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South Korean Han Kang wins Nobel Literature, 8th woman to get award

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." IMAGE:......

Gallery of the strange: Weird, wild and strange photos

These 12 photographs show what a mad, mad world we live in! A man carries his wife over an obstacle while competing in the Wife Carrying Championship to mark Russia Day and City Day......

Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

The odd, crazy world we live in!

These photos prove we live in a truly bizarre world. Image: A woman wearing a bikini tops up fuel at a petrol station in Kiev, Ukraine. One of the largest networks of petrol stations in......

Indian engineer elected to top UK science body

Last Thursday, May 14, India-born engineering Professor Thomas Kailath, was elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (United Kingdom) for his efforts in engineering, which the society says......

Sir Timothy, inventor of World Wide Web

A long time ago, in a world where George Michael was still considered cool and being gay implied you were happy about something, a man called Timothy John Berners-Lee decided to change the face of......

Crafted with care

Out of strength, sometimes, comes sweetness. Nine years ago, when Ikea, the Swedish furniture company, was being challenged over the use of child labour, its executives decided that instead of......

Patentman fights for India

Raghunath Anant Mashelkar is used to being wooed. So he is fairly casual about the 26 invites to join the boards of companies that he has received since he handed over the reins as head of the......

Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

IMAGE: Elizabeth Debicki with her Emmy. Photograph: Mike Blake/ Reuters Elizabeth Debicki stood out at the 76th Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, on Sunday, September......

'Ananya Gives It Her 100%'

'In anything in life, privilege helps.''Privilege means access. Access means connections.''Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.' IMAGE: Ananya Panday and Vihaan Samat in Call Me......

Amy Jackson-Ed Westwick Attend BAFTA

The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad. The best was, of......

James Bond actor, Roger Moore passes away

British actor Roger Moore, best known for his role as James Bond in films, passed away today in Switzerland after a brief battle with cancer. He was 89. The family said that they will hold a......

Varma speaks her mind

It certainly was a catchy headline in London's Telegraph -- Indira Varma: From the naked to the dead. But it wasn't like Varma, who had nude scenes in Mira Nair's hit film Kama Sutra over 11 years......

'Kohli is hungry for improvement'

'He is a great player. He continues to improve and get better' IMAGE: Gary Kirsten, who coached India from 2008-11, is once again working with Virat Kohli as assistant coach of the Royal......

Can Australia win ICC World Cup in 2019?

Kirsten sees recovering Australia as genuine World Cup contenders IMAGE: Can Australia defend the title they won on home soil three years ago? Photograph: CA/Twitter Australia may still be......

'Fletcher should get credit for Indian cricket's smooth transition'

'Duncan Fletcher and Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a huge role in creating an environment for young players to thrive' IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Duncan Fletcher. Photograph: Michael......

'I am still not ready for international cricket'

One thing that frustrates a sportsperson the most is sitting out of the game due to injury. India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan has often been in that situation. The left-armer had to return from......

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