Canadian short story writer Alice Munro was on Wednesday announced as the winner of the third Man Booker International Prize. One of Canada's most popular writers, Munro said she was 'totally amazed and delighted' after receiving the news of her award.The judging panel for the Man Booker International Prize 2009 comprised writer Jane Smiley, writer, academic and musician Amit Chaudhuri and writer, film script writer and essayist Andrey Kurkov.
Robert Pattinson shines in this movie which has a lesson you're not going to easily forget.
Despite some snags, Hanuman is an endearing character and kids will love him.
Arthur J Pais picks the Hollywood films that might make it a busy box office season.
Stephen Spielberg's How To Train Your Dragon could face major competition from Clash of the Titans as well as Alice in Wonderland at the US box office.
Mahasweta is getting some recognition abroad. She is in the long list of the Man Booker International Prize. The list, to be announced in New York on Wednesday, includes Nobel laureate V S Naipaul, former Booker Prize winner Peter Carey and the distinguished American writer E L Doctrow.
Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has urged the United States to strike a deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan on the pattern of the Swat pact, saying that the real threat was from the Al Qaeda. "The only way forward is dialogue, which is what (Afghan President) Hamid Karzai is finally saying. You have to start talking to the Taliban," Khan said. He warned that US President Barack Obama's Afghan policy is 'exactly the same way as the mess' made by Bush.
Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland could be the number one film not only in North America but also in foreign markets after its March 5 release.
African runners are expected to steal the show in Sunday's $310,000 prize money 7th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.
England's cricketers were guilty of employing double-standards for quitting their tour of India because of security fears, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said on Monday.
India has made major scientific and technological contribution to this new atom smasher also called the Large Hadron Collider. LHC is expected to answer several facts of fundamental nature of the universe that remains a mystery, said the scientists of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
In his interview to Shekhar Gupta on NDTV on Monday, Arun Shourie ripped aside the veil of secrecy surrounding the BJP's mysterious decision to let Modi stay on in Gandhinagar despite the horrors of seven years ago.
This has to be one of the most blatant tricks Raja is pulling off.
Switzerland midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta has declared himself fit for Saturday's Euro 2008 opener against Czech Republic after returning to full training with the squad.
Though it is being shown only in about a dozen countries abroad, waiting to add more formidable markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan in the coming weeks, it has already grossed an impressive $48 million in three days.
The giddy, overblown, super loud, Revenge of the Fallen which is filled with pathetic sex jokes, is visually stunning and exciting in its battle scenes.
Pulitzer-prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's new collection of short stores, Unaccustomed Earth, has gone to number 1 in The New York Times bestseller list less than two weeks after its publication on April 1. She is the only Indian novelist after Salman Rushdie to achieve the feat.
Iron Man 2 boosts the early summer season with a huge opening.
Though the holy city of Varanasi, with its temples and masses of Hindu pilgrims, is Jean Paun Gaultier's most cherished place, he finds something to love everywhere he goes in India.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a restricted banking licence to American Express Bank (Amex) to conduct credit card and travel-related businesses in India.
A child prodigy, Raghunathan's tryst with music started when she was a toddler; her mother, a music teacher, introduced her to it.
Despite Avatar's big loss, two huge hits win major awards at this year's Academy Awards ceremony.
Belgian-born Rich, whose trading group eventually became the global commodities powerhouse Glencore Xstrata, died in hospital from a stroke.
The word 'consultation' can have only one meaning, be it Gujarat judgement, Karnataka judgement or any other judgement in rest of the country, notes Arun Jaitley.
Meena Barot, an Indian businesswoman has been chosen among eight foreigners to carry the Olympic torch on Chinese soil in August next year.
Denzel's film The Book of Eli grossed $11.7 million on its opening day in America and Canada against Avatar's $10.4 million.
Rwanda's Diudone Disi and Ethiopian Deriba Alemu won the men's and women's titles respectively at the new Delhi Half Marathon.
New firms such as BeneTrends and Guidant Financial Group have sprung up to help entrepreneurs take advantage of an obscure tax law
28 Weeks Later is simply a ruthless, edgy and refreshingly sick piece of apocalyptic horror.
Despite the downturn, the 42 females in the Forbes 400 had a combined net worth of $181 billion.
Achebe is probably best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart, written in 1958.
Aakashagopurum, the Malayalam adaptation of Henrik Isben's The Master Builder directed by K P Kumaran starring Mohanlal and newcomer Nithya. It is worth watching for the lead performance.
These boards need to function efficiently to maximise the wealth of the nation.
It is said that at least 60 customers and nine brokerage firms have been victimised. One brokerage firm reported losses as high as more than two million dollars.
Four summers ago when I spoke to Abbas Tyrewala -- the prolific writer of Munnabhai MBBS, Maqbool and Main Hoon Na, he appeared rather reluctant to direct a movie.
Church spokesperson Father Paul Thelekat says that like nuns are becoming extinct as a social species in European countries, the same situation may be seen in India soon, as young women are being drawn to more 'worldly' professions. Nuns feel women are given 'second class' citizen status in the Church and are considered emotional and lacking objectivity and reasoning. They feel that this needs to change for the situation to improve.
Here's looking at the winners of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
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