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Cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' claims 12 lives in B'desh

At least 12 people were killed on Thursday as cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' battered Bangladesh's southwestern coastlines, forcing authorities to evacuate over one million people from low-lying......

Giant tornado hits Texas, 6 dead, 100 injured

A severe spring tornado slammed parts of the southern American state of Texas, demolishing several homes, killing at least six people and injuring over a 100. The police reported that the hardest......

Chinese intrusion is a matter of concern, not alarm

We have seen greater Chinese activism in the South and East China Seas, but not across the Sino-Indian border. If the Chinese troops stay put in the Burthe area and construct defensive structures,......

PIX: CM aspirant Siddaramiah needs to win big at Varuna

Vicky Nanjappa tries to gauge the sentiments at politically significant Varuna constituency in southern Karnataka, from where Congress leader Siddharamaiah hopes to win big to bolster his chief......

Wife swapping: Antony orders dismissal of tainted officer

Even as a controversy raged over 'wife swapping' charges in Navy's Southern Command in Kochi, Defence Minister A K Antony today ordered the dismissal of a Naval officer after he was found guilty of......

'Monsoon likely to be normal this year'

This year, the southwest monsoon in India is expected to be normal, at about 100 per cent of the long period average (LPA), according to a senior government official.He added on an average, India......

McDonald's opens restaurant in Kerala

Expanding its presence in South India, leading global foodservice retailer McDonald's on Wednesday opened its first restaurant in Kerala at nearby Edapally.With this launch, McDonald's reaffirms......

Diagnostic chains look to smaller towns

Leading diagnostic chain, Dr Lal Pathlabs, is eyeing acquisitions in western and southern India.It has laid out an ambitious plan to scale up operations and has earmarked Rs 250 crore (Rs 2.5......

Honda India starts Brio exports to South Africa

Honda Cars India on Thursday said it is targeting the Southern African market to push exports and plans to ship 1,600 units of the hatchback Brio by the end of this fiscal. The company shipped the......

Tata's Goldplus plans to expand in South India

Goldplus, part of the Tata Group, plans to actively expand business in the four southern states and Maharashtra by setting up retail outlets, a top company official said on Wednesday. "We are......

Namitha, Shriya, Tamannah: Who has the HOTTEST waist? VOTE!

Southern actress Namitha lost a lot of weight for her upcoming film, Midhata, and looks even hotter than before. And she makes sure everyone takes note of her slim waist in the film's stills. So......

Veteran singer PB Srinivas passes away

The mortal remains of veteran playback singer P B Srinivas, who had lent his voice to hundreds of popular hits in south Indian cinema, was consigned to flames on April 15, as fans bade him a......

Chat@3.30: Connect with Chashme Baddoor actress Taapsee

Southern actress Taapsee Pannu, who has done films in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil, makes her Bollywood debut with David Dhawan's Chashme Baddoor on April 5.Interestingly, the 24-year-old actress,......

'It's not fair to compare me with Sridevi'

Years after Sridevi wowed us with her colourful avatar in 1983's Himmatwala, south actress Tamannah will take over in the film's remake, releasing this Friday. Not many know that Tamannah had made......

Bigg Boss, now in Kannada?

There is strong buzz that Bigg Boss will soon head south. The production team, Endemol,will take a break after the current season and start working on a new format for audiences down south. The......

CLT20 likely to be shifted to South Africa

The high-profile Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament, which was scheduled to be held at various venues in India in October, is likely to be shifted to South Africa due to logistical......

Italian police make arrests over alleged match fixing

Police in the southern Italian city of Bari have arrested a number of people including a player from a Serie A club in connection with alleged match fixing in last year's championship, officials......

NZ handle hostile period as South Africa post huge total

Martin Guptill and Daniel Flynn battled hostile pace bowling to guide New Zealand to 65 for no loss at the close of play on the third day of the final Test against South Africa at the Basin Reserve......

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Q. What are the similarities between john F kennedy And Abraham Lincoln?
Pawan Gupta: A. more

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Q. Satellite picture in the weather news in the last 3 days shows heavy rain bearing clouds covering the entire southern India but not a drop rain so far. What is happening?
Good Citizen: A. Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860....... more

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Q. Is it the increasing crimes in Delhi that force many from the North to come and settle down in Southern cities? Your views?
Good Citizen: A. yes , but past two days were pleasant. the cyclone was closer to south india , close to andamans and drifted away. from today we have normal summer temperature. more

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Q. 2 countries falling in temprate zone
Shriy Bali: A. may be- true more

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Q. From where does the air / wind comes ?
Ghost Singh: A. Well the Northern temperate zone is from the tropic of cancer (23.5 degrees north to the arctic circle). So, most of Canada, some of the US, much...... more

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Corruption is a growth business

Bribery scandals have dominated headlines in several countries in recent months, among them India and Nigeria. International enforcement of... ...

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Writing Machine & Literary ventriloquist

When Anees Salim was 16, he did the unthinkable for a middle-class boy in India: he dropped out of college. My parents were shattered, especially... ...

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Bat-borne Lyssavirus Attacks Its First Victim

The deadly bat-borne lyssavirus gets its first victim, a horse. Biosecurity Queensland said the horse was euthanised last week after falling ill... ...

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Protests Against Berlin's Barbie Dreamhouse

Slamming it as a sexist cliche, feminist activists were among several dozen people who demonstrated against the opening of Europe's first... ...

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Successor wins the main event

Bangalore Results Successor, ridden by Srinath and trained by Neil Darashah, took home the Bangalore Summer Season's opening race, the Krishnaraja... ...

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