College Street publishers still recovering from sight of never-before deluge that dampened their Durga Puja

College Street publishers still recovering from sight of never-before deluge that dampened their Durga Puja

People stand against a book store after the College Street area gets waterlogged due to rainfall, in Kolkata, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Publishers and booksellers in College Street, often considered the world’s biggest book market, are still recovering from the shock of seeing their wares submerged in water, no longer retrievable, … Read more

Google plans to pay publishers $1 billion over three years for their content

Google plans to pay publishers  billion over three years for their content

BRUSSELS – Alphabet’s Google plans to pay $1 billion to publishers globally for their content over the next three years, its CEO said on Thursday, a move that could help it win over a powerful group amid heightened regulatory scrutiny worldwide. News publishers have long fought the world’s most popular internet search engine for compensation … Read more