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What causes frequent landslides in HP? Experts answer

Unscientific constructions in the ecologically fragile Himalayas, depleting forest cover and structures near streams blocking the flow of water are causing frequent landslides in Himachal Pradesh,......

Affected by Manipur violence, students stare at bleak future

Fifteen-year-old Pushpa Karam fears she will not be able to perform well in the class 10 examinations next year. IMAGE: Students from Uttarakhand, studying in Manipur, upon their arrival at Jolly......

Impressions: An alien in Kolkata

There is a town in north Ontario,With dreams, comfort, memory, despair,And in my mind I still need a place to go,'Cause all my changes were thereNeil Young's Helpless plays in my mind -- I can't......

Indo-Bangla border districts on alert

West Bengal government on Wednesday issued a fresh alert in border districts following a series of blasts in Bangladesh. West Bengal's Inspector-General of Police (Law and Order) Raj Kanojia told......

Bangla PM terms blasts cowardly

Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has condemned as 'cowardly' the serial blasts that rocked the country on Wednesday, which claimed two lives, and said the attackers were enemies of......

The booming market for newspapers

English newspapers are in trouble and Hindi, Malaylam, Marathi and Telugu are the boom markets. This among other things is what data released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations throws up. The......

Hotels shower monsoon packages

After the airlines, hotel chains are now luring Gujaratis with a host of travel packages to suit various budgets.While Taj has the advantage of offering travel packages in various locations, the......

'Yeh Bachchan saab hain ka?'

'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Rediff.com Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya reels back to her interactions......

'Not a single mean bone in Bappida'

'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.''Sometimes they ran down his music.''But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.' IMAGE: Kalpana Iyer, left, and......

Bollywood marriages on the rocks

The upcoming Main Aur Mrs Khanna is about a breaking marriage. We realised this is a favourite Bollywood theme, and so decided to take a look at some memorable recent films about marriages on the......

Satriani to rock India!

In almost every Kolkata para (neighbourhood), you will find guitar-toting youngsters who religiously rip off everything from Paul Simon to Pink Floyd and 'compose orginal Bangla band' songs. In......

Sonu Niigaam rocks Atlantic City

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Champions Trophy: Australia suffer heartbreak, match against Bangla abandoned

Scorecard IMAGE: David Warner. Photograph: ICC/Twitter. Australia suffered a heartbreak as their ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh was abandoned due to incessant rain after they were......

Images: India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first on a batsman friendly track. They started off beautifully, with Imran Nazir and Kamran Akmal compiling 28 runs in four overs. However, it didn't......

Australia trounce Bangladesh for consolation WT20 victory

Battered and bruised, Australia scored a consolation victory, thrashing Bangladesh by seven wickets, to round off a disappointing campaign in the ICC World Twenty20, in Mirpur, on Tuesday. Openers......

Asia Cup: Pakistan to play Bangladesh in tournament opener

Defending Asia Cup champions Pakistan will play hosts Bangladesh in the opening match of the tournament on February 25, according to the schedule unveiled by the Asian Cricket Council in Dhaka.......

ICC to investigate Brendon McCullum testimony leak

Dismayed after the testimony of Brendon McCullum in an anti-corruption case was leaked to the media, the ICC has launched an urgent investigation into the matter while insisting that......

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