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Cyclone Ditwah wreaks havoc in Sri Lanka, 80 killed; India provides relief

Sri Lanka on Friday grappled with one of its worst disasters as cyclonic storm Ditwah wreaked havoc, causing floods and landslides that left more than 80 dead, amid a trail of destruction and......

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......

Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of......

Landmine blast kills 64 in Sri Lanka

At least64 passengers of a bus were killed and 39 others, including several children, injured when their vehicle hit a claymore mine planted by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam guerrillas in north......

Cyclone Shakhti Roars In Arabian Sea

Cyclone Shakhti, the first cyclonic storm of the post-monsoon season in the Arabian Sea, is churning up the sea, packing a wind speed of 100 kmph and gusting, officials said on Saturday. Kindly......

Tea Industry On Tenterhooks About Ukraine Conflict

Russia is among the top buyers of Indian tea, accounting for about 18 per cent of the industry's total exports. IMAGE: Tea plantation workers pick tea leaves in Assam. Photograph: ANI Photo  ......

Kerala flood hits spice market; shortage in supply pushes up prices

At Delhi’s markets, cardamom, pepper selling at double their recent rates Those entering the Khari Baoli market in Old Delhi are greeted with the distinct aroma of cardamoms, pepper and......

Remittances to India likely to see 23% drop: World Bank

Remittances to India are likely to drop by 23 per cent from USD 83 billion last year to USD 64 billion this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, the World......

Madras Cafe: All about John Abraham...

A Ganesh Nadar, who once met V Prabhakaran at the LTTE's press conference in Jaffna, feels Madras Cafe is not about the Tigers. The film's all about John Abraham, he says. Much controversy was......

Duleep Trophy: North, Central move closer to victory

Duleep Trophy: North Zone move closer to victory with command performance IMAGE: North Zone batter Jayant Yadav celebrates his fifty during the third day of Duleep trophy. Photograph: PTI North......

'Gill Is Sending The Right Signal'

'It would have been understandable if, after a gruelling tour where five Test matches were crammed into a little over six weeks, he had opted to rest.' IMAGE: Shubhman Gill will lead North Zone in......

Fitness or formula? Arshdeep's absence raises questions

IMAGE: 99 T20I wickets, yet Arshdeep Singh warms the bench as Head Coach Gautam Gambhir’s spin-first, bat-deep strategy gets preference. Photograph: BCCI/X Pacer Arshdeep Singh got his last......

Kohli's UNBELIEVABLE Numbers!

Between 2014 and 2019, he scored 21 centuries in just 55 Tests.Among these were seven double centuries, the most by an Indian in Test cricket.Remarkably, six of those double tons came within a span......

Broward Stadium: Where India, Windies Will Play US T20Is

IMAGE: The Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, which was built in 2007 and is the only cricket stadium in the USA sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. Photograph:......

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