Why Potter creator was denied top US honour

Former United States President George W Bush's advisers believed that JK Rowling's books 'encouraged witchcraft' and thus deprived the author from a top US honour, reveals a new book. The book,......

'Lashkar moving into mainstream of global jihad'

Bruce Riedel, the former senior National Security Council official in the Clinton administration, says notwithstanding Pakistan's paranoia about India's role in Afghanistan, the United States......

Manufacturing industries affected by global crisis

The micro industries in Tamil Nadu have been adversely affected by the economic meltdown. In the recent past, Tamil Nadu has emerged as a major hub for the engineering industry and......

Protest over Arcelor Mittal plant in Jharkhand

Angry villagers of the Khuti and Gumla districts in Jharkhand are protesting against the transfer of land to steel giant Arcelor Mittal for a proposed steel project. Arcelor......

If Sunil Mittal does not succeed...

He's been looking for a toehold in the global markets for over a year. So, a few weeks ago, when Bharti Airtel hit 100 million subscribers, Sunil Mittal told journalists that his colleague Akhil......

Ambani case: Clean chit for ADAG officials

Railway police on Friday gave a clean chit to three officials of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group whose statements were recorded in connection with the death of Airworks technician Bharat Borge. These......

STRANGER THINGS. HORROR. ACTION

This week on OTT is only about three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. Sukanya Verma proves it here: Stranger Things Season 4Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: English < The......

Actors We Miss at the Harry Potter Reunion

The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts has generated a lot of buzz ever since it started streaming on Amazon Prime Video on January 1. While everyone's excited to see Daniel......

Bigg Boss 12: Guess who the surprise package is?

Bigg Boss 12 doesn't boast of a remarkable line-up but there are a few eye-catching inclusions that should keep the show in the news for the next few months, feels Sukanya Verma. It's that time of......

5 questions I have for J K Rowling

'How did Hermoine fall for Weasley?' 20 years after Harry Potter made his debut, Vanita Kohli-Khandekar has some questions for its author. IMAGE: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Circa......

UK minister apologises for misnaming soccer star Rashford, citing Harry Potter confusion

IMAGE: Marcus Rashford has already helped to raise around 20 million pounds with charity Fareshare UK to supply meals to struggling families. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Health minister......

Kosgei shatters women's marathon World record

IMAGE: Brigid Kosgei set a blistering pace from the start to run two hours, 14 minutes, four seconds to break Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year-old women’s marathon world record. Photograph:......

When was a whole team named MoM?

Noted cricket statistician Rajneesh Gupta replies to readers' queries. Name: SatishIn a 'no result' ODI, where a team has batted and the second team is unable to do so due to rain and the match is......

Radcliffe wins at NYC marathon

Paula Radcliffe won the New York City marathon for a third time in emphatic fashion on Sunday, while Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil posted a dramatic come-from-behind win in the men's race.......

Tendulkar awaits crowing glory moment

Sachin Tendulkar on Friday described his farewell tour of England as a "memorable summer" but said a win in the seventh andfinal one-dayinternational at Lord's would be its crowning glory moment.......