Ghosh, the first English writer to be honoured with the award, said he constantly draws from Bangla for his works.

The 'Shadow Lines' author said he was 'humbled' by the recognition.

Despite the presence of selfie- and autograph-hunters, this was no comic book fan convention. There was no cosplay (costume play) on displa...

The Jnanpith Award winner had been undergoing treatment at a Kolkata hospital for two months now. She was 90 years old.

When Mamata takes out a rally men, women and children throng the roads to get a glimpse of her as she walks smiling and waving at the horde...

More than 150 writers from around the world, including Mumbai-born Rushdie - whose work has angered Muslims around the world, have expresse...

The Prize celebrates writing on the South Asian region from writers across the globe and is given to the best novel or translations into En...

An ET Magazine-MavenMagnet study on global women achievers of Indian origin in business and the arts who are creating the biggest buzz onli...

British author Neel Mukherjee lost out on the 2014 Booker Prize to Richard Flanagan, who won the literary prize for 'The Narrow Road to the...

India Office Records went online this week shedding light on the lives of Europeans under the British Raj between 1698 and 1947.

Youth is the precise republic where democracy in India is becoming a process of being bludgeoned by the majority.

Famed Academy Award winning Hollywood film producer Ismail Merchant (1936-2005), who was legendary for his India connection through his fil...

Huge crowds of cheering people lined the railway tracks on the border between India and Bangladesh on Monday as passenger train services be...

6 Jan: Enron threatens to invoke LCs, guarantees as MSEB fails to pay dues.