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Jessica Chastain in The Zookeepers Wife.

Jessica Chaistain's film on couple who saved Jews to premiere in...

Chastain, along with actor Daniel Bruhl, director Niki Caro and others, will attend a gala screening on Tuesday.

7 March 2017 5:58 PM IST

Locust Valley High School

Twins make academic history with top GPAs at NY high school

The pair says they have always competed inside the classroom.

7 March 2017 5:52 PM IST

$Students of the Aajibaichi Shala, or \school for grannies\, make their way out of the school. (Photo: AFP)$ Newsmakers

School for grannies: Unique school for village grandmothers make a...

Grandchildren wave them off, or sometimes accompany them, not that this group need to be cajoled into going.

7 March 2017 2:09 PM IST

Jenson loves the idea of playing with reptiles (Photo: Facebook)

This 1-year-old Australian kid catches snakes like a boss

The boy hasn't been exposed to poisonous snakes but likes being surrounded by snakes.

7 March 2017 1:56 PM IST

Saurabh Chougule deaf, mute and visually impaired student can communicate only through a tactile sign language. (Photo: AFP - picture for representational purpose only)

Youth with multiple disabilities to appear for Class X exam

He will appear for his first paper on March 14 with the help of an interpreter and a writer

7 March 2017 1:31 PM IST

Good films are put under scanner way before they release: Swara slams...

The CBFC had chopped some of the bold scenes from 'Anarkali of Aarah' which later leaked online.

7 March 2017 10:07 AM IST

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has released a book outlining new low carb, high protein diet which helps to lose weight and remain healthy.

Experts create easy low-carb diet that helps to lose weight

All participants were overweight or obese and were diagnosed with Type -II diabetes.

7 March 2017 6:49 AM IST

Ravi Singh and his wife run a non-profit organisation and have now started a flagship program called Share A Meal. (Photo: Facebook)

Los Angeles-based Sikh man feeds homeless people vegan burritos

He distributes around 850 burritos a week

6 March 2017 8:22 PM IST

Sreeraj Krishnan Kopparembil, from Kerala, has won a whopping Dirham 7 million (approx. Rs 12,71,70,000) in the Abu Dhabi Big Ticket Draw announced yesterday. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian wins over Rs 12 crores in lottery in UAE

Though a regular buyer of lottery, Krishnan said he had never won anything before.

6 March 2017 3:52 PM IST

Donald Trump and Barbra Streisand (Photo: AP)

Find out how Donald Trump is making Barbra Streisand gain weight!

The 74-year-old singer says that news involving Trump affects her morning routine.

6 March 2017 12:29 PM IST

Adele won numerous awards at the Grammys 2017. (Photo: AFP)

'I am married now': Adele confirms her marriage to Simon Konecki

The singer confirmed that she is married to her long-term partner Simon Konecki at an Australian concert.

6 March 2017 10:53 AM IST

His legacy in transplantation is hard to put into words - its really immense (Photo: AP)

Liver transplant pioneer Dr Thomas Starzl dies at 90

Since Starzl's first successful liver transplant, thousands of lives have been saved by similar operations.

6 March 2017 9:40 AM IST