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JK Rowling unmasked as secret crime novelist

British author J K Rowling, known all over the world for her popular Harry Potter series, has been unmasked as the writer behind a crime novel released recently. The Cuckoo's Calling, about a......

Rowling completes sixth Harry Potter book

Author J K Rowling has completed her sixth book about the boy wizard 'Harry Potter'.It is called Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."I know you all expected this to happen on Christmas Day, but......

Potter magic earns Rowling 125 million pounds

J K Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, has earned 125 million pounds in the past year from the bestseller book, making her the richest paid author in history.Thanks to the novel, she takes the......

Ever Seen Modi In A Kilt?

Scotsmen like wearing kilts -- a made of tartan skirt-like attire, usually in red checks, that ends a couple of inches above the knees. We know the Pradhan Mantri is the nation's premier......

'Mummy porn' bestseller beats Harry Potter's record in UK

An erotic book dubbed as 'mummy porn' has beaten the J K Rowling authored Harry Potter's record in the United Kingdom's book sales chart, becoming the fastest selling paperback of all time in just......

J K Rowling now a billionaire

Harry Potter and his gang of wizards have waved their magic wands over their creatorJ K Rowling to catapult her into the Forbes list of the super-rich.With a net value of 562 million or $1billion......

Oprah, Rowling among richest self-made women

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey and Harry Potter author J K Rowling have been named among the world's richest self-made women, who have amassed personal fortunes of over a billion dollars, in a list......

When coffee shops turn into offices

Jeet Thayil, poet and writer, might be alarmed at comparisons with Joanne Kathleen Rowling, though it would be impossible not to make at least some superficial ones. If the first of the Harry......

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......

JK Rowling's tweet hints return of Harry Potter

JK Rowling recently took to Twitter with a post that reportedly implied that she may be introducing a new Harry Potter book. The author tweeted 'Cry, foe! Run amok! Fa awry! My wand won't tolerate......

Rowling pens Harry Potter prequel

British author J K Rowling has written an 800-word prequel to the Harry Potter series for charity. The book, which was written almost a year after the seventh and last book Harry Potter and the......

Rowling 'cried' after finishing final Potter book

Author J K Rowling admits that she felt 'terrible' for the first two days after completing the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. After that, it all got a......

Rowling sues Potter fan web site

British author J K Rowling may have finished with her best-selling Harry Potter series but the wizard boy hasn't left her yet. She claimed that her copyright was being violated by a fan, who......

Half Blood Prince is Rowling's favourite!

British author J K Rowling says her latest Harry Potter novel is one of the best she has written till date.Rowling, who is busy giving finishing touches to her sixth book, The Half Blood Prince,......

Transgender athlete overcomes harassment, finds acceptance in Paralympics

IMAGE: Valentina Petrillo of Italy in action during heat 3. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters Visually impaired transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo said she felt welcomed by her fellow......

Algerian Boxer's Stunning New Look

Photograph and video: Kind courtesy Imane Khelif/Instagram Imane Khelif, the controversial Algerian boxer who captured the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, continues to be in the......

Will Paris Champ Be Stripped Of Gold Medal?

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won gold in the women's 66kg boxing event at Paris 2024, is facing mounting calls to be stripped of her medal.A leaked medical report reveals that Khelif has......

Olympic boxing gender row deepens as Lin wins...

IMAGE: Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan in action with Yu Ting Lin of Taiwan. Photograph: Peter Cziborra / Reuters. Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart......

IBA to award prize money to Italy's Carini despite loss to Algeria's Khelif

The IOC last year stripped the IBA of its status as boxing's governing body over governance issues, and took charge of the Paris 2024 boxing competition itself, but now finds itself at the centre......