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Geetanjali Shree first Hindi writer to win International Booker Prize

Author Geetanjali Shree's Hindi novel Tomb of Sand has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize. IMAGE: Daisy Rockwell, left, with......

Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand 1st Hindi novel to make it to Booker shortlist

Author Geetanjali Shree's novel Tomb of Sand on Thursday became the first Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. IMAGE: Geetanjali Shree. Photograph:......

Let Gandhi enter your heart

On January 30, 2019, 71 years after he was murdered, Hindu Mahasabha workers tastelessly re-enacted the crime in Aligarh.Television channels, which conducted prime time debates when a portrait of......

Best moments 2018: Bull runs, royal weddings, supermoons!

As we near the end of another eventful year, 15 moments from the world of arts and culture.Please come back soon for more in our 2018 series. Kindly click on the image below to view the photographs......

Meet Britain's first Asian woman Lord Mayor

All set on becoming Britain's first Asian woman Lord Mayor in Leicester on May 15, Manjula Sood on Tuesday said that she is proud of her Indian identity and values. Speaking to PTI, Sood, who was......

Open Source advocate Atul Chitnis passes away

Open source advocate Atul Chitnis, 51, passed away on Monday. Chitnis, who was battling cancer, is survived by his wife Shubha and daughter Geetanjali. Chitnis was founder of FOSS.IN (earlier know......

Kerala logs Microsoft out of schools

The Communist Party of India (Marxists)-led government in Kerala headed by Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan is not just against American cola majors -- Coca-Cola and PepsiCo -- alone.Nearly three......

China tries to ease US worries on Unocal

Trying to allay US national security worries about its bid for Unocal Corp, Chinese state-owned oil company CNOOC Ltd said Friday it was willing to discuss selling some Unocal assets and putting......

The Best 10 Films Ever!

The countdown to the World's Best 100 Movies finally ends here! Do read Aseem Chhabra's list of must watch films, many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites. Don't Miss:......

Brad Pitt-Jennifer share a moment at SAG awards

IMAGE: Mara Buxbaum and Bong Joon-ho celebrate the big win. Photograph: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Turner Parasite created history at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards as the South Korean......

The HIGHLIGHTS of Golden Globes 2020

It’s the 77th edition of the Golden Globes -- Hollywood’s annual party night when the who’s who of showbiz turn up in shiny couture, make politically correct speeches, win some,......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Emmy 2019: Jodie Comer, Game Of Thrones win

The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Cast and crew......

Day 12: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Japan's youngest female Winter Games medallist sets sights on 2026 IMAGE: Bronze medallist Kokomo Murase of Japan celebrates. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images Some Olympians may be disappointed......

Former West Indies pacer deported from New Zealand

Former West Indies Test cricketer Franklyn Rose was deported from New Zealand today after being held in prison five weeks for overstaying a work visa. The 44-year-old Rose, a fast bowler who played......

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