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Woman with double lung transplant complete's world's toughest assault...

Janka Penther who at one point was barely able to walk and needed oxygen tube to breathe changes life around

21 Jun 2017 12:24 PM IST

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US Swimmer breaks record and becomes oldest woman to cross English...

Channel Swimming Association confirmed achievement for Pat Gallant-Charette who swam Saturday from Dover, England, to...

21 Jun 2017 10:16 AM IST

Daniel Day-Lewis.

Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis quits acting

If you are a fan of actor Daniel Day-Lewis, then we have some bad news for you.

21 Jun 2017 8:34 AM IST

Mumbai girl Ahana Shah has won a bronze medal 2017 Kenilworth Junior Open Rapid Chess Tournament in the United Kingdom.

Mumbai girl Ahana Shah wins bronze at junior chess meet in UK

Ahana was the silver medalist in the under-6 category of the Maharashtra State Schools competition last year.

20 Jun 2017 8:51 PM IST

Muzoon Almellehan said when she fled Syria she only took her school books with her. (Photo:Twitter-UNICEF)

19-year-old Syrian refugee named as Unicef's youngest goodwill...

Unicef deputy executive director Justin Forsyth said that Muzoon is the first goodwill envoy with official refugee...

20 Jun 2017 4:08 PM IST

Dr Vinod Vij, one of the participating doctors in the surgery that restored the womans sight (Photo: Facebook)

Mumbai doctors restore woman's sight with nerves from foot

In a first of its kind surgery, doctors at Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi perfom complex surgery to return woman's vision

20 Jun 2017 1:18 PM IST

Katy Perrys Witness is her first album after almost four years. (Photo AP)

Katy Perry tops Billboard 200 chart with her latest album Witness

Katy has bagged her third number-one album on Billboard 200 chart with her latest effort 'Witness.'

20 Jun 2017 12:14 PM IST

Bengaluru traffic police Sub-Inspector M L Nijalingappa (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Bengaluru traffic police officer stops President's car, lets ambulance...

The Bengaluru Police later announced a reward for traffic police Sub-Inspector M L Nijalingappa.

20 Jun 2017 12:04 PM IST

Transgender people face a lot of discrimination in society (Photo: Facebook)

Here's what Kochi Metro's transgender employees have to say

Kochi Metro took an inspiring step by hiring 23 transgender employees and they told people how to behave.

19 Jun 2017 4:48 PM IST

Virat Kohli and Shoaib Malik share a candid moment after Pakistans 180-run victory over India in the ICC Champions Trophy final. (Photo: AP)

Watch: Virat Kohli shows his class despite defeat against Pakistan

Instead of being distraught with defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy final. Kohli showed great humility as he...

19 Jun 2017 2:42 PM IST

South Korean President Moon Jae-in appointed Kang after the opposition-led parliament failed to issue a report on the outcome of its confirmation hearing for her. (Photo: United Nations)

In a first, South Korea appoints woman as foreign minister

Kang Kyung-wha was appointed as UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights in September 2006.

19 Jun 2017 2:17 PM IST

Evelyn Gomez and her team of high school girls have created solar powered tents that can easily be turned into backpacks (Photo: Facebook)

LA girl creates solar tent for the homeless

The tents which have been created under supervision of Evelyn Gomez can be rolled up easily into backpacks

19 Jun 2017 2:09 PM IST