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SCO headquarters in Beijing holds first Yoga Day event For the first time, a Yoga event was organised at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) headquarters on Saturday, kicking of...
World Environment Day: 3 women to row 3,000 miles across Atlantic to take action against plastic pollution When three ordinary working women pledged to challenge the everyday use of single-use disposable plastic, they set themselves up f...
Trolls and ‘their grandmas’ disapproved of Swara Bhasker’s masturbation scene in ‘Veere…’, but guess who had the last laugh? Even as Veere Di Wedding continues to rake in money at the box office, the trolls seem to be in an overdrive, shaming the actors f...
Miss America says NO to swimsuit round; Twitterati ask ‘Can we have Mr America?’ Miss America pageant is scrapping off its swimsuit competition as the board of directors said they will no longer judge a woman ba...
Akash Ambani-Shloka Mehta’s engagement invite is here and it’s as grand as you can imagine The much-awaited big fat Indian wedding of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta is around the corner. While the official invitation is ye...
How King of Pop Michael Jackson leant 45° without falling over In 1987, Michael Jackson seemingly defied gravity in the video of his song Smooth Criminal, when he leant 45° forward, his spine straight, with only h...
Raazi box office collection day 4: The Alia Bhatt film continues to soar Alia Bhatt’s latest film Raazi has been doing incredibly well at the box office, especially considering the fact that the movie in...
Cannes 2018: Mahira Khan leaves a trail of memorable fashion moments at the French Riviera Mahira Khan is currently in attendance at the Cannes Film Festival and though the Pakistani beauty is not exactly known for her ma...
From a rice mill clerk to south’s first BJP CM, a look back at Yeddyurappa’s political journey From serving as secretary to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to becoming the first BJP chief minister in the south and later...
DU admissions 2018 commence today: Online application, courses offered, fees, exam date, expected cut-off DU admission 2018: Delhi University (DU) will begin online registration to its undergraduate programmes on May 15, that is, tomorr...
Jacqueline Fernandez feted with PETA India's digital activism award Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been given the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India's Digital Activ...
Met Gala 2018: Deepika Padukone rocks in a red gown Deepika Padukone arrives for the 2018 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Pics/AFP Deepika Padukone chose a...
Philippine President calls North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'hero of everybody' Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whom he had previously called a "fool", is no...
Bihar: Viral video shows girl molested, clothes ripped off; 4 arrested The Jehanabad police on Monday arrested four persons for allegedly molesting a teenage girl and trying to rip her clothes while fi...
Jennifer Lopez's First Makeup Product Is Here Jennifer Lopez is giving fans the chance to channel her famous glow with an early launch from her upcoming beauty line. The sta...
Karlie Kloss Joins Estee Lauder, Tackles First-Day Nerves in Funny Video Karlie Kloss has been unveiled as the newest Global Spokesmodel and Brand Ambassador for Estée Lauder. The US supermodel and en...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Royal Wedding: Here's The Fact Sheet So Far While some aspects of Britain's upcoming royal wedding are still under wraps, the palace has divulged a few details ahead of the m...
Manushi Chhillar walks the ramp with a Down Syndrome patient Almost six months ago, in a long-awaited victory, Manushi Chhillar was crowned Miss World 2017. The beauty queen has since then...
Paradise Towers: Shweta Bachchan Nanda's debut novel will launch in October Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta Bachchan-Nanda's debut novel, Paradise Towers, a heart-warming slice-of-life...
These hot pics of Urvashi Rautela will give you major #FitnessGoals. former beauty queen The former beauty queen has not only been stealing hearts for her million dollar smile and killer dance moves, but also for her hotness quotient.
Birthday Special: 5 quotes by Charlie Chaplin that prove he understood life better than anyone else He is more than a comic genius. Born on April 16, 1889, Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin is one of the most prominent and ico...
Pregnant Cardi B performs at Coachella Music Festival Cardi B, the new mom-to-be, is truly one of the best performers and she proved it recently as well at the Coachella Valley Music a...
Dhan Dhana Dhan first impression: The Sunil Grover show has the right dose of laughter but cricket fans would be left disappointed As much as the nation was waiting for the Indian Premier League, fans of Sunil Grover and Shilpa Shinde have been awaiting the lau...
If Justice Gogoi isn’t made CJI, our fears would come true: Justice Chelameswar THE CONCERNS expressed over the Supreme Court’s functioning by four of its most senior judges would come true if the unprecedented...
After 4-day visit to Pakistan, Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai returns to Britain Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai left Pakistan for London on Monday after a four-day whirlwind visit back to her homeland...
In a first, North Korea's Kim Jong Un, wife watch South Korean K-pop stars perform in Pyongyang North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju were among the hundreds in Pyongyang on Sunday watching South Korean K-pop ...
Supportive relationships may reverse health effects of childhood abuse Having supportive relationships in mid-life can counteract some adverse health risks - including premature death - caused by child...
Price to pay: How Bitcoin bitterness is making messy divorces even worse Divorces are messy, and cryptocurrencies are helping to make them a whole lot more so. Virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Eth...
Forget marriage anniversaries. Celebrate these 10 relationship milestones instead Every relationship has its cute moments. And sometimes, in the monotony of daily life, we often forget to stop and cherish the sma...
Parents, beware of your teen’s looming phone addiction, sexting more common than you think (News Agencies) Sexting among teens is on the rise, according to new research published on Tuesday. Owing to an increase in smartp...
Switch off :? Keep the phone away while dining with loved ones to enjoy your experience more (News Agencies) Going out for dinner with loved ones? Keep your phone aside as you may enjoy less if you use your device while din...
Do you and your partner have a wide age gap? Then you could be facing these problems (News Agencies) What’s common between celebrity couples Gautam Rode, 40, and Pankhuri Awasthy, 26; Shahid Kapoor, 36, and Mira Raj...
Five Reasons for Women to Earn In the 1970s, when I was growing up as a teenager in South India, earning for one’s livelihood was not a goal for girls and women ...
Show must go on: New York Fashion Week weathers (News Agencies) Here is a look at the top trends expected to dominate when Fashion Week formally gets underway in New York on Febr...
New York Fashion Week Tom Ford is best known for his sharp suits, which start at $5,000 off the rack. But on Tuesday, the designer unveiled an underpant...
Sexual arousal makes a woman’s brain react differently than a man’s. Here’s how Turns out, a woman’s mind is much more complex than a male’s when it comes to intimacy. According to a recent McGill University st...
Are you rich? Being wealthy may cause people to prefer having flings or short term relationships, a study has found. Researchers studied the ...
Is your hug left-sided or right? If you are feeling emotional, you are more likely to embrace others from the left side than from the right, a study has found. Hu...
Did you catch your partner lying? While love just happens, it takes time to ‘build’ trust. Would not it be a wonderful world if we could trust people easily? Or, b...
Questions a person should ask a partner before getting married Before marrying a person, most of us discuss a lot of things related to money, future and family. But very few musters the courage...
Are you rich? It’s likely that you’ll prefer short affairs over long-term relationships Researchers studied the relationship preferences of 151 heterosexual male and female volunteers (75 men and 76 women) by asking th...
Excessive social media use reduces sleep among children According to a recent study published in a journal named Acta Paediatrica, the excessive use of social media can lead to reduced ...
Milan Fashion Week 2018 (News Agencies) With social and political crises unsettling the globe, Milan Fashion Week was all about slogans this season. “Time...
‘Coolest monkey in the jungle’: Racist ad lands clothing giant H&M in trouble (News Agencies) A racism scandal at H&M is the latest indication of management problems at the Swedish clothing giant, once the da...
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s first India visit aims to deepen trade ties The three bronze statues at Teen Murti represent the Hyderabad, Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers who were part of the 15 Imperial Servi...
Check Out All The Deets About Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma’s Exquisite Wedding Ensembles If there is anything one has been talking about for the past two days it is undoubtedly Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s private w...
Miss America CEO apologises, resigns after charges of derogatory emails surface The top leadership of the Miss America Organization, implicated in an email scandal that targeted past pageant winners for abu...
AWESOME TOP MODEL 2018 Unveiled ! (By Babita Sharma) With prestigious designers and an innovative thinking, New Jersey saw some interactive celebration of fashion, ...
Drop a traditional restobar with a twist Located in Bandra, Drop promises to be an ideal spot to unwind. A partnership between Indorama (by Prashant Gunjalkar) and Corum Hospitality (by Mihir...
5 lessons to learn from celebrity closet designs If you fall for those exquisite and lavish walk-in closets owned by celebrities every time and want to replicate the experience inside your home, you ...
Restaurant Review: Mr. Baozi - Asian Gastro-pub It was the interesting name, 'Mr. Baozi', which propelled us to visit Juhu's new gastro-pub. It was also the fact that it has the same owners as my fa...
Toxin makes litchi lethal, especially for kids: Study Luscious litchis are usually a favourite with most, but it's not without its deadly side, literally. The summer fruit could be rich in Vitamin C but h...
Nicole Kidman to pen 'tell-all book' According to a source, the Oscar winner has decided to pen a tell-all book which will go into detail about her 2001 divorce from Tom Cruise and her li...
Here’s what you can gift her on Valentine’s Day! The month of love is here and you ought to pamper you wife, girlfriend or even the potential ones. So, if you’re still not sure what girls really like...

SCO headquarters in Beijing holds first Yoga Day event

For the first time, a Yoga event was organised at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) headquarters on Saturday, kicking of...

World Environment Day: 3 women to row 3,000 miles across Atlantic to take action against plastic pollution

When three ordinary working women pledged to challenge the everyday use of single-use disposable plastic, they set themselves up f...

Trolls and ‘their grandmas’ disapproved of Swara Bhasker’s masturbation scene in ‘Veere…’, but guess who had the last laugh?

Even as Veere Di Wedding continues to rake in money at the box office, the trolls seem to be in an overdrive, shaming the actors f...

Miss America says NO to swimsuit round; Twitterati ask ‘Can we have Mr America?’

Miss America pageant is scrapping off its swimsuit competition as the board of directors said they will no longer judge a woman ba...

Akash Ambani-Shloka Mehta’s engagement invite is here and it’s as grand as you can imagine

The much-awaited big fat Indian wedding of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta is around the corner. While the official invitation is ye...

How King of Pop Michael Jackson leant 45° without falling over

In 1987, Michael Jackson seemingly defied gravity in the video of his song Smooth Criminal, when he leant 45° forward, his spine straight, with only h...

Raazi box office collection day 4: The Alia Bhatt film continues to soar

Alia Bhatt’s latest film Raazi has been doing incredibly well at the box office, especially considering the fact that the movie in...

Cannes 2018: Mahira Khan leaves a trail of memorable fashion moments at the French Riviera

Mahira Khan is currently in attendance at the Cannes Film Festival and though the Pakistani beauty is not exactly known for her ma...

From a rice mill clerk to south’s first BJP CM, a look back at Yeddyurappa’s political journey

From serving as secretary to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to becoming the first BJP chief minister in the south and later...

DU admissions 2018 commence today: Online application, courses offered, fees, exam date, expected cut-off

DU admission 2018: Delhi University (DU) will begin online registration to its undergraduate programmes on May 15, that is, tomorr...

Jacqueline Fernandez feted with PETA India's digital activism award

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been given the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India's Digital Activ...

Met Gala 2018: Deepika Padukone rocks in a red gown

Deepika Padukone arrives for the 2018 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Pics/AFP Deepika Padukone chose a...

Philippine President calls North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'hero of everybody'

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whom he had previously called a "fool", is no...

Bihar: Viral video shows girl molested, clothes ripped off; 4 arrested

The Jehanabad police on Monday arrested four persons for allegedly molesting a teenage girl and trying to rip her clothes while fi...

Jennifer Lopez's First Makeup Product Is Here

Jennifer Lopez is giving fans the chance to channel her famous glow with an early launch from her upcoming beauty line. The sta...

Karlie Kloss Joins Estee Lauder, Tackles First-Day Nerves in Funny Video

Karlie Kloss has been unveiled as the newest Global Spokesmodel and Brand Ambassador for Estée Lauder. The US supermodel and en...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Royal Wedding: Here's The Fact Sheet So Far

While some aspects of Britain's upcoming royal wedding are still under wraps, the palace has divulged a few details ahead of the m...

Manushi Chhillar walks the ramp with a Down Syndrome patient

Almost six months ago, in a long-awaited victory, Manushi Chhillar was crowned Miss World 2017. The beauty queen has since then...

Paradise Towers: Shweta Bachchan Nanda's debut novel will launch in October

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta Bachchan-Nanda's debut novel, Paradise Towers, a heart-warming slice-of-life...

These hot pics of Urvashi Rautela will give you major #FitnessGoals. former beauty queen

The former beauty queen has not only been stealing hearts for her million dollar smile and killer dance moves, but also for her hotness quotient.

Birthday Special: 5 quotes by Charlie Chaplin that prove he understood life better than anyone else

He is more than a comic genius. Born on April 16, 1889, Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin is one of the most prominent and ico...

Pregnant Cardi B performs at Coachella Music Festival

Cardi B, the new mom-to-be, is truly one of the best performers and she proved it recently as well at the Coachella Valley Music a...

Dhan Dhana Dhan first impression: The Sunil Grover show has the right dose of laughter but cricket fans would be left disappointed

As much as the nation was waiting for the Indian Premier League, fans of Sunil Grover and Shilpa Shinde have been awaiting the lau...

If Justice Gogoi isn’t made CJI, our fears would come true: Justice Chelameswar

THE CONCERNS expressed over the Supreme Court’s functioning by four of its most senior judges would come true if the unprecedented...

After 4-day visit to Pakistan, Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai returns to Britain

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai left Pakistan for London on Monday after a four-day whirlwind visit back to her homeland...

In a first, North Korea's Kim Jong Un, wife watch South Korean K-pop stars perform in Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju were among the hundreds in Pyongyang on Sunday watching South Korean K-pop ...

Supportive relationships may reverse health effects of childhood abuse

Having supportive relationships in mid-life can counteract some adverse health risks - including premature death - caused by child...

Price to pay: How Bitcoin bitterness is making messy divorces even worse

Divorces are messy, and cryptocurrencies are helping to make them a whole lot more so. Virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Eth...

Forget marriage anniversaries. Celebrate these 10 relationship milestones instead

Every relationship has its cute moments. And sometimes, in the monotony of daily life, we often forget to stop and cherish the sma...

Parents, beware of your teen’s looming phone addiction, sexting more common than you think

(News Agencies) Sexting among teens is on the rise, according to new research published on Tuesday. Owing to an increase in smartp...

Switch off :? Keep the phone away while dining with loved ones to enjoy your experience more

(News Agencies) Going out for dinner with loved ones? Keep your phone aside as you may enjoy less if you use your device while din...

Do you and your partner have a wide age gap? Then you could be facing these problems

(News Agencies) What’s common between celebrity couples Gautam Rode, 40, and Pankhuri Awasthy, 26; Shahid Kapoor, 36, and Mira Raj...

Five Reasons for Women to Earn

In the 1970s, when I was growing up as a teenager in South India, earning for one’s livelihood was not a goal for girls and women ...

Show must go on: New York Fashion Week weathers

(News Agencies) Here is a look at the top trends expected to dominate when Fashion Week formally gets underway in New York on Febr...

New York Fashion Week

Tom Ford is best known for his sharp suits, which start at $5,000 off the rack. But on Tuesday, the designer unveiled an underpant...

Sexual arousal makes a woman’s brain react differently than a man’s. Here’s how

Turns out, a woman’s mind is much more complex than a male’s when it comes to intimacy. According to a recent McGill University st...

Are you rich?

Being wealthy may cause people to prefer having flings or short term relationships, a study has found. Researchers studied the ...

Is your hug left-sided or right?

If you are feeling emotional, you are more likely to embrace others from the left side than from the right, a study has found. Hu...

Did you catch your partner lying?

While love just happens, it takes time to ‘build’ trust. Would not it be a wonderful world if we could trust people easily? Or, b...

Questions a person should ask a partner before getting married

Before marrying a person, most of us discuss a lot of things related to money, future and family. But very few musters the courage...

Are you rich? It’s likely that you’ll prefer short affairs over long-term relationships

Researchers studied the relationship preferences of 151 heterosexual male and female volunteers (75 men and 76 women) by asking th...

Excessive social media use reduces sleep among children

According to a recent study published in a journal named Acta Paediatrica, the excessive use of social media can lead to reduced ...

Milan Fashion Week 2018

(News Agencies) With social and political crises unsettling the globe, Milan Fashion Week was all about slogans this season. “Time...

‘Coolest monkey in the jungle’: Racist ad lands clothing giant H&M in trouble

(News Agencies) A racism scandal at H&M is the latest indication of management problems at the Swedish clothing giant, once the da...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s first India visit aims to deepen trade ties

The three bronze statues at Teen Murti represent the Hyderabad, Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers who were part of the 15 Imperial Servi...

Check Out All The Deets About Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma’s Exquisite Wedding Ensembles

If there is anything one has been talking about for the past two days it is undoubtedly Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s private w...

Miss America CEO apologises, resigns after charges of derogatory emails surface

The top leadership of the Miss America Organization, implicated in an email scandal that targeted past pageant winners for abu...

AWESOME TOP MODEL 2018 Unveiled !

(By Babita Sharma) With prestigious designers and an innovative thinking, New Jersey saw some interactive celebration of fashion, ...

Drop a traditional restobar with a twist

Located in Bandra, Drop promises to be an ideal spot to unwind. A partnership between Indorama (by Prashant Gunjalkar) and Corum Hospitality (by Mihir...

5 lessons to learn from celebrity closet designs

If you fall for those exquisite and lavish walk-in closets owned by celebrities every time and want to replicate the experience inside your home, you ...

Restaurant Review: Mr. Baozi - Asian Gastro-pub

It was the interesting name, 'Mr. Baozi', which propelled us to visit Juhu's new gastro-pub. It was also the fact that it has the same owners as my fa...

Toxin makes litchi lethal, especially for kids: Study

Luscious litchis are usually a favourite with most, but it's not without its deadly side, literally. The summer fruit could be rich in Vitamin C but h...

Nicole Kidman to pen 'tell-all book'

According to a source, the Oscar winner has decided to pen a tell-all book which will go into detail about her 2001 divorce from Tom Cruise and her li...

Here’s what you can gift her on Valentine’s Day!

The month of love is here and you ought to pamper you wife, girlfriend or even the potential ones. So, if you’re still not sure what girls really like...

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Figures show about 2,000 minors separated from families