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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......

Modi-Trump meet: Why the lack of euphoria is good news

The fantastic notions regarding the 'defining partnership' that accrued during the Obama years are withering away.We see none of the euphoric build-up customary to India's encounter with US......

Days before US polls, FBI releases Bill Clinton closed case files

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has once again courted controversy as it released heavily redacted files from its 2001 investigation of President Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive financier......

Trump steps up attack on Clinton over email probe

With Hillary Clinton's email saga getting murkier, Donald Trump has alleged that the former secretary of state set up an illegal server for the purpose of shielding her "criminal conduct" from......

E-mail server row: Hillary walks free, Republicans fume

In a big relief to Hillary Clinton, Attorney General Loretta Lynch has said the Democratic presidential candidate would not face any charges over allegations that she violated rules by using a......

Lehman@10: How the crisis unfolded

The US market regulator Securities and Exchange Commission was doing what it could to stem the flow. It temporarily prohibited naked short-selling in the securities of major financial players......

From intolerance to new GDP numbers, Rajan had a view on all

While stating that a strong government should be led by those who have expertise, motivation and integrity and can provide the needed public good, Rajan warned that "strong governments, may not,......

US tech industry appeals to Obama to keep hands off encryption

Top US tech companies are warning the Obama administration against imposing new policies that the companies say would weaken increasingly sophisticated encryption systems designed to protect......

Best investment advice from 15 legendary investors

Joseph Hachem kisses a stack of $100 bills after winning World Series of Poker. Photograph: Reuters As a small investor, the rules suggest that you must invest in stocks with a long term view of......

Tech glitch shuts down Nasdaq market for 3 hours

Trading in thousands of US stocks ground to a halt for much of Thursday after an unexplained technological problem shut down trading in Nasdaq securities, the latest prominent disruption to the......

Lataji Remembered At BAFTAS

The BAFTAs were held at London's Royal Albert Hall and it saw movie royalty walk down the red carpet. The sci-fi film Dune was among the big winners of the night with five awards. Lata Mangeshkar......

Bollywood 2021: J to Q RECAP

Even with an on-going pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a relatively quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama......

No Time to Die review

To be able to bid farewell to Daniel Craig is an emotion all fans of the Bond franchise must experience, feels Aseem Chhabra. No Time to Die is quite a party. Old friends, nemesis and new ones......

A Grand Night For James Bond

The red carpet was rolled out for the long awaited new James Bond movie, No Time To Die at the Royal Albert Hall in London, September 28, 2021. The cast, led by Daniel Craig in his last outing as......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

Survey reveals widespread racism in English cricket

IMAGE: The England and Wales Cricket Board is set to introduce an anonymous phone line to report racism, issue guidance on how people can be held to account for breaches and a forum for sharing......

In coronavirus-hit world, sponsors to stand by delayed Olympics

Five major sponsors, Procter & Gamble, Intel, Airbnb, Coca-Cola and Samsung Electronics reaffirmed their commitment to the Tokyo Olympics despite the postponement. IMAGE: Miraitowa, left, the......

EPL: United's Solskjaer delivers perfect reply to his doubters

The United fans, who celebrated the victory at the end of the game with the manager and players, have not been the source of criticism of Solskjaer -- indeed the Norwegian has enjoyed strong......

Clijsters, Henin sweep to victory

Kim Clijsters began her farewell appearance at the Sony Ericsson Open by sweeping the last dozen games to overwhelm Akiko Morigami 4-6, 6-0, 6-0 on Friday in the second round. Men's second seed......

Smith: It's our turn to bounce back

August 18, 2003 | 22:25 ISTSmith: It's our turn to bounce backSouth Africa captain Graeme Smith was disappointed but not downcast after the Proteas lost the third cricket Test against England by 70......

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