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AP ready to buy costly power

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday said the state government is willing to buy electricity at even the higher price of Rs 7.50 paise per unit to overcome power shortage in the next three

Kochi shines in run-up to Deepavali

Residents of Kochi, along with the north Indian communities, are gearing up for Diwali, the festival of lights.

The streets of Mattancherry, where Gujaratis and Maharashtrians comprise the majority

Mohanlal to open Diabetes Kerala ’12

The International Diabetes federation and Jyothydev’s Diabetic Research centre would observe this month as the ‘World Diabetic Month’ and various programmes would be held across the state as part of i

Snap polls next year, says Naidu

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Directing his party leaders to brace for snap polls next year by checking desertions from the party, Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday asked them to give a fitting reply to Telan

Moderation the mantra for Deepavali this year

It’s all about moderation this Deepavali. That is what current buying trends indicate. The festival of lights has lost some of its sparkle this year with less fireworks, less festive clothing and eve

Bus operators hog the roads here

The existence of several private inter-city bus operators means more choice for travellers, and while this may be a good thing, the lack of terminals or designated parking spaces for the large bus fle

New drug from Himalayan tree to heal bones faster

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Bone fractures will now heal faster thanks to drug molecules developed by a team of Indian scientists from a tree that thrives in the Himalayas. The drug molecules stimulates bone formation, filling u

Chicken sales slump 60% in city after bird flu scare

Bird flu fear has brought down the sale of chicken by about 60 per cent in the city, affecting over 45 lakh people who are dependent on the industry.

Members of the Karnataka Poultry Traders’ Associa

A tad too late for the ‘wristy lad’

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The late 1990s, diligent followers of cricket will remember, was a turbulent period in the sport. Murmurs of match-fixing and betting, which had always been around, gathered momentum till it erupted i

CRISP seeks separate ministry for children

The Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP) has urged for a separate Union Ministry for Children and to delink it from the pres­ent Wom­en and Child Develo­pm­ent Ministry, alle­ging thei

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.