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  Betting scandal: CSK honcho Meiyappan may be quizzed      Facebook more of a 'social burden' for teens      Sunrisers elect to bat against Royals      FinMin agrees to Rs 1 lakh cr diesel, LPG subsidy for FY'13      Sunrisers elect to bat against Royals      Infant twins left 'home alone', rescued      Hamid Karzai in Delhi, gives India military equipment 'wish list'      Bookies gave Chandila Rs 49L for spot-fixing: Delhi Police      Four years of UPA-II: Battlelines are drawn      Chinese premier fascinated by Hotel Taj      Vinod Rai demits office; Sharma to take oath as CAG tomorrow      Bhatia also fixed matches of rebel ICL: police      'Chandila was to do spot fixing in another IPL match'      We cannot be held responsible for arbitration impasse: BCCI      Jailed Pussy Riot member announces hunger strike      Zimbabwe's Mugabe signs new constitution into law      Father of Afghan cricket captain taken hostage: officials      No cartelisation by telecom operators: Vodafone      Rupee slumps to fresh 6-month low at 55.46 Vs dollar      Indian Bank's ex-chief gets 1 year jail for cheating      NIA charge sheets 4 in Malegaon blasts case      David Warner fined $5,750 for twitter rant      Murthy may lose USD 15 mn as severance benefits from iGate      British Open squash: Pallikal wins marathon match to reach pre-quarters      Iranian drone spotted in Bahrain's airspace      IPL betting: Six bookies remanded in judicial custody      Govt proposes to establish medical college in each district      FinMin asks cash-rich PSUs to buy its equity in other govt cos      Pattinson ended romance after finding Rupert's texts      Govt tells all depts to check officers' overstay on deputation      Manmohan is leader neither of party nor country: BJP      Raveena Tandon teams up with Mohan Babu for Telugu film      Jessica murder: Shayan Munshi to be charged with perjury      Chandy bags UN award for mass contact programme      Killer H-1B provisions still in immigration bill despite deal      Spot-fixing: CSK owner's relative under Mumbai Police scanner      Inspector suspended for registering case against CM's son      BrahMos missile successfully test fired from ship      Ash to join Madonna at London concert      Indian school teacher found dead in Maldives      Fixing scandal: Brother claims Vindoo is clean      BJP accuses UPA of diminishing role of PM      India seeks access to Rana, Headley      Mobile services shut in Pak ahead of Chinese Premier's visit      Rajat Gupta seeks overturning of conviction in insider-trading      Imran Khan leaves hospital after campaign fall      Stepmother kills girl, dumps body in a well      Goa govt to bring changes in mid-day meal scheme      Taylor Swift refused to speak about Justin Bieber      Bradley Cooper sad as 'The Hangover' series comes to an end      Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor      New Xbox One unveiled as home entertainment hub      Injured Murray withdraws from French Open      Jessica murder: Court decision on hostile witnesses today      Sensex at fresh 1-week low; down 49 pts as L&T slumps 6%      Senators reach deal on H-1B visa expansion plan      Actor Sanjay Dutt shifted to Yerwada jail      Arunima 1st Indian amputee to scale Everest      India's proximity to US worries Li      Tollywood connection to spot-fixing under probe      DRDO contract labourers not paid proper wages      Govt sends letters to 35,000 tax defaulters      SC directs states to register FIRs on missing children      Excessive mining in AP uranium plant opposed      Anand Shetty passes away      From kabaddi to track, Shetty's simple story      'Sad that there were headgears'      Global coffee exports up 7%, says ICO      Li Keqiang woos Indian businessmen      Super Kings land in final      Lethargy haunts e-commerce fundraising      Bosch Engg chief to chair Nasscom R&D council      Pvt firms need to sell shares worth $1.8 b      LIC sells 2.53% stake in Maruti      Sai Pranav, Adil enter quarters      Snippets: Manoj Bajpayee admires Kay Kay      Rajpal does whatever roles come his way      Sonam is under-utilised, says director Anand Rai      Chinese premier to be conferred Pakistan's highest honour      Gandhi's personal effects, documents fetch over 300,000 pounds      Modi meets Vajpayee, Advani with an eye on LS polls      I'm innocent, never indulged in spot-fixing: Sreesanth      Bangalore hospital offers day care breast surgery      Chennai set Mumbai 193-run target to make the final      Chennai set Mumbai 193-run target to make the final      Passport issue resolved with Saudi Arabia: Indian Mission      Obama assures all federal support to tornado-hit Oklahoma      CEC says no to export of iron ore pellets from Karnataka      Li meets family of Dr Kotnis in Mumbai      GMR asked to pay Rs 70K to man who tripped on pipe at IGI      Passport issue resolved with Saudi Arabia: Indian Mission      Rupee hits 6-month low at 55.41, slumps 30p Vs dollar      IPL: Chennai opt to bat, Mumbai without Tendulkar      IPL: Chennai opt to bat, Mumbai without Tendulkar      Karnataka plans Rs 1,000-crore mega textile park      Modi in limelight at BJP parliamentary board meet      'Royal' Sreesanth spent Rs 1.95L on branded apparel      Nasscom keen to help K'taka CM on attracting IT investments      CBI approaches SC for removing Dutt from Coalgate probe team      Aishwarya Rai extends stay at Cannes to attend AMFAR      Defence secretary made CAG; appointment raises questions      Warriors' fails to pay franchisee fee, BCCI encashes guarantee      UP cops question SP's bid to 'appease' minorities      MJ's estate mints $600 million since his death      CCI starts probe into alleged cartelisation in petrol prices      iGATE sacks CEO Phaneesh Murthy      'Namaste India', will address your concerns: Chinese PM      Wife attempts suicide after tiff with hubby over IPL match      I thought I'm too ugly to be an actress: Shruti Haasan      Delhi HC grants bail to Chautala to undergo pacemaker implant      Nine years as PM: What will be Manmohan Singh's legacy?      Dara Singh's son held for betting      Sibal to consult attorney general on match-fixing law      Two held in 14-year-old Graham Staines murder case      SC refuses to ban IPL, slams cricket board on spot-fixing      Pappu Yadav released from jail      HC agrees to hear plea for banning IPL      Phaneesh's sacking a right decision, NASSCOM      Bipasha Basu looks forward to shoot 'Creature' in Ooty      Allow CAG to audit PPPs, Panchyati Raj bodies: Vinod Rai      Upbeat Sunrisers meet beleaguered Rajasthan Royals      BarCap expects bigger rate cuts in India in 2013      Lindsay Lohan struggles in rehab      SSB soldier shoots two colleagues in Kashmir      Vinod Rai made audit office a potent people's watchdog      Li terms his India visit as 'successful'      BJP parliamentary board to discuss general elections      US shouldn't be jealous with China, India ties: Daily      India, China trade imbalance to grow: Chinese experts      India, China have wisdom to address bounday issue: Li      SC agrees to hear PIL to stay IPL matches due to spot-fixing      Oklahoma City faces second deadly tornado in 13 years      Lawmakers call for Indo-US cooperation on homeland security      Any match against India is always special: Hafeez      Massive Moon explosion captured on NASA video      The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies at 74      Sensex at 1-wk low;slides 112pts as rate sensitive scrips fall      Apple used subsidiaries to dodge billions in taxes: US panel      Spot-fixing: Former Ranji player arrested      iGate sacks Murthy after sexual harassment claim      Shinde visits US national counter-terrorism center      90 killed as massive tornado rips through US city      Pacers in India do not get enough encouragement, feels Steyn      Spot-fixing has overshadowed cricket: Fleming      Srikkanth compares Sunrisers' success with India's 1983 WC win      IPL steps up security for four teams, deploys ACSU officers      Angelina Jolie to play her own mother in biopic      Ash stuns in flowy Elie Saab gown, saree at Cannes      Ranbir has taken a road less travelled: Rishi Kapoor      Justin Bieber's monkey gets a new home      Tainted AP ministers quit, insist they are innocent    
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Carrying on a legacy

Striking a pose: Madhumita Raut
Renowned Odissi dancer Madhumita Raut uses the medium of dance to promote social causes. She talks to Juanita kakoty about her legendary father...

Dream of a craftsman

Fictitious: A fine example of Mexican Alebrijes.
Particular science fiction characters and creatures of phantasmal nature that we see on silver screens are not real, but creative expressions of their...

Norwegian marvel in thread

Precise: Norwegian embroidery.
''Is this hand embroidery? Have you made the entire thing by yourself?'' my questions were unable to express my amazement as I watched the lady unfold...

Trendy & traditional

Rich tradition: Examples of Toda embroidery.
Toda embroidery has successfully adapted itself to contemporary demands, and is now visible not only on apparels, but on accessories as well...

A word with the dancing queen

Enigmatic: Agnetha Faltskog of the ABBA fame.
Dance-floor hits like Waterloo, S.O.S. and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) hardly seem to be any less ubiquitous in over 30 years since they were...

Rich & famous

Opulent: The Peacock Throne.
If wondering what the costliest single treasure in history is, it is the Peacock Throne of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Wrought out of 1,150 kg of gold and 230 kg of...

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