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British actor Michael Gambon, known for his role as Dumbledore in Harry Potter, dies at 82

London: British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known to global audiences for playing the wise professor Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" movie franchise and...

Harry Potter sealed the defeat of Hindi books for children. But a new ‘pitara’ looks promising

Sooner or later, our English-speaking elite will realise that they don’t want their children to be poor cousins of American brats.

Schools to NUJS and IIT – 25 yrs on, how Harry Potter made it to Indian academics

From law school to literature classes and campus quizzes, Harry Potter has become quite the academic phenomenon in both Indian schools and colleges.

‘Shararat’ — the sitcom Indian kids tuned to for daily dose of magic before Harry Potter

‘Shararat – Thoda Jaadu, Thodi Nazaakat’ aired on Star Plus from 24 January, 2003 to 17 November, 2006, and centered around the lives of three generations of friendly witches.

You come for Fantastic Beasts 3 but stay for Hogwarts — it’s only for Potterheads

Unlike 'Harry Potter' films that had Rowling's books to rely upon, Fantastic Beasts 3 was written for the screen. That was its ultimate test.

JK Rowling shares ‘memories of serious sexual assault’ as she defends her anti-trans tweets

In a 3,600-word essay, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling talked about her experience as a sexual assault survivor, and how it shaped her views regarding transgender people.

JK Rowling has always been tone-deaf. Just look at the Harry Potter Universe

One look at Rowling’s Harry Potter franchise can tell you how embarrassingly undiverse it is — afterthought postscript revelations about characters do not count.

J.K. Rowling releases first two chapters of her new book ‘The Ickabog’ online for free

The author said the book is a story about ‘truth and the abuse of power’ and she began working on it ‘in fits and starts’ between Harry Potter books. 

Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne, Beckham bring Hogwarts home with Harry Potter readings

Actor Daniel Radcliffe kicked off the #HarryPotterAtHome initiative by reading the first chapter of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.

Coronavirus pandemic is our Harry Potter moment — an event that changes life forever

As Thomas Friedman said, coronavirus has put us at the cusp of a historical divide. There’s BC, before coronavirus, and AC, after coronavirus, from here on.

On Camera

India’s ‘mother of all deals’ with Europe comes with a troublesome cousin—Turkey

Established in 1968, the EU Customs Union is a foundational pillar of European economic integration. With Turkey in the mix, India’s biggest deal with the EU suddenly looks more complicated.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.