NRI's doctor's book makes waves in US

Stanford University medical professor Abraham Verghese is getting ready for another bout of book tours, this time for his bestselling novel Cutting for Stone's paperback edition. The novel, set in......

Monica Ali short-listed for Booker

British writer Monica Ali is among six writers short-listed for this year's 50,000 Booker Prize.Others in the list are Booker veteran Margaret Atwood, Zoe Heller, Damon Galgut, Clare Morrall and D......

No big names in Booker shortlist

No big names figure in this year's Booker shortlist, which was announced on Tuesday night.Judges for the 50,000 prize damned some entries as "rubbish" and "drivel". Led by Chris Smith, former......

Book chronicles life in Osho's shadow

A book that describes life in the shadow of new-age guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (real name Chandra Mohan Jain, who later called himself Osho) has become an overnight bestseller in the United......

Court rejects Azhar's plea, BAI election on Sunday

Former India cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin's bid to unseat Badminton Association of India's long-standing president V K Verma received a setback on Friday after an Andhra Pradesh court......