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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......

'Kamala-Trump Race Is Very Close'

'If Trump wins the election, there's not going to be much turmoil.''But if he loses, he will not accept the results.''And if it is close, which I think it's going to be, he's going to contest......

A US President Bids His Wife Farewell

American Presidents, present and past, were there. As were First Ladies from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris was there too. Emory University's Glenn Memorial Church in......

'Vegetarianism can help'

'But one of the important things to remember is that what we are seeing today in India -- the destruction of the forests, the opening up of the forests to mining companies.''It's a horrifying thing......

Navy controversy: What is US telling India?

The USS John Paul Jones acted like a dog marking the lamp post, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: The USS John Paul Jones, which was prowling waters near the Lakshadweep islands last......

Rethinking our Westernised biases

Ajit Balakrishnan reflects on pariahs, small businesses, and blockchains.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Last weekend, on the way back from a weekend trip to Varanasi, my first trip there, we......

America's 10 most famous fraudsters

In a scene from the much-acclaimed 2002 gun violence documentary Bowling for Columbine, the film's maker and host Michael Moore peacefully strolls through the much maligned South Central......

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

2020 should be a case study of how film-makers from around India coped with the pandemic and the lockdown. Some were ready with their films, while others rushed through post-production working......

Tubelight Review: Salman doesn't seem to be having fun

'How can you blame poor Kabir Khan for the Tubelight fiasco?''We know that his Job Description expects him to work below full capacity, to sell his soul, and we know his SOP-sheet has the title:......

Review: 12 Years A Slave is a tough, important film

12 Years A Slave is Django Unchained served up Shyam Benegal style, says Raja Sen.Strange Fruit will never quite sound the same again. The old poem -- immortalised in song first by Billie......

Katy Perry sizzles in bare essentials

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! American singer and songwriter Katy Perry has posed topless wearing nothing but fishnet stockings in the recent issue......

Superman can still fly!

How time flies, and yet -- like Alice on her Wonderland treadmill -- remains firmly anchored in place.Twenty-eight years ago, when Superman first flew across the collective consciousness of......

McEnroe hopes Serena can beat 'crazy aunt' Court's record

IMAGE: Can Serena Williams surpass Margaret Court’s record tally of 24 Grand Slam titles. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters John McEnroe mocked Australian Margaret Court as the......

How many points will Paris fashion police give Serena?

Fashion statements from Roland Garros... Paris is the fashion capital of the world and tennis apparel brands are ready to turn heads with style statements at the French Open. Take a look: ......

Football Extras: US women's soccer players sue federation for gender discrimination

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field. IMAGE: The USA women's national football team. Photograph: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The US women's national soccer team sued the US......

Football Extras: Juve's Ronaldo scores for fifth game in a row...

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Juventus FC's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring against Fiorentina on Saturday. Photograph: Juventus......

Under-17 WC SF: Spain's Tiki-Taka vs Mali's all-out attack

IMAGE: Spain’s players celebrate after scoring the first goal against France during their Under-17 World Cup match at Indira Gandhi in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI A battle of contrasting......

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