'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

'Temperature and wind can be predicted more easily than rainfall.' 'Rainfall, as common experience suggests, is very spotty.''The last bit of physics required that tells us whether it is going to......

Her husband died fighting terrorists, today she joins Indian army

Take a bow Swati Mahadik and Nidhi Dubey, who was also commissioned as an officer.   IMAGE: Following her husband, Colonel Santosh Mahadik's footstep, Swati had joined joined the Army's......

Slain Colonel's buddies ensure sweet Diwali for unit jawans

Classmates of an army officer from Maharashtra, who laid down his life battling militants near the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last year, have sent 400 packets of......

When Amitav Ghosh issues a warning, it's time to listen

'We know many things are going to happen.'People should be preparing for sea level rise, for increased cyclonic activity, for drought.''One reason I wrote the book is to alert people to the......

PIX: Salman, Sridevi, Ritesh spotted at celebrity cricket matches

Quite a few movie stars were spotted at the fourth season of Celebrity Cricket League (CCL), which kicked-off over the weekend. The fourth season of Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) brought together......

PIX: Genelia-Riteish, Sachin at Celebrity Cricket League curtain raiser

A curtain raiser of the fourth season of the Celebrity Cricket League was organised at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Santa Cruz, a western suburb in Mumbai, over the weekend. The league features......

PIX: Mohanlal, Riteish play cricket, Sridevi, Nargis cheer

Movie stars from all over India got together to enjoy a few games of cricket over the weekend. Four CCL (Celebrity Cricket League) matches were played in Chennai and Pune.......

Salman wins, Sridevi loses at weekend cricket matches

The Indian movie industry had a hectic weekend, as they played the Celebrity Cricket League matches in Dubai and Ranchi. Sohail Khan's Mumbai Heroes played against construction tycoon......

How Shami got his mojo back?

His career cut short by weight and injury issues, the 'Rhino' finds solace in Shami's success IMAGE: Having shed around 8 kgs, Shami has been able to bowl with pace consistently. Photograph: Kings......