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Avi Guptas 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 7:06 AM GMT

ce on request of her granddaughter. (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 6:45 AM GMT

Leonardo Dicaprio. (Photo: AP)

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

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

27 Jun 2019 7:44 AM GMT

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...

Arriving at 0247 GMT to warm conditions, Kononenko joked that he was 'happy to see any kind of weather' after coming...

25 Jun 2019 9:54 AM GMT

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 4:03 AM GMT

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...

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

22 Jun 2019 9:59 AM GMT

Shahid Kapoor's Kabir Singh mints big numbers on day 1; find out here

He also listed the movies released on non-holiday but were commercially successful.

22 Jun 2019 8:16 AM GMT

Educators who for centuries have divided students into boys and girls are now figuring out better ways to address students who are non binary, gender fluid and gender nonconforming. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Texas boy spreads awareness about queer youth among educators

Nine-year-old who defies labels helps teach educators about queer youth.

20 Jun 2019 2:30 PM GMT

Ramdas Athawale (Photo: PTI)

From Rome to Om: Why Athawale chose BJP over Congress?

Athawale was making the customary speech on the behalf of his party to welcome the new Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla.

19 Jun 2019 11:42 AM GMT

Robucci is No 17 on the list of people in the world who have lived the longest lives. (Photo: AP)

Italian woman who was Europe's oldest person has died at 116

She ran a coffee bar with her husband for years, and had been named 'honorary mayor' in 2012.

19 Jun 2019 7:45 AM GMT

The Cuban learnt to then soak the canvasses for at least an hour and rinse them to get rid of the salt and any organic matter, before hanging them out to dry. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Meet Sandor Gonzalez: Artist who sketches under the sea

Cuban artist sketches under the sea among fish and coral reefs.

19 Jun 2019 4:41 AM GMT

The cop also buys helmets from his own pocket and gifts it to others. Till date, he has circulated around 700 helmets to people. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Watch: Delhi traffic cop spreads road safety awareness with rap songs

Shahi has also other ways to persuade motorists to abide by traffic rules. He uses a mirror to make them feel guilty.

19 Jun 2019 4:28 AM GMT