Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with this year's Jnanpith Award, a literary award given to an author for "outstanding contribution towards literature", Bharatiya Jnanpith announced Friday.

Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu continued her unbeaten run while debutant Sameer Verma also qualified for the knockout stage with a straight-game win in his last group B match at the BWF World Tour Finals, here Friday.

Ashok Gehlot Is Chief Minister Of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot Accepts Deputy's Post

Udupi: The Bale Muhurta, which is the first ritual in the preparation of Paryaya that will be held on Decemeber 18, 2020; was held today at 9:05 am on the premises of Adamaru Mutt at Rathabeedi.   

Ashok Gehlot is likely to be the Congress' pick for Rajasthan chief minister, sources said Friday, after party president Rahul Gandhi appeared to have successfully brokered peace between the veteran leader and his younger colleague Sachin Pilot following several rounds of discussions.

Ishant Sharma strikes with the new ball as he gets rid of Travis Head for 58. Australia have lost six wickets now and India are finishing strong in the day.

Washington: A 35-year-old Indian IT professional was sentenced in the US to nine years in prison for a "brazen sexual assault" against a sleeping woman during a flight early this year and will be deported to India after the completion of his jail term.

Hyderabad: A day after he was sworn in as the chief minister, Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao Friday appointed his son and former minister KT Rama Rao as the outfit's working president.