Nobel laureate Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was asked to get an affidavit from Gorakhpur from where his grandparents come from originally in order to prove his Indian origin to apply for a Person of Indian Origin card.

World oil prices hit one-month lows on Monday as traders reacted to an uncertain outlook for energy demand in a fragile economic recovery, analysts said.
Prices hit $71.06 a barrel in London and $71.34 in New York — the lowest levels since June 7.

Like millions of her subjects, Queen Elizabeth II is going to have to make do and mend — cutting spending and putting off palace repairs as royal finances are squeezed by Britain’s budget crisis.

Rafael Nadal said he was going to spend time fishing and partying before setting his sights on the one Grand Slam title he has never won — the US Open.
The Spanish world number one said he was heading home to his Mediterranen island of Mallorca to have fun with his friends on the beach after winning his second Wimbledon title. The 24-year-old claimed his eighth Grand Slam crown when he beat Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday.

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British scientists have discovered an appetite suppressant which can be used to control appetite for food and stop people from eating for pleasure and restricting food intake to hunger.

Fast bowler Shaun Tait led Australia to a 42-run win over England in the fifth and final one-day international at Lord’s here as they reduced the hosts’ series-winning margin to 3-2.

A spellbinding display of brutal hitting and raw speed from Rafael Nadal secured the Spaniard his second Wimbledon title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 victory over 12th seed Tomas Berdych.

A jam made from Princess Diana’s hair was sold out within days for £5 a pot. Makers Bompas and Parr created the preserve for a surrealist exhibition at London’s Barbican.

Harry Potter star Afshan Azad, who accused her father and her brother of threatening to kill her, has pleaded that the charges against them be dropped.