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Harry Potter explained, by Indian sisters

Did you know that Sirius Black, Harry Potter's godfather, takes his name from a star in the dog-shaped constellation Canis Major?In J K Rowling's blockbuster Harry Potter series, Sirius is an...

A spell called Harry Potter!

Oculus Reparo!Wingardium Leviosa!Expecto Patronum! What may seem like Greek to Muggles (non-magic folk or ordinary human beings) spells pure magic for Harry Potter fans throughout the world. To be...

The trouble with Harry Potter

Like every other Muggle on the planet, I'll be queuing up tomorrow for the sixth book in the Harry Potter saga. There are good reasons for doing this. Millions of copies of J K Rowling's Harry...

Sixth Harry Potter novel is out

Faster than a turbo-powered broomstick, it's time for Harry Potter to fly off the shelves."It was nearing midnight and the prime minister was sitting alone in his office," begins the book, the...

Why Jairam Ramesh is upset with Harry Potter

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has blamed Hollywood's famous flick 'Harry Potter' for the dwindling number of wild owls in the country. Ramesh said the craze for 'Harry Potter' in India had...

Can the billion-dollar Harry Potter brand survive?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final installment of J.K. Rowling's blockbuster children's book series, hits stores (with a thud, at 784 pages) on July 21. The series has...

Harry Potter set to rewrite history

At the crack of dawn on Saturday, the moment the clock strikes 4.30 in India, the midnight hour in the UK, history will be made when the sale of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince starts all...

Now, Watch Harry Potter TV Series!

Photograph: Kind courtesy HBO Max/Twitter Here's some good news for all Potterheads. Harry Potter's television series adaptation has now been confirmed. The TV series will stream on HBO Max, and...

Vatican slams Harry Potter

The Vatican City has slammed JK Rowling's Harry Potter as 'the wrong kind of hero,' who poses a danger to children across the world. In a damning article, the Vatican's official newspaper...

The Harry Potter Quiz

Potter maniacs, it's time to relish the magic once again. The fourth book in the series that is now a global publishing phenomenon, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire hits screens worldwide on...

Splitting from Harry Potter

For JK Rowling, splitting up with her husband was nothing compared to saying goodbye to boy wizard, Harry Potter. 'It has been the worst break-up of my life -- far worse than splitting up with any...

Harry Potter satisfies all

We asked readers to send in their reviews of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows and here's what Shankar Narayan sent in: And finally, J K Rowling has unleashed, in her own words, 'everything' as...

When Harry Potter queued for Tendulkar's autograph

It was boy wizard meeting the batting wizard as Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter on screen, queued for an autograph of Sachin Tendulkar at the end of India's drawn cricket Test match...

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