Longlist for Man Booker International Prize 2016 announced
The longlist for the International Man Booker prize 2016 was announced, with 13 authors and 14 translators in the running for the coveted award.
Set autos of non-Marathis on fire: MNS Chief
MNS chief Raj Thackeray threatened that if MNS sees a non-Marathi driving an auto, their activists would set them on fire.
US cautions against 'catastrophic' Mosul dam collapse
The United States pressed governments across the globe to promptly mobilize to avert a "humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions" from the likely collapse of Iraq's Mosul dam.
Sebi lets off RPIL in the IPCL case
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) group's Reliance Petroinvestments Ltd (RPIL) got respite as markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) let it off in the IPCL insider case.
Crompton Greaves to sell T&D business
Crompton Greaves Ltd said it would sell its overseas power business to a US private equity fund for an enterprise value of $126.1 million.
North Korea miniaturizes thermo-nuclear warheads
Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader claimed that the scientists there have successfully miniaturized thermo-nuclear warheads to mount onto a ballistic missile.
The 'Fifth Beatle' George Martin dies at 90
Legendary British music producer Sir George Martin often called the 'Fifth Beatle' who transformed the Beatles into international stars, died at the age of 90.
Total solar eclipse in Asia and Pacific
Millions of people across Indonesia and the Pacific experienced a total solar eclipse, with parts of the region falling into complete darkness.
US airstrike degrades al-Shabaab's ability to attack
The Pentagon stated that the air-strike-operation carried out by the US on the al-Shabaab terrorist group's training camp had reduced the group's ability to attack UN approved African Union Missions to Somalia.
