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First Sukhoi fighter plane base inaugurated at Thanjavur

India's capabilities to protect its vast interests in the Indian Ocean Region and to tackle any threat there received a boost today with the setting up of a Sukhoi fighter aircraft base in Tamil......

Lt Gen Surendranath new chief of staff, Southern Command

Lt Gen K Surendranath took over as chief of staff of Southern Army Command on Monday. He was commissioned into 71 Armoured Regiment in 1975 and later went on to command the same regiment, a defence......

Army chief enrolls for PhD in military science

Army chief General V K Singh will soon earn a doctorate degree in military science, with the Barkatullah University in Bhopal registering him for a PhD programme. The 60-year old Army chief is......

Why China denied the general a visa

The message that emanates from China's denial of a visa to General B S Jaswal has multiple angles, feels Sheela Bhatt.According to sources in New Delhi, China's provocative denial of a visa to the......

Why Indians need to get angry

Indians ought to be angry, very angry indeed.But as a people, they are not. That compounds our problems as citizens.You may well ask, why am I advocating this anger? There are good reasons but a......

Delhi is India's best city to live in: survey

New Delhi is the best city to live in among the metros in India and can boast of the highest standard of living in the country according to the Worldwide Quality of Living Survey.Out of 215 cities......

Why service apartments are in demand

With the economy booming and IT and ITeS sectors being in demand, a growing number of expat professionals are packing their bags to kickstart and oversee business operations in India. And this is......

Quality of life in India? Poor at best

India may have become one of the preferred global business destinations, but when it comes to quality of living in its cities -- a key component in deciding pay packages for expatriate assignments......

Old theatres make way to grand multiplexes

It's probably a little late to be talking about the death of single-screen theatres. Multiplexes have become so ubiquitous these days that we forget that it was only a decade ago that standalone......

'A person with shampooed hair can't play villager'

Rajnesh Domalpalli recently won the Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for the Best Debut Feature Film, Vanaja. For this engineer turned filmmaker, life has been hectic as his maiden venture has been......

NZ v England: Rain washes out play; Test ends in draw

Persistent rain and a pitch that offered the seam bowlers little assistance ensured the second Test between New Zealand and England at the Basin Reserve ended in a damp draw when the final day's......

Williamson, Taylor frustrate England in second Test

Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and persistent light rain on Sunday ensured that New Zealand's second Test against England at the Basin Reserve is most likely to end in a damp draw on Monday. The......

Broad bags six as England make NZ follow-on

Peter Fulton and Kane Williamson guided New Zealand through to 77 for one in their second innings at the close of play on the third day of the second Test at the Basin Reserve on Saturday though......

Wellington T20I: England smash New Zealand, win series 2-1

Scorecard: England's opening batsmen Alex Hales and Michael Lumb made a mockery of the New Zealand bowling attack to guide the visitors to a 10-wicket win in their third Twenty20 international and......

Woakes replaces Bresnan in England Test squad for NZ

Young fast bowler Chris Woakes was the one new face as England named their squad on Thursday for the Test series in New Zealand, the 23-year-old replacing injured Tim Bresnan. Bresnan's elbow......

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Drought slows New Zealand economic growth

Wellington, June 20 (IANS) New Zealand's economy grew by 0.3 percent in the March quarter, with the nationwide summer drought offsetting the... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/06/20/100--Drought-slows-New-Zealand-economic-growth-.html

Monitor Finds Mortgage Lenders Still Falling Short of Settlements Terms

WASHINGTON - Four of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers, including Citigroup Inc (C). and Bank of America Corp., have failed to adequately upgrade... ...

http://www.newdelhinews.net/index.php/sid/215310424/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc

New adventures in Middle-earth

The jaw dropping teaser trailer for the second movie in The Hobbit Trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has been released. The Hobbit:... ...

http://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/new-adventures-in-middle-earth/

Indian artist wins top award by a leading art gallery in New Zealand

Wellington: An Indian-origin artist in New Zealand has won the top award presented by a leading art gallery. Prakash Patel of Wanganui in New... ...

http://post.jagran.com/indian-artist-wins-top-award-by-a-leading-art-gallery-in-new-zealand-1370951426

South AfricaEthiopia Ethiopia Keep World Cup Lead Over South Africa

Even though ISAF forces have taken measures to try to halt such incidents, officials have announced the deaths of four international soldiers in... ...

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