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Toughest Voyage Ahead For Lady Sailors!

Lieutenant Commanders Roopa A and Dilna K have completed 3 months at sea and have embarked on the longest and toughest leg of the voyage. IMAGE: Lieutenant Commanders Roopa A, left, and Dilna K......

Is China New Leader Of Global South?

Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead.Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to......

15 DRAMATIC moments captured on lens

We present some of the most dramatic photographs clicked across the globe in the last few days. Stunt expert Leigh-Anne Vizer is held by a 4.5 metre King Kong hand 300 metres above the city of......

Four new giant alien planets discovered

Astronomers have discovered four new giant exoplanets, with masses from 2.4 to 5.5 times that of Jupiter, orbiting stars much bigger than our Sun. The newly detected worlds are enormous and have......

A rare celestial treat after 372 years

After a wait of 372 years, sky gazers are in for a special celestial treat as winter solstice coincides with total lunar eclipse on Tuesday. The last time the two astronomical events coincided was......

The flying gurus of wine

"You see them here, you see them there, you see them everywhere." The ditty from the 1970s film Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines applies easily to a select band of men (mostly men)......

Europe's snowfall sends tourists Down Under

With heavy snowfall in Europe, outbound tourists this season have been forced to turn to warmer climes in the southern hemisphere. And countries like Australia and New Zealand are literally......

Global warming to rise, soil dries up

The soils in large swaths of the world including vast areas of central India, Australia, Africa and South America have been drying up, a new study has found, warning that this could intensify......

Adani's Aussie coal project runs into rough weather

Australian Greens plans to move a notice of motion to the Senate, seeking a probe into the ownership structure of Indian mining giant Gautam Adani's AUS$16-billion coal development project in......

Indian firms now buying rose farms overseas

Sensing great opportunities in the blooming $80 billion global flower market, Indian companies involved in growing and exporting roses have gone on the fast track to acquire farms in African and......

Starc nears Lillee's tally: 'It's cool, humbling, means I am old!'

IMAGE: Mitchell Starc opened up on how his former coach told him to 'harden up'. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters As he gears up to surpass legendary Dennis Lillee in the tally of Test......

'It's historic': Spain erupts in joy after World Cup win

IMAGE: Spain fans celebrate after winning the World Cup final. Photograph: Bruna Casas/Reuters Jubilant Spain supporters cheered loudly and waved flags after their team beat England 1-0 in......

Women's World Cup Final Rewrites History

IMAGE: Spain celebrate winning the World Cup final. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters Spain defeated England 1-0 in the final of the Women's World Cup on Sunday, capping off a......

Australia's MCG allowed 85,000 crowd for AFL matches

IMAGE: The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground will host Sunday's traditional ANZAC Day Australian Football League blockbuster between the Collingwood Magpies and Essendon Bombers. Photograph: Dylan......

Australia-New Zealand push joint Women's World Cup bid

IMAGE: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Admiralty House in Sydney. Photograph: Loren Elliott/Reuters The prime ministers of......

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