Nobel Prize in Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature: Belarusian Author Svetlana Alexievich Wins Prize

The Swedish Academy said Thursday she won "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time." Her works include "Voices from Chernobyl" and "War’s Unwomanly Face."

L'Oréal

L'Oréal: Company's Advertisement Among 82 Banned by Consumer Complaints Council

The council, under the Advertising Standards Council of India, received a total of 148 complaints in June, 82 of which resulted in bans for misleading, false or unsubstantiated information.

Lumia 950 and 950 XL

Lumia 950 and 950 XL: Microsoft Unveils 2 New Windows 10 Smartphones at Event

The Lumia 950 features a 5.2-inch screen, and the 950 XL packs a 5.7-inch display. Both smartphones run Windows 10 and will go on sale in November.

Microsoft Surface

 Microsoft Unveils 13.5-Inch Surface Book Laptop and Surface Pro 4 Tablet

The Surface Book features a 13.5-inch screen and a Nvidia GeForce GPU. The Surface Pro 4, which will be released on Oct. 26, packs a 12.3-inch display and includes a Surface Pen.

Nayantara Sahgal: Writer Says She's Returning Sahitya Akademi Award

"India’s culture of diversity and debate is now under vicious assault," Shagal wrote Tuesday on indianculturalforum.in. She's returning the literary award in protest against the Indian government.

Who's older, Tej or Tejaswi? Son's age gaffe stumps Lalu

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav is 25 and younger son Tejaswi Yadav is 26, if the affidavits filed by them with their nomination papers for Mahua and Raghopur assembly seats, respectively, in Vaishali district are to be believed!

Tej Pratap filed his nomination papers on Monday in presence of his father. Tejaswi filed his nomination on Saturday.

Neither Lalu nor anyone from his family, including his two sons, was available for comment on the age issue. Sources close to family said actually Tejaswi is 26 years old and Tej Pratap is around two years older. "We don't know how this mistake was made by those who helped both Tejaswi and Tej Pratap fill up the nomination papers," said the source.

According to the affidavits, Tej Pratap passed intermediate in 2010 from Bihar School Examination Board, and has assets worth Rs 1.12 crore and loan of over Rs 18 lakh. Tejaswi, on the other hand, passed Class IX in 2006 from DPS RK Puram, New Delhi, and has assets worth Rs 1.40 crore and loan of Rs 34 lakh.

Nasa shares stunning photos of the India-Pakistan border

Nasa shared a photo of the international border between India and Pakistan as seen from outer space on their Facebook page on Sunday.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this nighttime panorama while looking north across Pakistan’s Indus River valley. The photo was taken on September 23 with a Nikon D4 digital camera using a 28 millimetre lens.

The photograph shows one of the few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen at night. The winding border between Pakistan and India is lit by security lights that have a distinct orange tone.

Another photo, which was shared by Nasa in 2011, shows the border zone looking southeast from the Himalaya.