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  • Hot sunny Sunday in store for Delhi

    It was a warm Sunday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 25.9 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the year. The Met Office has forecast a hot, sunny day ahead. "A hot day lies ahead for Delhi with the maximum temperature expected to be around 44 degrees Celsius," an India Meteorological Department official said. The humidity recorded at 8.30 a.m. was 68 ...

  • Bengal unveils draft industrial policy after long wait

    The West Bengal government has unveiled its draft industrial policy after a long wait to woo entrepreneurs by showcasing the state as an attractive investment destination. The state government uploaded the draft policy on its websites Saturday and invited suggestions from various industry bodies as well as business community. It said that several incentive schemes for new investors have been ...

  • 45th Session of Indian Labour Conference concludes

    The 45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference concluded in New Delhi with a resolve to provide universal social security coverage and assured pension to the entire working population. During the course of Conference the Labour Ministers of State Governments, Central Trade Union Leaders, Employers' representatives, and Officials of the central and state governments also deliberated on service ...

  • Medical aid on sail - documenting the boat clinics of Assam

    What began as an impulse to help those in need of dire medical attention in isolated areas of Assam, where the mighty river Brahmaputra is both a lifeline and a curse, is today a unique mission to reach healthcare to almost a million people spread over 13 districts of the far-flung northeastern state. Unfolding the miseries of these people, who are beyond the pale of the state's healthcare ...

  • Chinas Premier to Visit India

    NEW DELHI Chinese Premier Li Keqiang begins a three-day visit to India Sunday. His visit comes in the wake of a tense border standoff in the Himalayan mountains, but the Asian giants are trying to downplay the disagreement. Syed Akbaruddin, India's Foreign Ministry spokesman, said it was appreciated that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is making India the first stop of his first overseas ...

Movie Review

Rushmore [DVD]

Rushmore [DVD]

There is a moment near the middle of Wes Anderson's "Rushmore" when a character makes a statement that essentially sums up the appeal of the film itself. Speaking to the film's protagonist, 15-year-old extracurricular prodigy Max Fischer, a young schoolteacher with whom he has fallen in love says, "I've never met anyone like you." ...

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  • Fans excited by RCBs win over Chennai

    Thousands of fans were excited early Sunday by Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) emphatic 24-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a rain-marred last league tie of the Pepsi IPL-6 tournament at the Chinnaswamy stadium here. Chasing an imposing 107-run target in eight overs, CSK could post only 82 runs for six wickets after RCB's seamer Zaheer Khan ran through its top and middle order to ...

  • IPL scoreboard Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings

    The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here Saturday night. Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli not out 56 Chris Gayle c Hussey b Bravo 28 AB de Villiers c Jadeja b Sharma 5 Moises Henriques not out 12 Extras (lb 3, w 2) 5 Total (for two wickets in 8 overs) ...

  • Kohli keeps RCBs hopes alive

    An aggressive half-century by skipper Virat Kohli (56 not out, 29b, 6x4, 4x6) carried Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 24-run win over league leaders Chennai Super Kings here Saturday and kept their play-off hopes alive in the Pepsi IPL tournament. Put into bat after a delayed start due to rains that reduced the game to eight overs a side, RCB blasted their way to 106 for two with Kohli leading ...

  • Gayle storm hits Bangalore after rains mar tie

    Gayle storm hit Bangalore late Saturday after rains stopped, as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opener Chris Gayle lofted Chennai Super Kings bowlers over the ropes four times at the Chinnaswamy stadium in the last league tie of the Pepsi IPL-6 tournament. Put to bat first in an eight-over innings, the West Indian southpaw rocked the frenzied fans by hitting CSK's pacer Jason Holder for three ...

  • Rain-hit league tie reduced to 8 overs in Bangalore

    The last league tie of the Pepsi IPL-6 between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Super Kings Chennai (CSK) was reduced to eight overs after heavy rains delayed its start by three hours at the Chinnaswamy stadium late Saturday. "Both teams will play eight overs each instead of the stipulated 20 overs as heavy and extended rains put off its start to 11pm instead of the scheduled 8 ...

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