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'If Cauvery water doesn't come, we are at God's mercy'

IMAGE: The Mettur dam on the Cauvery river. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vvenka1/Wikipedia Commons Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar travels to the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu and finds farmers there......

Ghulam Ali's concert called off following Shiv Sena's opposition

Ghulam Ali's concert in Mumbai is scheduled for Friday. Photograph: Punit Khanna/Wikipedia Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali's concert in the city on Friday was on Wednesday cancelled after Shiv......

Probe initiated into editing of Nehru's profile on Wikipedia

A probe has been initiated to determine the source behind the editing of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's profile with objectionable comments on popular internet site Wikipedia, the......

Wikipedia expose: Sanjay Jha tenders apology to Subramanaian Swamy

Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha on Monday tendered an unconditional apology to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy for calling him a Central Intelligence Agency agent in a tweet and......

From Wikipedia to Darkipedia: Protest against anti-piracy law

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, and other popular websites went dark on Wednesday as search engine Google blotted its logo as part of protests to stop Internet piracy legislation being......

America's most admired companies lag behind on social media

For example, ExxonMobil and Berkshire Hathaway, two of the world's biggest companies, only have default Wikipedia page holders as their Facebook home In a surprising find, several firms on Fortune......

2nd home in London, NY: Latest fad among wealthy Indians

New York skyline. Photograph: Courtesy, Wikipedia Commons India's multi-millionaires prefer to buy their second homes in leading global financial centres, including London, New York and Singapore,......

Wikipedia launches online travel guide

The foundation behind crowd-sourced knowledge compendium Wikipedia launched a free online travel guide built collaboratively by volunteers from around the globe.Wikimedia Foundation rolled out......

India among biggest steel producers in the world

India is among the major steel producers in the world, but is it the biggest? Let's find out. Source: Wikipedia Click NEXT to see where India...

Government move to control Internet is wrong

The same week that Wikipedia and several other highly trafficked websites went dark to protest legislation in the United States that would severely curtail their operations, the Delhi High Court......

Review: Mad About Dance is not a pathbreaking film

The film leaves much to be desired, writes Nishi Tiwari. The Wikipedia entry of Sahil Prem’s dance movie Mad About Dance describes the film as ‘Essentially a dance film, it focuses on......

Retro Fashion we DON'T want to see again

The Wikipedia entry of the term 'retro' explains its meaning by way of an example, 'clothing from the 1980s or 1990s could be retro.' While we're on our way to 2014, all the 'retro' throwbacks we......

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Did you know Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind?Or about the film's India connections? IMAGE: Rhett Butler and the widowed Scarlett O'Hara......

Social media stirs the Bollywood plot

Social media teams ensure there is something new around the movie every few days and as the release date nears, every few hours.T E Narasimhan reports. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar in a scene from the 2.0......

Soha Ali Khan is not afraid to mock herself

Soha Ali Khan's first book The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous may seem indulgent but is not, says Manavi Kapur. IMAGE: Soha Ali Khan and her daughter Inaaya bond in The Perils Of Being......

Why we pick Brazil & France for the final

Infinite Analytics CEO Akash Bhatia and Lead Scientist Joseph Kibe reveal how AI reads Wikipedia index noise to pull out the winners. IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe, who is just 19, scored twice in France's......

Hardik Pandya, from the fringes to the forefront

With his versatile talents, Hardik Pandya is the kind of unique cricketer the Indian team has always wanted, writes Dhruv Munjal IMAGE: Hardik Pandya has tormented the Aussies. Photograph: Twitter......

PHOTOS: Bogeyman Gatlin booed as Bolt's saintliness shines

IMAGE: Usain Bolt of Jamaica hugs Justin Gatlin of the United States following Gatlin's win in the men's 100 metres final. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images The boos hailed down from every......

Beware China! Vijender ready to deliver knockout punch...

'I will try my 100 per cent for another knockout. I will try to finish the bout as early as possible. But you never know with the Chinese. Chinese products are not known to last long.' IMAGE:......

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Fan edits umpire Joel Wilson's Wikipedia page,...

Joel Wilson has been having a horrendous first match of the ongoing Ashes as he has given many wrong decisions and his verdicts have been... ...

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The man who presides over the world's richest shrine

The new TTD chairman's Venkateswara pendant seems like a simple yet effective tool to silence his critics and to unburden the baggage of his... ...

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Wikipedia co-founder slams Facebook, Twitter

Joining the chorus against social media giants and their growing power, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has slammed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg... ...

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Rohit expresses disappointment over dismissal against WI

Indian opener Rohit Sharma on Friday publicly expressed his disappointment over the controversial dismissal which saw him walk back to the pavilion... ...

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