akbar Road: A short history of the people behind the fall and rise of the Congress by Rasheed Kidwai published by Hachette India is a political overview of the…
Dard Ka Safar
NIGAR AKHTERMADHUBALA, the renowned Hindi film actress of 1950s and ‘60s, formed a triumvirate of fame along with fellow artists Nargis and Meena Kumari. Her actual name was Mumtaz Jahan…
Widows and Half Widows
The ‘Widows and Half Widows’ by Afsana Rashid is a saga of extra-judicial arrests and killings in Kashmir. It is story of women who even after years of the disappearance
The Potter’s Poison
Dr S K E HaiderCleft away by the unhealthy Yamuna, Gunjaan, on the other side of the river bank, is a small neglected locality dotted with battered low houses, swathed…
Legislature and Judiciary
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha M. Hamid Ansari on Wednesday emphasized on maintaining the delicate balance between the organs of the government.