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Nobel-winning author Doris Lessing passes away at 94

British author and Nobel Literature laureate Doris Lessing died in London on Sunday, BBC reported. She was 94. A statement from her publisher, Harper Collins, said she "passed away peacefully at......

Doris Lessing bags Nobel Prize for Literature

In the autumn of her literary odyssey comes the Nobel Prize. Eighty-eight-year-oldBritish writer Doris Lessing has won the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature for her outstanding contribution to......

IN PHOTOS: Women who won the Nobel Literature Prize

Author Alice Munroe won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. The 82-year-old became the first Canada-based writer to win the honour. Munroe will be presented with her award at a formal......

Al Gore, Pachauri's IPCC share peace Nobel

Former United States vice-president Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel committee has said. Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri......

Two Indian writers in Booker list

Two Indians are among 13 novelists in contention for this year's Man Booker Prize after the judges tore up nearly all predictions and disregarded virtually all star literary novelists. Indian......

Why RBI Is Worried About The Rise In Personal Loans

In the June quarter of FY24, 51 per cent of consumers who took small-ticket personal loans already had more than four credit products at the time of accessing yet another new loan, compared with......

'Stagnation in real wages is the surest sign of rural slowdown'

The implication of a slowdown in the financial services sector are very different (eg, likely to affect fewer people directly, and even that affecting those at the top of the income distribution)......

Kingfisher: How can a bank lend crores against a brand?

In the frenzy of the debate over whether Vijay Mallya is a 'defaulter' or an 'absconder', a critical business asset has been needlessly sullied, says Shailesh Dobhal. As a reporter......

Why Indian Railways is incurring losses under Mamata

'Mamata magic' might have turned the tide in favour of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal in the last Lok Sabha elections, but things don't look hunky dory in the firebrand railway minister's......

BoP: Not a 1991 relapse, but India faces daunting road back to glory

For events separated by time, it’s common to search for parallels. This is exactly what many are doing in the current economic crisis: Growth is at a decadal low, trade and current account......

Heading To A Wedding? Wear That Sari Right!

It's time to dress up and slay like a diva because the wedding season is here! If you're worried about how to make a Sari Statement, Namrata Thakker has got you covered! Photograph: Kind......

The 10 BEST SONGS of 2020

Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of the year. 2020 was a year of mayhem, not music. A bunch of tuneful treats though made the rough ride a little less agonizing. The Hindi film music scene......

Love your music? Read this about Spotify

About 18 months after its entry in India, a Spotify listener spent an average of 97 minutes on the app, almost ten times more than any other streaming music brand, reports Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.......

Koffee With Karan 6: Deepika, Alia have no drama!

As electric they are on screen, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt aren't quite chat show meat, feels Sukanya Verma. Shah Rukh Khan is to Koffee With Karan what coconuts are to newly purchased cars.......

The MOST SHOCKING Deaths in Bollywood

Did you expect Kareena Kapoor to die in Udta Punjab? A character dying on screen is not uncommon. It's the nature of death or the circumstances under which it all happened that makes all the......

'Modi running around saying he has been offered 2036 Games'

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh -- India's flag-bearers at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/Instagram Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have......

Unstoppable Sunil Chhetri shines in epic showdown vs Pak

Sunil Chhetri defies age and conditions to produce a masterclass IMAGE: Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri scored in hattrick as the hosts clinched a comfortable win over Pakistan. Photographs:......

Say no to the Games, else the guilty will escape!

Mahesh Vijapurkar urges sports persons to stand up and show contempt for the poor standards that appearthe benchmark of the Commonwealth Games. Much has been said on the Commonwealth Games (CWG),......

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