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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-Trump Race Is Very Close'

'If Trump wins the election, there's not going to be much turmoil.''But if he loses, he will not accept the results.''And if it is close, which I think it's going to be, he's going to contest......

'They Wanted To Stop Us From Protesting Against Adani'

'All those who participated in the agitation were branded as anti-nationals.' IMAGE: Fishermen protest against the Adani group's port development project at Vizhinjam. All Photographs: Kind......

A US President Bids His Wife Farewell

American Presidents, present and past, were there. As were First Ladies from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris was there too. Emory University's Glenn Memorial Church in......

BRS MP stabbed during Telangana election campaign

An attempt was made on the life of ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy by a 38-year-old man who allegedly stabbed him with a knife in Siddipet district on Monday, the police......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Photograph: Brian......

'Climate change could push up cereal prices by 29%'

A report authored by UN’s panel of scientists from across the world on climate change and sent to the governments of 197 countries has ominous news on the climate change front. Nitin Sethi......

Why vegetarianism is not all that great an idea for India

Indian farmers practise an agro-silvo-pastoral system and that livestock is a crucial part of their economy. Taking away the meat would demonetise their assets. It would kill their income, says......

Rethinking our Westernised biases

Ajit Balakrishnan reflects on pariahs, small businesses, and blockchains.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Last weekend, on the way back from a weekend trip to Varanasi, my first trip there, we......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

10 Classic Malayalam Films On OTT

There's a peevish quality to all the films on this list, which is fitting, because peevishness is the defining characteristic of most Malayalis. These films, even at their saddest, darkest and......

Is Fahadh Faasil India's Finest Actor?

As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor. Maheshinte Prathikaaram, 2016 Five years before Fahadh Faasil and......

2020's BEST Non-Hindi Films

2020 should be a case study of how film-makers from around India coped with the pandemic and the lockdown. Some were ready with their films, while others rushed through post-production working......

Do you know these HIDDEN MEANINGS in movies?

Looking back on my brief life as a film critic, I can see clearly the key role that subtexts and their uncovering had played in my getting started on this path. It was, over those many casual......

Soccer: Mumbai City FC go down in AFC Champions League

IMAGE: Mumbai City FC's Apuia Ralte in action against Al Shabab during their Asian Champions League in Riyadh on Friday. Photograph: Mumbai City FC/Twitter Mumbai City FC began their journey in......

Champions League: Ronaldo scores 750th goal; PSG win

Ronaldo scores 750th goal in first Champions League with female referee IMAGE: Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their second goal with Alvaro Morata. Photograph: Massimo......

Williams family to leave F1 after Italian GP

The family's departure marks the end of an era after 43 years and 739 Grands Prix. IMAGE: Williams' Racing Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Claire Williams,......

McEnroe hopes Serena can beat 'crazy aunt' Court's record

IMAGE: Can Serena Williams surpass Margaret Court’s record tally of 24 Grand Slam titles. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters John McEnroe mocked Australian Margaret Court as the......

Soccer Pics: Dybala sinks Milan as angry Ronaldo substituted

IMAGE: Juventus' Paulo Dybala celebrates scoring their first goal against AC Milan at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, on Sunday. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters Juventus stayed top of Serie A with......

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