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Belgian actress Deborah Francois arrives at the 41st Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Diversity wins big at French film awards

France’s top film awards ceremony, the Cesars, celebrated diversity on Friday with honours for films about the...

28 Feb 2016 2:30 AM IST

Oscars 2016: Top foreign film picks zoom in on stark worlds

Oscars 2016: Top foreign film picks zoom in on stark worlds

Despite all their differences, harrowing Holocaust drama Son of Saul and the coming-of-age tale Mustang, the two...

27 Feb 2016 7:05 AM IST

‘Holy Grail’ of Beatles records set to go on sale in March

An extremely rare and valuable Beatles record, the first disc to be cut before the British band broke through into the...

27 Feb 2016 5:45 AM IST

Fabric collection dating back to King David’s era discovered

This is the first discovery of textiles dating from the era of David and Solomon, and sheds new light on the historical...

26 Feb 2016 6:21 AM IST

Sania Mirza and Virat Kohli

Kohli, Sania, Saina among 57 Indians on Forbes Asia's '30 Under 30...

Tennis star Sania Mirza, Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohli and top-seeded badminton player Saina Nehwal lead the pack...

26 Feb 2016 6:20 AM IST

Adele cries as she accepts the award for Global Success onstage at the Brit Awards on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Adele dominates Brit Awards 2016 with 4 wins

Astronaut Tim Peake presented Adele with a Brit Award from space on Wednesday, as the singer swept the board at the...

26 Feb 2016 12:14 AM IST

Band Andrew Jackson Jihad changes name, is ‘AJJ’ now

Band Andrew Jackson Jihad changes name, is ‘AJJ’ now

Andrew Jackson Jihad, an irreverent US band whose moniker was in keeping with its ironic lyricism, on Wednesday changed...

26 Feb 2016 12:07 AM IST

Iran groups raise bounty on Salman Rushdie

Hardline Iranian news media outlets have raised $600,000 to add to a bounty for the killing of Salman Rushdie, it...

25 Feb 2016 7:48 AM IST

Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million over ‘cancer powder’

A Missouri jury has awarded $72m to the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by...

25 Feb 2016 7:46 AM IST

Nasa releases mysterious ‘Moon music’

Nasa has made public the recording of the mysterious “outer-space music” that Apollo 10 mission astronauts...

24 Feb 2016 1:49 AM IST

‘Impatient young women age faster’

‘Impatient young women age faster’

For young women seeking longevity and youth, a little patience may help you live longer, a new study suggests.

24 Feb 2016 1:47 AM IST

Australian man on an all-potato diet loses 17 kg

An Australian man who plans to eat nothing but potatoes for an entire year said on Tuesday that despite his strange diet...

24 Feb 2016 1:45 AM IST