Judges for the 30,000 pound Orange award broke with a 39-year unspoken convention by choosing this year's Man Booker and Costa Prize winning books -- Desai's novel and Stef Penney's The Tenderness of Wolves -- on their long-list of 20.
Desai's book, which has won rave reviews, has already been awarded the 2006 Man Brooker Prize. The Nepalese movement for an independent state is the tumultuous backdrop for 36-year-old Desai's richly textured book.
The Vishwaguru who addressed the maximum rallies and boasted of being blessed with divine energy, who promised guarantees in his own name, turned out finally not invincible, points out Jyoti Punwani.
The Indian men's table tennis team settled for the bronze medal after going down 0-3 to Chinese Taipei in the Asian Championships semi-final.
Centrum Finance Ltd named Berjis M. Desai chairman.
Desai said she would participate on the condition that a female voice-over will be roped in for the series.
Patralekhaa is shoot-ready... Prachi gets Barbie fever... Athiya gives us a peek into her bedroom...
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from Mauritius may face higher scrutiny after the amendment in the India-Mauritius tax treaty introduced a principle purpose test (PPT) to prevent treaty abuse by taxpayers. The Mauritius government had in February decided to amend the double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with India to align with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's proposal on base erosion and profit shifting. Although the agreement between India and Mauritius was signed on March 7, the protocol of the amendment was made public for the first time on Wednesday, said legal experts.
The Pat Cummins-led side is in the midst of an intense battle between multiple teams who are bidding for spots in the final four, with Rajasthan Royals (16 points), Kolkata Knight Riders (14 points) and Lucknow Super Giants (12 points) placed above SRH.
Faltering Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians desperate to resurrect IPL campaign
After hearing arguments from Shiv Sena factions led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has decided to conduct the official hearing on disqualification petitions against the MLAs of the Shinde group on October 13, advocate Anil Sakhare, who is representing the CM, said on Monday.
An upbeat Delhi Capitals will look to keep the winning momentum going against an inconsistent Mumbai Indians when the two sides square off in the IPL in New Delhi on Saturday.
Manika Batra won both her singles matches as the Indian women's team edged out Hungary 3-2 for its first win of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan on Sunday.
Pacer Prasidh Krishna picks up injury during Ranji match
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Leaders of several Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties met on Saturday to take stock of the opposition's preparations leading up to the June 4 counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections, and claimed they will get more than 295 seats, enough for them to form the next government.
KKR will look to iron out their flaws and get the better of a misfiring Mumbai Indians during their IPL match on Friday.
Thackeray also declared the candidature of Satyajit Patil, Bharti Kamdi and Karan Pawar from Hatkanangale, Palghar, and Jalgaon constituencies, respectively.
Desai requested the Dargah's trust to not move the Supreme Court against the HC's judgment.
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A resurgent Mumbai Indians will need to address their bowling woes as they look to exact revenge on table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in their reverse fixture of the Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Monday.
Now, here's a show that will show off the power struggles on and off the camera in the backstage areas of Bollywood.
With the IPL kicking off, speculations are rife that the former Indian cricket team captain M S Dhoni will hang up his boots after handing over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Ruturaj Gaikwad. However, brand experts believe this is not the end of the road for Dhoni as a celebrity, and he still has some mileage left even if he completely retires. Dhoni is expected to continue being associated with CSK even after retirement, according to a media report.
A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Gauri Godse quashed the sessions court's 2013 judgment acquitting Sharma, terming it as "perverse" and "unsustainable".
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'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
Indian American physicians and entrepreneurs, who invested an estimated $25 million in Dr Akshay Desai's Universal Health Care Group Inc, are seething in anger after the company filed for bankruptcy. "The crook", as the investors and friends call Dr Desai today, has gone underground. Aziz Haniffa reports
A local AIMIM leader said they would not allow Desai to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the renowned Dargah and threatened to smear her face with black ink if she does so.
Vidarbha opener Atharva Taide struck his third first-class century and his second of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season
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The path found by champions like GR Viswanath, Syed Kirmani, Brijesh Patel, EAS Prasanna and BS Chandrasekhar has only broadened over the years through which several ace cricketers walked through.
Though some Hindutva groups have said they will prevent the women's group from entering the temple.
'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.' 'Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.' 'One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.' 'These cuts never made any sense to me.'
Board of directors of Unitech Wireless to clear name on Tuesday.
The probe agency, in the release, did not disclose the exact roles of the accused police officers, citing that it would affect the investigation.
Even as the two parties appeared confident that they have reached out to every voter and publicised their new symbols, experts suggested varying impact of the split and the symbols on the vote bank.
While workers of the Shiv Sena shouted that the party belongs to them, those owing allegiance to Uddhav Thackeray responded with "traitors go back" slogans.
Answering questions on Wednesday night at a function at the Nehru Centre where his wife Kishwar Desai's book Darlingji The True Love Story of Nargis & Sunil Dutt was launched, Lord Desai said, "It would be outrageous if he got treatment different from the other accused in the case. Just because we love Sanjay Dutt does not mean the law can treat him differently. This has to be left to the court. Otherwise, it will be presumed that actors can do anything and get away."
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