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According to the hospital-wise data decided by NOTTO, the heart was allocated to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, one kidney to Fortis Hospital Vasant Kunj, one kidney to BLK Hospital and the liver was given to Gangaram Hospital. (Photo: Pixabay)

Young man saves four lives in death

Organ's donated by youth's family after his demise saves four lives in Delhi.

28 July 2017 9:07 AM IST

Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos becomes world's richest person

This development comes in the wake of a surge in Amazon's shares, just ahead of its earnings results.

27 July 2017 9:36 PM IST

Cop had to ask assistance from a female constable who managed to take the drunken woman and her companions to the nearby police station (Photo: Pixabay)

Drunk Kolkata woman kisses cop after midnight misfortune

College Street resident creates quite a stir for trying to forcefully kiss a constable after swerving her car into a...

27 July 2017 6:33 PM IST

Collector from Tirunelveli Sandeep Nanduri places a shirt on the Wall of Kindness (Photo: Facebook)

Collector from Tirunelveli starts novel Wall of Kindness' initiative

Sandeep Nanduri converts office wall, says it will not only help the poor and needy but will also bring about awareness.

27 July 2017 4:07 PM IST

Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs.

Robert Pattinson 'kind of' engaged to his longtime girlfriend FKA...

The 31-year-old actor hinted at an engagement with his longtime girlfriend when asked about it recently.

27 July 2017 2:12 PM IST

President Moon Jae-In with Tory and animal rights group members (Photo: AFP)

South Korean President delivers campaign promise, adopts abused pooch

President Moon Jae-In's move delivers on campaign promise to boost awareness of fast-growing numbers of abandoned...

27 July 2017 1:31 PM IST

The list also includes Pakistani authors Mohsin Hamid and Kamila Shamsie (Photo: AFP)

Arundhati Roy's comeback novel makes it to Man Booker longlist

Roy's second novel is among 13 others on the list and she is the only one to have won the prize previously.

27 July 2017 12:40 PM IST

Tom Hardy to star in Bosnian war feature film 'My War Gone By, I Miss...

The film is based on the 1999 book of the same name by Anthony Lloyd, an English journalist and war correspondent.

26 July 2017 4:04 PM IST

The Scottish-Irish social worker and disciple of Swami Vivekananda began her professional life as a school teacher in southwest London and set up the Ruskin School in the area. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Sister Nivedita's UK home to be honoured with special plaque

The London Blue Plaque Scheme celebrates the link between important historical figures and the buildings in which they...

26 July 2017 3:24 PM IST

He then sent his video to his son, who sent images to the local newspaper (Photo: AP)

Farmer spots rabbits riding sheep to find their way out of floods

He said the rabbits looked like they'd gotten wet but seemed quite comfortable and relaxed atop their mounts.

26 July 2017 2:12 PM IST

Dr Sanjay Singh Negi, Sr. Consultant and Director, Department of HPB Surgery & Liver Transplant, BLK Super Speciality Hospital (Photo: Facebook)

Doctor performs country's first successful liver transplant from donor...

Doctors believe first instance of Donation After Cardiac Death could pave way for a new trend in addressing donor gaps...

26 July 2017 12:49 PM IST

arah has trichotillomania, a disorder which saw her pluck out all her strawberry blond hair, eyebrows and eyelashes after she developed the condition seven years ago (Photo: Facebook)

Teenager left bald while battling anxiety crowned beauty queen

Sarah Penington becomes bald pageant winner after refusing to cover her head with wigs.

26 July 2017 12:30 PM IST