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Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to take action

Malala urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women

10 May 2022 1:36 PM

Mukesh Ambani’s Grandson, Prithvi's first day of school

Mukesh and Nita Ambani, attended his first day of school on Tuesday

16 Mar 2022 12:46 AM

Ordinary women, extraordinary contributions

Women are the best judges of what women need as these trailblazers have prooved

08 Mar 2022 12:03 AM

'Chak de phatte India', says Harnaaz Sandhu after becoming Miss Universe 2021

The 21-year-old model has previously bagged numerous pageant titles including LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2021 and Femina Miss India Punjab 2019

13 Dec 2021 2:15 PM

The General I Knew

This piece is a personal tribute to an extraordinary general, gentleman and my battalion commanding officer

12 Dec 2021 8:29 AM

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Twitter's Parag Agrawal joins other Indian-origin CEOs heading biggest tech firms

Parag Agrawal had joined Twitter 10 years ago when there were fewer than 1,000 employees

30 Nov 2021 11:55 AM

Tendulkar among 50 most influential people on Twitter, according to brand research

American singer Taylor Swift is at number 1 spot and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is placed at number two in the list

09 Nov 2021 5:16 PM

Sex worker-turned-author basks in glory of Kerala film award

Jameela adjudged the special jury mention for costume-design in the movie 'Bharathapuzha'

19 Oct 2021 12:30 PM

Nitin Gadkari earns Rs 4 lakh royalty per month from YouTube

Gadkari's YouTube channel began in 2015 but has become more active during the pandemic

19 Sep 2021 11:38 AM

Nagarathna may become India’s first woman CJI

Justice Nagarathna has been elevated from the Karnataka high court

27 Aug 2021 4:47 AM

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‘Afghanistan has changed, women will fight back’

Marzia Babakarkhail has zero regrets for taking on the Taliban and is planning her return

27 Aug 2021 12:54 AM

Words of a gay poet, as old as India’s Independence, heal

Hoshang Merchant – a midnight’s child, as old as our independence – reflects on the coinciding evolution of the life of a poet and a nation

20 Aug 2021 10:34 AM

Indian American girl, 11, in Johns Hopkins world’s 'brightest' list

Peri made the cut for Johns Hopkins CTY 'High Honors Awards'

03 Aug 2021 10:25 AM

Yediyurappa: BJP's seasoned oarsman relents, but too early for political obituary

Yediyurappa has navigated the choppy waters of politics with the consummate ease of a seasoned oarsman

26 Jul 2021 2:52 PM

Sirisha Bandla — the Indian-origin woman who flew with Richard Branson into space

Born in Guntur and brought up in Texas, Bandla is the third Indian-origin woman to head to space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams

12 Jul 2021 2:17 PM

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Dilip Kumar, legend and Nehru’s hero, is no more

The passing of Dilip Kumar, who was born in 1922 in Peshawar, leaves yet another solemn milestone in the history of India

08 Jul 2021 11:14 AM

Remembering 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh; a tribute to the legend

Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh passed away on Friday at the age of 91 after battling with COVID-19 for over a month

19 Jun 2021 4:09 PM

Environmentalist, Chipko movement leader Sundarlal Bahuguna dies of COVID-19

The 94-year-old, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awardee was admitted to the hospital after his oxygen levels started fluctuating

21 May 2021 3:09 PM

Anjali Bharadwaj among 12 winners of US anti-corruption award

She in a tweet said the honour is a 'recognition of the collective effort of people and groups across the country who hold power to account'

24 Feb 2021 11:06 AM

Indian-origin doctor is global coordinator for US President's Malaria Initiative

Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Panjabi on his appointment

02 Feb 2021 11:20 AM

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