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Rana Dasgupta wins Commonwealth Writers' Prize

Delhi-based British Indian novelist Rana Dasgupta, whose literary work Solo -- a story that encompasses a century of communist and post-communist regimes in Bulgaria -- has won the 2010......

3 Indian writers short-listed for Commonwealth Pr

Three Indian authors are among the 12 candidates short-listed for the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, it was announced on Monday. The three Indians shortlisted for the Best Book Award are David......

Commonwealth honour for Indian writer

Indian writer Hema S Raman was on Monday declared as the Asian Regional winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Competition 2007. Hema, who writes flash fiction and short stories, will receive 500......

Award-winning writers, thinkers, Nobel Laureates to attend Jaipur Lit fest

Two Nobel Laureates, four listed writers of this year’s Man Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, winners of Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Crossword Prize and film stars......

The Nehruvian Who Fell Out With Sonia Gandhi

Because of his proximity to Indira Gandhi, he was able to intervene directly at the level of the PMO, which he did in the days leading up to the partition of Pakistan in 1971 when he transferred......

UK keen to invest in Bengal, Cameron invites Mamata to London

Prime Minister David Cameron assured British investment in West Bengal at a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was invited by him to visit the UK."The meeting was very constructive......

Kartik To Step Into Sushant Singh Rajput's Shoes

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik Aaryan/Instagram Kabir Khan's next venture, Chandu Champion, is based on a true story and stars Kartik Aaryan. A source in the know tells Subhash K Jha, "Kartik is......

First Look: Vikram Chandra's Sacred Games

And so, after seven years, fans of author Vikram Chandra will finally have something new to keep them up in the early hours. Early copies of his latest novel Sacred Games have begun to trickle in.......

The Scene That Made Manoj Bajpayee Nervous

'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.''The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him......

The Only Thing Aparshakti Wants To Change In His Life

'Much as I feel on top of the world after being a part of a special series like Jubilee, I would say my biggest achievement so far has been spreading happiness around.' IMAGE: Aparshakti Khurana......

Why Aamir Khan has begun smoking again

Intensive training and meticulous planning have gone into the making of Dangal, Ranjita Ganesan and Dhruv Munjal find out. IMAGE: Aamir Khan with wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat at his daughter......

Stop Treating Bowlers Badly!

If we have not been world beaters in cricket for the longest time, here is the reason: We look down on our bowlers and deify batsmen, argues Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out......

Tokyo Olympics: Important Moment for India

Tokyo should remain the benchmark and source of inspiration till at least Paris 2024.In the shorter run, India's preparations for the Asian and Commonwealth Games next year must begin based on......

'Before I leave this world, I want one Indian to get that medal'

IMAGE: Milkha Singh lights the lamp as Farhan Akhtar, who played Milkha Singh in Bhaag Milkha Bhag, and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film's director (partly seen next to Farhan), watch.......

Why India can still hope for medals in Rio

There's still hope and plenty to play for, says Rediff.com's Aruneel Sadadekar. IMAGE: Saina Nehwal. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images It is Day 4 at the Rio Olympics and India still......

FIFA U-17 World Cup: What the tournament means for India

It would be unfair to expect India to bedazzle crowds with eye-catching football. This team is built around stability. But despite the talent, progress from a group that also includes -- apart from......