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A biker's solo ride to India's northernmost point on LoC

Hussain meets several people during his journey, including army officials, tourists and also IPL cricketer Parvez...

26 Feb 2017 3:03 PM IST

The Kerala-born filmmaker was speaking on Bollywood is Not Indian Cinema at the Gateway Litfest.

Have only seen commercial movies in Indian Panorama section: Adoor

The acclaimed filmmaker urged jury members to showcase quality Indian films at Indian film festivals.

26 Feb 2017 11:32 AM IST

A pair of electronic glasses that enable the legally blind to see. (Photo: AP)

New glasses make life easy for legally blind

The latest version of the glasses, released just last week, sells for about $10,000.

26 Feb 2017 6:52 AM IST

Shahnaz Hussain (Photo: YouTube)

Shahnaz Husain now a subject at Harvard Business School

A video interview featuring the Padma Shri awardee has been included in the Harvard Business School's teaching...

25 Feb 2017 8:01 PM IST

The tandem cycling expedition will start on July 29 this year and will have 10 pairs cycling all the way to the top as part of the expedition. (Photo: Youtube/AdventuresBeyondBarriers)

Visually impaired cyclist inspires peers to ride to Khardung La

Divyanshu Ganatra cycled to the highest motorable road last year to become the first blind person ever to do it

25 Feb 2017 6:24 PM IST

Poincheval, 44, had carved out a hole inside the rock in his own image, just big enough for him to sit up in, with a niche to hold supplies of water, soup and dried meat. (Photo: Twitter/PalaisedeTokyo)

'It's like tripping' says French artist entombed in rock

The artist also spent 20 days underground as a human mole among other things

25 Feb 2017 3:58 PM IST

The CBFC under Pahlaj Nihalani led to several controversies in the past few years.

Pahlaj Nihalani defends CBFC ban on Lipstick Under My Burkha

The CBFC chief says that the board had objection to the content of the film and hence refused a certificate.

25 Feb 2017 3:46 PM IST

AB de Villiers plays a shot against New Zealand. (Photo: AP)

AB de Villiers breaks Sourav Ganguly's record en route to 9000 runs

Swashbuckling South Africa captain AB de Villiers became the fastest batsman to score 9000 runs after breaking Sourav...

25 Feb 2017 3:12 PM IST

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan biopic to hit screens ahead of referendum

The movie shows his life up to 1999, beginning with his childhood in a poor district of Istanbul to his rise to become...

25 Feb 2017 9:46 AM IST

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011 at 56 due to cancer.

Apple names 'Theater' after Steve Jobs on his birthday

The theater at newly built Apple campus called Apple Park will be named the Steve Jobs Theater.

24 Feb 2017 12:37 PM IST

24-year-old Ian Grillot. (Photo: Facebook)

I am no hero': Meet 24-yr-old US man, who saved Indian from Kansas bar...

Grillot said in the video that he wasn't really thinking when he tried to save the two Indians from the bullets.

24 Feb 2017 11:53 AM IST

MNF MLA Dr K Beichhua (Photo: Facebook)

With surgeon missing, Mizoram MLA operates on woman

Beichhua is a qualified doctor from the regional medical college, Imphal and graduated in 1991.

24 Feb 2017 11:01 AM IST