London-based Neel Mukherjee's novel "The Lives of Others" was among the 2014 longlist or Man Bookers 'Dozen'.
Simmering civil tension and the stench of corruption threatens to sully Brazil's global soccer party when the World Cup kicks off against a backdrop of protests and unrest.
Ruling BJD, which is witnessing a continuous inflow of leaders from rival parties, on Tuesday indicated that it may not re-nominate all sitting legislators for the Assembly and Parliamentary elections even as some party leaders announced unwillingness to...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made more "sacrifices" in life than Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal and it would be a good thing if she becomes the Prime Minister, social activist Anna Hazare said on Wednesday.
The meeting between farmers, officials of UP State Industrial Development Corporation and Tehri Hydro Development Corporation over decision on land compensation rates failed to reach a conclusion with villagers demanding the same land compensation rates a...
The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the communal flare-up in Muzzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh that has claimed nearly 48 lives.
New Delhi: In view of the ongoing Parliament session and related political activities, Defence Minister A.K. Antony has decided to pull out of the three-day ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus starting in Brunei on Wednesday.
Thirty five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and four boats seized by Sri Lankan Navy on Monday while they were fishing between Talaimannar and Dhanushkodi in the Palk Strait, official sources said.
Jaiswal assured that if the files are not found, due investigation will be carried out and the guilty will be brought to book.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir to file a detailed affidavit on the communal clashes in Kishtwar district and subsequent steps taken by the state government to control the situation.
US President Barack Obama will unveil new measures on Friday to increase transparency and build public trust in controversial government surveillance programs, a senior administration official said. Obama is scheduled to give a press conference at 3:00 pm...
Badar Azim, a slum boy from Kolkata, walked alongside the Queen's Press Secretary to mount the official acknowledgement of the baby's arrival.
There was an Indian connection in the delivery of Britain's new prince, who is third in line to the throne.
India will have its own navigational systems like couple of other countries by 2015 and its space agency is in a fast production mode to roll out six more satellites for this purpose.
The dates for the session are being talked about as July 1-5, the government sources said that no schedule has yet been finalised.
