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Writer, historian Patrick French dies after battle with cancer

 Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India: A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a......

Patrick French speaks to Sheela Bhatt

 A tsunami of critical articles and comments have flooded the Internet -- judging, condemning and praising Patrick French's new book India: A Portrait. In the book that took almost ten years to......

Patrick French speaks to Sheela Bhatt

 Patrick French's new book India: A Portrait closely examines the India of today in an engaging narrative. In the second part of his interview with Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, he eloquently......

French author Patrick Modiano bags Nobel prize in literature

 French writer Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, The Swedish Academy said on Thursday. The 69-year-old author beat Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Haruki Murakami, Svetlana......

Early Naipaul work discovered

 British writer Patrick French has recovered some of V S Naipaul's early works that were thought to have beenlost. Naipaul and his wife Nadira have authorised French to write the Nobel Laureate's......

'Carrefour looking to export from India in next 5 years'

 'All competitors are sourcing within the country, so we'll be at the same level of competition.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Carrefouruae/Instagram Carrefour is planning to expand in India through a......

Bharti dials up UK telecom play with $4 bn stake in BT

 Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has decided to buy 24.5 per cent equity in BT Group — a move that will make the Indian conglomerate the biggest......

France's Total puts hydrogen deal with Adani on hold

 France's TotalEnergies has put on hold a planned investment in Adani Group's $50 billion hydrogen project pending results of an audit launched following allegations by a US short-seller, chief......

Adani ropes in TotalEnergies for its $50 bn green hydrogen venture

 Billionaire Gautam Adani's logistics-to-energy conglomerate has roped in French supermajor TotalEnergies as a partner for its green hydrogen production venture that will see an investment of $50......

Total inks $2.5 bn deal with Adani Group

 French oil and energy group Total has agreed to a $2.5 billion deal that includes buying a 20 per cent minority stake in Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) from Adani Group, as it builds up its presence......

'Gabroo, Chooza, Sometimes Nalayak'

 'On the set, he was this big personality, the great Om Puri. But at home, he was like a fluffy teddy bear. IMAGE: Nandita Puri's book Unlikely Hero: Om Puri. In public perception, Om Puri was a......

Watch Frederick Forsyth's Movies On OTT

 IMAGE: Best-selling novelist Frederick Forsyth passed into the ages on Monday, June 9, 2025. Photograph: Kind courtesy Frederick Forsyth/X After an exciting career as a journalist, MI6 asset and......

Here's Where You Can Watch Fighter On OTT

 Patriotism, politics, pain, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   FighterWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil......

OTT Picks For All Kinds Of Romantics

 The Day of Love is here. Don't want to spend half your day in traffic driving to a restaurant? Don't have money to blow on gifts? Make your Valentine's Day fun and fabulous with Sukanya Verma's OTT......

Teen Doctors. Ghostbusters. Potluck Parties

 Serial killers. Teen doctors. Desi ghostbusters. Potluck parties. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week. Mumbai Diaries 26/11Where to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

Bhambri-Venus pair blaze into US Open pre-quarters

 IMAGE: Yuki Bhambri breaks new ground with Michael Venus at US Open 2025. Photograph: Yuki Bhambri/Instagram India's Yuki Bhambri, along with his New Zealand partner Michael Venus, stormed into......

Osaka parts ways with coach Mouratoglou

 IMAGE: Under Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou, who previously guided Serena Williams to 10 of her 23 major titles, Naomi Osaka won her first WTA title since 2021 at the L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo in May......

PIX: Fernandes 'tricks' as Manchester United crush Sociedad

 A round-up of Thursday's Europa League Round of 16 second leg matches. IMAGE: Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring Manchester United's first goal in the Europa League Round of 16 second leg match......

Zverev stands between Djokovic and record chase

 IMAGE: Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev have met 12 times before, with the Serb winning on eight occasions including their latest encounter at the 2023 Cincinnati Open. Photograph: Srdjan......

Indian doubles players reach finals in China

 Yuki Bhambri, Nedunchezhiyan-Prashanth reach ATP 250 doubles finals in China IMAGE: India's Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth. Photograph: Kind courtesy Indian Tennis Daily/X The......

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