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Kickass Torrents’ ‘boss’ held

The alleged boss of the world’s biggest online piracy site, Kickass Torrents, was hit with US criminal charges on...

22 July 2016 3:02 AM IST

‘Breastfeeding protects moms against diabetes’

Breastfeeding may be a cost-effective intervention aimed at reducing the long-term risk of developing Type-2 diabetes...

22 July 2016 2:55 AM IST

Indian from Hyderabad wins Mr World 2016 title

Indian from Hyderabad wins Mr World 2016 title

Mr World 2016 winner Rohit Khandelwal of India (centre) is flanked by first runner-up Fernando Álvarez (right)...

21 July 2016 3:07 AM IST

Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon game

Top Saudi clerical body renews fatwa against Pokemon game

Saudi Arabia’s top clerical body has renewed a 15-year-old edict that the Pokemon game franchise is un-Islamic,...

21 July 2016 3:06 AM IST

Couple claim $528 million in Powerball jackpot

Couple claim $528 million in Powerball jackpot

While Californians have mused for months about the mystery buyer of a Powerball ticket worth $528.8 million, the couple...

21 July 2016 3:05 AM IST

Abuse of US actress leads Twitter to ban users

Abuse of US actress leads Twitter to ban users

Twitter Inc said Tuesday it had moved to permanently suspend a number of user accounts for abuse and harassment after...

21 July 2016 3:04 AM IST

Sultan mints Rs 500 crore worldwide

Bollywood’s Dabangg Khan, Salman has once aga-in proved that no controversy can ever stop his film from conquering...

20 July 2016 1:48 AM IST

Out of 197 initial planet candidates, scientists have confirmed 104 planets outside our solar system.

Nasa’s Kepler mission discovers 100 new planets

Scientists have discovered a treasure trove of over 100 new worlds outside the solar system using data from Nasa’s...

20 July 2016 1:45 AM IST

Judge allows Cosby to sue rape accuser over tweets

Judge allows Cosby to sue rape accuser over tweets

Disgraced TV legend Bill Cosby — battling back in a sex assault case against him — can sue an accuser over...

20 July 2016 1:41 AM IST

Pippa Middleton and James Matthews. -AP

Pippa Middleton gets engaged

The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister Pippa Middleton and hedge fund manager James Matthews announced their...

20 July 2016 1:40 AM IST

‘World’s first farmers in Iran are ancestors of South...

The earliest farmers from the Zagros mountains in Iran, are the ancestors of modern day South Asians, and not of...

19 July 2016 2:39 AM IST

Hafbor Bjornsson

GoT star loses title of European strongman

Ha-fbor Bjorn-sson, who plays Greg-or “The Mountain” Clegane in fantasy dra-ma series Game of Thrones, is no...

19 July 2016 2:38 AM IST