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Rafia Qaseem Baig. (Photo: Twitter/@AyeshaRehman000)

Meet Rafia Baig, the first Pakistani woman to join bomb squad

Rafia, who belongs to a highly educated family, said a blast near a sessions court seven years ago motivated her to join...

11 Dec 2016 3:10 PM IST

Kangana Ranauts last film was Katti Batti.

Is Kangana really the highest-paid actress in Bollywood?

Kangana finally responded to reports claiming that she is the highest-paid actress in the film industry.

11 Dec 2016 3:07 PM IST

The cop has several records to his name (Photo: AFP)

Cop in Tamil Nadu resigns to build Jayalalithaa shrine

The head constable said Jayalalithaa was his idol since his college days and described her as his mother.

11 Dec 2016 1:38 PM IST

Virat Kohli celebrates after batting 200 runs against England. (Photo: AFP)

Kohli becomes first Indian captain to score 3 double tons

Virat Kohli has passed 1,000 Test runs for the year 2016 and 4,000 Test runs for his career. This is his third double...

11 Dec 2016 11:52 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putins youngest daughter Katerina Tikhonova was trained in acrobatic rocknroll in the complex.

A $30 million splurge on Putin's daughter's favourite sport

Around 9,000 people actively participate in acrobatic rockn'roll in Russia.

11 Dec 2016 6:35 AM IST

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos pose with the medal and diploma during the Peace Prize awarding ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo. (Photo: AP)

Colombia's Santos accepts Nobel for peace deal

Santos received his Nobel diploma and gold medal for his efforts to end a conflict that has killed 220,000 people and...

10 Dec 2016 9:00 PM IST

Kirk Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Carys Zeta Douglas Actor Kirk Douglas arrives at his 100th birthday party as his daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones, second from right, and her daughter Carys applaud at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Inside Kirk Douglas's intimate 100th birthday celebration

Douglas walked confidently into the room to celebrate his 100th birthday at an intimate gathering.

10 Dec 2016 1:05 PM IST

Rekha was allegedly molested by actor Biswajeet

At the age of 15, Rekha was forcibly kissed for full 5 minutes by her co-star Biswajeet, who was in his 30s.

10 Dec 2016 12:07 PM IST

Last of seven US space samurais dies

John Glenn was first American to orbit Earth, one of the 7 Mercury astronauts.

10 Dec 2016 6:27 AM IST

Researchers say the specimen represents the feathered tail of a non-avialan theropod preserved in mid-Cretaceous amber about 99 million years ago.

99-million-year-old dinosaur tail found in amber

The amber piece was originally seen as some kind of plant inclusion.

10 Dec 2016 2:22 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, left, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge arrive for the annual evening reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace, London. (Photo: AP)

Duchess Kate spotted wearing Princess Diana's tiara

The 1913 tiara originally belonged to Queen Mary.

9 Dec 2016 7:08 PM IST

Rani Mukerji snapped with baby Adira.

Rani Mukerji's open letter a publicity stunt?

The letter comes on the eve of baby Adira's birthday, incidentally, also the release date of Adi's 'Befikre'.

9 Dec 2016 2:49 PM IST