Indian food curries favor with Americans

Indian food is having its "Slumdog Millionaire" moment. Supermarket shelves in America are lined with chutneys, pickles and sauces and all manner of boxed heat-and-serve Indian meals. The quality and number of Indian restaurants has soared, offering an alternative to cheap all-you-can-eat buffets. And a flurry of new cookbooks is...

Obama-PM banquet: Rahman, Jennifer Hudson to perform

A.R.Rahman will join Jennifer Hudson in providing entertainment for the Obama's state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, First Lady Michelle Obama revealed just hours before the banquet. Among the invitees for the bash -- Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri, Obama buddy Vinai Thummallapally, Film...

Australia win One-day series in India

GUWAHATI: India's gamble to bat first on a tricky wicket backfired heavily as they suffered a six-wicket defeat against Australia in the sixth More Pictures One-dayer to allow the visitors to clinch the seven-match series by taking an unasailable 4-2 lead on Sunday. Scorecard | In Pics India captain Mahendra...