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What the fiddich! Why are books so fat?

Just as scotch bottles have become bigger, novels have also become fatter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. A few days ago, a friend said he doesn’t read fiction. This reminded me of......

WANTED: An official database of wilful defaulters

Last week, Sebi made amendments to key regulations that govern capital raising activities to ensure that wilful defaulters do not get access to capital markets The issue of wilful defaulters has......

45 Indians in Forbes list of under-30 achievers

Image: A happy employee showing the victory sign. Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters. The image is used for representational purpose only. Forty five Indians and Indian-origin people have made it......

India to be home to 4.37 lakh millionaires by 2018: Study

Over the past one year, number of dollar millionaires in India rose from 196,000 to 250,000. Image: A woman is reflected in a mirror as she tries on a necklace at a jewellery showroom in Kolkata.......

Bollywood's Favourite Shaadi Destination

Will Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra wed on February 6 in Rajasthan? Well, the grapevine certainly believes that. The couple have reportedly been dating for a while now, and rumours state their......

Liz Hurley confirms separation from Arun Nayar

British actress Elizabeth Hurley has confirmed that she ended her marriage withArun Nayar "months ago" amid allegations that she cheated on him with Australian cricketer Shane Warne. Her affair......

Roger Waters to recreate Pink Floyd's The Wall

English singer and founding member of the rock band Pink Floyd, Roger Waters will be reviving the band's hit and innovative album The Wall after thirty years since it was originally performed. When......

The book that Barack Obama enjoyed reading

Spanish-born Canadian author Yann Martel first shot to fame with the Life of Pi, which won him the 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Almost a decade later, the 300-some page fantasy adventure......

Austria to host MJ's memorial concert

A tribute concert to honour late King of Pop Michael Jackson will be held in Austria next month. The concert in Vienna will have an all-star line-up performing the Thriller hitmaker's hit songs.......

When Ganguly took off shirt at Lord's

IMAGE: Sourav Ganguly celebrates India's win in the 2002 NatWest Series final against England at Lord's, July 13, 2002. Photograph: PTI On July 13, 2002 India scripted one of its memorable......

Throwback: 13 years ago Kumble scored his only ton

IMAGE: Anil Kumble celebrates scoring his only century. Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters Exactly 13 years ago, former India spinner Anil Kumble smashed a maiden and only century in his......

FIVE memorable Chelsea vs Arsenal matches

Arsenal take on leaders Chelsea in a high-profile clash on Saturday knowing that another defeat at Stamford Bridge would dent their English Premier League title hopes big time.Victory for Chelsea......

Aussie Rules Football rocked by dozens of drug bans

IMAGE: AFL Commission Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick (right) and AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan speak to media, in Melbourne, after bans were issued to 34 Aussie Rules footballers on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Wish I had skills of Murali and Warne: Kumble

Anil Kumble speaks during the press conference after being inducted in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Hall of fame at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium. Photograph: Vipin......

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