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The veteran Hollywood film director Martin Scorsese's life is apparently somewhat reminiscent of the great American dream of a new kid on the block overcoming odds and gaining material success, a humble background notwithstanding. But as one looks at the vast body of his works in celluloid one is left in no doubt that the man from the mean streets of Lower Manhattan, a New York suburb was not in pursuit of mere commercial triumph but something that far outlasts it- a place of honour in the hall of fame of world cinema.

In Bangladesh, where national elections are scheduled for January 7, political issues are taking a backseat, and the scarcity and high prices of essential food items such as potatoes, onions, eggs, edible oil, and sugar are taking centre stage. In an emergency meeting held at the Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on November 11, the government took a series of decisions to ensure these commodities are available at affordable rates in the market.

A few months ago, the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi called a meeting to bring a truce between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin pilot. At the meeting, Gehlot is learnt to have remarked that he had seen the 46-year-old Pilot grow up. An uneasy truce was brokered, but it remains tenuous against the backdrop of the unrelenting rivalry between Gehlot and Pilot.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a double delight for Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who has successfully blunted the edge of a campaign of calumny against him and his government.

New Delhi: The ICC on Friday named English duo of Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough to be the on-field umpires for the Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad.

New Delhi: Riding on Manvir Singh's 75th minute goal, India opened its FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualifiers second round campaign with a 1-0 victory against hosts Kuwait at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City.

N Sankaraiah, a leading figure of the freedom struggle in the country and the communist movement in Tamil Nadu passed away on November 15 in Madurai. He was 101. An outstanding leader from his student days, Sankaraiah emerged as a versatile personality covering the fields of politics, society, economy, ideology and culture. His life was a model of what it meant to be a communist in both political and family life. He was born on July 15, 1922.

Prices of late have shown southward trends. Should that result in RBI loosening its anti-inflationary stance? There is a view that the Reserve Bank of India should now initiate the process of reversing its stand on inflation and start lowering the lending rates from sometime early next year.

The epoch-making events of November 1917 changed the course of humanity forever. The Revolution of 1917 had profound and far-reaching impact on world history. It not only marked the overthrow of the Czarist monarchy and the establishment of the Soviet Union, but it also ignited a wave of socialist and communist movements worldwide. The spread of revolutionary ideas inspired political and social change across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, leading to the emergence of new political ideologies and reshaping the global balance of power.

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in San Francisco and President Xi told President Biden that Planet Earth was big enough for “both the countries”, the first time a Chinese big shot has referred to China as a country big enough to rival “superpower United States”. If Xi’s self-congratulatory comment has struck as odd or as an affront to the United States, President Biden has taken it in his stride even as the rest of the world, including Putin’s Russia and Modi’s India, must have considered Xi’s statement as long overdue.