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Nobel-winning author Doris Lessing passes away at 94

Nobel-winning author Doris Lessing passes away at 94

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

British author and Nobel Literature laureate Doris Lessing died in London on Sunday, BBC reported. She was 94.

'Real power comes not from the barrel of a gun'

'Real power comes not from the barrel of a gun'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

'...but from those who control the narrative.' Powerful nations have mastered this art of narrative building. Those nations who aspire to become global powers must do so, observes Shanthie Mariet D'Souza.

JLF Diary: 'Ruskin Bond is James Bond's uncle'

JLF Diary: 'Ruskin Bond is James Bond's uncle'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2011

Jaipur Literature Festival 2011 Diary: Day One

Can relate more with Pakistan than South India: Sidhu

Can relate more with Pakistan than South India: Sidhu

Rediff.com14 Oct 2018

Join Pakistan's Cabinet, BJP targets Sidhu over his comment.

Gujarat ATS foils 'lone wolf' attack, arrests IS-linked brothers

Gujarat ATS foils 'lone wolf' attack, arrests IS-linked brothers

Rediff.com26 Feb 2017

Investigation has revealed that the two had planned to attack the famous temple at Chotila town of Surendranagar district.

Why men and women masturbate

Why men and women masturbate

Rediff.com3 Mar 2018

Respondents said their orgasms were better than those from sex.

What do Indians Vote For?

What do Indians Vote For?

Rediff.com3 May 2021

'Many Indians are not voting mostly on the basis of issues like the economy and their own well-being as measured by data provided by the government.' 'They seem to be as concerned and perhaps more concerned about other things, especially those that have to do with the harassment of India's minorities,' asserts Aakar Patel.

'Cricket will suffer if T10 is encouraged'

'Cricket will suffer if T10 is encouraged'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2019

Taking a dig at the T20-driven shorter formats of the game, he said players with incomplete or bad action are winning Man-of-the-Match awards these days.

Pak anti-terror court issues arrest warrant for Masood Azhar

Pak anti-terror court issues arrest warrant for Masood Azhar

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala issued the warrant during a hearing in a terror financing case instituted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police against some members of the JeM.

JLF Diary: Small-town stories to Af-Pak affairs

JLF Diary: Small-town stories to Af-Pak affairs

Rediff.com23 Jan 2011

Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande was attending the Jaipur Literature Festival, considered Asia-Pacific's leading literature event. He shares vignettes of Day 3.

An 'unapologetic' author, who didn't write to 'please an audience'

An 'unapologetic' author, who didn't write to 'please an audience'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

Naipaul's views against the commonplace perception towards colonised countries and their people were not the only thing controversial about the famed author.

Indian held at Texas airport with jihadi material

Indian held at Texas airport with jihadi material

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

The 40-year-old Vijay Kumar was arrested at George Bush Intercontinental airport on Friday after "acting suspicious," when screeners thought they saw a possible handgun in a scan of his baggage. Investigators found the brass knuckles, a manual for a handgun and Islamic literature in Kumar's checked luggage

88% of all Covid deaths in age group of above 45 yrs: Govt

88% of all Covid deaths in age group of above 45 yrs: Govt

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

People aged 45 and above account for about 88 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in India making them the most vulnerable section, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday, a day after the government opened up vaccinations for all those in the age bracket from April 1.

Finding Radha on Women's Day

Finding Radha on Women's Day

Rediff.com7 Mar 2020

'She exists alongside Sita, the archetype of the ideal woman,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.

'Rating agencies are like Bollywood'

'Rating agencies are like Bollywood'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

'Rather than cutting and pasting from advanced economies, we should use basic economic principles to think about what is right for India at the stage of development at which we are,' says Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian.

JLF 2011 Diary: Rajasthani charm and The Bookshelf

JLF 2011 Diary: Rajasthani charm and The Bookshelf

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

Writer-director Suparn Verma, and Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande are attending the Jaipur Literature Festival, billed as the 'the greatest literary show on earth'.

JLF 2011 Diary: Rajasthani charm and The Bookshelf

JLF 2011 Diary: Rajasthani charm and The Bookshelf

Rediff.com21 Jan 2011

The JLF has also become one of the most preferred platform to launch new authors and network. It is no surprise then that prominent publishing houses vie for space at the venue. In its 2011 edition, the JLF will see some young and old names gathering again to discuss books, lock horns and back slap each other.Writer-director Suparn Verma, and Rediff.com correspondent Abhishek Mande are at Jaipur attending the festival.

Happy birthday Ismat Chugtai, says Google

Happy birthday Ismat Chugtai, says Google

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

The Indian author was born August 21, 1915.

Revealed! What you didn't know about Amitabh's Deewar

Revealed! What you didn't know about Amitabh's Deewar

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

At the launch of Khalid Mohamed's latest book, The Aladia Sisters, Karan Johar got Javed Akhtar and Anil Kapoor to reveal a few secrets.

Varna and Jati Are Not Same

Varna and Jati Are Not Same

Rediff.com27 Dec 2021

The relative ranking of castes can vary across regions and localities and depends on a number of factors including control over land, wealth, and political power. Castes have often tried to 'upgrade' themselves (a process sociologists refer to as Sanskritization), and sometimes get 'downgraded'. A revealing excerpt from Upinder Singh's Ancient India: Culture Of Contradictions.

Renowned journalist, writer Arun Sadhu dead

Renowned journalist, writer Arun Sadhu dead

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

He was known for his work in Mumbai Dinank, which was his first novel, and the book Simhasan, which was adapted into a Marathi film.

Burdwan blast case: Suspected Myanmar national held

Burdwan blast case: Suspected Myanmar national held

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

The National Investigation Agency has arrested a suspected Myanamar national, who was allegedly trained by Pakistan-based terror group Tehrik-i-Taliban, from Hyderabad in connection with the Burdwan blast case.

'Maharaja of Travancore was a living saint'

'Maharaja of Travancore was a living saint'

Rediff.com29 May 2021

'What a saint he was. What a godly person he was.'

What Brought Economy to Its Knees

What Brought Economy to Its Knees

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

A combination of demonetisation, a poorly and hurriedly implemented GST, and more recently the "botched up" lockdown of the economy to control the spread of Covid has brought the economy to its knees.

'He was the modern voice of Indian genius'

'He was the modern voice of Indian genius'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2005

Noted Hindi writer Nirmal Verma dead.

The Russian supermodel who dated footballer Cristiano Ronaldo

The Russian supermodel who dated footballer Cristiano Ronaldo

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

With 10 million followers on Instagram, the newly-minted mother is the toast of the fashion world.

Oxford jabs effective against severe Covid: US trial

Oxford jabs effective against severe Covid: US trial

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is also being produced as part of a tie-up by the Serum Institute of India.

Modi govt forced Pakistan to talk peace

Modi govt forced Pakistan to talk peace

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'Under National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval and now Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, India began to actively work on Pakistani internal faultlines with a possibility of the break-up of Pakistan as the only solution,' observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Follow Jaipur LitFest on Vicky Nanjappa's MyPage!

Follow Jaipur LitFest on Vicky Nanjappa's MyPage!

Rediff.com24 Jan 2010

Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa is at the festival, watching the event unfold from the sidelines, posting live updates as they happen. Follow what's the latest from Jaipur on Vicky Nanjappa's MyPage!

5 Indian-Americans awarded 2020 Guggenheim fellowship

5 Indian-Americans awarded 2020 Guggenheim fellowship

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

Pradeep Sharma, mechanical engineer at the University of Houston, Kavita Ramanan, professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University, Dilip Da Cunha, architect, planner and teacher at Harvard University and Columbia University, Mukul Sharma, professor of Earth Sciences at Dartmouth College, and Tahera Qutbuddin, professor of Arabic Literature and Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago, have been awarded the 2020 Guggenheim fellowships.

Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain wins 2020 Booker, Avni Doshi misses out

Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain wins 2020 Booker, Avni Doshi misses out

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

Dubai-based Indian-origin writer Doshi, who was shortlisted among the final six authors for her debut novel Burnt Sugar, lost out on the top prize.

WATCH: Music, poetry and a taste of Jaipur

WATCH: Music, poetry and a taste of Jaipur

Rediff.com28 Jan 2013

Watch Ayaan and Amaan Ali Khan perform in Jaipur, while Javed Akhtar gives us a sneak peek of his talent.

Let children read what they want

Let children read what they want

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

It is critical to think seriously about how to provide opportunities for children to not only learn but also imagine, dream, ponder and create, notes Chintan Girish Modi.

'Jai Shri Ram is an anti-Mamata slogan'

'Jai Shri Ram is an anti-Mamata slogan'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2021

'It did not start as a Hindutva slogan.' 'It started to tease the TMC and slowly it got internalised and the BJP started countering with Jai Shri Ram slogans because Mamata was getting provoked.'

Harivansh goes on 1-day fast over Oppn's 'humiliation'

Harivansh goes on 1-day fast over Oppn's 'humiliation'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

He announced his 24-hour fast in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, speaking at length about his anguish over the ruckus in the House during the passage of two farm bills on Sunday.

Swamy, Sidhu, Mary Kom, Swapan Dasgupta among six nominated to RS

Swamy, Sidhu, Mary Kom, Swapan Dasgupta among six nominated to RS

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

The BJP government has recommended these names to President Pranab Mukherjee. A communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan is expected shortly.

Mediclaim rejected on assumptions? Fight it out

Mediclaim rejected on assumptions? Fight it out

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

Treatment of duodenal ulcer perforation was covered under the policy. The insurance claim ought to have been paid, yet it was rejected.

No state honours during funeral, says Girish Karnad's family

No state honours during funeral, says Girish Karnad's family

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

Karnad, a recipient of Jnanpith Award, was also conferred the Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992.

Lockdown Times: A unique Goan perspective!

Lockdown Times: A unique Goan perspective!

Rediff.com3 May 2020

Sheela Jaywant invites you to explore The GoaWriters Group's interesting look at the lockdown.

'I want to be another Guru Dutt'

'I want to be another Guru Dutt'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

The going has never been easy for author Cyrus Mistry, who suffers from a nervous disorder. The reclusive author, who bagged the prestigious South Asian literature award, talks openly to P B Chandra about his illness and how writing has helped him cope with it.