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The Migration Court of Appeal said Wednesday it has reversed a decision to deport Bibihal Uzbeki who is severely disabled. (Photo: AP)

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Sweden grants temporary asylum to 106-year-old Afghan woman

The Migration Court of Appeal said Wednesday it has reversed a decision to deport Bibihal Uzbeki who is severely...

4 Oct 2017 12:53 PM GMT

Jeakson Singh indomitable will has brought him back into the Indian team for the U-17 World Cup after been rejected by national selectors in 2015. (Photo:AIFF)

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Manipur vegetable vendor's son Jeakson Singh's...

The Indian defensiuve midfielder is all set to take part in the Under-17 World Cup which will begin from Friday.

4 Oct 2017 7:04 AM GMT

$Model Shwe Eain Si accused the Rohingya militants of leading a \media campaign\ to trick the world into thinking \they are the oppressed\. (Photo: Pinterest)$ Newsmakers

Myanmar beauty queen stripped off her title 'after posting Rohingya...

Myanmar's army is accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya in the far west

4 Oct 2017 6:53 AM GMT

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Asha Bhosle gets wax statue at Madame Tussauds, wants it placed...

The 84-year-old singing legend unveiled her wax sculpture created by Madame Tussauds Delhi on Tuesday.

4 Oct 2017 6:23 AM GMT

Each was born on April 28, 1990, at Morton Hospital in Taunton (Photo: Pixabay)

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Couple born in the same hospital on same day get married after 20...

Jessica says she and Aaron figured out they were born on the same day

4 Oct 2017 4:56 AM GMT

A section of the Bakhshali manuscript, from the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.

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London museum celebrates Indian science

The Bakhshali manuscript [an Indian mathematical text written on birch bark that was found in 1881] is on display, said...

4 Oct 2017 12:09 AM GMT

Goran K Hansson, centre, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces the 2017 Nobel Prize winners in Physics, from top left, Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barrish and Kip S. Thorne. (Photo: AP)

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Nobel Physics Prize awarded to three scientists for work on...

Scientists win Nobel Prize in Physics for decisive contributions in the observation of gravitational waves.

3 Oct 2017 10:19 AM GMT

The Senate voted on bitterly divided partisan lines to confirm Pais nomination for his second five-year term. (Photo: Twitter)

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US Senate nominates Indian-origin Ajit Pai as FCC chief for 2nd term

The vote was 52-41 for 44-year-old Pai, who has served as a commissioner at the FCC since 2012.

3 Oct 2017 8:10 AM GMT

The decision has opened up a lucrative new market for carmakers (Photo: AFP/Twitter)

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Women's rights acitivist from Saudi to get her dream car from Ford...

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced it would allow women to drive from June 2018, ending a policy that had severely curbed...

3 Oct 2017 6:58 AM GMT

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Aamir Khan and Virat Kohli to come together for Diwali special TV show

The audience will get to witness them in the same frame at their candid best as both will be seen sharing their few...

3 Oct 2017 5:03 AM GMT

Ranveer Singh was spotted in his Alauddin Khilji look at an event months ago.

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Alauddin Khilji first look: Ranveer is menacing and terrifying to the...

The actor shared his menacing first look as the antagonist lot earlier than the previously scheduled Tuesday morning.

3 Oct 2017 3:15 AM GMT

She felt that the teddy bear characters were so interesting, that she continued buying them wherever she travelled. (Photo: AP)

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US woman sets world record for largest teddy bear collection

Jackie Miley's collection first began with bear dubbed "Grandma Jackie", which she won in 2000, now she has over eight...

2 Oct 2017 11:25 AM GMT