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Hungarian novelist wins Nobel for depiction of Germany's social unrest

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror,......

PHOTO: Is this the world's oldest Quran?

Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence. The Quran manuscript contains parts of Suras (chapters) 18 to 20, written......

Founder of 'sham' Tri Valley University found guilty on 31 counts

A federal jury on Monday convicted Susan Xiao-Ping Su, the founder of the California-based Tri Valley University. The university, with nearly 98 per cent Indian students, was shut down by federal......

'My job is not to represent the world; my job is to represent the United States of America'

The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press......

Can credit rating firms be unbiased?

Apart from their competence, questions need to be asked about whether credit rating firms can be unbiased about a client who pays them. Susan Thomas, Assistant Professor, IGIDR Markets have found......

Tata Motors names former Airbus executive as new CEO

Guenter Butschek will start his new job by February 15 Tata Motors Ltd has hired former Airbus Group executive Guenter Butschek (bottom, left) as its new chief executive, India's largest automaker......

JSW Steel in talks to buy London Mining: Sources

JSW Steel Ltd, India's third-largest steelmaker, is in talks to buy Sierra Leone-focused iron ore miner London Mining Plc, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The news, confirming a......

Did you think humans do your stock trading? Wrong

The bulk of of trading on stock markets is done algorithmically, by computerised clerks working at the behest of human traders. IMAGE: The share of algorithmic trading started rising in......

Retail trade in derivatives: Is there really a problem?

Before considering reducing the freedom of private investors in the derivatives market, we need to check if the maladies in markets elsewhere exist in India, says Susan Thomas. In a recent......

When A Mom Was Murdered: The Story Behind The Film

'There have been multiple cases of people being shot for pulling into someone's driveway because they made a wrong turn or ringing the wrong bell because they made a mistake.''That is also the......

Oscars 2024: Charlize Theron Goes For Silver

The 96th Annual Academy Awards saw a lot of glamour on the red carpet, as Hollywood's A-listers attended the biggest awards night of the year. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/ Reuters Charlize......

Amy Jackson-Ed Westwick Attend BAFTA

The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad. The best was, of......

Watched These Brilliant Malayalam Films?

Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages. 2023 was a year of rare hits for the Malayalam film industry. In a country where masala entertainers like Jawan and violent......

Zachariyayude Garbhinikal links the story of four women

Director Aneesh Anwar’s Malayalam film Zachariyayude Garbhinikal is about four pregnant women and a gynecologist. Fathima (Rima Kallingal), Saira (Sanusha), Jasmine Jennifer (Geetha) and......

Chelsea extend Tuchel's contract to 2024 after Champions League win

IMAGE: Thomas Tuchel arrived at Stamford Bridge in January on an initial 18-month deal with the possibility of an extension, which was granted six days after he led Chelsea to Champions League......

PHOTOS: Look who turned up at the US Open!

The US Open heads into the business ends with the men’s singles gold, silver and bronze medallists from the Rio Olympics battling for more glory at Flushing Meadows. Second seed Andy Murray,......

Wimbledon PIX: Osaka, Venus, Tsitsipas shown the door

IMAGE: Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva and Japan's Naomi Osaka shake hands at the net after their first round match at Wimbledon on Monday. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Reuters World number two Naomi......