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The past is not a foreign country

'Despite a quarter century since India began the uphill battle of moving away from its peculiar hybrid of imperial-feudal-socialism, it remains distressingly -- and sometimes reassuringly -- the......

How government neglect caused the Himalayan tsunami

Himanshu Thakkar and Parineeta Dandekar reveal how government actions and neglect created such massive disaster from a natural phenomenon in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand is facing a truly humungous,......

Govt unveils campaign to showcase UPA's 'achievements'

With an eye on the general election, the government on Monday unveiled a series of audio-visual clips, as a part of its multi media campaign to highlight its achievements and showcase the impact of......

Maha drought: Scams to poor planning, contributors aplenty

Even as Maharashtra faces one of the worst droughts in its history, the lack of attention towards all crops grown in the state, as well as numerous project delays, shows poor long-term planning by......

Kerala Boatrace

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate the 57th edition of Nehru Trophy boat race, the country's biggest and popular water sporting event at Alappuzha in Kerala on August...

How water inequality governs drought-hit Maharashtra

Sugarcane, which is grown by no more than 1.1 million farmers, consumes 70 per cent of water available in Maharashtra for irrigation. In contrast, about 10 million jowar, pulses and oilseeds......

Summer cola war hots up early

PepsiCo India seems to have fired the first salvo in the impending cola war for the summer of 2013.The beverage major, which has the title rights for the sixth season of IPL 20-20 tournament, is......

Bengal vs Tamil Nadu: Which state ranks better?

Chennai and Kolkata, where I equally divided my school days, are two of my favourite places. I like to recall them as Madras and Calcutta, with their unique cultures, habits, beliefs and practices.......

Surat's diamond industry recovering

Surat's diamond industry -- which had been severely hit by the global slowdown -- is slowly gaining momentum with demand from domestic, international and emerging markets, like China, rising,......

Microsoft, Yahoo in search deal to fight Google

Software giant Microsoft and Internet major Yahoo! on Wednesday signed a 10-year search deal that will see the two firms jointly challenging the dominance of Google in the search business. "In......

10 Songs that DEFINE Rekha

Grace, glamour, guts, you'll never run out of reasons to adore Rekha. Regaling fans since decades with her brand of charm and charisma, Bollywood's eternal diva has channelled lot of these......

PIX: Keith-Rochelle go on a movie date

A special screening of Angry Birds 2 was held in Mumbai, and quite a few telly folk queued up to watch it. Star couple Rochelle Rao and Keith Sequeira step out for a movie. Kapil......

'Instagram has given my career a boost'

'I have started getting a lot of messages from people, directors, photographers...and I realised the importance of being visible.' "Bollywood hasn't exploited my talent (as much as I would have......

Master the vintage look from Katrina, Kangana

Liked Katrina's look in Bharat? Now, you can wear it! Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram Take out the styling and period films wouldn't be half as fun. One of the things that caught......

The Very Best of Moushumi Chatterjee

Happy birthday, Moushumi! In an industry where it is common to sound the last trumpet for an actress no sooner has she tied the knot, Moushumi Chatterjee is a shining example of nothing can stop......

Sania Mirza's battles on court and off

MAGE: Sania Mirza during the launch of her autobiography. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com. Multiple Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza is only 29 but the iconic sportswomen has put together......

Images: Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers

Luke Pomersbach of the Kings XI Punjab is run out by Herschelle Gibbs of Deccan Chargers during the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match in Johannesburg on Sunday. ...

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