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Sanjana Thakur’s short story ‘Aishwarya Rai’ wins Commonwealth Prize

London, Jun 27 (PTI) Sanjana Thakur, a 26-year-old writer from Mumbai, beat competition from over 7,359 entrants worldwide to be named the winner...

Former President Rajapaksa leaves for China

Colombo, Jun 27 (PTI) Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday left on an official visit to Beijing where he will meet...

Arundhati Roy awarded Pen Pinter Prize for her ‘unflinching’ writing

London, Jun 27 (PTI) Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy, currently facing the threat of prosecution over historic comments on Kashmir 14 years ago, was...

Abu Dhabi, Fujairah Tourism Departments to boost museum visits, knowledge exchange

Abu Dhabi , June 27 (ANI/WAM): The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and the Fujairah Tourism and Antiquities...

UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed receives Syrian Foreign Minister, discusses fostering relations

Abu Dhabi , June 27 (ANI/WAM): Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Faisal Mekdad, Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Arundhati Roy awarded Pen Pinter Prize for her ‘unflinching’ writing

London, Jun 27 (PTI) Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy, currently facing the threat of prosecution over historic comments on Kashmir 14 years ago, was...

No planned date to return to Earth for two NASA astronauts due to issues with Boeing Starliner spacecraft

Washington, DC , June 27 (ANI): Two NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams have no planned date to return to Earth and they...

Russia starts new trial of jailed U.S. ex-marine Gilman, RIA says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday began a new trial of Robert Gilman, a former U.S. Marine who is already serving a prison sentence for attacking a police officer while drunk, on four new charges,

Global hunger monitor says Sudan faces risk of famine in 14 areas

CAIRO (Reuters) - There is a risk of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the conflict between military factions escalates further, a global hunger monitor said on Thursday. The assessment means that

Fire breaks out at Denmark’s tax ministry

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Denmark's tax ministry on Thursday, with thick black smoke seen rising from the office building located in central Copenhagen. Danish police separately said

On Camera

Liars, fakers, scammers—Jamtara has entered online dating

A Delhi-based IAS aspirant got scammed for 1.2 lakh on the first date. Meanwhile, a seasoned scammer opened a Cameo account for his fans. Dating apps are the newest haven for cons.

Multidimensional Poverty isn’t a poverty line, lacks ‘information content’ — Surjit Bhalla & Pronab Sen

In a conversation with ThePrint, the two economists talked about how India needs a national poverty line, an updated Census, and must focus on releasing more data instead of less.

India’s indigenous light tank ‘Zorawar’ unveiled, fastest product development by DRDO, L&T

Tank will go for desert trials later this yr in coordination with Army & eventually high-altitude areas of Ladakh to test its capabilities to operate in such terrain & extreme winters.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.