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From Feluda created by Satyajit Ray to Byomkesh Bakshi written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, most of the iconic detective characters of Indian literature are more than half a century old. In fact, in recent times, little has been done in the detective or crime thrillers genre, and one of the only worthy addition to the clan of world-class detective inspectors from India-- the likes of Inspector Rebus and Hercule Poirot -- that comes to mind is Anita Nair's character, Inspector Borei Gowda. In the last decade, Borei…

Over the years, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured some breathtaking images of the cosmos, giving us a peek into a world many of us will not have even imagined. From capturing stunning galaxies hundreds of light-years away to noticing the quiet, undramatic passage of planets by Earth, Hubble has been our eyes in space. To celebrate its achievements, NASA regularly shares some of the images that the telescope has captured so far as part of its “Flashback Friday” series.This week's images showed “iconic Hubble images”…

Tomb Raider is one of the most well-known video game franchises of all time.Christian Petersen | Getty ImagesThe iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise is being sold by its Japanese publisher Square Enix as part of a $300 million deal.Square Enix said Monday it will offload three of its game development studios — Eidos Interactive, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix Montreal — to Swedish firm Embracer Group.Embracer will also acquire the intellectual property for Tomb Raider and three other game series, including Deux Ex,…