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Tamil Nadu on alert as Cyclone Ditwah approaches coast

Cyclone Ditwah was slowly moving closer towards the Tamil Nadu coast and it was likely to bring heavy rainfall, the weather office said on Friday, as the state government reviewed its preparedness......

153 dead as Ditwah leaves trail of destruction in Lanka; rain pounds TN

Sri Lanka was on Saturday picking up pieces after widespread destruction caused by a powerful cyclone with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declaring a state of emergency throughout the country......

Get Ready To Laugh Out Loud!

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has crowned its funniest photographer of the year. Milko Marchetti's side-splitting shot of a 'Stuck Squirrel' took the top prize at the Oxo Gallery in......

Boat carrying Union minister gets stuck in Odisha lake for 2 hrs

A boat carrying Union minister Parshottam Rupala got stuck in Odisha's Chilika Lake for around two hours on Sunday evening. IMAGE: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying......

Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......

World's largest swimming pool

Acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest swimming pool, the lagoon measures 1,013 metres (3,323 ft)) in length, covers an area of eight hectares (20 acres),......

Now, 'Poo-Gloos' that can eat all sewage

Scientists have developed a new cheap igloo-shaped, pollution-eating device that can clean up sewage just as effectively as multimillion-dollar treatment facilities.Developed by researchers at the......

Adani gets Queensland backing for Australian coal project

Environmentalists are still fighting it on numerous fronts and lobbying banks not to provide loans. Image: Tourists stand in front of huts that form part of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort......

'Saving Tata jobs a priority'

Sanjeev Gupta, chief of Liberty House, is being dubbed UK's new 'man of steel' after he emerged as a potential saviour of 4,000 jobs UK-based steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta says he is committed to......

Neha's New York Selfie

Anjini gets ocean therapy... Kartik jets to London... Tanishaa goes spiritual... Photograph: Kind courtesy Neha Sharma/Instagram Neha Sharma takes a selfie in New York. Photograph: Kind......

'Sholay Is 'Dadagiri' Cinematography'

'The way the anticipation is built up for Gabbar Singh's introduction scene with sound, image and details of his personality, like the combat boots he wears.' 'The camera comes so close -- not a......

Where Stars Are Holidaying This Summer

Celebrities are already cooling off in style. So where are they chilling? Namrata Thakker finds out. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram Before she walked down the ramp, Ananya......

PIX: Pooja Gor, Barkha Bisht on Telly Calendar 2014

After the success of the 2013 Telly calendar, the makers have decided to collobarate with Malaysia tourism for the next year. Here's a glimpse into the photoshoot for the new calendar. Television......

PIX: Grand Masti actress Bruna Abdullah's fun Brazil holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to bring you their travels with a special series. Begum Jaan actress Pallavi Sharda......

Pankaj Advani storms to Singapore Open billiards title

IMAGE: Pankaj Advani outclassed local favourite Jaden Ong in the final to clinch the Songhe Singapore Open title. Photograph: Pankaj Advani/Instagram India's Pankaj Advani won the coveted Songhe......

PIX: Check out F1's fastest and longest street circuit

IMAGE: Largely using existing roads, and encircling a lagoon, the floodlit circuit will feature 27 corners with cars lapping at average speeds of 252.8kph, according to Formula One's simulations.......

Spanish women boxers build Olympic dreams on luck and pluck

In an isolated spot on the coast of south-east Spain dotted with characterless golf resorts and sprawling fruit farms, a small group of dedicated women boxers and their male coach are chasing their......

Rio Olympics: Second day of rowing postponed due to weather problems

IMAGE: Race officials stand by in a boat shortly after competition in the Men's Single Sculls Repechages rowing was postponed due to high winds. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters The second day......

Rio Olympics: A beginner's guide to rowing

As India’s Dattu Bhokanal will be competing in the men's singles sculls rowing event fat the Rio 2016 Olympics, on Saturday, here is a beginner's guide IMAGE: Australia's women's quadruple......