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Saudi Arabia on Saturday named a princess as its first woman ambassador to the United States. (Photo:AP)

Saudi Arabia names a woman as envoy to United States

Princess Rima bint Bandar replaces Prince Khalid bin Salman, the younger brother of the powerful crown prince.

24 Feb 2019 5:09 AM GMT

The 23-year-old from the city of Oxford was interviewed by the UKs ITV News channel this week from a prison cell in Syria. (Photo:Twitter)

Jihadi Jack wants to return to UK, says misses his mum

A British Muslim convert, Jihadi Jack, has become the latest member of the IS terrorist group to urge UK to allow him to...

23 Feb 2019 11:48 AM GMT

Greta inspires European youth to fight climate change

Greta inspires European youth to fight climate change

Greta Thunberg along with hundreds of students march in Paris for climate action.

23 Feb 2019 10:18 AM GMT

Salman Khan and Notebook actors Pranutan Bahl-Zaheer Iqbal. (Photo: Instagram)

'Notebook' producer Salman Khan: I launch deserving candidates, not...

The actor has launched Sunil Shetty's daughter Athiya, Aditya' Pancholi's son Suraj, his brother-in-law Ayush Sharma and...

23 Feb 2019 10:02 AM GMT

It means the club -- who immediately said they would appeal the decision -- will be unable to make signings until the end of January next year. (Photo: AFP)

FIFA bans Chelsea from signing new players for next two transfer...

The ban does not prevent players being released by the club and it does not apply to Chelsea's women's and futsal teams.

23 Feb 2019 5:54 AM GMT

Shooting World Cup is a qualification competition for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in which direct quotas are earned by the respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs). (Photo: AFP)

IOC 'suspends discussions' with India for hosting global events

The decision came after IOC was informed that the Indian government authorities failed to grant an entry visa to the...

22 Feb 2019 6:18 AM GMT

Dream Girls first look featuring Ayushmann Khurrana.

Here's when Ayushmann-Nushrat starrer Dream Girl' is releasing!

In December, the first poster of Dream Girl' was unveiled by Ayushmann on his Instagram account.

22 Feb 2019 4:55 AM GMT

$Gavaskar urged Khan to take the necessary \first step\ towards improving ties with India. (Photo: PTI)$ Newsmakers

'Where is naya Pakistan?' Gavaskar urges Imran to act after Pulwama

The bilateral cricketing ties between the two countries have already been suspended since 2012.

21 Feb 2019 11:11 AM GMT

Fitness freak Hrithik Roshan changed his daily routine; read why

One of the most disciplined actors of Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan is known to follow a strict routine.

21 Feb 2019 10:19 AM GMT

Barber Le Tuan Duong has been overrun with customers since word got out about his free dos, a gesture hes offering out of sheer excitement for the February 27-28 meeting in Hanoi. (Photo: AP)

Barber marks US-North Korea summit with free Trump, Kim style haircuts

The barber would normally charge a whopping USD 43 for the Trump dye-job, a steep fee in a city where most haircuts cost...

21 Feb 2019 6:41 AM GMT

Madhuri Dixit-Nene

'Total Dhamaal' actress Madhuri Dixit Nene: There are no trappings of...

Madhuri has ventured into production and she is also set to come out with an English pop album.

20 Feb 2019 11:20 AM GMT

The six women officers had trained under Captain Dilip Donde, the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe solo in 2009-2010. (Photo: @IndianNavy)

Documentary on voyage of all-women INSV Tarini crew to make TV debut

The documentary on all-women INSV Tarini crew will premiere on National Geographic on March 8.

20 Feb 2019 10:33 AM GMT