At 17, Indian-origin girl gets into all Ivy League schools
WASHINGTON: At just 17, an Indian-origin girl has earned admission to 14 top US universities, including all eight Ivy League schools that are considered the...
Asteroid named after Malala Yousafzai
ISLAMABAD: The youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner and girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai now has an asteroid named after her, media reported. Amy Mainzer, astronomer...
Large Fire in Kolkata at Building Which Has Government Offices
NEW DELHI: A huge fire has broken out in a building in Kolkata which houses many government departments, including the offices of some ministers. Rescue...
‘Want My Wagon R Back’, Says UK Based AAP Supporter to Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: The man who gave Arvind Kejriwal the blue Wagon R car made famous by the Aam Admi Party chief's travels in it last...
UP to felicitate Muslim girl for topping Gita contest
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government will felicitate 12-year-old Marryam Asif Siddiqui for emerging topper at a contest on Bhagavad Gita in Mumbai."Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...
Goa village bans kissing in public
PANAJI: A village panchayat in Goa has “banned” kissing in public, arguing that “such an obscene behaviour” by some couples and holidayers creates nuisance. The...