Dussehra is non-religious festival, appropriate for writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate it: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Aug 31, 2025

Amid the row over inviting renowned Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah remarked that Dussehra is...

"Not right to oppose this": G Parameshwara backs Mysore Dasara inauguration by Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq

Aug 25, 2025

G Parameshwara defended the government's decision to invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysore Dasara festival.

Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi congratulate writer Banu Mushtaq for International Booker Prize

May 21, 2025

Writer, activist Banu Mushtaq scripted history after her Kannada book 'Heart Lamp' became the first originally written Kannada book to win the International Booker...

"Insult to Hindu traditions": Karnataka BJP chief hits out at DK Shivakumar over remarks on Chamundi Hills

Aug 28, 2025

"The problem is not with the BJP but with the mindset of the ruling Congress party. Recently, I have seen DK Shivakumar's statement on...

'BJP floating discriminatory ideas': Sharan Prakash Patil as SC dismisses plea inviting Banu Mushtaq for Mysuru Dasara

Sep 20, 2025

Karnataka Minister Sharan Prakash Patil welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the petition against the invitation to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to...

Banu Mushtaq's short story collection 'Heart Lamp' becomes first Kannada book to win the International Booker Prize

May 21, 2025

Indian writer, women activist Banu Mushtaq scripted history by winning the International Booker prize for the short story anthology, Heart Lamp in 2025. It...