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Siddhartha Mukherjee wins Guardian First Book award

Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Indian origin American physician who won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, has added another literary accolade by winning the Guardian First Book Award for his......

What Oncologists Should Tell You, But Seldom Do

Dear patients and caregivers, be forewarned.The disease is deadly in the truest sense. Only the mildest forms seem to be curable, and those too, if detected earlier, observes Shreekant Sambrani.......

TMC's Subrata Mukherjee no more, 'big blow' says Mamata

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Subrata Mukherjee died while being treated for cardiac ailments at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.......

PIOs aiding fight against COVID-19 among '2020 Great Immigrants'

Two renowned Indian-Americans who have contributed towards the efforts in mitigating the COVID-19 health crisis are among the 38 immigrants honoured by a prestigious American foundation ahead of......

Mukherjee, the 4th Indian-origin Pulitzer winner

Siddhartha Mukherjee has become the fourth person of Indian origin to bag the prestigious Pulitzer Prize, the first being Gobind Behari Lal way back in 1937. Lal was science editor emeritus for......

I have no retirement or succession plans: Rajiv Bajaj

Bajaj Auto is gearing up to launch clean-energy vehicles including another motorcycle powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), showcase ethanol-powered motorcycles and three-wheelers next month, as......

Why are NRIs so touchy about the country they left?

The only readers of this column I am wary of are Overseas Citizens of India, People of Indian origin, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), call them what you will, in the United States. Not distinguished......

Monday's crash: 'Investors wanted to book profits'

'The news about the new virus strain in the UK provided them with an opportunity to take money off the table.'Sunder Sethuraman reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Global stocks tumbled......

Lack of skills may spoil outsourcing party

A year 2005 Nasscom-McKinsey report says only 25 per cent of technical graduates and 10-15 per cent of general graduates are suitable for employment in offshore IT and BPO industries, respectively.......

TV get high on poll fever in WB

Competition for eyeballs kicks in on the run-up to the elections in West Bengal.If you have any doubt about elections being auspicious for the launch of news channels, take a look at West Bengal's......

Sunny Leone Wins An Award

Last weekend seemed to be dedicated to awards for style and talent. After we saw some Style Icons, it was time for the first edition of the OTTplay Changemaker Awards 2023. Sunny Leone......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

Satyajit Ray's Feluda turns 50

While Calcutta has transitioned to Kolkata, Satyajit Ray's detective, Feluda, has remained unchanged in the Bengali consciousness Here’s a mystery for Prodosh C Mitter to solve. How can a......

'Chiranjeevi appreciated Gamyam'

Radhakrishna (Krish, as he calls himself) Jagarlamudi's directorial Telugu debut Gamyam released recently is making waves in Andhra Pradesh. What makes the success of the film surprising is the......

Simi Garewal: the icon of style

Dinesh RahejaWith her Armani clothes and silken hair, Simi Garewal has been one of the most stylish actresses in the film industry for 40 years. Her impossibly chic signature style remained......

HC vacates stay, tells Dalmiya to reply

A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court on Friday vacated the stay on the show cause notice slapped on former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya, on charges of......

Chandi Ganguly elected to CAB

India skipper Sourav Ganguly's father Chandi Ganguly was formally elected chairman of the trustee board of the Cricket Association of Bengal, while Jagmohan Dalmiya retained his post as president......

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