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First Lady Michelle Obama (from left) on Vogue cover for November 2016. (Photo: AFP)

US First Lady's guide to fashion and comfort

The mother of two has redefined first lady fashion in her eight years.

13 Nov 2016 5:26 AM IST

Spains Belen Mozo, Denmarks Emily Pedersen and Austrian Christine Wolf are tied for the second position with identical scores of 143 after the second round. (Photo: PTI)

Aditi Ashok all set to make history at Hero Women's Indian Open

Aditi became the first Indian to lead the field going into the final round of the championship.

12 Nov 2016 8:18 PM IST

Indian-origin California Attorney General Kamala Harris. (Photo: AFP)

Indian origin Kamala Harris to be 1st US woman President?

Harris won the US Senate Seat from California in a landslide election, becoming the first black and Asian Senator from...

12 Nov 2016 7:43 PM IST

Bollywood stars have generally been extremely supportive of the PMs revolutionary move to curb black money, whilst lauding his initiation.

Not bothered by note ban, I don't have money: Aamir

The actor was speaking at the launch of his latest song 'Haanikaarak Bapu,' from 'Dangal'.

12 Nov 2016 5:11 PM IST

The author asked publishers to encourage more such writers (Photo: Facebook)

Mike McCormack gets Goldsmith Award for single sentence novel

The novel titled 'Solar Bones' has been praised for being different and a compelling read.

12 Nov 2016 3:14 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi loses over 3 lakh Twitter followers after note ban

The Prime Minister had 24,120,043 followers on Nov 8 but decreased by 313,312 following demonetisation announcement on...

12 Nov 2016 11:49 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose in front of Shinkansen bullet train before heading for Hyogo prefecture at Tokyo station in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Japan: Modi, Abe ride on famed Shinkansen bullet train

Shinkansen bullet train is being introduced in India on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad stretch in 2018 and the service will be...

12 Nov 2016 9:49 AM IST

President Barack Obama listens to President-elect Donald Trump speak during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump says willing to keep parts of Obamacare: report

The President-elect had, during the US presidential campaign, called for repealing and replacing of Obamacare, and...

12 Nov 2016 9:11 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday was seen waiting in a line in front of the SBIs Parliament Street branch to exchange Rs 4,000 currency notes. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul queues up at SBI branch to exchange Rs 4000

There is no crorepati in the queue, only poor people are standing in queues for several hours,' the Congress...

12 Nov 2016 8:56 AM IST

Major Indian Ocean current widens as climate warms

The Indian Ocean’s Agulhas Current is getting wider rather than strengthening, according to a new study which may...

11 Nov 2016 2:48 AM IST

The researchers used CT scans to examine the conchae of two Song Sparrow subspecies, one that lives in warm, dry sand dunes and one that lives in moister habitats farther inland.

Revealed: Birds have built-in AC's

In a recent study it has been found that birds' bills are filled with complex structures called nasal conchae.

10 Nov 2016 3:15 AM IST

Clothes may be made of diamond nanothreads

Clothes may be made of diamond nanothreads

Diamond nanothreads may be used to make clothes, electronics and construction materials in the future, scientists have...

10 Nov 2016 3:02 AM IST