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  'Looking forward to...': PM Modi congratulates Simon Harris on becoming Ireland's youngest premier

  World | April 10, 2024 15:58 IST

  PM Modi, while congratulating Harris, highlighted the historic ties between India and Ireland that are based on shared belief in democratic values. Harris became the youngest PM on Tuesday weeks after the surprise resignation of openly gay and Indian-origin PM Leo Varadkar.

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  Ireland poised to get 37-year-old Harris as premier after openly gay and Indian-origin PM quits

  World | March 25, 2024 18:47 IST

  Harris, who has been the coalition government's further and higher education minister, was the only candidate to put his name forward to succeed Varadkar, who had been Ireland's previous youngest prime minister, or what Ireland calls its taoiseach.

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  Pakistan: 8-year-old Hindu boy charged with blasphemy, faces possible death sentence

  World | August 10, 2021 16:50 IST

  The boy's family is in hiding and many of the Hindu community in the conservative district of Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab province, have fled their homes after a Muslim crowd attacked a Hindu temple after the boy's release on bail last week.

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  Meet Kaamya, 12-yr-old girl who became youngest person to summit Mount Aconcagua

  India | February 09, 2020 16:48 IST

  A class 7th student studying in Mumbai’s Navy Children School, Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest mountaineer to scale Mount Aconcagua on February 1, 2020.

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  Meet Mehul Jangir, a 14-year-old boy who wrote a book on World War II

  Trending | February 01, 2018 15:53 IST

  Mehul is a Class 9 student of Jaishree Periwal International School in Jaipur. He had been writing short stories since Class 6 before he decided to give this book a shape in the physical world in Class 7.

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  Arpan Doshi, an Indian-origin 21-year-old boy becomes UK’s youngest doctor

  People | July 20, 2017 17:09 IST

  He is due to start his job as a junior doctor in York next month.

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  Meet Leo Varadkar, an Indian-origin doctor who became Ireland’s youngest and first gay PM

  World | June 14, 2017 21:27 IST

  Leo Varadkar, a 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor, today scripted history by becoming Ireland's youngest and the first openly gay prime minister of the Catholic-majority country, as he promised to build "a republic of opportunity"

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  At just an age of 21, Ayesha Aziz becomes the youngest pilot of India!

  Life | April 05, 2017 17:57 IST

  21, an age where most of the people are usually buried in their books or are wondering what to do in their lives. But this girl defied all the odds with her amazing achievements.

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  Meet Gaurika Singh: 13-year-old Nepal earthquake survivor is the youngest competitor at Rio Olympics

  Other Sports | August 02, 2016 13:39 IST

  In April 2015, while back in Nepal for the national championships with her mother Garima and little brother Sauren, Singh was caught in the earthquake that devastated the country.

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  Ageing India: South India Oldest, Northeast Youngest

  India | May 03, 2016 12:12 IST

  India has long been described as a nation of young people—and that is true—but the country’s elderly (60+ years) population grew 27 million between 2001 and 2011, the largest increase (about 35%) over a decade,

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  9 committed suicide in every month in Mizoram

  India | July 04, 2015 20:15 IST

  Aizawl:  Around nine persons on an average committed suicide every month in Mizoram till June this year, with depression being the main reason for the deaths, an Aizawl-based NGO said today.NGO New Life Charity Society

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  Heptulla oldest, Smriti Irani youngest ministers in Modi govt

  Politics | May 27, 2014 7:01 IST

  New Delhi: Both the youngest and the oldest members of the Narendra Modi Cabinet happens to be women - Smriti Irani and Najma Heptullah.While Irani is 38 years old, Heptullah is 74.  Incidentally, both of

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  Parker Liautaud, 19, becomes the youngest and fastest person to reach South Pole

  World | December 29, 2013 7:05 IST

  New Delhi: One cannot get as good a Christmas gift as this: Parker Liautaud became the youngest and fastest person to reach South Pole on Christmas Eve.The polar adventurer completed the journey in just 18

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  Indian wonderkid is century's youngest California University topper

  World | May 11, 2013 17:42 IST

  Washington, May 11: An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century.  Kolkata-born Ritankar Das, has been named as the University Medalist, the prize

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  Soumyajit Ghosh becomes youngest National TT champion

  Other Sports | January 12, 2013 18:59 IST

  Raipur, Jan 12: Soumyajit Ghosh Saturday became the youngest men's National champion at 19, denying India's top player Sharath Kamal his seventh title while Shamini Kumaresan culminated her season on a high note by dethroning

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  Boxer Shiva Thapa Qualifies For London Olympics

  India | April 11, 2012 16:34 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 11: Shiva Thapa (56kg) today became the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for the Olympics by reaching the final but the already-qualified Vijender Singh (75kg) bowed out after losing in