Zubin Mehta wins Dan David Prize

India-born music conductor Zubin Mehta has won the prestigious Dan David Prize for 2007 for outstanding contribution in his field. Mehta is the second Indian to receive the award. Prof C N R Rao......

What Amitav Ghosh said at Dan David prize ceremony

Unperturbed by criticisms over accepting the prestigious Dan David prize, noted Indian author Amitav Ghosh has said that he is "equally disappointed by those running this campaign of admonition".......

Reject Dan David Prize: Activists to Amitav Ghosh

A host of pro-Palestine activists has urged eminent writer Amitav Ghosh not to accept the Tel Aviv-based Dan David Prize. Many organisations, particularly, the British Committee for the......

Zubin Mehta bags French award

Famous music conductor Zubin Mehta has won a French award worth $1 million, the French country's culture ministry said on Thursday. The awards, named after Israeli Dan David who was a pioneer in......

United Cup: Gutsy Evans helps Britain down Spain, reach knockouts

IMAGE: Britain's Dan Evans in action during his quarter final match against Canada's Denis Shapovalov. Photograph: Lisa Leutner/Reuters Britain stormed into the knockout stage of the United Cup......

2nd T20: How India overwhelmed England to take series

IMAGE: Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates with Virat Kohli after taking the wicket of Jason Roy. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck three times as a spirited......

Magnus Carlsen's Last Gambit

A title match requires months of preparation and pulling out of other events, putting together a team of seconds, etc. Carlsen just says he lacks the motivation to do this again. IMAGE: World......

Rowland earns McLaren F1 test

British teenager Oliver Rowland will have a Formula One test with McLaren after collecting a coveted Autosport award previously won by the likes of Jenson Button and David Coulthard. The......

Australia beat Windies via D/L method

Australia's batsmengave a fitting reply to Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels's power-hitting as they defeated the West Indies by 17 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the ICC World Twenty20 Group......