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Gas leak from Vizag chemical plant kills 11, affects 1,000

Gas leaked from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of Thursday and quickly spread to villages in a five-kilometre radius, killing at least 11 people and impacting about 1,000,......

Arunachal: Where Elephants Roam at 10,000 feet

'This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights.'A fascinating excerpt from Stephen Alter's Wild Himalaya: A Natural History Of The Greatest Mountain Range On Earth.......

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest stories from around the world. She's selling her wedding dress on eBay to fund divorce from husband In a bizarre incident, a 28-year-old woman in the UK......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

This week’s collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world. 1) Mr Magpie smokes before work This bizarre photo of a magpie appearing to smoke a cigarette has taken......

Why Dadri Matters

The prime minister, says Ram Kelkar, could do a lot to advance his stature as a national leader by speaking in strong and unequivocal terms on the subject of opposing intolerance and emphasising......

Beauty lessons from past recessions

Bright lips "Women are now opting for colours which make them look as if they really have good skin: a healthy cheek, a rosy lip," says Terry Barber, MAC's director of make-up artistry. "There is......

'Why should Hollywood be interested in us?'

'They are busy making films that suit their purpose. If it suits their purpose to make a Slumdog Millionaire, they will make it.' 'Why are we so upset about not getting an Oscar or producing Oscar......

And then one day, the actor wrote...

Naseeruddin Shah sets the gold standard as a master memoirist. In the West, there is a long and rich tradition of actors and movie stars telling their stories, most captivatingly, in their own......

Review: Mary Kom truly packs a punch

Mary Kom is a victory for its protagonist Priyanka Chopra, scriptwriter Saiwyn Quadras, and director Omung Kumar, says Laxmi Negi, a former boxer.How many times has a movie touched people in a......

Special: 20 Things We Love About Shah Rukh Khan

It's been that long since an unspectacular lad from Delhi's Rajendra Nagar captured India's collective fancy -- 20 years of 70 plus films leading to a mostly invincible superstardom with......

Don't be cynical about Aamir's TV show, watch it!

The idea is to wake up and smell the shit so that someday, Sunday marks a bright morning for one and all, says Sukanya Verma The universe is such a bizarre space; it is alright to be cautious. With......

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Djokovic, Swiatek waltz into round 2

IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday. IMAGE: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates......

Aus Open PIX: Agut ends Murray's run; Djokovic cruises

Images from Day 6 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Saturday. IMAGE: Spain's Roberto Bautista-Agut celebrates winning his third round match against Britain's Andy Murray on......

Aus Open PICS: Serena, Thiem, Zverev move into second round

Images from Day 1 at the Australian Open. IMAGE: Serena Williams celebrates winning her first round match against Germany's Laura Siegemund at the Australian Open on Monday. Photograph: Loren......

FA Cup: Crawley stun Leeds; easy for Spurs, Chelsea, Man City

IMAGE: Leeds United's Helder Costa shoots at goal during the FA Cup third round match against Crawley Town on Sunday. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Premier League Leeds United suffered the......

Klopp warns Liverpool against complacency at Manchester United

IMAGE: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp gestures after the match. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp said media predictions that his team will swat aside a misfiring......

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