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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 Harris Is A Desi At Heart

'I think of that young baby, still in her diapers, balancing with her arms held up by her mother, a Tamil woman wearing a salwar kameez and a dupatta, seated on a stoop,' recalls Aseem Chhabra.......

70 Years Ago, They Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the......

What Record Did This Man Set?

Veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, breaking his own record with the highest number of ascents on the world's highest peak,......

Researchers develop new N95 mask that can curb Covid spread, kill virus

Researchers have developed a new N95 face mask that can not only reduce COVID-19 spread but also kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus upon contact with it. Image used for representational purpose only.......

'Not too many surprises, not too many gimmicks, and welcome consistency'

'The term 'pro-growth' must be qualified somewhat because, while a rising tide will lift all boats, it will not necessarily do so equally.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in......

Meet Adar Poonawala, India's COVID-19 vaccine man

Serum Institute is investing $200 million to create capacities for the COVID-19 vaccine.Sohini Das profiles its 39-year-old CEO. IMAGE: Adar Poonawalla, right, and his father Dr Cyrus S......

Is this why govt needs money from RBI?

Money permits patronage.Money means power. No wonder details of the crores locked up in NPAs and never repaid loans are top secret, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Photograph: PTI Photo It could well be......

I-League kicks off amid broadcast drama

IMAGE: I-League will be telecast on Sony Sports from the 2nd round onwards. Photograph: All India Football/X The I-League's 18th edition kicked off as scheduled on Friday, following a......

Marquez's India still searching for 1st win

IMAGE: Ranked 116th, Vietnam are 10 spots higher than India (126th) in the FIFA rankings. Photograph: AIFF/X Manolo Marquez will have to wait for his first win as India head coach as his team......

We are in better physical shape now'

IMAGE: Lalrinliana Hnamte is set to make his India debut against Vietnam on October 12. Photograph: Kind courtesy AIFF/X The Indian senior men's team have begun their preparations for the......

Syria thump India to win maiden Intercontinental Cup title

IMAGE: Syrian players celebrate with the trophy on winning the Intercontinental Cup title in Hyderabad on Monday. Photograph: Indian Football Team/X The Indian football team's hopes of winning the......

Chhetri bids adieu as India draw against Kuwait

IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri ended his glorious 19-year international career as the fourth most prolific scorer in international football with 94 goals. Photographs: AIFF/X The talismanic Sunil Chhetri......

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