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:......

Indian-American appointed as US research head

Indian-American academician Subra Suresh has been confirmed 'unanimously' by the US Senate to be the next director of the $7.4 billion National Science Foundation for a six-year term. President......

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......

Wish Ravi Shankar on his 90th birthday

Ravi Shankar, the man who introduced the world to the delights of Indian classical music, turns 90 today. The sitar maestro, who broughthis melodious sounds to the shores of America in the 1960s,......

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

On October 1 Indian-American Gita Gopinath was appointed chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the......

Indra Nooyi becomes 'most generous graduate' of Yale

Indra Nooyi joins several prominent persons of Indian-origin who have donated generously to US universities.   The prestigious Yale School of Management will name its deanship in honour of......

Rajan heads back to Chicago Booth School, to teach global corp finance

Having returned to his "ultimate home", former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has resumed his role as 'Distinguished Service Professor of Finance' at the University of Chicago Booth......

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......

'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......

Meryl Streep, a woman of letters

Actress Meryl Streep has been named an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She was elected for a special category, established in 1983, "Americans of great distinction in......

'We hope to bring Oscar home very soon'

IMAGE: A scene from Chhello Show. Pan Nalin's Chhello Show, a coming-of-age story of a boy in a village in Gujarat dreaming about making films, has made it to the Oscar shortlist. This, despite......

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......

American ganstas trade guns for cricket bats

Cricket has become an unlikely saviour for a bunch of Los Angeles gangsters who have turned to the game for salvation fromviolence. This unusual team is all set to tour Australia next month. This......

Want to train like Serena or Nadal?

$62,000 to train like Nadal, but are tennis academies worth it? IMAGE: Rafael Nadal trains children. Photograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images for LTA. You now can train like Serena Williams or......