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15 amazing survival stories

Whether it be natural disasters, animal attacks or acts of violence, some survivors have overcome adversity and lived to tell their stories.We bring before you 15 such people.We start off with Toya......

'Mandela practised Yoga to deal with prison brutalities'

Former South African President Nelson Mandela practised Yoga to deal with the harsh conditions imposed on political prisoners at Robben Island for the more than two decades when he was imprisoned......

Japan: Efforts on to stabilise Nuclear plant

As hectic efforts were on to contain Japan's worst atomic crisis, police in protective gear on Thursday for the first time launched a search for tsunami victims in a 10-km zone around a......

Typhoon Hagibis leaves deaths, destruction in Japan

The biggest storm -- Typhoon Hagibis -- to hit Japan in decades left deaths and destruction in its wake, as it battered the central and eastern parts of the country. The storm flooded rivers......

4 ultras, jawan killed in gunbattle at LoC

Four militants were killed on Monday in a fierce gunbattle that erupted on Sunday on the Line of Control in Poonch, with security personnel foiling an attempt by ultras to infiltrate into Jammu and......

Luxury in Asia: What millionaires buy

Asia now has more millionaires than North America. Here's a look at luxury in the East. Customized Mercedes-Benz SL600s, Luxury Crystal Benz, studded with 300,000 Swarovski crystal glass, are......

RIL raises $550 mn from Japanese banks

Reliance Industries Limited on Wednesday said it has raised $550 million loan for part-funding expansion of its petrochemical plant and new gasification unit from Japanese banks. "In continuation......

4 decades and still shining: How India's romance with gold peaked

A sales assistant puts back a gold Buddha-shaped pendant after showing to a customer at Caibai Ornaments store in Beijing. Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters In 1963, when then finance......

Angelina-Brad's love story in pictures

Hollywood's famous couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have called it quits. The duo, who were together for over 10 years, surprised their fans when they got married in a private ceremony in 2014.......

Japan's JEF Chiba target Michael Owen

Japan's JEF United Chiba are planning an audacious swoop for England striker Michael Owen, Japanese media reported on Tuesday. The J-League club have just unveiled former Liverpool first-team coach......

Afghan Paralympian makes debut after top-secret evacuation

IMAGE: Zakia Khudadadi of Afghanistan during her bout against Viktoriia Marchuk of Ukraine in the Women K44 -49kg Taekwondo quarter-final at the Paralympic Games in Chiba, Japan, on Thursday.......

Japanese towns drop plans to host Olympic athletes

'Japan is seeing a lot of new infections now and is going through a tough time, so I can't imagine just blindly pushing the Olympics forward.' IMAGE: A protester demonstrates against the Tokyo......

PIX: Silver for Dahiya; heartbreak for Punia, Phogat

IMAGE: India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya, left, in action against Zavur Uguev of the Russian Olympic Committee during the Olympics men's 57kg Freestyle final, at Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, on Thursday.......

Fencer Bhavani Devi exits after impressive Olympics debut

India's first Olympics fencer began her Tokyo campaign with a confident 15-3 win over Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi. IMAGE: India's Bhavani Devi competes against France's Manon Brunet in the Tokyo......