Pria Rai and Andrew Rogers BBC Newsbeat Will Fahy Abaka’s novel Where Geezers Call Home has won the New Writers’ Prize When Abaka Debrah thinks about the future, he has one big mission in mind. “I want to write for the next generation of young black boys,” he says. His new novel Where Geezers Call
Last Updated:March 23, 2025, 11:07 IST Learn how to protect your family’s financial future by drafting a proper financial will. Avoid unclaimed investments and ensure smooth wealth transfer to your children with these essential steps. Around Rs 25,000 crore worth of shares and about nearly Rs 80,000 crore of bank deposits are lying unclaimed in
A Vanity Fair writer has revealed his eyewatering salary during the magazine’s heyday, detailing the shocking six-figure sum that allowed him to work from home part-time and rub shoulders with A-list celebrities. Bryan Burrough, a longtime correspondent with the magazine and an author of several novels, detailed his time with Vanity Fair for a piece
‘He taught me about a world of intimacy which was beyond my experience.’ These are the haunting words of a woman – a medical doctor, no less – in defense of accused Hollywood sex predator Gabriel Olds, a handsome actor and Yale grad who is facing trial for a slew of shocking sex crimes. ‘He
Last Updated:March 17, 2025, 21:09 IST Highest amount of Rs 2,36,265 crore was written off during financial year 2018-19 while NPAs worth Rs 58,786 crore were written off in 2014-15, the lowest in the last 10 years During 2023-24, banks wrote off bad loans of Rs 1,70,270 crore, lower than Rs 2,16,324 crore done in
Piers Hopkirk BBC News, South East Piers Hopkirk/BBC Sir Tim Rice has written songs with Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber for Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas Oscar-winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice has said he has not ruled out teaming up again with former musical partner Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber to create a brand new musical,
Last Updated:February 27, 2025, 17:36 IST Infosys Layoffs: After complaints received from PMO, the Union labour and employment ministry has again issued a letter to the Karnataka Labour Commissioner, urging intervention in the layoffs of trainees at Infosys’ Mysuru campus. Earlier this month, Infosys faced a backlash after it laid off over 300 freshers who
Last Updated:February 14, 2025, 12:19 IST The MPs say any exemption to Tata Sons from full compliance, including listing, with the RBI Scale Based Regulatory Framework will dilute the level-playing field in the country and set a precedent for other corporates. In September 2022, the RBI classified Tata Sons among 15 NBFCs in the Upper
Last Updated:February 03, 2025, 21:30 IST Karnataka Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi faced criticism for struggling to write in Kannada. The Karnataka BJP shared the video, sparking criticism of CM Siddaramaiah’s choices. Hailing from Bagalkot, Tangadagi is a three-time Kanakagiri MLA. (ANI file photo) Karnataka Minister for Kannada and Culture, Shivaraj Tangadagi, drew criticism for struggling to
Last Updated:January 24, 2025, 20:40 IST The opposition MPs claimed that the panel Chairman was pushing the agenda under government pressure, with an eye on the Delhi assembly elections on February 5 Opposition MPs of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill. (PTI file photo) The ten suspended members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)