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Pakistan bans film on Pan Am hijack

Sonam Kapoor-starrer Neerja, based on real incidents during the hijacking of the Pan Am Flight 73 at the Karachi airport...

11 Feb 2016 5:35 AM IST

Waris Ahluwalia

Sikh actor gets apology after barred from boarding flight

Mexico’s flag carrier Aeromexico has apologised to Waris Ahluwalia, a Sikh-American actor, who was barred from...

11 Feb 2016 5:27 AM IST

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Dark spots on face Blame it on traffic pollution

The levels of traffic-related air pollution and air pollution-associated gases are linked to the formation of dark spots...

10 Feb 2016 5:42 AM IST

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Sikh American actor barred from flight over turban

Waris Ahluwalia, a Sikh-American actor, model and designer, was barred from boarding a flight from Mexico City to New...

10 Feb 2016 2:02 AM IST

‘Bionic spinal cord’ may help paralysed patients walk again

‘Bionic spinal cord’ may help paralysed patients walk...

Australian researchers have created a “bionic spinal cord” they said on Tuesday could give paralysed people...

10 Feb 2016 2:01 AM IST

Space odyssey to broadcast your messages to the stars

Space odyssey to broadcast your messages to the stars

Messages from around the world will be beamed into space at the speed of light as part of a cultural project to create a...

10 Feb 2016 2:00 AM IST

Pakistan court accepts Koh-i-Noor plea

A Pakistani court has accepted a petition seeking direction to the government to bring back Koh-i-Noor from British...

10 Feb 2016 1:57 AM IST

11-year-old UK Indian girl gets top Mensa score

An 11-year-old British-Indian girl, Saanya Verma, got the top score in Mensa test and it has put her squarely in the top...

9 Feb 2016 5:09 PM IST

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Eating fish during pregnancy leads to smarter children

Moms-to-be, take note! Eating fish every week during pregnancy may improve your offspri-ng’s IQ and decrease their...

9 Feb 2016 4:10 AM IST

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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu bags DGA honour for The Revenant

The Revenant director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has received his second consecutive Directors Guild of America award...

8 Feb 2016 3:36 AM IST

Barbie gets Islamic makeover

The “Hijarbie”, created by 24-year-old Nigerian woman Haneefah Adam, will be initially available in the US...

8 Feb 2016 3:36 AM IST

US Indian in last 24 of American Idol

Sonika Vaid, an Indo-American singing sensation from the picturesque Martha’s Vineyard, has entered the last 24 of...

7 Feb 2016 5:27 AM IST