Neel Mukherjees novel in Booker Prize shortlist
London: Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others, set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centres around a dysfunctional family, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize 2014, in its debut as a global literary award. Mukherjee, who studied at Oxford and Cambridge, was also the only Indian-origin author to be longlisted earlier this year, the first time the prestigious literary award opened up for
Lawyer wants independent probe in Indian couples murder case
Houston: The attorney for an Indian-origin couple, found dead under mysterious circumstances in a house in Texas, wants an independent investigation into their deaths. Attorney David Finn said yesterday he has no idea precisely what led to the death
Sania-Bruno win US Open mixed doubles
New York: India’s Sania Mirza has claimed her third career Grand Slam title by winning the US Open mixed doubles title with Brazilian partner Bruno Soarez. The duo defeated Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez 6-1, 2-6, 11-9 in the final to win
Al-Qaeda declares new branch in Indian sub-continent
Washington: Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri declared on Thursday in a video message that the global Islamist extremist movement has launched a new branch to lead its struggle in the Indian sub-continent. In the video, found in online jihadist forums
Indian Diaspora Engagement Meet to be held in Bahrain
Manama: For the first time, India will hold a meeting for Indian businesses in Bahrain this week to acquaint them with the various investment opportunities in the country and also seek investments from Bahraini nationals. The Ministry of Overseas Ind
Cambridge University Vice Chancellor to visit India
London: Seeking to reinforce ties between the University of Cambridge and India, the varsity's Vice Chancellor is set to visit the country this month. Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz will lead a senior university delegation for a series o
US Chemical Society awards Indian-American scientists
Washington: Four Indian-American scientists are among the recipients of the 2015 National Awards of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Abhijit A Namjoshi along with several of his colleagues from Dow Chemicals have been selected for the ACS Award f
Obama all praise for Indian-American's newly built mansion
Washington: One fine morning this summer, Indian-American Frank Islam received an unexpected call from the US President, Barack Obama. The call was neither for a fund raiser, nor for discussing any policy issues, but to "appreciate" the des
Rahane, Dhawan clinch ODI series for India on English soil after a gap of 24 years
Birmingham: Ajinkya Rahane smashed his maiden ODI century as India clinched their first 50-over series win on English soil in 24 years after thrashing the hosts by nine wickets in the fourth one-dayer to take an invincible 3-0 lead in the five-match
