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Emmanuel Macron is a 39-year-old former banker hoping to convince the French to take a chance on youth in this years election.

Macron: 39-year-old French prodigy eyeing presidency

During his time in government, he is best known for a free-market law that bears his name which liberalised the bus...

22 March 2017 9:30 AM IST

The last volcanic activity on Mars ceased about 50 million years ago around the time of Earths Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.

Mars volcano died the same time as dinosaurs

Giant volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow every one to three million years.

22 March 2017 6:35 AM IST

Thats about six months after Angelique Kerber ascended to the No. 1 spot for the first time, overtaking Williams by winning the U.S. Open. (Photo: AFP)

Angelique Kerber retakes No. 1 ranking from Serena Williams

Serena Williams reclaimed No. 1 in late January when she won the Australian Open for her 23rd Grand Slam title.

21 March 2017 9:34 PM IST

Chicago-based group brings smiles to deaf Syrian children

Chicago-based group brings smiles to deaf Syrian children

Deaf Planet Soul' is bringing smiles to hard-of-hearing Syrian children and their parents in Lebanon on a two-week long...

21 March 2017 7:03 PM IST

Emmanuel Macron smiles prior to a television debate at French TV station TF1 in Aubervilliers, outside Paris, France, Monday, March 20, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Macron, Le Pen clash in first French election TV debate

Macron reacted vigorously when Le Pen accused him of being in favour of Muslim swimwear.

21 March 2017 6:41 PM IST

The Saurashtra boys Ravindra Jadeja and Cheteshwar Pujara became Indias highest-ranked cricketers as the former toppled R Ashwin to become world number 1 bowler in Test while the latter went past Virat Kohli to become world number 2 batsman in the longer format of the game. (Photo: BCCI)

Jadeja grabs top spot in bowling, Pujara 2nd in batting list of ICC...

Jadeja pipped R Ashwin to claim top spot while Pujara went past Kohli to become India's highest ranked batsman in Tests.

21 March 2017 1:35 PM IST

Bill Gates, along with a few of his billionaire friends, has launched a US$1 billion fund to support research into energy technologies that will help us address climate change. (Photo: AP)

Bill Gates world's richest man again; Trump slips: Forbes

Bill Gates, whose wealth is estimated at USD 86 billion, led the list for the fourth straight year.

20 March 2017 9:30 PM IST

Janjua is a seasoned diplomat with a career spanning over 32 years. (Photo: AFP)

Pak's first ever woman foreign secretary takes charge

Janjua has served as Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Pakistan's envoy to Italy.

20 March 2017 5:29 PM IST

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Jharkhand: Engineer was declined jobs 40 times because of his name

Saddam Hussain has now moved the Jharkhand High court to help him change his name in his school certificates.

20 March 2017 12:32 PM IST

This trash collector preserves disposed books for poor children

This trash collector preserves disposed books for poor children

Alberto Guiterrez collects books from the rich neighbourhood of South Bagota for children to like to read

20 March 2017 11:48 AM IST

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Chhattisgarh: Wife of martyred police informer appointed as cop

According to the police, the provision states that IGP has special powers to appoint someone as constable based on their...

19 March 2017 7:28 PM IST

Indian-American computer scientist Anshumali Shrivastava (Photo: Rice University)

Indian-American computer scientist bags NSF's CAREER award

The award is given to about 400 young scholars each year across all disciplines to support their research and...

19 March 2017 3:21 PM IST