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'It's LeviOsa... not LeviosA!'

India, Nov. 8 -- Gryffindor, butterbeer, chocolate frog. scores of terms have crept from the Harry Potter books into the English language. Some are bywords for a state of mind; others for a personalit... Read More


Shedding the invisibility cloak

India, Nov. 8 -- Name one legendary woman scientist who isn't Marie Curie. It's hard, and that isn't your fault. As suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage noted in her essay Woman as an Inventor (1883), women... Read More


The audacity of Yash

India, Nov. 8 -- In a pivotal scene in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Part 1, Yash, as Ravana, is pondering his next course of action. His sister Surpanakha has come to him seeking retribution because Laks... Read More


The thrill of Gen-Z jazz

India, Nov. 8 -- Three years ago, when the band New Jazz Underground put out a 17-minute YouTube video called The MF Doom Suite, an early commenter wrote: "John Coltrane on sax, Art Blakey on drums, M... Read More


35-yr-old woman, daughter set afire over affair suspicion, 1 held

Bhopal, Nov. 8 -- A 35-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter were allegedly set on fire in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh by a 28-year-old woman over suspicion of an extra-marital affair invol... Read More


SC directs handover of revolver to guard acquitted in '13 case

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- For a private bodyguard, a revolver is more than a weapon - it can be the key to a job. Mohammad Jamal Mohammad Yunus learnt this the hard way when the police seized his licensed ... Read More


KATSEYE postpones more shows citing Megan Skiendiel's concussion

India, Nov. 7 -- KATSEYE has postponed two more shows in Chicago and Minneapolis, just days after canceling their Detroit concert on November 3. The girl group was scheduled to play at Chicago's Unite... Read More


Ayodhya to dazzle on Deepotsav

India, Nov. 7 -- During the Deepotsav, to be held at Ram Ki Paidi and other places in Ayodhya, 30 lakh earthen lamps (diyas) will be lit up on Saturday. The Uttar Pradesh government is aiming to beat ... Read More


Rasika Dugal to spend a working Diwali in Scotland

India, Nov. 7 -- For Rasika Dugal, Diwali this year will be a little different. Instead of celebrating the festival with her family in Mumbai, the actor will be in Scotland, shooting for her upcoming ... Read More


Abhi-Ash bring the Diwali sparkle!

India, Nov. 7 -- It was a family affair for actor Akshay Kumar, who arrived at Manish Malhotra's Diwali bash with wife, author Twinkle Khanna, and their son Aarav Bhatia Published by HT Digital Conte... Read More