UK PM Boris Johnson to face no-trust vote over partygate scandal

United Kingdom's embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence in his leadership of the Conservative Party on Monday, the chair of the party's backbench committee announced,......

Shillong Chamber Choir founder Neil Nongkynrih passes away

Shillong Chamber Choir founder and noted music composer Neil Nongkynrih died in Mumbai after a brief illness on Wednesday said Choir officials. IMAGE: Neil Nongkynrih receives his Padma Shri Award......

Booker Prize for Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evarist as jury breaks rules

Atwood's The Testaments and Evaristo's novel Girl, Woman, Other earned each author an equal share of the £50,000 prize. IMAGE: Margaret Atwood poses with Bernardine Evaristo after jointly......

Paul Beatty becomes first American to win Booker Prize

The author wins for The Sellout, a satire of US racial politics. IMAGE: Winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize Paul Beatty poses with his novel The Sellout. Photograph: John Phillips -......

Young desis off the beaten track

When Sanjaya Malakar stood in a long queue for American Idol's audition on September 19, 2006, he had just one ambition: he wanted America to hear him. Keeping him company was Shyamali, his sister,......

Wimbledon champion Halep returns to top 5

Djokovic continues to lead ATP Rankings   IMAGE: Wimbledon champions Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic photographed at the Champions' Dinner at The Guildhall in London on Sunday. Photograph:......

Champions Djokovic, Serena show off their footwork at Wimbledon ball

Wimbledon singles winners Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams at the Champions Dinner at The Guildhall in London on Sunday. Photograph: Twitter The Wimbledon Champions Dinner was an evening with an......

11 slain Israelis remembered at Munich memorial

The widow of an Israeli athlete, slain during the 1972 Munich Olympics denounced the IOC during a memorial Monday to honour the dead, shouting "Shame on you!" for failing to offer a moment of......