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India's Toughest Polling Station

IMAGE: Polling officers and porters take a break during their arduous journey to reach a remotely located polling station in Shillong. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters 'Charlie Chaplin' and his......

8 of the world's most amazing bridges

They’re a means to an end: bridges are fundamentally a way to get from point A to point B. However, as designs get bolder, bridges have also become destinations in their......

'Landslides Used To Be Quite Frequent In The Olden Days'

'Except that the population was much less.''I remember my uncle and family moving away from the base of a hill whenever it rained for more than a couple of days without a dry day in between.'......

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Manuscripts of the Rig Veda from India, a rare copy of the Magna Carta from the United Kingdom and an anamorphic digital image of Mona Lisa from France will be among the several artefacts to be......

Results 2024: What Lies Ahead For India

'The 2024 election results will lead to much intense targeting of Modi, more intense debates, many more breakdowns in Parliament and many more movements on the streets.' 'The results have hit......

Monsoon getaways are cheaper on your pocket

Image: Uttarakhand's Valley of Flowers. Photograph: Araghu/Wikimedia Commons Hotels, airlines offer discounts to attract customers during lean season; attractions include treks, nature trails,......

How illiterate women became entrepreneurs

This is an extraordinary story of women's empowerment in rural India. Women in Satara district in Maharashtra run a bank and a B-school successfully. Founded by Chetna Gala Sinha, the Mann......

5 things to do to tackle NPAs

For stressed loans, the need is to prevent disruption in cash flows from a systemic perspective, conserving employment and assets in untainted enterprises with the potential for recovery, says......

Six themes dominate IIT extravaganza

With IIT-Madras celebrating its golden jubilee, it is appropriate that the fifth Pan-IIT 2008 is held here from 19-21 December. The most interesting feature of the event is the six thematic tracks......

How TED hopes to change the world

'Our real future is the boy in the slum and the girl in the village.''We need to find the voices that can empower them to lead a better life,' TED Talks' Chris Anderson tells Niraj......

Travelling the world with Nimrat Kaur

Happy birthday, Nimrat! Besides acting, travelling the world seems to be Nimrat Kaur's other passion. The actress, who celebrates her birthday on March 13, had made her debut in the yet-unreleased......

The Fabelmans Review: Spielberg At His Best!

Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma. 'His eye is so connected to his brain.' Tom Hanks is spot on about the......

The Satish Kaushik You Never Knew

'I did a small role in Masoom.''Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?''I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.''He had no......

Most Envied Bodies in Hollywood

Megan Fox has topped Heat magazine's Most Envied Bodies 2009 list, pushing Hollywood favourite Angelina Jolie -- to whom she is compared the most -- to the fifth spot. Check out the sexy ladies to......

Peepli [Live]: Best film of the year!

Sukanya Verma and Sudarshana Dwivedi review Peepli [Live]. Sukanya Verma: Oh my god, 2010 is turning out to be fabulous at the movies.Ishqiya, Inception, Udaan and now Peepli [Live]? Sudarshana......

PHOTOS: Root holds firm after Siraj rocks England

Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: England batsman Haseeb Hameed is bowled first ball by India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Day 2......

England cricketers to pay tribute to COVID-19 warriors

The people named on the shirts include Dr Vikas Kumar, a Specialist in Anaesthetics and Critical Care at Darlington Memorial Hospital, who plays for Cowgate Cricket Club in Newcastle in his spare......

Images: India vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series Final

India sent in their two most experienced batsmen to open the innings -- Rahul Dravid (336 ODIs) and Sachin Tendulkar (428 ODIs) -- with the obvious intent of giving them more overs to settle in and......

Broad in doubt for remainder of first Ashes Test

England bowler Stuart Broad has come under doubt for the remainder of the first Ashes Test after he was hit on his troublesome shoulder by James Pattinson while batting at Trent Bridge on......

Can India carry winning momentum in fourth Test?

The teams will be on even keel with Kohli bracing for another big knock after his 97 and 103 in a winning cause at the Trent Bridge IMAGE: India trail 1-2 in the five match series.Photograph: Paul......

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