[ad_1] Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterGetty ImagesThe closing credits of 2021's No Time To Die, the most recent film in the 007 series, ended with a familiar message: "James Bond will return."But for the last few years,…
Denmark scraps book tax to combat “reading crisis”
[ad_1] The Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to combat a "reading crisis".The tax is is one of the highest in the world. Culture Minister…
Reading Week in Kerala: This Kochi school got…
[ad_1] For 76-year-old Monica Thomas, a retired professor of St Teresa’s College, Kochi, the visit to Rajagiri Kindergarten, a part of Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery, was a step back in time. “It was an interaction…
Trivandrum Reads, an ardent group of bookworms in…
[ad_1] A weak, watery sunshine envelopes the green expanse of the Napier Museum grounds in Thiruvananthapuram. Raindrops twinkle on the damp grass and leaves. Occasionally a breeze showers a few raindrops. However, Vipin S is…
Sara Ali Khan says mom Amrita Singh reading…
[ad_1] Even though they are both actors, Sara Ali Khan and her mother, Amrita Singh, have different relationships with stardom, and social media is at the heart of it. "She was a public figure when…
Czech fake dentist gave root canals after reading…
[ad_1] A 22-year-old fake dentist and two assistants have been charged by Czech police after treating dozens of patients using instructions found on the internet. Police said the three family members opened a surgery without…
Reading Day to be celebrated in schools, but…
[ad_1] Even as the government considers awarding grace marks to students for reading newspapers and books, libraries in State’s schools remain unutilised primarily owing to a lack of librarians. In the new academic year, the…
Nationwide ‘Vaayanasadhas’ to mark 30th National Reading Day…
[ad_1] By Chandhana V. Gopan In a major initiative to promote reading and literacy, the P.N. Panicker Foundation will organise around one lakh ‘Vaayanasadhas’ across the country as part of the 30th National Reading Day…
Bookgasm and The Lit People make reading fun…
[ad_1] While most of the city is settling in for a lazy lunch on a Sunday afternoon, a bunch of strangers-turned-book-lovers are gathered at a cosy café — hungry for conversation, not food. This is…