Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Literature Prize
British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel The Remains of the Day , has won the Nobel Literature Prize, the Swedish Academy said. The 62-year-old, "in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world," the Academy wrote in its citation.
Chinese troops still present in Doklam: Air Chief
In a first formal statement from the military leadership after the disengagement at Doklam, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Thursday said Chinese troops were still present in the area.
Gujarat HC rejects Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging lower court order upholding clean chit to Modi
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday, October 5 dismissed the plea of Zakia Jafri, wife of slain ex-MP Ehsan Jafri, callenging the Secial Ivestigation Team’s clean chit to Narendra Modi and others pertaining to “larger conspiracy” behind the 2002 riots in which more than 1000 people were massacred in Gujarat.
India’s rich get richer, Mukesh Ambani retains top slot: Forbes
Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani on Thursday emerged as India’s wealthiest for the 10th straight year as his net worth swelled to $38 billion (nearly ₹2.5 lakh crore) while the wealth of 100 richest rose by 26% despite economic hiccups.
I’ll continue to speak my mind whenever and wherever necessary: Prakash Raj
Unruffled by the barrage of trolls that his criticism of the “chilling silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi” on the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh has drawn, actor Prakash Raj has said he will continue to speak his mind “whenever and wherever necessary.”
Officers and a godwoman: Radhe Maa lands Delhi Police in trouble
Visuals have surfaced showing controversial self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa sitting on a Station House Officer’s chair at a police station and swaying with policemen at a Ram Lila function in New Delhi, forcing an embarrassed Delhi Police to order an inquiry into the incidents.
Under-17 World Cup: Indian football’s moment of reckoning is here
Propelled from the rear end to the centrestage by virtue of being hosts, “sleeping giants” India would be eyeing a football revolution with the FIFA under-17 World Cup — a tournament which promises to deliver the stars of tomorrow.
Google Pixel 2 phone: price, specs, features
The second generation of Google’s Pixel phones unveiled on Wednesday feature larger, brighter screens that take up more of the phone’s front, changes that Apple is also making with its iPhone X scheduled to be released next month.
Hrithik breaks silence on row with Kangana
Actor Hrithik Roshan on Thursday broke his silence on the dragging row with actress Kangana Ranaut, saying he has never met her privately and asked how two “high-profile celebrities” could have had a seven-year passionate affair without any evidence.
