British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s tragicomic ‘Quichotte’ was among the six books shortlisted for the prize. The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they could not separate Atwood’s – ‘The Testament’ and ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by Evaristo, who is the first black woman to win the prestigious award … Read more

New Zealand and England had headed into the super over after scores in the World Cup final were tied at 241.  Once the super over also ended in a tie with both teams making 15, the winner was decided on account of superior boundary count.  Following that nerve-wracking final, the ICC faced the wrath of … Read more

According to official data, the wholesale price index-based inflation was 1.08 percent in August this year and 5.22 percent in September last year.  The previous low was recorded in June 2016 when wholesale inflation was in negative at 0.1 percent.  Inflation for food articles, as a basket, remained nearly flat at 7.47 percent during the … Read more

MoS Road Transport and Highways, Gen. (Retd.) V.K Singh and ministers and senior officials from several states were also present on the occasion.  Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been giving a lot of emphasis on large scale transport reforms.  He said the unified and nation-wide inter-operable RFID-based tag … Read more

The President also hosted a banquet in their honour.  Welcoming them to India, the President said that bilateral ties between India and Netherlands are strong and growing.  He expressed confidence that this State Visit will impart further boost to the engagement and deepen relations between the two countries.  The President said that economic partnership is … Read more