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Doris Lessing bags Nobel Prize for Literature

In the autumn of her literary odyssey comes the Nobel Prize. Eighty-eight-year-oldBritish writer Doris Lessing has won the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature for her outstanding contribution to......

Nobel-winning author Doris Lessing passes away at 94

British author and Nobel Literature laureate Doris Lessing died in London on Sunday, BBC reported. She was 94. A statement from her publisher, Harper Collins, said she "passed away peacefully at......

'Government should get out of agriculture'

'Government intervention in agricultural trade is a problem for farmers.' IMAGE: Farm workers harvest paddy crop at Kakapora in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Photograph: Kamran Raashid Bhat/ANI......

Why are our neighbours wary?

Blackmail on one side and bullying on the other doesn't make for a constructive partnership, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Sheikh Hasina's intriguing comment the other day that India should make an......

He Makes History Speak

'We like to tell the rest of the world that we did it better, that we were stronger, that we had larger cities, that we taught them science,' Naman Ahuja tells Anjali Puri. 'This exhibition is an......

Why RBI Is Worried About The Rise In Personal Loans

In the June quarter of FY24, 51 per cent of consumers who took small-ticket personal loans already had more than four credit products at the time of accessing yet another new loan, compared with......

Why Indian Railways is incurring losses under Mamata

'Mamata magic' might have turned the tide in favour of Trinamool Congress in West Bengal in the last Lok Sabha elections, but things don't look hunky dory in the firebrand railway minister's......

'Stagnation in real wages is the surest sign of rural slowdown'

The implication of a slowdown in the financial services sector are very different (eg, likely to affect fewer people directly, and even that affecting those at the top of the income distribution)......

BoP: Not a 1991 relapse, but India faces daunting road back to glory

For events separated by time, it’s common to search for parallels. This is exactly what many are doing in the current economic crisis: Growth is at a decadal low, trade and current account......

How outgoing CMD Rohit Nandan steered Air India through thick & thin

As he gets ready to relinquish charge, Rohit Nandan tells Anjuli Bhargava he's happy he could do his bit. We finally manage to meet one day before his term ends. Rohit Nandan, 58, has been at the......

'My Naada Was Stuck And I Couldn't Untie It'

'Pahlaj Nihalani came to my rescue. There was no Instagram in those days so I didn't recognise him.''I almost fainted when he told me he was Pahlaj Nihalani, the producer of Ilzaam, the hit film......

Heading To A Wedding? Wear That Sari Right!

It's time to dress up and slay like a diva because the wedding season is here! If you're worried about how to make a Sari Statement, Namrata Thakker has got you covered! Photograph: Kind......

The 10 BEST SONGS of 2020

Sukanya Verma lists her favourite songs of the year. 2020 was a year of mayhem, not music. A bunch of tuneful treats though made the rough ride a little less agonizing. The Hindi film music scene......

Love your music? Read this about Spotify

About 18 months after its entry in India, a Spotify listener spent an average of 97 minutes on the app, almost ten times more than any other streaming music brand, reports Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.......

Koffee With Karan 6: Deepika, Alia have no drama!

As electric they are on screen, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt aren't quite chat show meat, feels Sukanya Verma. Shah Rukh Khan is to Koffee With Karan what coconuts are to newly purchased cars.......

'Modi running around saying he has been offered 2036 Games'

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh -- India's flag-bearers at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/Instagram Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have......

Unstoppable Sunil Chhetri shines in epic showdown vs Pak

Sunil Chhetri defies age and conditions to produce a masterclass IMAGE: Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri scored in hattrick as the hosts clinched a comfortable win over Pakistan. Photographs:......