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Hailing from Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu, Dharshana, who has almost nil vision in right eye and partial in left, uses magnifying glass to read

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CBSE results: Tamil girl Dharshana MV beats visual disability, scores...

Dharshana suffers from microcornea which has rendered her right eye almost a 'nil vision' and the left one a partial...

29 May 2017 9:18 AM IST

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Dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof wins Cannes award

Mohammad Rasoulof, who was jailed for anti-regime propaganda', wins top prize.

29 May 2017 3:16 AM IST

The 6-year-old Morita was first taught to mix by a friend of his mother (Photo: YouTube)

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This 6-year-old kid just became the youngest DJ ever

He likes to play a mixture of disco and rock music, however Swedish musician Avicii is his favourite DJ.

28 May 2017 6:18 PM IST

Ayisha Falaq shot one of the kidnappers on his waist, and the other in his foot. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

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National-level woman shooter shows incredible bravery, rescues...

Ayisha who carried her licensed .32 bore pistol fired the shots at the kidnappers in self-defence to save her...

28 May 2017 4:56 PM IST

Roger Moore was one of the most popular James Bond characters of all time.

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'Nobody does it better': James Bond franchise pays tribute to Roger...

James Bond franchise has released a touching video to pay tribute to their former 007 actor Roger Moore.

28 May 2017 4:07 PM IST

$In an activity recommended for pupils aged seven to 11, teachers are urged to \invite children to write a letter to a terrorist. (Photo: AFP/Representational)$ Newsmakers

New book published in UK tells children to write to terrorists'

The book Talking About Terrorism' tells kids that terrorists kill because they believe they are not shown respect'.

28 May 2017 3:54 PM IST

In a series of three Instagram clips filmed by her mom, Taylor, from Texas, asks where the former president, Barack Obama is and why Donald Trump has taken over.

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Where has Obama gone', asks puzzled five-year old

A video of an adorable five-year-old asking her mother why Barack Obama is no longer in the White House has gone viral.

28 May 2017 2:27 AM IST

Kami Rita climbed the peak as part of the Alpine Ascents Everest Expedition. (Photo: Facebook/KamiRitaSherpa))

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Nepalese sherpa scales Mount Everest for record 21 times

He became one of the three climbers in the world to hold the record for most of the summits on Mt Everest

27 May 2017 5:45 PM IST

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Ariana Grande vows to do charity concert for Manchester terror attack...

In the wake of the attack, Grande had faced criticism from some commentators in Britain.

27 May 2017 10:02 AM IST

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Nandita's Manto on Cannes canvas

Manto focuses on four years of the life of iconic Urdu writer who presented brutally honest portraitures in late 1940s.

27 May 2017 6:45 AM IST

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Bend it like Beckham in charity

Ex-soccer star offers a chance to play a match with him for 350,000 euros.

27 May 2017 6:42 AM IST

Kelsang Dorjee Bhutia spent entire night and day of May 19 and May 20 at South Col also called death zone due to the weather and began his climb at 8 pm on May 20.

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Sikkimese climbs Everest minus oxygen

Kelsang Dorjee Bhutia reached the top of Mt Everest on May 21 at 7.30 am

27 May 2017 6:39 AM IST