The Indian contingent of more than 300 navy personnel was assisting in the relief, with divers searching the brackish waters and medical teams seeing patients in makeshift tents set up at shelters.
Mumbai-based designer Nachiket Barve talks about his favourite things.
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 110 people and affected over three lakh in many parts of Pakistan, the country's disaster management authority said on Monday.
'Both India and Japan can find themselves in a win-win situation if they draw some lessons from each other's strengths,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
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Deepika Padukone breaks her silence and talks about Padmaavat.
Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India's largest garment exporter with 105,000 employees, Ahuja is a modest man with much to be immodest about. He tells Rahul Jacob that the government needs a free trade agreement with Europe fast to ensure a level-playing field with Bangladesh and Vietnam.
'When I applied for the job of santhi, I applied as a person who was eligible.' 'When I joined the temple at the age of 21, it was because I got the 4th rank in the list.' 'Now, everybody is talking only about my caste. I am above all that; it doesn't matter to me and to the people with whom I am associated with.'
The internship, with all its highs and lows, changed the way that I deal with life now.
From opening an account in a local bank to looking for festive and student discounts, here are some surefire ways you can save money on your education trip abroad.
The 230-year-old Alila Fort in Bishangarh is now a hotel.
Britain and Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton has revealed that his remarkable Formula One title surge began with a 'kick up the backside' from his father.
Vamshi Krishna shares his incredible weightloss journey.
Growing a beer belly? Blaming it on beer is fine but how long will you sit and do nothing about it.
Domestic wineries have moved from creating predominantly sweet wines in their initial years to drier, complex blends now. They also seem to be investing more in wine tourism.
'No other country other than India can do it on this scale.'
'These are foods that are very common in the Indian diet... Naan, chapatti, rice...' 'Those processed carbohydrates are far worse for body weight and heart health than the fats they replaced.' 'The problem with these foods is that even if there isn't any obvious sugar in them, they turn to sugar very quickly.'
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According to official details unveiled by Downing Street on Friday, Trump will arrive for the two-day "working visit" next Thursday afternoon straight from a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.
Harnoor Channi Tiwary who recently moved to Mumbai is now exploring the outskirts of the city!
Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals.
His tryst with investing in start-ups began when his juniors started approaching him for guidance and capital.
Harvey is the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States mainland in 12 years on Saturday made landfall in central Texas coast with winds of 195 kmph.
Jayavel was rescued from begging and through his hard work and determination has now won a scholarship to complete his engineering in Italy.
'If it is Coldplay, I don't think Bollywood needed to be there.' 'If you put Bollywood everywhere, I don't think other bands will come to India.'
A freely convertible country must have sound macroeconomic policies.
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'A foot-in-mouth disorder seems to grip the government, and is growing chronic by the day,' says Sunil Sethi.
'Manu and Manveer have a bigger image. They are popular and I could not be compared to them. I was a small face from a small town but I clearly stood apart and contributed a lot to my team.' Navin Prakash explains why he got eliminated from Bigg Boss 10.
'I am actually quicker now than before,' Boxing legend Mary Kom tells Pavan Lall.
Entrepreneurship is about confronting brutal realities of life where you have to take the risk on a daily basis.
One of Sanjay Dutt's biggest fans will serve his restaurant's signature dish on February 25 to celebrate Dutt's release from jail.
"There was nothing between Upen and me. And it was just a friendship with Gautam that didn't go further. Had it been something more, definitely they would have shown it on television," Bigg Boss 8 contestant Sonali Raut tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com
It's never to late to squeeze in a quick trip this month.
'In our film industry, there are not many opportunities for actors... Our films are not character based, they are hero and heroine based. The only roles we have for character actors are to play the girl's or boy's dad or a police officer...'
'There are so many schemes announced for the benefit of farmers, women and less privileged sections of our society. But how many of these are being availed of?'
Menstruation is not a disease. Yet, in villages, women die due to poor hygiene during their periods.
He is the living proof that you are never too old to run a marathon.
'Bigg Boss is there for 100 days but I have to be in the industry for the rest of my life. If I start behaving like a buffoon, and start shouting, screaming, playing dirty games and physically manhandling people, whatever I have earned in these years will go down the drain.' Aman Verma explains his stint in the popular reality show.
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