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Siddharth Parikh shocked multiple-time World Champion Peter Gilchrist in a closely fought battle 500-483. (Photo: IBSF)

Parikh stuns ex-World Champ Gilchrist at World Billiards

Siddharth, who scripted the first century break in the competition, managed to win by 17 points.

5 Dec 2016 8:20 PM IST

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Photo: AFP)

Japan PM Abe to make first visit to Pearl Harbor

On the day of the bombing 75 years ago, Japanese planes swept low over the US naval base, killing more than 2,400 US...

5 Dec 2016 5:13 PM IST

Flipkart Founders Sachin Bansal (L) and Binny Bansal (R)

Flipkart owners chosen as '2016 Asians of the year'

Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal were chosen by the Straits Times as part of group called the 'The Disruptors'.

5 Dec 2016 2:04 PM IST

Easwer said feminism is unscientific (Photo: Twitter)

Rahul Easwer slammed for tweet against feminism

Easwer said that the right wing is not against

5 Dec 2016 11:28 AM IST

Jonah Hill. (Photo: AP)

Jonah Hill meets with a car accident, escapes unhurt

However, it is still unclear who was at fault for the accident, or whether Jonah himself was driving the vehicle in the...

5 Dec 2016 10:51 AM IST

Actors Paul Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in a scene from the movie Last Tango in Paris.

Bernardo Bertolucci faces furious celebs to tango for infamous rape...

The director Bernardo Bertolucci admitted the rape scene in the movie was filmed without the consent of its lead actress...

5 Dec 2016 6:53 AM IST

Monsoons owner Showkoth Choudhoury got the idea for the unusual venture when his current restaurant in South Shields was called upon to deliver food for UN troops in the Congo a few months ago.

Curry for the British on board a Boeing 737

A South Asian restaurant owner in north-east England set to open a new eatery that will offer an unusual dining...

5 Dec 2016 6:52 AM IST

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking makes a big bang prognosis

Stephen Hawking has warned that the human race today is facing the most dangerous time in its history.

5 Dec 2016 6:52 AM IST

About a year ago, trucks full of building materials began arriving at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in the eastern Cuban city of Santiago. (Photo: AFP)

Fidel Castro's final resting spot shrouded in mystery

On Saturday, a white cloth was draped over a new structure near the mausoleum for Cuban independence leader Jose Marti.

4 Dec 2016 4:58 PM IST

Donald trump at first victory rally adressing to reject bigotry. (Photo: AFP)

Mocked for his tweets, Donald Trump fires back on Twitter

'Just tried watching SNL - unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any...

4 Dec 2016 3:36 PM IST

Monica Yadav has a degree from Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Photo: Facebook)

This PG student is Gujarat's first female taxi driver

Monica wasn't desperate for a job but wanted to pursue her dream of doing a job involving driving.

4 Dec 2016 3:12 PM IST

Since the 1970s, the Irula snake-catchers cooperative on the outskirts of the southern city of Chennai has revolutionised the treatment of snake-bites in India (Photo: AP/Representational)

The snake-catching tribe saving lives in India

The tribe's skills are crucial for the production of anti-venom in a country with the world's highest number of deaths...

4 Dec 2016 12:51 PM IST