Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, "The Lowland", has been short listed for the Man - Booker prize this year

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

Most newspapers this morning have front page headlines about the historic Verdict that holds all four accused of Gang rape in December last year, guilty as charged. "Justice, served 9 months cold" writes the Hindustan Times.

The other major story reported by most newspapers is the Sensex zooming to the 20,000 mark and the rupee gaining 140 paise. "Syria helped sensex clock it biggest gain in 4 years writes the Tribune.

The government has opened its doors for top foreign universities to set up campuses in the country and award degrees writes the Economic Times. This will give Indian Students an opportunity to get a global education without spending a fortune in Dollars add the papers. In a related story most papers report that no university in India has made it to the world top 200 universities. "No Indian University in world top 200, MIT & Harvard on top IIT Delhi drops by 10 slots." The Pioneer, Asian Age and Hindu report this story.

Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, "The Lowland", has been short listed for the Man - Booker prize this year. Most papers have reported this story.

The Times of India reports that the Indian Tanker Desh Shanti was held to ransom by Iranian authorities spearheaded by the Iranian revolutionary guard for 26 days demanding over 3 crore for its release.

A UN survey has disclosed that 1 in 10 men in parts of Asia, have admitted to raping a woman, who was not their partner. This story has been highlighted the Hindustan Times, Asian Age and the Hindu.

And finally, the Times of India writes about a study conducted by US academics that report that you can be happy in life by trying to think that you are happy. According to the study published in the journal of positive psychology, people who actively try to feel happy experience a greater increase in happiness.

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