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Govt to raise legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21

The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men. Photograph: ANI photo Experts, however, have raised concern over......

Over 30% women from 14 states back men beating wives: Survey

Over 30 per cent women from 14 of the 18 states and Union Territories that were surveyed justify men beating their wives under certain circumstances, while lesser percentage of men rationalised......

PM, Sonia's visit to Rashtrapati Bhawan sparks speculation

Speculation of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle gained fresh momentum on Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi meeting President Pranab Mukherjee......

'Demining should be an instrument of foreign policy'

Demining, or land mine clearance, a process of removing land mines (or naval mines) is one of the riskiest jobs in the world. There are millions of land mines scattered around the world, some......

Why analysts think it's good time to sell gold

Image: A woman tries on a gold necklace inside a jewellery showroom at a market in Mumbai. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Gold and silver prices continued their fall on Monday, slipping to......

Vinod Khosla loses court battle to shut down beach in US

Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla has lost a court battle against shutting down public access to a beach popular among swimmers in northern California. Khosla, the co-founder of Sun......

Why it's good time to scout for property

After waiting for almost three years, information technology professional Kunal Bhat has finally decided to take the plunge and buy a property in Thane. “For the past couple of years, it was......

Why is the rupee under pressure?

Depreciating rupee gels well for exporters and a weak rupee will make Indian produce more competitive in global markets which will be fruitful for India's exports, notes Ram Pitre The rupee has......

Rising ATF prices: bad news for couriers

The over 50 per cent increase in the price of aviation turbine fuel in the past six months could bring good news for the Indian Postal Department. As all airlines have raised carriage charges,......

UP beat MP by 33 runs

Mohammed Kaif led Uttar Pradesh defeated Madhya Pradesh by 33 runs in a central zone Ranji Trophy one-day match in Indore on Sunday.Chasing a target of 219 in 50 overs, Madhya Pradesh were all out......

Madhya Pradesh hang on for a draw

Karnataka failed tocapitalise on their dominance as Madhya Pradesh forced a draw on the fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group Amatch in Bangalore on Sunday.The visitors, resuming at......

MP slip from Karnataka's butter fingers

A century by opener Sachin Dholpure helped Madhya Pradesh post 296 for four in the first innings against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group `A' encounter on the third day in Bangalore on......

Barrington slams record double ton

A magnificent double hundred by opener Rowland M Barrington and a century by captain Sujith Somasundar helped Karnataka declare their first innings at 619 for 5 against Madhya Pradesh in their......

Uthappa, Barrington hoist Karnataka

A triple century partnership between openers Robin Uthappa (162) and Rowland Barrington (batting 169) propelled Karnataka to 357 for 1 in the first innings against Madhya Pradesh on the opening day......

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