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Author Sunjeev Sahota among Booker's 13 contenders this year

Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel China Room, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro......

Stan Swamy's death will 'remain a stain' on India's human rights record: UN expert

A United Nations human rights expert has said that she is devastated to hear about the demise of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy in custody, saying there is "no reason" for a human rights defender to be......

COVAX urges equal recognition of WHO approved vaccines

Calling for 'equal recognition of vaccines', COVAX on Thursday urged all governments to recognise as 'fully vaccinated' those people who have received COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe by World Health......

9 EU nations clear Covishield amid 'Green Pass' row

Nine European nations are accepting Covishield vaccines for travel to their countries, sources said on Thursday. Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland and Spain are among the......

The couple who travel the world recreating movie scenes

Some couples like to cook together while others like to work out. Robin Lachhein, 31, and Judith Schneider, 30, from Hofheim, Germany, have a slightly more involved hobby: They travel the world......

Consensus on global tax deal likely by October

A day after joining the OECD-G20 framework for global minimum tax, the finance ministry on Friday said some significant issues including share of profit allocation and scope of subject to tax rules......

Funds parked by Indians in Swiss banks rise to 2.55 billion Swiss francs

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 20,700 crore) in......

FPIs pump $33.8 bn so far; total holding at record $592.5 bn

Of the close to $34 billion inflows this fiscal so far, as much as $8.4 billion came in December alone. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pumped in a......

Indians most optimistic in APAC about job, pay rise prospects in 2021

Indians are the most optimistic in Asia Pacific region about job and pay rise prospects in 2021, job site 'Indeed' said on Monday, citing its global study. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Was Peter Kerkar responsible for the 'death' of Cox & Kings?

Was Cox & Kings' Group Chief Executive Officer Ajay Ajit “Peter” Kerkar duped by his employees, as he claims, or did a cocktail of greed, poor cost control and bad management bring......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Tokyo Olympics: Medals Table

Check out the medals tally at the Tokyo Olympics: RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1 Japan 13 4 5 22 2 China 12 6 9 27 3 United States of America 11 11 9 31 4 Russian Olympic......

Olympics Hockey: Britain hand India women third defeat

IMAGE: Goalkeeper Savita Punia effects a fine stop as India defend a penalty-corner during their Olympics women's hockey match against Great Britain, at Oi Hockey stadium, in Tokyo, on Wednesday........

India women's hockey team panned after 'worst match'

India’s women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne was livid after the 1-4 defeat to Great Britain, saying 'individual performances just weren't good enough'. IMAGE: India's players react......

Olympics: Indian rowers move to repechage round

Finish 5th in heats. IMAGE: While Arjun Lal Jat assumed the role of the bower, Arvind Singh was the stroker. Trailing till the 1500m mark, the duo sped up in the 500m to secure the fifth position.......

Hockey: Men fancy chances against NZ; women set for tough Dutch test in opener

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/Twitter The men would be seeking to reclaim a glorious past, while the women would be aiming to script some history of their own when the two Indian......

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