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How IMD became global weather leader in 150 years

From a few rain gauges in 1875 to rivalling the world's best weather agencies, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has weathered its way to becoming a global leader in forecasting. IMAGE:......

'Gandhiji Gave Me Contentment'

Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes.But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure.Such was Gandhiji. The......

Hurricane Ike pounds Texas, thousands flee

Giant Hurricane Ike began lashing the Texas gulf coast on Saturday with its fierce category 3 winds threatening to shut down United States' oil industry and flood the big water front area which is......

Mala, Helen, Nargis: How are cyclones named?

Mala, Helen, Nargis and Nilofer may sound like the names of yesteryear Bollywood actors, but they are, in fact, lethal cyclones that have brought violent winds, heavy rains and wreaked destruction.......

Central America: Hurricane Stan kills 59

Hurricane Stan slammed into Mexico's Gulf coast before quickly weakening to a tropical storm, forcing authorities to close one of the nation's busiest ports, and unleashing rains in Central America......

Pachauri on the report's mistakes, glacier melting

The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, R K Pachauri, tells Kalpana Jain that the glacier melting report was a mistake but that does not detract from the fact that glaciers......

Signal Intl 'abused' Indian staff: US files suit

US federal authorities have filed a lawsuit against a marine services company based in Alabama for alleged demeaning treatment of 500 Indian employees, who were forced to live in 'substandard'......

Are there more IPCC goof-ups on climate change?

Whether it is the blunder over the glaciers or the linking of natural disasters to global warming, the IPCC's credibility has been badly hit. If this encourages laxity over global warming, that......

PIX: T20 World champions arrive to rousing reception

IMAGE: India skipper Rohit Sharma holds aloft the T20 World Cup trophy as he walks down the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Thursday morning. Photograph: ANI/X India’s T20......

US Open on schedule after hurricane escape

The US Open will start on Monday as planned after the National Tennis Center escaped serious damage from Hurricane Irene, officials said on Sunday. The hurricane surged through New York in the......

Sports Shorts: Kaymer wins Grand Slam title in playoff over Watson

Martin Kaymer of Germany, left, shakes hands with Bubba Watson of the United States after Kaymer won the first playoff hole during the final day of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal Golf......

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How IMD became global weather leader in 150 years

'Gandhiji Gave Me Contentment'

Hurricane Ike pounds Texas, thousands flee

Mala, Helen, Nargis: How are cyclones named?

Central America: Hurricane Stan kills 59

Pachauri on the report's mistakes, glacier melting

Signal Intl 'abused' Indian staff: US files suit

Are there more IPCC goof-ups on climate change?

PIX: T20 World champions arrive to rousing reception

US Open on schedule after hurricane escape

Sports Shorts: Kaymer wins Grand Slam title in playoff over Watson

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