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An increase in death toll is highly likely as dozens of mountain villages have been devastated.
'They don't have a political strategy so they are going to try to deal with it purely as a law and order problem.' 'They will try to use the same strategy they have repeatedly used since 2014 in Kashmir.' 'Mr Modi has landed in a situation where he faces the possible prospect of not only being unable to Indianise Kashmir, but his actions may end up making the rest of India a virtual carbon copy of Kashmir.'
The show offers ample lessons in behaviour management, leadership and setting the ground for the future.
The mood of celebration and the school holidays make Onam one of the hottest seasons for Malayalam cinema.
Lopetegui blends youth and experience in Spain World Cup squad
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Dhruv Munjal gets up close and personal with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the inspiration for Saand Ki Aankh.
'Sunny Gavaskar is very mischievous, Harsha Bhogle is like a schoolboy," sports broadcaster Alan Wilkins tells Rediff.com/Norma Godinho in an exclusive interview.
Zika virus outbreak in Brazil does not pose enough of a threat to warrant cancelling or putting off the Olympic Games set to be held in Rio de Janeiro in August, a leading US health official said.
Eugenie Bouchard was unable to match the semi-final appearance from her maiden Australian Open last year and will now focus on sorting out her coaching arrangements after being blasted off the court by Maria Sharapova on Tuesday.
Armed with a warm smile, the Swede shares his thoughts about Federer, Becker and modern-day tennis. Norma Godinho/Rediff.com speaks to the legend, who made the art of serve and volley a potent weapon, reckons Federer should skip French Open to focus on winning Wimbledon and that technology in the sport is here to stay.
India's One-Day-International captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates his 34th birthday today.
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task. But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.
Over the years though the ritual has evolved into the massive water fight that dominates streets all over the country.
Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us!
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The Bharat Ratna conferred on Madan Mohan Malaviya has exposed the frictions within his family, reports Manavi Kapur
The children of British cyclist Bradley Wiggins were bullied and had to move schools following Lance Armstrong's admission last year that he had taken drugs while winning the Tour de France seven times.
The new Ministers of State sworn in by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony in the Rashtrapati Bhavan include Virendra Kumar, Anant Kumar Hegde and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, former IAS officers Alphons Kannanthanam and R K Singh, former diplomat Hardeep Puri and ex-Mumbai police chief Satyapal Singh. Two other new faces are Ashwini Kumar Choubey, a member of the Lok Sabha from Bihar, and Shiv Pratap Shukla from Uttar Pradesh.
No Ganpati celebration is complete without Humse Badhkar Kaun's hugely popular song, Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva Tumse Badhkar Kaun blaring out of the pandal speakers.
How does India's current national coach Ravi Shastri compare with the other men who have coached the Indian cricket team this century?
Karnal-born model Lakshya Lathar, 20 speaks about his early struggles.
Aseem Chhabra picks the scenes that left him impressed this year.
Forty-year-old O'Neil Bell was killed during a robbery in Atlanta, while suspended St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey underwent surgery after shootout
Sreehari Nair presents his Top 20 movies of the decade.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Trump was often synonymous with controversy, with divisive pronouncements on Muslims, immigrants, economy and terrorism.
He is, at the closing of 2018, a man quite different from the Peter Mukerjea who entered judicial custody three-and-a-half years ago. He is a man not yet convicted of a crime, but already suffering for it, like the hundreds that enter these courts every day and the thousands Peter shares jail space with in a central Mumbai prison.
The actor explains why he will be seen on the small screen again after 14 years.
The BJP has begun identifying officers who can 'rid' the administration of SP-BSP 'hangover'.
One winning streak ended with a bang for Nico Rosberg in Spain but Monaco's tight, metal-fenced streets could see the continuation of another remarkable run for the Formula One championship leader on Sunday.
Jeev Milkha Singh produced a bogey-free round of 66 to take an outright lead into the final round of the Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open on Saturday.
'Acting is my first love but dance is my passion.' Madhuri Dixit gets ready for her next dance reality show, So You Think You Can Dance: Ab India Ki Baari.
'Comparing a men-only pilgrimage with past blots like sati or untouchability is propelled by politics, mischief and malevolence,' argues Sudhir Bisht.
In Tamil Nadu, Divya Nair encounters jallikattu, a ban on colas and a water shortage.
'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.' 'They may be well-intended, but often go awry.' 'Although Pooh and his friends agree that he 'has very little brain', he is occasionally acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense.' 'This Budget at a first glance does not appear to belong to that latter category,' says economist Shreekant Sambrani.
