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Indias national emblem. (Photo: PTI/File)

Artist who sketched national emblem dies at 89 in Indore

Bhargava was suffering from cardiac ailments since past decade, family said.

25 Dec 2016 3:10 PM IST

Sudarshan Pattnaik creates 1,000 Santa Clauses from sand in an attempt to make a world record at Puri beach in Odisha on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Odisha man sets new record with 1k Santa Claus sculptures

With this feat, Sudarsan Pattnaik broke his 2012 Limca Book record of sculpturing 500 Santa Clauses.

25 Dec 2016 1:42 PM IST

Salman Khan thinks Aamir's Dangal is a complete film

The 50-year-old even believes that 'Dangal' is Mr. Perfectionist's best film till date.

25 Dec 2016 10:43 AM IST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama sent their final Christmas salutations from the White House on Saturday. (Photo: YouTube screengrab)

Obamas' final Christmas message from White House

'The idea that we are our brother's keeper and our sister's keeper. That we should treat others as we would want to be...

25 Dec 2016 8:16 AM IST

Priyanka wants to promote Assam on global platform

Priyanka flew to Guwahati after accepting her appointment as the brand ambassador for Assam Tourism.

25 Dec 2016 5:38 AM IST

Zara and Mike Tindall

UK Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grandchild loses baby

The couple had announced on November 30 that they were expecting their second child.

25 Dec 2016 5:36 AM IST

Serbia lucky' plane crash survivor dies at 66

Serbia's state TV said today Vulovic was found dead by her friends in her apartment in Belgrade.

25 Dec 2016 5:35 AM IST

Sri Lankan pedestrians walk past a partially constructed Christmas tree in Colombo on Saturday. The country surpassed the world record for building the tallest artificial Christmas tree. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka breaks tallest Christmas tree record

Cricket legend Arjuna Ranatunga initiated plans to build the record-breaking tree in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.

25 Dec 2016 5:33 AM IST

As first lady, Michelle Obama charted her own course

As first lady, Michelle Obama charted her own course

Throughout her eight years, Obama has been a powerful, if somewhat enigmatic, force in her husband's White House.

24 Dec 2016 3:29 PM IST

Piers Sellers, a climate scientist and former astronaut

Climate scientist and NASA astronaut Sellers dies at 61

Piers Sellers died in Houston of pancreatic cancer, NASA said in a statement.

24 Dec 2016 1:06 PM IST

The surrogacy was taken forward after the Larissa court in central Greece approved it. (Photo: Pixabay)

Greek grandmother is 'world's oldest' surrogate mum

67-year-old Anastassia Ontou gave birth to her daughters child after the latter had seven failed pregancies

24 Dec 2016 12:20 PM IST

The bike is more tensile and has a zero carbon footprint (Photo: Instagram)

Designer build's India's first bamboo bicycle

Vijay Sharma was inspired by spending time in his father's carpentry workshop as a child.

23 Dec 2016 3:47 PM IST