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During the walk, Srishti Bakshi leads workshops for women in rural communities on digital and financial literacy, leadership and health. (Photo: Twitter/ @BakshiSrishti)

Indian volunteer leading Billion steps for women' wins Commonwealth...

Srishti Bakshi is leading a team of hundreds of female volunteers on a 3,800-km walk through India across 260 days.

9 March 2018 3:18 PM IST

Trump also shelled out USD 25 million in settling lawsuits that alleged his Trump University real estate courses defrauded students. (Photo: AP)

Being Prez takes toll: Trump less of a billionaire now according to...

The business tycoon, with 3.1 billion is now ranked 766th in 2018, down from a 544th ranking in 2017.

9 March 2018 1:05 PM IST

Posters of Romeo Akbar Walter featuring Sushant Singh Rajput was earlier released, but now fresh posters of John Abraham will have to be made.

Sushant Singh Rajput out, John Abraham in: Romeo Akbar Walter gets a...

The 'Welcome Back' star will feature in the spy-thriller after the 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' actor backed out.

9 March 2018 10:48 AM IST

This is the first train in India in which a sanitary pad dispensation machine has been installed. (Photo: ANI)

Rajdhani Express gets sanitary pad dispenser

Western Railways Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar said it has been installed on a trial basis and move would be...

9 March 2018 9:25 AM IST

Acid attack victims pose on a ramp during a fashion show on the eve of International Womens Day in Thane, outskirts of Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Indian acid attack survivors sparkle at fashion show to spotlight...

More than two-thirds of the 1,500 acid attacks worldwide each year are estimated to take place in India.

9 March 2018 8:29 AM IST

Gupta is doing so much to apply real imagination, innovative thinking and sustainable rejuvenation to our nations heavy industries, said the 68-year-old Prince of Wales. (Photo: File)

Indian-origin steel tycoon appointed by Prince Charles as Industrial...

The Industrial Cadets annual awards ceremony was held Wednesday in London.

8 March 2018 5:12 PM IST

There are six first novels on the list and four nationalities are represented including India the UK, US and Australia. (Photo: Twitter/ArundhatiRoy)

Arundhati Roy, Meena Kandasamy in UK women's fiction prize longlist

This year's longlist covers both new and well-established writers, like Booker Prize-winning Roy, and a range of genres.

8 March 2018 4:46 PM IST

Meghan agreed to do get baptised before her wedding to Harry out of respect for the Queen, who is the head of the Church of England. (Photo: DC File)

Meghan Markle baptised during secret ceremony at Chapel Royal

Meghan was not expected or required to be baptized into the Anglican Communion to marry into British monarchy.

8 March 2018 4:06 PM IST

Kohli married at the age of 15, which is not unusual in Pakistan, where one in five girls marry before the age of 18, according to the United Nations. (Photo: File)

Fight child marriage, honour killings: Pak's 1st woman Dalit senator's...

Although Krishna Kumari Kohli was a child bride, her husband encouraged her to continue studying.

8 March 2018 3:59 PM IST

A poster of Archie.

'It's a major moment': Archie to get live-action Bollywood remake

The comic is getting a Bollywood treatment as the beloved characters from Riverdale High will soon be seen in a...

8 March 2018 12:47 PM IST

Doshis ethical and personal approach to architecture has touched lives of every socio-economic class across a broad spectrum of genres since the 1950s. (Photo: AP)

Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize

Nonagenarian Doshi becomes first Indian recipient of architecture's highest honour.

8 March 2018 10:43 AM IST

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (far right) on The Simpsons

Made-up word 'embiggen' created by The Simpsons is added to dictionary

The move to include word in America's Merriam-Webster comes 22 years after episode aired.

7 March 2018 4:17 PM IST