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Maharashtra Teen Does Kathak For 127 Hours, Breaks World Record
New Delhi: Sixteen-year-old Srushti Sudhir Jagtap from Maharashtra's Latur district has created a world record for the longest dance marathon by an individual. She did Kathak for 127 hours,…
Odisha Boy Battling Blood Cancer Secures 60% In Plus II Exams
Bhubaneswar: The indomitable spirit of a 17-year-old Odisha boy is making national news. P Achyuta Rao of Jeypore town in Odisha’s Koraput district battled blood cancer and secured 60…
[Watch] Dharavi’s Slum Girl Becomes Face Of Luxury Beauty Brand
New Delhi: In a case reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire, 14-year-old Maleesha Kharwa, from Mumbai's Dharavi Slum, has become the face of luxury beauty brand Forest Essentials' new campaign…
Swimming: Actor R Madhavan’s Son Vedaant Continues Winning Streak
New Delhi: Actor R Madhavan is elated. His son Vedaant has won five gold medals in swimming at the Malaysian invitational age group championships.
Sharing his joy and happiness, the actor…
The Elephant Whisperers: Oscar Winning Producer Guneet Monga Shares Her Story Of…
New Delhi: Very often, success stories have painful hidden tales of struggle, poverty, tragedy and deprivation behind them. So is the case with Gunent Monga, the winner of the Best…
Jyotirmayee Mohanty First Woman Scientist From India To Get IUPAC Award; Odisha CM…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday congratulated Jyotirmayee Mohanty, an Odia scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, for becoming the first woman from…
Arun Subramanian, First Indian-American To Become New York District Court Judge
New Delhi: The United States Senate on Tuesday confirmed Indian-American Arun Subramanian to be the District Judge for the Southern District of New York, making him the first South Asian…
Meet Nagaland’s First Woman MLA
New Delhi: Hekani Jakhalu of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s Hekani Jakhalu became the first-ever woman to be elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly on Thursday.…
[Watch] Guinness World Record For Indian Who Arranged Chess Set In Less Than 30 Secs
New Delhi: Guinness World Records have shared a chess-related world record of a girl from India. She bagged it by defeating the previous record holder by a few seconds. They have even posted…
Odisha Remembers Its First Woman SI Bijaya Laxmi Devi; Know More About Her
Bhubaneswar: Odisha police celebrated its first woman sub-inspector (SI) Bijaya Laxmi Devi, who joined the force on January 8, 1962.
A native of Dhenkanal district, she did her…