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Leonardo Dicaprio. (Photo: AP)

Leonardo DiCaprio awards USD 20 million to support over 100...

The actor has announced that sum is to be spread across more than 100 organisations that are committed to environmental...

20 Sep 2017 10:51 AM GMT

Gulzar's Partition musings find voice in his new book

The compilation that marks 70 years of India's Independence has been translated by Rakhshanda Jalil.

20 Sep 2017 8:57 AM GMT

Army carries out Swachh Bharat drive at world's highest battlefield,...

It is a logistics challenge to move all types of waste out of the glacier so that these do not become environmental...

20 Sep 2017 8:53 AM GMT

MS Dhoni has scored 9737 runs in 302 ODIs besides 4876 runs in 90 Test matches. He has also played 78 T20 Internationals, notching up 1212 runs.(Photo

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni nominated for Padma Bhushan award by BCCI

The BCCI has not sent any other nominations for the Padma awards this year.

20 Sep 2017 8:43 AM GMT

The village, at Wada taluka, is located 108 kms north of Mumbai at the foothills of the Sahyadri mountains. (Photo: Facebook/ Govardhan Eco village)

Govardhan Eco Village wins 'Spirit of Humanity' award

Award is given by AmeriCares, a non-profit organisation working for disaster relief and global health.

20 Sep 2017 7:58 AM GMT

Stanislav Petrov

Soviet who halted Armageddon dies

Stanislav Petrov, credited with helping prevent a nuclear war with the US.

19 Sep 2017 9:21 PM GMT

Pakistans newest female superhero vows to protect battered women, as her creator tries to inspire the next generation to fight injustice (Photo: Twitter)

Pak's newest female superhero vows to battle venal officials, domestic...

The creator of the English-language comic said he hopes the superhero will give young girls across Pakistan a role...

19 Sep 2017 10:48 AM GMT

The video criticises Myanmars State Counsellor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and takes a dig at her for being chosen for Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo: AP)

Kashmiri band 'Emcee Ame' composes song in solidarity with Rohingyas

Suu Kyi on Monday while breaking her silence on the issue said that Myanmar 'does not fear international scrutiny.'

19 Sep 2017 10:13 AM GMT

Chester Bennington. (Photo: AP)

Linkin Park announces tribute show for bandmate Chester Bennington

The one-night-only celebration will take place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Friday, October 27.

19 Sep 2017 8:14 AM GMT

Diyas good performances over the last few months have earned her a place in Team Asia. She will now play in the World Cadet Challenge Tournament in Fiji from October 21 to October 29. (Photo: Youtube/Screengrab)

Croatia Junior and Cadet Open: Diya Parag Chitale wins second bronze

The Mumbai girl upset world no. 7 and second seed Satsuki Odo of Japan in the quarterfinals to assure herself of a...

18 Sep 2017 12:40 PM GMT

Riz Ahmed while accepting the award at Emmys 2017. (Photo: AP)

Emmys 2017: British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed becomes first Muslim,...

He won the award for the role of Nasir Khan, the son of a Pakistani cab driver from Queens who becomes a murder suspect...

18 Sep 2017 8:41 AM GMT

Aden, born in Kakuma, a United Nations refugee camp in Kenya, came to the United States at age 7 with her family, initially settling in St. Louis. (Photo: AP)

Hijab is now going mainstream in fashion, thanks to a 19-year-old

Somali-American teen who became first hijab-sporting contestant in history of USA pageant has propelled ethnic wear in...

18 Sep 2017 5:32 AM GMT