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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......

American pastor does a 'rethink' on Quran burning

In a dramatic turn of events, an American Pastor, who drew global outrage for his plans to burn copies of Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, on Friday said he was "rethinking" his......

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......

Obama joins Modi in paying homage to Martin Luther King

In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama visited the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial and paid homage to the leader of the African-American civil......

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......

Watch Oscar-Winning Anora On OTT

Witches, werewolves, pilots, engineers, the OTT scene is bursting with all kinds of extremes this week, and Sukanya Verma lists them out. AnoraWhere to watch? Jio HotstarLanguage: English Winner......

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......

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......

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:......

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......

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......

Argentina lose injured Aguero, Pastore for World Cup qualifiers

IMAGE: Sergio Aguero (right) of Argentina vies for the ball with Gianmarco Gambetta of Peru. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images. Argentina suffered a blow to their 2018 World Cup qualifying......

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: ......

Argentina's puzzle - great players, but misfiring team

'It's gotten complicated' for Argentina IMAGE: Angel di Maria with team-mates. Photograph: Selección Argentina/Twitter Argentina have reached three major finals in three years but the......

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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