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......

The billionaires' wives

Billionaires usually have their pick of brides and often chose to marry some of the world's most beautiful and glamorous women. Canada's richest man, media baron David Thomson, recently announced......

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......

Raising a bowler hat to Saeed Jaffrey

'He played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.' Raja Sen......

Meet the voices behind The Lion King characters

The Lion King is back! Only this time around, we get to watch Simba and his gang in 3D. As one of the highest grossing animated series gears up for release this Friday in a reinvented avatar, we......

At 56, it's goodbye from Mr Bean

It's time to say goodbye to the bumbling Mr Bean. Or so believes Rowan Atkinson, who wrote and stars as Mr Bean in the television series and the movie franchises.The actor is believed to have......

'It Will Be A Miracle If Bumrah...'

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah has been recovering from a back spasm he sustained during the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney earlier this month. Photograph: BCCI Jasprit Bumrah's participation in......

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......

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......