South Korean Han Kang wins Nobel Literature, 8th woman to get award

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." IMAGE:......

Why Govt Spends Rs 96,792 Crore On CAPFs

When the internal security situation spirals out of the control of the provincial law and order machinery, the CAPFs can be called in, providing a security buffer before the Army is deployed.......

PIX: Yoga at New York's Times Square

Thousands of Yoga enthusiasts and practitioners assembled at the iconic Times Square in New York for day-long sessions of the ancient Indian practice on the eve of the commemoration of the......

Abu Dhabi Hindu temple built in same style as Ayodhya Ram temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Abu Dhabi's first Hindu stone temple, describing it as a symbol of the shared heritage of humanity and thanking the United Arab Emirates for......

Challenges Chip Projects like Vedanta-Foxconn Face

Indian plants -- who plan to begin production with 28 nano metre chips -- will take two to four years to get off the ground.By that time, in the fast changing world of chip making, the global......

'There is space for a brand like Vistara'

'I am seven months into the job, but it feels like seven years.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   There must be a restaurant that Vinod Kannan likes. Maybe so. But lunch with the......

How much will this painting sell for?

This is the largest single-owner sale of Indian modern art, but it is for reasons other than this historicity that it will be remembered, says Kishore Singh. IMAGE: The Winner of Hippies by......

The remorseful CEO

Today, apologies by CEOs of global corporations have become so common that you get case studies on the subject. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Facebook, Apple, Toyota, Microsoft, Uber,......

Top 10 Moments From Oscars 2024

IMAGE: Emma Stone celebrates her Best Actress win with presenters, Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Yeoh, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Love them,......

'Prasanth wanted Yash to play Hanuman'

'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.' IMAGE: Teja Sajja in HanuMan. Prasanth Varma's Telugu......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

Olympiad gold-medallist Vantika's next big move!

IMAGE: Vantika Agrawal helped India achieve its biggest glory in team chess by winning the first-ever Olympiad gold in Budapest recently. Photographs: FIDE/Michal Walusza Chess Olympiad......

FIH to revive India-Pakistan hockey series?

Given a choice, we will resume Indo-Pak bilateral hockey rivalry tomorrow: FIH chief Tayyab Ikram Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/X International Hockey Federation (FIH) president......

PIX: T20 World champions arrive to rousing reception

IMAGE: India skipper Rohit Sharma holds aloft the T20 World Cup trophy as he walks down the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Thursday morning. Photograph: ANI/X India’s T20......

Will India get another talent like Mohammed Shami?

IMAGE: Coach Paras Mhambrey believes no coach can create a bowler like Mohammed Shami. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Mohammed Shami possesses a rare ability of landing the ball in an upright......

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......