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......
'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......
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......
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......
Democrat Rev Raphael Warnock has scored a crucial win in Georgia's Senatorial race, bringing his party within the reach of a majority in the US Senate. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Multiple news......
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......
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 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......
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......
'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:......
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......
A long-drawn story dealing with war, destruction and hope, Cold Mountain is also about the discoveries its main characters, especially the one-named soldier Inman, make around themselves and within......
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......
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......
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: ......
'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......
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......