Amitav Ghosh among 12 longlisted for UK prize

Indian author Amitav Ghosh is among a group of award-winning writers and poets to make the longlist of Warwick Prize for Writing in London on Wednesday. The biennial prize run by Britain's......

Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Lowland' in Man Booker shortlist

Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri has made it to this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist for her new book The Lowland, an intimate portrayal of two brothers set in Kolkata of the 1960s. Her tale,......

Will Jhumpa Lahiri bag the Booker?

The £50,000 Man Booker Prize will be announced on Tuesday. The Indian-American author is in the fray for her new book ‘The Lowland’, but what are her chances?   A mere......

These 10 stunning images will make you go WILD

The Natural History Museum has unveiled the first entries for this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Wrestling komodo dragons, ethereal egrets and thirsty......

Adani finds buyers for coal from Australian mine

Adani Mining has signed up buyers for around 70 percent of the coal it plans to produce from a huge mine in Australia, putting it a step closer to being able to seal funding for the A$10 billion......

Australia seeks Indian investments

Australia on Tuesday invited Indian companies to take part in exploration of natural gas but expressed inability to supply LNG to India in the short term.Australian Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane......

Brokerage claim bogus: Mittal

NRI steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and his family on Thursday dismissed as "baseless" the claim made by Adina Kohn, a property consultant for a 350,000-pounds commission for the 70-million pounds......

'Adapt to India, China growth, or perish'

Describing Asia as "the fastest growing region" in terms of economy, Australia's Reserve Bank Governor I J MacFarlane has said countries which can adapt to the emergence of the Asian tigers India......

Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West is a Vanity Project

A Million Ways To Die In The West could have done better with more editing and less Seth McFarlane, says Paloma Sharma.'From the guy who brought you Ted,' reads the top of the poster.That's just......

Deconstructing Oscar 2013: Chat with Raja Sen!

The 85th annual Academy Awards may have ended on an unprecendented note with Ben Affleck picking up the biggest award of the night (Best Picture) for his espionage drama Argo. But all didn't go......

Is he really the Sexiest Man Alive?

Bradley Cooper has been voted the 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People magazine this year. The 36-year-old actor topped the list of 123 'super hot guys' that included George Clooney and Brad Pitt......

Shah Rukh Khan: Prayers with all in Nepal

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:A 7.9 magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks hit Nepal and India over the weekend. Several Bollywood stars turned to Twitter to......

Soccer: Romeo Beckham joins Brentford's junior team

  IMAGE: Beckham, son of former England captain and Inter Miami president and co-owner David Beckham, featured 15 times for Brentford B and scored one goal during his loan spell. Photograph:......

Thamake wins India's third gold at Asian Youth Games

Anjana Dhavalu Thamake clinched the third gold for India by winning the girl's 800 metres race on the concluding day of the track and field events at the second Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, on......