Reading

'I was once a broken reader but slowly found my way back to books'

Writers may be more likely to break than other readers because there's ego and other occupational hazards involved

Updated On: 30 Nov 2025 | 7:16 AM IST

Facing a 'reading crisis,' Denmark to make books cheaper by cutting tax

The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax

Updated On: 24 Aug 2025 | 9:43 AM IST

Google introduces new 'Reading practice' feature for Play Books, Kids Space

Tech giant Google has introduced a new 'Reading practice' feature for its Play Books Android application and Kids Space, which will help new readers independently improve their vocabulary

Updated On: 02 Jun 2023 | 11:16 AM IST

Reading & in-betweens: Making sense of words

We appear to be natural at reading, but is that true?

Updated On: 11 Nov 2022 | 10:49 PM IST

Snacking to chores: How Covid-19 lockdown affected lives in Australia

To understand how the virus affected people's everyday lives, the ABS ran a fortnightly survey with the same group of 1,000 people from April 1 to July 10. Here are some of the key findings

Updated On: 03 Aug 2020 | 10:11 AM IST

All you wanted to know about the ADX indicator

ADX has a strong significance from a long-term perspective. However, recent years have seen traders using it for a short-to-medium term perspective.

Updated On: 02 Jul 2020 | 8:58 AM IST

UK police launches probe after multiple stabbings reported in Reading

Police blocked off several roads, and photos showed two air ambulances nearby

Updated On: 21 Jun 2020 | 8:12 AM IST

Possibilities of escaping your room amid lockdown are endless. Read books

Who wants to read about disease, or be reminded of one's mortality, during a pandemic?

Updated On: 17 Apr 2020 | 10:55 PM IST

What are we reading anyway?

In such dire times, the incessant social media discourse and the flurry of think pieces on a New Yorker short story gives me immense hope for the world

Updated On: 19 Jan 2018 | 11:46 PM IST