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......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

How Villagers Risk Their Lives For Water

IMAGE: A woman climbs into a well to fill water. Kindly note that this photograph has been posted only for representational purposes.. Photograph: ANI Photo A UP policeman goes above and beyond......

Dreaded El Chapo's wife is a beauty queen

Following his cunning escape from Altiplano prison on July 11, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman could be on his way to be with his 25-year-old wife Emma Coronel Aispuro. -- How 'Shorty' executed his......

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. Photograph:......

'People Said I Was A Bewaqoof'

'Everything in life is about timing.''I came to films when the disco craze had started.''Everything just fell into place: The shorts, the slimness, the songs, and my combination with Usha Uthup and......

'All Your Money Goes In Keeping Up This Lifestyle'

'When there is a money crunch in the industry, actors like us are the ones who face budget cuts. Not the big actors.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikita Dutta/Instagram Nikita Dutta gives us a new......

Red Hot Malaika

Priyanka-Nick's before and after pictures...Salman celebrates with family... Abhishek mingles with Amy Jackson... Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram Malaika Arora at the Dubai......

'My Life And My Story Is My Truth'

'At the age of 68, I am in the best phase of my life.''What I have left of my life, I want to live with dignity.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kalpana Iyer/Instagram From a studious girl who learnt......

The Ultimate 'Dulhan Ka Bhai'

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav steals the show at sister's wedding. Photographs: Kind courtesy Suryakumar Yadav/Instagram   Suryakumar Yadav, India's T20 captain, celebrated younger sister Dinal's......

PICS: 2024 Paralympics opens amid grand spectacle

Images from the  2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday. IMAGE: Performers delight as the Obelisk of Luxor on the Place de la Concorde is seen during the 2024 Paralympics......

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Zverev cruise; Rublev exits

IMAGES from Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his first round match......