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30 Indian-origin men, women in Forbes list of super achievers

The Forbes list has 30 game changers in 20 industries including healthcare, manufacturing, sports and finance.

4 Jan 2017 2:57 PM IST

Katrins four-day-old baby is yet to be named and is the first child of Iceland in 2017. (Photo: Youtube)

Iceland's first baby of 1980 delivers 2017's first child

Katrn Gu°j³nsd³ttir share their birthdays on Jan 1 in 1980 and 2017 respectively

4 Jan 2017 1:34 PM IST

The actor was last seen in the coming-of-age comic drama, Edge of Seventeen. (Photo: AP)

Woody Harrelson to feature in Star Wars spin-off?

The actor is in negotiations to star as Han Solo's mentor in the Star Wars' spin-off.

4 Jan 2017 10:15 AM IST

Among the actresses, it was Priyanka Chopra who emerged as the most talked about female star in 2016.

SRK, Priyanka top most talked about celebrity Twitter list

SRK left Salman behind to top the male celebrity of the year list with 36 per cent share of the conversations.

3 Jan 2017 6:32 PM IST

The actor and his wife lived on a meagre 3 dollars a day till he found the acting job in a movie with Nicole Kidman and James Franco. (Photo: Facebook)

Syrian actor who became refugee now in Hollywood

Jihad Abdo was a popular actor in Syria before the war forced him to leave the country

3 Jan 2017 1:26 PM IST

Art enthusiast Aravind Venkataramans efforts have helped bring back some of Indias most valuable stolen antiquities (Photo: AFP)

Chennai techie uses FB to bring home India's stolen idols

The Chennaite moonlights as an international art detective helping to bring back some of India's most valuable...

3 Jan 2017 10:48 AM IST

His half-century came off 42 balls with 10 fours inside the opening hour and the century stand came off 126 balls in 93 minutes with Warner contributing 80. (Photo: AP)

Warner smashes ton before lunch in Aussie run spree

It was the first time a batsman has scored 100 in the first session of a Test match in Australia.

3 Jan 2017 10:01 AM IST

When the WTC towers collapsed, a cloud of hazardous materials enveloped the the surrounding neighbourhood.

9/11 dust refuses to settle, affects babies

Pollution produced during terror attacks causes premature births.

3 Jan 2017 6:01 AM IST

Sarah-Jane Ljungstrom

UK woman in labour goes live on Facebook

She spared viewers the sight of her pushing out her child.

3 Jan 2017 6:01 AM IST

William Shakespeare

Hidden Hamlet plot was used to flatter James I

Researchers have found that this is the wrong date and that the Bard did not produce the finished version for another...

3 Jan 2017 6:00 AM IST

Mohammed Shami is in no mood to let the trolls slow him down. (Photo: Mohammed Shami/Twitter)

Mohammed Shami defies haters, posts another photo with wife

Mohammed Shami was recently targeted for sharing a picture with his wife on Facebook.

2 Jan 2017 6:27 PM IST

She wants to inspire others to shed inhibitions (Photo: Instagram)

First Nepali trans model selected for Lakme Fashion Week

Anjali Lama was born a boy named Nabin Wali in Nuwakot, and moved to Kathmandu in 2010.

2 Jan 2017 2:53 PM IST