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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......

'COVID-19: 'We are in this for years'

'Vigilance is the enemy of the virus.' We need to be alert all the time, about this, until we fully understand it.'And that's going to take years, actually.' IMAGE: Mumbaikars leave the......

In US for second visit, PM Modi has a packed schedule

PM Narendra Modi gets a grand welcome from the Indian American community in New York. Photograph: SnapsIndia Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in New York on Thursday on his second visit......

Remembering United 93: Memorial opens 14 years after 9/11 attacks

Fourteen years in the making and a incessant reminder of the horrors of the past, Flight 93 National Memorial, which opened on Thursday, is an interactive centre that employs photographs, video......

After Italy, Google is taking Indian law for granted

Why is Google not being pulled up for mapping vital and sensitive installations which is against the law, asks Tarun Vijay. Just because Google is good and useful, is it above the law? We use......

RIL in talks for stake in Tata Play, may buy Disney's 30% share

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) is in discussions to acquire a 29.8 per cent stake in Tata Play from the Walt Disney Company, according to sources close to the development.......

Ex-Star India CEO Uday Shankar, James Murdoch team up for new venture

The venture, they said, would focus on technology and media opportunities in emerging markets. Industry sources said the focus would be on digital media, with India being the big driver.......

Nooyi, Nadella among world's highest paid CEOs

8 CEOs on the list are female, and they far outpace the median pay for the Equilar 100 as a whole As many as three Indian origin persons have been named among 100 highest-paid CEOs globally with......

Modi arrives in US; packed schedule ahead of him

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here on Thursday on his second visit to the US, has a packed schedule ahead of him, during which he will address world leaders at a landmark UN sustainable......

Most influential people in the world of business

ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have found a place in Time magazine’s ‘The 100 Most Influential People’ in the world. Image: Chanda Kochchar among......

Review: The Iron Lady works because of Meryl Streep

The Iron Lady is much too lethargic to create the complexity of Margaret Thatcher's supremacy or match the aura of Meryl Streep's ambitions, writes Sukanya Verma. It was in a Linda Goodman book......

When Kohli's India Conquered Australia

After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus......

When A Queen Came To Watch Tennis

Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't. Look who turned up to watch the matches at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on......

IPL Media Rights: Disney Star bags TV deal; Viacom18 gets digital

The final valuation of the IPL media rights is likely to be around Rs 47,000 crore to Rs 50,000 crore. IMAGE: The BCCI is richer by Rs 44,075 crore after selling the IPL Indian sub-continent TV......

Sports Shorts: Hamilton can equal pole record; ISL gets AFC nod

Hamilton can equal pole record, take F1 lead in Hungary IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images If all goes to plan for Lewis......

Boon, Hayden to be inducted into cricket Hall of Fame

IMAGE: Matthew Hayden thanks his supporters. Photograph: Robert Prezioso/Getty Images. Two of Australia's greatest top-order batsmen, David Boon and Matthew Hayden, and the brilliant......

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