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Trail of Superstorm Sandy's devastation

New Yorker P Rajendran takes stock after Superstorm Sandy The long cloud-shadow of Hurricane Sandy hung over the northeast long before it picked up. At one point, the wings of clouds spinning off......

Sandy Diary: 'I just wanted to be back home'

Aseem Chhabra flew half way around the world from New Delhi to get back to his home in the Sunnyside neighbourhood in Queens to witness the imminent of wrath and fury of Hurricane Sandy with his......

Post Sandy, New York mayor backs Obama for second term

In a major political boost to Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an otherwise fierce critic of the president, has endorsed his bid for re-election, citing his efforts in dealing with......

New York braces up for devastating Hurricane Sandy

In the face of a potentially devastating storm, Hurricane Sandy, approaching the United States, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency and local officials have considered......

PIX: Hurricane Irene not as disastrous as expected

Losses from Hurricane Irene are estimated to total about $7 billion, much less than what was feared from the massive storm that battered the United States east coast over the weekend, initial......

Hurricane Sandy threatens $20bn in economic damage

Superstorm Sandy is expected to leave a trail of destruction along its path both in terms of human and economic cost in the United States.The storm, which made landfall on the New Jersey coast on......

Oscar buzz for Spielberg-Reliance combo The Help

Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks -- with funding from Indian media conglomerate Reliance -- continues to enjoy a solid run across North America with the civil rights drama The Help. This is the first......

Foul weather mars schedule at US Open

Mother Nature has not been kind to the 2011 US Open, the last Grand Slam of the year. On the eve of the tournament, New York was battered by Hurricane Irene and now the remnants of Tropical Storm......

Vijender wins gold at World Police Games

India's ace boxerVijender Singh struck gold and also bagged the 'Best Boxer' award as Indian pugilists rounded off a reasonably successful campaign with two gold medals, a similar number of silver......

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......

Isner downs Benneteau for Salem Open

American John Isner, battling against the wild weather as much as his opponent, beat unseeded Julien Benneteau of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in North Carolina on Saturday to claim his second title in six......

Wozniacki wins New Haven crown

World number one Caroline Wozniacki shrugged off the distraction of a long rain delay and the threat of Hurricane Irene to win the New Haven WTA title for the fourth year in succession on Saturday.......

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