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South Korean Han Kang wins Nobel Literature, 8th woman to get award

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." IMAGE:......

Atomic bomb survivors group gets Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors for "extraordinary efforts" to "achieve a world free of nuclear......

Nila Vikhe Patil, Swedish politics' Indian star

Her great grandfather began sugar co-operatives in Maharashtra.Her grandfather was an eight time MP.Her uncle is currently leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly.Her cousin joined the......

16-yr-old eco warrior wraps up 15-day carbon-free trip

It takes 8 hours on a plane from Plymouth, United Kingdom to New York. But 16-year-old Greta Thunberg took 15 days to reach the Big Apple as she hitched a ride on a zero-emissions yacht, making the......

Take action or you'll be seen as a villain: Teen climate activist tells Modi

16-year-old Greta Thunberg had earlier said world leaders were behaving like children about climate change. IMAGE: Every Friday, since August last year, Greta Thunberg has staked out a place......

E-Visa for Swedish nationals soon: President

India will soon extend e-Visa to Swedish nationals, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said as he invited the Nordic country to be a part of government's flagship programmes like the 'Make in......

Govt drops plan to recall parliament to pass GST

India's government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax because of lack of political support, the finance minister said on......

Why was the year 2012 eventful for retail

The retail sector, where the government permitted foreign direct investment in multi-brand, courted controversies during the year with several opposition parties making it a political issue in......

FIPB roadblock for IKEA products

In what could spoil the single-brand retail party, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board is learnt to have struck off as many as 18 product categories out of the 30 proposed by ^25-billion Swedish......

Budget 2016: A view from the visitor's gallery

Aditi Phadnis brings us a ringside view of the reactions Jaitley's speech generated in Parliament. Loosely translated, the couplet that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley used to illustrate the big......

Why the World Athletics boss is under fire again...

‘I did not lobby anyone on behalf of the Eugene 2021 bid’ ‘It smells and it has to be investigated’ IMAGE: President of International Association of Athletics Federations......

Sports Shorts: Ibra shows sensitive side after winning Gold Ball

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden reacts. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named Sweden's footballer of the year for the ninth time and although his eighth victory in......