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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.......

India, no country for young girls

India has the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a UN report which said the country......

China needs a clear solution for Uighur separatism

Despite a lot of lip service to national unity, functional relations between the Han Chinese immigrants and the Uyghur regional majority have not developed on equitable basis, says R Hariharan......

Pak PM Sharif calls Karzai, asks him to stop fleeing militants

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has asked Afghan President Hamid Karzai to plug the entry of militants fleeing into his country following a massive army operation against Taliban, officials......

Karuna slams Lanka for raking up nuke project issue

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M Karunanidhi on Tuesday slammed Sri Lanka for raking up the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project issue, saying India "will do what is required." The Kudankulam......

Rajat Gupta penning book to tell his story

India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, who is scheduled to begin his prison term on June 17, hopes to release a book telling his side of the story and visit India once he completes......

OIL to float foreign arm in 4 months, sets sight on Lanka

Oil India Ltd is set to float a foreign arm in four months for exploration and acquisition of hydrocarbon assets abroad, thereby becoming the third state-run oil company to have a dedicated......

Rain respite soon for farmers

This piece of forecast from the India Meteorological Department and the European Centre for Medium-Range weather Forecasts may bring cheer to Indian farmers, who have been reeling under hostile......

Of biryani, history and entrepreneurship

Did you know that there are over 26 varieties of biryani made in India?Or that biryani comes from the Persian word 'birian' which means 'fried before cooking'?Or that, though it is considered a......

354 films in 365 days

How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen? IMAGE: Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. For some people, watching films is a social experience,......

PHOTOS: Football fever hits Team India after nets washed out

'When rain forces you to move inside, you can still devise your own game using the space that is available.' IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left, and Virat Kohli play football. Photograph: PTI......

Wellington: The score... and more

The second Twenty20 international between India and New Zealand will be played at the Westpacstadium in Wellington on February 27.The venue hashosted just a solitary Twenty20 international, between......

Sachin's operation successful

India batsman Sachin Tendulkar could be sidelined for up to three months after having keyhole surgery on his shoulder at a London hospital on Monday."His arm will be immobilised in a sling for up......

Second day's play may be rained out

With the first day's play of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka washed out, there was little cheer for the cricket lovers of Chennai as heavy rains battered the city for nearly three hours......

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