The second edition of the Festival of France in India is all set to illuminate various cities in the country with a four month-long cultural extravaganza. Ambassador of France to India Francois Richier on Wednesday formally announced the festival, “Bonjour India 2013,” which starts from January and ends in April.

Crisis in the ruling UDF government in Kerala is likely to intensify as Indian Union Muslim League president and Union minister of state for external affairs E.

Malayalam poet K. Satchidanandan and Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi have figured in the list of probables for this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature that is to be announced in a few days. The list, where Satchidanandan (33/1) ranks 18, has been put out on British betting firm Ladbrokes’ website.