After Shahidul Alam went on TV last year and criticized the government of his native Bangladesh, the renowned photographer was taken from his home and thrown in jail for 107 days. If it was meant ...

With three new dengue deaths yesterday, the total number of deaths has risen to 300 this year, depicting a grim picture of how losing lives to the mosquito-borne disease has become a regular ...

New York Times bestselling author Rumaan Alam sits down with Hoda and Jenna to share the inspiration behind his new book “Entitlement” and how the book aims to question readers’ attitudes ...

Alam Ara was described as a 'swashbuckling tale of warring queens, palace intrigue, jealously and romance' Earlier this month, a group of archivists in the western Indian city of Mumbai recovered ...

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference. Now Alam returns with his second novel, Entitlement, in which a woman in her thirties works as the ...

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