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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......

What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

Khaleda Zia cancels meeting with Pranab

In an apparent fall-out of the domestic political standoff over war crimes trial and consequent violence, opposition leader and Bangladesh National Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia cancelled her......

ISI now outsources terror to Bangladesh

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, leader of India's crucial neighbour Bangladesh, has arrived in New Delhi when both sideshave a long list of concerns and a substantial deficit of trust. That things......

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......

Bose: Dead/Alive: Pop-mythology series

'When Rajkummar Rao plays Bose with his tummy jutting out, Buddha Ears, his mouth puffed, and his talk straight, it feels more like an echo piece than a real person,' feels Sreehari Nair. Bose:......

The MOST MEMORABLE roles of Pran

On Pran's birth anniversary on February 12, we look back at some of his splendid work. This article was first published in July 2013. Art and reality cross paths to produce some incredible......

Review: Kahaani 2 is let down by predictability

The actors are good and Sujoy Ghosh is tremendous at creating a textured Bengal setting, but this is a thriller which could have used more twists and smarts, says Raja Sen. Sujoy Ghosh knows......

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......

Asia Cup PHOTOS: Kohli steers India to victory after Aamir's fiery spell

IMAGE: India’s Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh take a run during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. Photograph: Solaris Images India recovered from......

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......

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......

WT20: Bangladesh, Nepal off to rousing starts

Debutants Nepal produced a dominating all-round performance to crush Hong Kong by 80 runs in another qualifying Group A match. Sent in to bat, Nepal first rode on batting heroics from Gyanendra......

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