Amitav Ghosh on Tuesday emerged as the only Indian author among 10 finalists for this year's Man Booker International Prize for his contribution to the English language writing.
'The bigger challenge and dilemma for Pakistan would be if the US and Saudi Arabia go full throttle against Iran and enforce regime change in Tehran.' 'That would be bad news for Pakistan, especially with the current instability in Balochistan,' notes Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday
At some stage this fall in the quality of life will begin to hurt anybody's popularity, observes Shekhar Gupta.
All these persons have been kept in single room isolation at designated health care facilities by respective state governments and their close contacts have also been put under quarantine, the ministry said.
Ten photographs from around the world that show we live in an odd world.
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
Whatever be India's course of action, it will have an impact on India-Iran ties, notes Aveek Sen.
Indian football saw a big jump in the FIFA rankings on Thursday, rising 24 places to go up to 147 spot.
General Soleimani headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Quds Force and also served as Iran's pointman on Iraq.
The image of a yoga posture was projected onto the United Nations headquarters as the world body geared up to host the second International Day of Yoga on Tuesday.
Here's a collection of some of the best photos, taken last week, from around the globe.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Sanctions against North Korea following its H-bomb test could have serious repercussions and may prove disastrous for all the players involved, says Debalina Ghoshal.
Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
Help came from Sanjeev Bikchandani, founder and executive vice-chairman of Info Edge, the main investor in Zomato.
Here's your weekly digest of odd photos from around the world.
On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
Eight Indian soldiers, who lost their lives while serving in United Nations peacekeeping operations last year, are among 106 military, police and civilian personnel to be posthumously awarded a prestigious UN medal this week for their courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
"No problem is insurmountable," Shaheen Mistri tells Anjuli Bhargava.
The Chinese air force is now a 400,000-person force that flies some 2,000 combat aircraft -- more than thrice the size of the Indian Air Force.
These 12 photographs show what a mad, mad world we live in!
Chadha got 120 votes, the highest in the Asia Pacific group
Selected candidates will get to pursue a fully funded course of their choice at the University of Oxford.
These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there!
The keynote address will be given by United States President Donald Trump
Saudi Arabia relies more heavily on migrant labour than any other large country.
he also talked about India's tradition of respecting the nature through festivals like 'Chhat' and referred to the ongoing cleanliness campaign.
The latest update is on Zomato's fourth acquisition overseas this year.
Iran signed a $3 billion deal with Boeing, backed Qatar against the Saudis, scored a big victory in Syria and reached out to Hamas. Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar examines how the Qatar versus Saudi Arabia standoff is quickly changing alignments in the Middle East.
Substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives.
Indian policymakers must incorporate in their nuclear doctrine a realistic response to tactical nuclear warheads, says Ajai Shukla.
Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to a 3-1 win over a dogged Leganes side on Sunday, creating one goal and scoring another to keep the Catalans five points clear at the top of La Liga.
Playing helps me forget the war, the bombs, the rockets and the children who were killed.
Chefs in Mumbai are unleashing their creativity to woo gourmets with global vegetarian fare. Mini Ribeiro picks her 10 favourite restaurants.
'The civil war in Islam has just got worse and the existential crisis facing it more threatening.'
Paris attacks took the centre stage at the G20 Summit on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a united global effort to combat terrorism as world leaders joined a clarion call to eliminate ISIS network.
Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
From being on the verge of war and violence, West Asia has actually got a sudden reprieve. Seema Mustafa explains
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