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Garima Abrol, wife of late Squadron Leader Samir Abrol who was killed in Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash, has cleared Services Selection Board in Varanasi and may get an opportunity to join the Indian Air Force's academy in Dundigal in Telangana. (Photo: ANI)

Garima Abrol, wife of pilot died in Bengaluru to join IAF

However, Sushant Abrol, the brother of Samir Abrol had requested a central government inquiry into the mishap.

16 Jul 2019 11:50 AM

Turing’s electro-mechanical machine, a forerunner of modern computers, unravelled the Enigma code used by Nazi Germany and helped give the Allies an advantage in the naval struggle for control of the Atlantic. (Photo: AP)

Alan Turing, World War II code breaker, to appear on Bank of England note

Turing killed himself in 1954, aged 41, with cyanide.

16 Jul 2019 10:51 AM

Chachea, who is a florist by profession, makes exquisite dolls and has drawn quite a lot of customers since the beginning. (Photo: ANI)

This Manipur florist makes exquisite dolls out of waste

People often throw away maize husks as it is of no use to anyone, but for this artist, the waste is valuable to make beautiful dolls.

13 Jul 2019 1:07 PM

Diplomat Vikas Swarup was appointed as Secretary, Overseas Indian Affairs, in the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Vikas Swarup appointed Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs

Swarup, a 1986-batch IFS officer, who is currently serving as the High Commissioner in Canada, will replace senior diplomat Sanjiv Arora.

12 Jul 2019 2:09 PM

Jabariya Jodi's second song 'UP Hile Zilla Hile' to be launched in 'Navarang Cinema'

Jabariya Jodi is shot at real locations in Uttar Pradesh to give the right flavour.

11 Jul 2019 10:42 AM

The 24-year-old just completed her mechanical engineering from Thakur College in Malad. Das became the first and currently only female BEST bus driver in the city. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Mumbai gets it first female BEST bus driver

24-year-old mechanical engineer Pratiksha Das becomes Mumbai’s first fame BEST bus driver.

10 Jul 2019 8:00 PM

Amala Paul in the stills from Aadai teaser. (Photo: YouTube)

Amala Paul reveals how she shot nude scene in 'Aadai'

Amala caught everyone's attention with her performance and especially a nude scene in the film.

09 Jul 2019 12:58 PM

The Udhampur native has appealed to youngsters to participate in competitions to build confidence. (Photo: ANI)

Abbas Ashraf: First youth to clinch Best International Look Award at Mr Asia contest

This Udhampur-based pageant runner-up has a message for today's youth.

07 Jul 2019 2:49 PM

The Pope has formally approved the canonisation of Mariam Thresia, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family, at an ordinary public consistory of cardinals on causes of canonisation at the Vatican on July 1, it said. (Photo: catholicsaints.info)

Pope to declare Kerala nun Mariam Thresia as saint on October 13

The Vatican had earlier declared three Kerala-born Indian Catholics as Saints.

03 Jul 2019 4:20 PM

The burger by the fast food giant is similar to "The Big Vegan" launched by it in Germany earlier this year. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

McDonald's to introduce vegan burger in Israel

The vegan burger, which will feature a patty made out of wheat and soybean, is developed by Nestle.

03 Jul 2019 10:25 AM

Sunny Leone sizzles in Diljit-Kriti starrer Arjun Patiala’s latest track

Arjun Patiala delivers in full form with this groovy tune full of masala.

02 Jul 2019 12:02 PM

Manvendra has been an LGBTQ rights activist in India, a country where homosexuality was decriminalised by the Supreme Court last year in September. (Photo: ANI)

India's first openly gay prince celebrates Pride month in New York

The New York City, which is playing host to this year's World Pride, has always been a major Pride destination for several years.

30 Jun 2019 11:51 AM

Tully, the former Bureau Chief of the BBC, New Delhi, received a standing ovation on Friday from the gathering as he said that being in India was his karma. (Photo: Twitter | @amongrut)

Mark Tully gets lifetime achievement award for role in UK-India ties

The annual UK-India Awards celebrates special talents and organisations who use their worldwide influence to strengthen UK-India ties.

29 Jun 2019 8:12 PM

Shuru Karein Kya angry rap from Article 15. (Courtesy: YouTube/Zee Music Company)

Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Article 15' mints Rs 5.02 crores on day 1 at box-office

The investigative drama, Article 15 has struck the right chord with Bollywood as well at the film’s special screening.

29 Jun 2019 6:39 PM

Avi Gupta's victory on Friday marked a near-clean sweep of popular student contests in the past year by Indian-Americans. (Photo: Jeopardy | Twitter)

Indian-American teen wins USD 100,000 in US quiz show

He beat out three other Indian-American teens in the contest, which featured a total of 15 students.

29 Jun 2019 12:36 PM

Great Manchester police acknowledged this unusual request because their focus is heavily driven by the community. (Photo: Twitter I @sterlingsop)

93 year-old UK woman arrested for no crime, find out why

Josie Birds was arrested by UK's largest police forces, the Great Manchester Police on request of her granddaughter.

28 Jun 2019 12:15 PM

Leonardo DiCaprio has been working extensively to save the environment and had visited India back in 2015 to shoot a documentary. (Photo: AP)

Oscar winner DiCaprio draws attention to Chennai's devastating water crisis

'The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, after the four main water reservoirs ran completely dry,' he wrote on Instagram.

27 Jun 2019 1:14 PM

Anne McClain being helped out of the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft just minutes after she and the other astronauts landed in a remote area near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. (Photo: AFP)

NASA astronauts, space station crew mates return to Earth after 204 days

Arriving at 0247 GMT to warm conditions, Kononenko joked that he was ‘happy to see any kind of weather’ after coming back from space.

25 Jun 2019 3:24 PM

The sirens will be used to alert the people in the area and if found to be successful, the recorded messages can be applied to other areas such as traffic management as well. (Photo: ANI)

PRV sirens to play 'Jagte Raho' tune to alert public in Lucknow

Police are trying this unique measure to curb the menace of criminals in the area.

25 Jun 2019 9:33 AM

'It will be a black day for the families of those children who lost their life due to Encephalitis in Bihar. We will acquire whatever we get after polishing shoes and give it for the treatment of children,' he said. (Photo: ANI)

People in Patna polish shoes to collect money for AES-affected children

This comes after the death toll due to Encephalitis mounted to 128 in Muzaffarpur district on Saturday.

22 Jun 2019 3:29 PM

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