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  12 best Indian novels that everyone needs to read A Fine Balance’ by Rohinton Mistry, published by Faber & Faber: £9.99, Waterstones Set in 1975, when prime minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency due to civil unrest, this fine novel is the story of four strangers – a widow, a young student who has been uprooted from his idyllic hill station home and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village. The quartet are thrust together, sharing a cramped apartment and facing an uncertain future in the middle of India’s political turmoil. Shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize, Mistry’s beautifully written novel is a literary tour de force. ‘A Suitable Boy’ by Vikram Seth, published by Orion: £9.99, Amazon Published in 1993, this huge tome – one of the longest novels published in a single volume in the English language – is a much-loved classic. Set in newly independent, post-partition India, it follows the stories of four families, focusing on Rupa ...

  Sabarimala Temple Opens, Devotees To Be Allowed From November 16 Sabarimala:  The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala opened on Sunday evening for the annual two-month long Mandala-Makaravillakku season, adhering to strict COVID-19 protocol. Devotees would be allowed inside the temple only from Monday morning, temple sources said. No special pujas were held on Sunday. Melshanti A K Sudheer Namboothiri opened the doors of the sanctum sanctorum and lit the lamps at 5 pm in the presence of Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru, heralding the start of the 62-day long pilgrim season. The newly elected Sabarimala melsanthi VK Jayaraj Potti and Malikkapuram Melsanthi M N Raj Kumar, were the first to climb the holy 18 steps and offer prayers. During Saturdays and Sundays, 2000 people would be allowed darshan. The health department has also made arrangements for antigen tests in various centres including all bus stands and railway stations at Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruvalla,Chengannur and K...

  Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals IPL Final 2020 LIVE Score, MI vs DC Match Updates:  IPL Final 2020 LIVE Score, MI vs DC Match Updates: MUMBAI INDIANS ARE CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIFTH TIME! Back-to-back titles for Rohit Sharma's team. They have been the best side this season and they proved their worth once again. Preview : It's time for the big final in IPL 2020. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Delhi Capitals in the summit clash on 10 November at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Mumbai, who are into their sixth IPL final and have four titles in their trophy cabinet, would be aiming for their fifth silverware. They have earlier won the IPL trophy in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. The only time they did not win the title after reaching the finale was in 2010 when they lost to Chennai Super Kings. Standing in their way to the record fifth title are Shreyas Iyer's boys from Delhi. It would be the first final match for DC in history. They defeate...