Author wins Lost Booker prize 31 years after death

Forty years after it was first published, Troubles by late author J G Farrell has been announced as the winner of the Lost Man Booker Prize -- a one-off prize to honour the books published in 1970,......

'We wanted to top Borat in The Babymakers'

Indian American actor-director Jay Chandrasekhar's films usually deal with young men indulging in beer drinking, pot smoking, a lot of dirty jokes and nudity. All of this appeals to the films'......

Readers' Choice: TV shows that'd be great as films

Hollywood's been doing it for a while now, with shows like Starsky And Hutch and The Dukes Of Hazzard being translated onto the big-screen with some success. And not to forget the excellent The......

Freida Pinto's Immortals dethrones Spielberg's Tintin

The mixed reviewshardly mattered to the nearly 10 million viewers who saw Immortals, Tarsem Singh Dhandwar's action adventure set in ancient Greece. The viewers in 36 world markets including China,......

Pix: Jessica Simpson arrives in Mumbai

With henna on her hands and a traditional bindi on forehead, Jessica Simpson looked like a conventional Indian woman as she arrived in the sub-continent to film her new reality TV show, days after......

Sydney Test not at risk over COVID rules: NSW health minister

IMAGE: Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Nathan Lyon, Australia coach Justin Langer and David Warner are seen chatting after retaining the Ashes on day three of the Third Ashes Test at......

SCG Test: Check out the coolest masks

  IMAGE: Indian supporters wearing protective masks on day one of the third Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground, on Thursday. Photographs: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images......

Masks mandatory for fans at Sydney Test against India

IMAGE: Residents from certain parts of Sydney deemed to have a higher virus-risk have been banned from attending. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Fans attending this week's third......

Uzbek team for South Asian rugby

The 76th All Indiaand South Asia Rugby, a divisionone tournament and one of the oldest and most celebrated events in the Indian rugby calendar, will commence on Saturday. Uzbekistan, alongwith top......