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Mexican actress challenges Penn’s Chapo account

A prominent Mexican actress has spoken out on meeting drug baron Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzm-an to imply that...

13 March 2016 2:55 AM IST

After a year in space, astronaut to retire

Astronaut Scott Kelly will retire from Nasa in April, after spending nearly a year in space and setting a record for the...

13 March 2016 2:53 AM IST

Officials: Seized statues came from Indian on trial

These photos provided by United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement show Indian statues, believed to be...

13 March 2016 2:47 AM IST

George R.R. Martin

Rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated: GRR Martin

G.R.R. Martin has clarified to fans that he is “not dead yet” after some of them confused the Game of...

12 March 2016 7:16 AM IST

New Potter stories enrage Native Americans

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been accused of appropriating the “living tradition of a marginalised...

12 March 2016 6:56 AM IST

UK furore over cow urine sold in food stores

UK furore over cow urine sold in food stores

Cow urine is being sold alongside food in convenience stores in the UK despite environment experts warning against the...

12 March 2016 2:07 AM IST

Pamuk and Ferrante in Man Booker Prize longlist

Pamuk and Ferrante in Man Booker Prize longlist

Italian writer Elena Ferrante, who writes using a pseudonym and Nobel laureates Orhan Pamuk of Turkey and Kenzaburo Oe...

11 March 2016 5:57 AM IST

George Martin, the ‘fifth Beatle’, passes away at 90

Legendary British music producer George Martin, who turned the Beatles into the best-selling band in history, has died...

10 March 2016 7:09 AM IST

Matrix director comes out as transgender

Matrix co-director Andy Wachowski came out on Tuesday as transgender, giving her new name as Lilly, four years after...

10 March 2016 6:57 AM IST

Switching off a gene may reduce heart attack risk

Switching off a gene may reduce heart attack risk

People with a specific mutation in a gene have a 50 per cent lower risk of suffering a heart attack, which if switched...

9 March 2016 1:21 AM IST

A good night’s sleep can make you appear more intelligent

Getting a good night’s sleep may not only remove your tiredness, but also make you appear more intelligent,...

9 March 2016 1:19 AM IST

Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

New Potter stories set stage for Fantastic Beasts

British writer J.K. Rowling has written a four-part introduction to the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where...

9 March 2016 1:17 AM IST