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European heatwave soared towards its peak on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)Newsmakers
Records tumble in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands: Europe heatwave

Belgium registered an all-time high of 39.9 degrees Celsius at the Kleine-Brogel military base, beating a record dating...

25 July 2019 4:42 PM IST

Franky Zapata plunged into the water shortly after launching his record. (Photo: AFP)Newsmakers
Flying Frenchman falls in sea attempting 'flyboard' channel crossing

Zapata, a former jet-skiing champion, aimed to soar above the Channel 'like a bird' in the crossing from northern France...

25 July 2019 2:14 PM IST

Franky Zapata, in an ambitious crossing he sees as following in the footsteps of the aviation pioneers.Newsmakers
Flying Frenchman attempts pioneering Channel 'flyboard' crossing

In a tribute to past aviation heroes, the 40-year-old has picked the day that marks 110 years since pioneer Louis...

25 July 2019 2:12 PM IST

Chairperson of Nandprayag Nagar Panchayat Himani Vaishnav. (Photo: ANI)Newsmakers
Uttarakhand: Nagar panchayat in Nandprayag installs sanitary pad...

Sanitary napkins can be dispensed from the vending machine by paying a nominal amount of Re 1 per pad.

25 July 2019 1:48 PM IST

Aryan Khan dances with mystery girl. (Photo: Instagram)Newsmakers
SRK's son Aryan Khan dances with mystery girl is new trending topic on...

Aryan Khan's cosy dance pictures with a mystery girl have gone viral on the internet.

25 July 2019 1:42 PM IST

Johnson, who has in the past described himself as a \son-in-law of India\ by virtue of his now estranged wife Marina Wheelers Indian mother - Dip Kaur, has stressed that the UKs relationship with India must run deeper than just trade. (Photo: AFP)Newsmakers
Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law in Boris Johnson's...

As the face of hard Brexit in the ruling Conservative Party, Johnson has pledged to get Britain out of the EU within...

25 July 2019 10:53 AM IST

Sajid Javid became Britains first ethnic minority finance minister on Wednesday, capping off an unlikely rise from a humble start on a street dubbed the countrys worst to holding the purse strings for the worlds fifth-biggest economy. (Photo: Twitter/ Sajid Javid)Newsmakers
Sajid Javid becomes first Pakistan-origin UK Finance Minister

During an almost 20 year career in banking he also oversaw trading in debt instruments blamed for causing the global...

25 July 2019 9:15 AM IST

Priti PatelNewsmakers
Priti Patel appointed Britain's first Indian-origin Home Secretary

'It is important that the Cabinet should represent modern Britain as well as a modern Conservative Party,' she said.

25 July 2019 8:53 AM IST

AMC will open a first-of-its-kind Garbage Cafe within a few days under which poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for one kilogram of plastic, while breakfast will be provided if half a kilogram of plastic is brought to the cafe. (Photo: ANI)Newsmakers
Chhatisgarh's Garbage cafe to provide free food in exchange of trash

But locals are of the view that the city would become cleaner after the initiative is in place.

24 July 2019 6:09 PM IST

Shaheen has an idol of the Hindu god at her home which she worships daily. (Photo: ANI)Newsmakers
Meet Shaheen Parvez, the unconventional devotee of Lord Hanuman

The devotee feels when it comes to religion, humanity is greater than community.

24 July 2019 4:31 PM IST

The flag was used since 1978, but only in 1994 did it become a symbol for LGBTQ pride. (Photo: Pixabay)Newsmakers
Election of gay lawmaker in Japan spurs hopes for same-sex marriage

Japan's laws on LGBT+ issues are relatively liberal compared with many Asian countries, with homosexual sex legal since...

24 July 2019 4:19 PM IST

Rahul Bose. (Photo: Instagram)Newsmakers
Watch: 5-star hotel shocks Rahul Bose with bill amount of Rs 442.50...

The actor ordered room service for two bananas, but when the bill arrived, he was in for utter disbelief.

24 July 2019 3:17 PM IST

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