Jeet Thayil on 2012 Man Booker long-list

Noted Indian poet and writer Jeet Thayil is among 12 authors long-listed for the 2012 Man Booker Prize for Fiction worth 50,000 pounds and an assured spurt in the sales of the prize-winning book.......

Two Indian writers in Booker list

Two Indians are among 13 novelists in contention for this year's Man Booker Prize after the judges tore up nearly all predictions and disregarded virtually all star literary novelists. Indian......

Democrats unload on Trump; call him fraud, hypocrite

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a fraud, a liar and a hypocrite, top Democratic leaders and speakers at the party's national convention said as they lashed out at the billionaire......

Gwyneth Paltrow spotted with new boyfriend

A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood. Image: Brad Falchuk and Gwyneth Paltrow. Photographs: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images and Jason Kempin/Getty Images Oscar-winning actress......

'We all have stories to tell and projects we need financed'

Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel may have made sure the speeches remained short this year -- the shortest speech would win a Kawasaki jet......

Konta's fairytale run ends but she is hungry for more Slam success

‘I don't think I missed an opportunity’ IMAGE: Great Britain's Johanna Konta plays a forehand in her semi final match against Germany's Angelique Kerber. Photograph: Michael......

UEFA will not change Champions League suspension rules

The UEFA has ruled out changing its Champions League suspension rules regarding yellow cards for at least three years and has no intention of bringing them in line with the rules used in the......

Young suing USATF, USOC

Jerome Young, whose positive doping case sparked international controversy, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA Track & Field (USATF), said USATF spokeswoman Jill......

Athens sailing set to match Sydney

The Olympic sailing competition in Athens will look to build on the huge success of four years ago when the natural amphitheatre of Sydney harbour provided a stunning backdrop to the regatta.The......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 8 at the Rio Olympics

Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men's and women's medley relays.Denmark's......