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When The Shortest Met The Tallest!

IMAGE: Rumeysa Gelgi with Jyoti Amge, the tallest and shortest women on earth. Photograph: Kind courtesy rumeysagelgi/Instagram Jyoti Amge, the shortest lady on the planet, met Rumeysa Gelgi, the......

British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel

British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her 'ambitious and beautiful' Orbital, which becomes the first novel set in space to win the GBP 50,000 literary prize selected from......

When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

Obscene material is...: HC orders Customs to release Souza, Padamsee works

Not every nude painting can be described as obscene, the Bombay high court said on Friday while ordering the Customs department to release works by renowned artists FN Souza and Akbar Padamsee......

She Helps Girls Get Education

What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......

Brics likely to focus on closer energy partnerships among members

The 16th Brics Summit beginning Tuesday in Kazan, Russia, is expected to see more focus on creating a sharper energy policy for Brics that ensures closer partnership among members in both energy......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Ratan Tata: A Corporate Titan Like None Other

Ratan Tata was one of the world's most influential industrialists yet he never appeared on any list of billionaires. Photograph: ANI Photo He controlled over 30 companies that operated in over......

IPOs: India First, US Second, China Third

India topped the APAC region with 227 transactions in the first eight months of CY24.The US was second with 133 deals while China ranked third with 69 transactions. Illustration: Dominic......

'Saddest' One Direction Reunion At Liam's Funeral

IMAGE: Tributes are laid in a park in Liam Payne's hometown Wolverhampton, UK. Photograph: Phil Noble/ Reuters Just over a month after Liam Payne's death, mourners gathered on Wednesday for a......

Alia-Ranbir-Raha's Beautiful Diwali

Diwali festivities with Bollywood stars and their little ones continue in full swing. Photograph: Kind courtesy Alia Bhatt/Instagram Alia Bhatt twins with Ranbir Kapoor and Raha for a perfect......

Looking At Riddhima's FABULOUS Life

She hails from the first family of Hindi cinema and yet, has stayed away from showbiz. Until now. Yes, we are talking about Ranbir Kapoor's sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, who has finally made her......

'The Titan Flies Away Into The Ages'

'Some icons are living textbooks, teaching us about leadership, success, and legacy. Extraordinary yet human and approachable, they inspire and guide us.''India has lost a true son and champion.'......

Goodbye Maggie!

IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......

'Cricket is India's religion, but...'

IMAGE: Sebastian Coe has been in the country for the past two days, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya among others to discuss the growth potential of......

Fate of India Down Under will depend on two stalwarts...

IMAGE: The form of Virat Kohli (2nd from left) and Jasprit Bumrah (right) will dictate India's success in Australia. reckons Matthew Hayden. Photograph: BCCI Former Australian opener Matthew......

Will Australia reclaim the BGT title from India?

Matthew Hayden makes bold BGT series prediction, believes Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah's form could dictate result IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah (below) could be the deciding factors for......

Tour for Champions Trophy commences in Pakistan

IMAGE: Pakistan had beaten India in 2017 to win the Champions Trophy. Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X The Champions Trophy tour unveiled by the ICC on Saturday, will be held in Karachi,......

Base of Indian cricket is very strong: Surya

IMAGE: Despite being a second-string side, India outplayed South Africa to win the T20I series 3-1 in Johannesburg, on Friday. Photograph: James Oatway/Reuters T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav......

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