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Last year’s prize went to South Korean author Han Kang for her work that the panel said “confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai on Thursday won the Nobel Prize 2025 for Literature “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” He joined the illustrious list of laureates that includes Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison and Kazuo Ishiguro. According to the Nobel Prize website, author László Krasznahorkai was born in 1954 in the small town of Gyula, southeast Hungary. His first novel, Sátántangó, was…

This is the first of the dismissals for violating a ban on such relationships which had been introduced in 2024 by the Biden administration. The US State Department said on Wednesday that it has fired an American diplomat over his romantic relationship which he admitted having with a Chinese women with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist party. The case was reviewed by the US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This is the first of the dismissals for violating a ban on such relationships which had been introduced in 2024 by the Biden administration. The Associated…

Advocate Rakesh Kishore had suddenly approached the dias on October 6 and tried to remove his shoe before being restrained by security personnel. Two days after the attempt to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R. Gavai during court proceedings in the top court, Gavai said on Thursday that he does not wish to take the matter further and has “forgotten about it.” CJI Gavai’s remark came while the bench headed by him, along with justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K. Vinod Chandran, was hearing a review petition seeking recall of a May 16 judgment that set…

Jethmalani said that Priya Kapur and her minor son have control of nearly 75 per cent share of the trust, while Karisma’s children are left with 26 per cent. The inheritance dispute between Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor’s children and their late father Sunjay Kapur’s widow Priya Sachdev Kapur took a dramatic turn during Thursday’s hearing in the Delhi high court. During the hearing, Karisma Kapoor’s two children, who are seeking a share in their father’s assets, compared their stepmother, Priya, to ‘Cinderella’s stepmother’. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, who is representing Karisma’s children, alleged that soon after Sunjay’s death, Priya Kapur…

Gor said that he had an “incredible meeting” with PM Modi and added that the two discussed bilateral issues, including defence, trade and technology. US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor on Saturday said that President Donald Trump considers Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a great and personal friend”. Gor, a member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle, made the remarks after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. Gor is in India with deputy secretary for management and resources Michael J Rigas for a six-day visit to meet senior Indian functionaries. Prime Minister Modi also wrote about his meeting with Gor on X…

This is the first of the dismissals for violating a ban on such relationships which had been introduced in 2024 by the Biden administration. The US State Department said on Wednesday that it has fired an American diplomat over his romantic relationship which he admitted having with a Chinese women with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist party. The case was reviewed by the US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This is the first of the dismissals for violating a ban on such relationships which had been introduced in 2024 by the Biden administration. The Associated…

Jethmalani said that Priya Kapur and her minor son have control of nearly 75 per cent share of the trust, while Karisma’s children are left with 26 per cent. The inheritance dispute between Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor’s children and their late father Sunjay Kapur’s widow Priya Sachdev Kapur took a dramatic turn during Thursday’s hearing in the Delhi high court. During the hearing, Karisma Kapoor’s two children, who are seeking a share in their father’s assets, compared their stepmother, Priya, to ‘Cinderella’s stepmother’. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, who is representing Karisma’s children, alleged that soon after Sunjay’s death, Priya Kapur…

Advocate Rakesh Kishore had suddenly approached the dias on October 6 and tried to remove his shoe before being restrained by security personnel. Two days after the attempt to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R. Gavai during court proceedings in the top court, Gavai said on Thursday that he does not wish to take the matter further and has “forgotten about it.” CJI Gavai’s remark came while the bench headed by him, along with justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K. Vinod Chandran, was hearing a review petition seeking recall of a May 16 judgment that set…

PM Narendra Modi had also raised India’s concerns about UK-based Khalistani elements with Keir Starmer during his visit to Britain in July this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged the activities of Khalistani extremists in the UK to his British counterpart Keir Starmer and said action should be taken against those involved in radicalism and violent extremism through the legal frameworks of the two countries. Modi had also raised India’s concerns about UK-based Khalistani elements at a joint media interaction with Starmer during his visit to Britain in July this year. On Thursday, Modi made no public remarks…

The Taliban administration has largely dismantled rights for women and girls that were put in place by elected governments in recent decade. Women journalists were conspicuous by their absence at a news conference by Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy on Friday, with participation limited to a group of less than 20 reporters. The final call on participation in the event was taken by Taliban officials accompanying Muttaqi, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity. Indian authorities had indicated that participation should be broad-based and include women journalists, they said. It is rare…