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The 36-year-old Yuvraj, who last played an ODI against the West Indies in June, became the fifth player to represent the country 300 times in the format when he took to the field against Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal this year.(Photo: AFP)

Yuvraj Singh is God's gift to Indian cricket: Former selector Sandeep...

After being dropped for the Sri Lanka series, Yuvraj Singh was also not considered for the first three one-dayers...

16 Sept 2017 1:40 PM IST

Salman Khan with the Global Diversity Award 2017. (Photo: Twitter)

Salman becomes only 4th Indian to receive British Parliament's Global...

Previously, Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan and host of international celebrities have been felicitated with the...

16 Sept 2017 12:03 PM IST

Bose Kiran is also a junior national tennis player from last 20 years and had experience in Tennis. (Photo: ANI)

Telengana cop bags two bronze medals in Tennis at World Police and...

Police office wins medals in 35 plus category in singles and doubles at Los Angeles.

16 Sept 2017 8:12 AM IST

Introduction of single-tablet medication represented leap forward in ART dosing, and long-active anti-retroviral injections may represent the next revolution in HIV therapy (Photo: Pixabay)

Now a super injection that can administer several drugs at same time

Injection works using tiny capsules programmed to break down at different times, releasing drugs into the body weeks...

15 Sept 2017 3:34 PM IST

Monica Bellucci.

Monica Bellucci to attend 19th MAMI Film Festival

The 52-year-old diva will be honoured at the festival scheduled to happen from October 12 to 18.

15 Sept 2017 3:05 PM IST

The Bakhshali manuscript predates a 9th-century inscription of zero on the wall of a temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Scientists discover the origin of the zero

Evidence of the symbol is discovered in the Indian Bakhshali manuscript dating back to the 3rd century.

15 Sept 2017 10:23 AM IST

Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket.

Choco Factory hero reveals his true colour

As with many of his books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory made it to the silver screen in 1971.

15 Sept 2017 6:28 AM IST

A scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surfaceRepresentational Image. (Photo: AP)

Scientists have breakthrough in creating HIV vaccine

Scientists are able find way to greatly improve B-cell responses to an HIV vaccine thus opening up doors to possible...

14 Sept 2017 1:43 PM IST

Sister Margaret Ann. (Photo: Facebook / Miami-Dade Police Department)

Nun is one of Florida's heroes of Hurricane Irma

Meet Sister Margaret Ann, the nun who came ready to help her community following Hurricane Irma.

14 Sept 2017 12:28 PM IST

Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford. (Photo: AFP)

Carey Mulligan welcomes second baby with Marcus Mumford

The 32-year-old actor stepped out at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival, where she revealed her...

13 Sept 2017 2:38 PM IST

Representational image. (Photo: AFP)

Western Asia Youth Chess Ch'ship: Mumbai lad Rishabh Shah wins 2...

Third-ranked Rishabh Shah started with a win against Sri Lanka's Alwala A D Hansaja Ramith in the opening round.

13 Sept 2017 2:07 PM IST

Third-ranked Rishabh (ELO 1,667 points), who trains at the South Mumbai Chess Academy. (Photo:Sakaal/Twitter)

Rishabh Shah shines at Asia Youth Chess Championship in Sri Lanka

The Mumbai based player won two bronze medals in the under-14 rapid and blitz formats.

13 Sept 2017 2:06 PM IST