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Anuraag Singhal is among the 17 judiciary nomination sent by the White House to the Senate. (Photo: Floridabar.org)

Indian-American Anuraag Singhal nominated as Florida judge by Trump

A graduate from the Rice University, Singhal studied at the Wake Forest University School of Law.

10 Sept 2019 9:30 AM IST

Anupam Kher tweeted that he has mixed feelings as the couple leaves the city for home. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

Rishi Kapoor heads home after treatment in New York

Kapoor who was in New York for treatment, is finally heading back to India after staying there for almost a year.

9 Sept 2019 2:22 PM IST

PM Modi was replying to a tweet that said: History was created yesterday by 16-year-old Priyavrata son of Smt Aparna and Sri Devadatta Patil While studying Veda and Nyaya from his father, he studied all Vyakarana Maha Granthas from Sri Mohana Sharma and passed 14 levels of Tenali Pariksha, Youngest to pass the MahaPariksha. (Photo: Twitter)

16-yr-old boy becomes youngest to pass 'mahapariksha'

'Excellent! Congratulations to Priyavrata for this feat. His achievement will serve as a source of inspiration for...

9 Sept 2019 8:12 AM IST

An eight-member expedition of the Indian Army Medical Corps (AMC) scaled eight of the worlds highest passes and rode over 1500 kilometres in Ladakh as a part of the AMC Motorcycle Expedition, the Indian Army said on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)

Indian Army expedition climbs world's 8 highest passes

The expedition flagged off by Lieutenant General Y K Joshi, GOC Fire and Fury Corps on August 31 took five days to...

8 Sept 2019 9:01 AM IST

Priyanka Chopra.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas reveals what's on her to-do list; check out

The 'Quantico' star had recently told InStyle that having children with husband is definitely on the horizon when time...

7 Sept 2019 11:58 AM IST

Rapper Nicki Minaj announces retirement from music; see post

Following Minaj's tweet, fans went into frenzy and a state of despair.

6 Sept 2019 10:04 AM IST

Since then, the nation celebrates Teachers Day every year in honour of the twentieth-century scholar and also to acclaim the contribution of teachers and educators for their significant role in students lives. (Photo: Screengrab)

Google celebrates Teachers Day with an animated doodle

Radhakrishnan, who served as first Vice President of India (19521962) and second President of India (19621967), was born...

5 Sept 2019 3:48 PM IST

Jashika, 11, and Azajuddin, 12, also known by their loved ones as Lovely and Ali, are now eyeing for a career in gymnastics. (Photo: ANI)

Meet Ali and Lovely: Kolkata's young gymnasts who took social media by...

Jashika, Azajuddin, their dance teacher Shekhar Rao and their parents are amazed after being appreciated over social...

5 Sept 2019 1:39 PM IST

Bhumi Pednekar in a photoshoot.

Mumbai rains effect: Bhumi Pednekar shares clip after getting stuck on...

Not only Bhumi, but Vicky Kaushal too made his journey through a flooded road and shared the video on Instagram story.

5 Sept 2019 10:48 AM IST

Talking about his passion for wooden pens, Achar said, Fourteen years ago, I started to work on making wooden pens of different sizes. (Photo: ANI)

In memory of fountain pen era, K'taka carpenter creates a 250 kg...

The hefty model of the stationery weighs 250 kg, which has garnered a lot of attention since the time it was put on a...

4 Sept 2019 2:20 PM IST

Priyanka Chopra with mom Madhu Chopra. (Photo: Instagram)

Priyanka Chopra, her mom watch Serena Williams' 100th US Open win...

Priyanka Chopra Jonas along with her mother was seen cheering for Serena Williams at the US Open.

4 Sept 2019 9:38 AM IST

After my post-graduation course in electronic media from the Trivandrum Institute of Journalism, I was working as an intern with Kairali TV. After interning for a week, the company offered me the post of News Trainee after evaluating my performance, Saadiya said. (Photo: Facebook | Biju Muthathi)

Kerala's first transwoman journalist makers her debut with report on...

This is a profession that I feel has no discrimination. The newsroom feels like a second home to me,' she said.

3 Sept 2019 7:04 PM IST