Author Sunjeev Sahota among Booker's 13 contenders this year

Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel China Room, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro......

15 Odd PHOTOS from a mad, mad world

Here’s this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world. Jose, a reveller covered in grease, poses for a photo as he takes part in the annual Cascamorras festival in Baza, southern......

PHOTOS: The weird, wacky world around us

10 photos that show we live in an odd, odd world! Participants dressed like Minions descend a hill on a homemade cart during the 26th Roller Cart Festival in Medellin, Colombia. Photograph: Fredy......

British medical students leave home to treat IS wounded soldiers

Nine young British medics, including four women, who had been studying medicine in Sudan may have travelled to strife-torn Syria to work in areas controlled by dreaded Islamic State......

Reliance Retail inks JV for manufacturing toys

Reliance Retail, the country's leading retailer which owns iconic British toy brand Hamleys and home-grown toy brand Rowan, has entered into a joint venture with a Haryana-based firm for local......

Now, a paint that smooths car scratches

Scratched cars and scuffed shoes may soon be the things of past, as scientists have developed a 'self-healing' plastic coating that smoothes away marks and blemishes within seconds.What is more, it......

Meltdown not to affect Paradeep refinery:IOC chief

Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's biggest refiner, has stated that the global meltdown will not impact the setting up of its Paradeep refinery since the company does not have any funding problem......

Isha Ambani, just 16, is worth $80 million

From the lyrics of Hall and Oates and Gwen Stefani to the lens of Andy Warhol, the entitled rich girl has long been fodder for artists and gossip mongers. These days that lens is turned on these......

Jon Hamm, Jennifer Westfeldt split

A lowdown on what's going on in Hollywood. Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt have ended their relationship after nearly two decades of togetherness. The......

Review: Johnny English Reborn isn't funny

Preeti Arora writes that Johnny English Reborn just isn't funny. Post YOUR reviews here!Johnny English has everything you'd find in a Bond film -- pricey cars, fancy gadgets, sharp suits and......

Spoofs, kid movies rule world box office

September is not the best month for the movies; kids and college students are back in their class rooms and parents, having spent loads of money on summer vacations, think many times before going......

The Best of Mr Bean

Many things have been said about Mr Bean and its creator Rowan Atkinson who bowed out recently with a rather flimsy excuse -- 'I am getting too old.'It would be such a delight to see how this......

Bumrah undergoes back surgery in New Zealand

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah, who has been out with injury since September last year, is expected to be back in training by August this year. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images India pace bowler......

CWG 2022: India women's hockey team qualifies for semis

IMAGE: Lalremsiami celebrates after scoring their third goal against Canada. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images The Indian women's hockey team survived some anxious moments before beating......

Savita's heroics hand India first win in Hockey WC

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/Twitter Skipper Savita starred in front of the goal as India defeated Canada 3-2 in the shootout after both teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time......

Football: East Bengal to file complaint against referee

IMAGE: Robbie Fowler-coached East Bengal are 9th on the ISL table with seven points from 9 games. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters/Files FC Goa and SC East Bengal might have played out a 1-1......

Bhattacharya brilliance takes ATKMB atop ISL table

IMAGE: ATK Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya pulled off a few saves against Chennaiyin FC on Tuesday and was rightly named Player of the Match. Photograph: Kind courtesy ATK Mohun......