Works of three Indian writers — Amitav Ghosh, Rahul Bhattacharya and Jahnavi Barua — have been shortlisted for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.

Believe it or not, ostriches have bloodless erections, say researchers.

Soul singer Amy Winehouse topped Britain’s album chart Sunday more than four months after her death, with music lovers buying almost 2,00,000 copies of the record Lioness: Hidden Treasures.

Singer Amy Winehouse had more than five times the legal driving limit of alcohol in her blood when she died on July 23 aged 27, British media reported on Wednesday.

Britain’s Prince William has been named the world’s most influential man in a survey, beating America’s first black President Barack Obama and the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Getting to the top involves mean street level fighting, especially among queen ants, who resort to mob tactics to ensure their dominance, new research has found.

Veteran Hollywood actress Jane Fonda had recently attributed her youthful appearance to her healthy libido.

The shooting of a new James Bond movie in India has been stalled after the production house couldn’t get the permission to shoot.

Amy Winehouse’s most personal possessions including some unreleased songs have been stolen from her home.

Two separate studies published this week report the medicinal efficiency of Indian spices.