Hospitality at Base Camp

Percy Fernandez29 April 2013, 05:43 PM IST When it comes to hospitality at Base Camp, few can match the Indian Army under the leadership of its young Major Jamwal, affectionately called Jamie by his buddies. Jamie is a trained mountaineer and...

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Get the E! in your healthy day

Rachna Chhachhi29 April 2013, 06:02 PM IST It is oil soluble. And it protects against serious disorders or side effects. Here's the lowdown on the most powerful anti oxidant and what it does for you, along with warnings. Vitamin E is a vitamin...

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1984: justice at last?

Minhaz Merchant29 April 2013, 06:50 PM IST Tuesday, April 30, 2013 could be the most important day in the lives of the relatives of the victims of the worst genocide in independent Indian history: the 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom. District Judge J....

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Germane problem for Shikhar Dhawan

Amit Karmarkar27 April 2013, 01:45 PM IST Brace up for a Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Champions League final. I'm not elated because no Spanish Club nor a Premier League Club feature in the summit clash. But to respect someone is not out...

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Reciprocity, dignified dignitaries and the Common Man

Veeresh Malik27 April 2013, 04:07 PM IST   The fact that a dignitary from India was mis-treated by the authorities in the US, despite them being fully aware of who he was, is something that I do not like as an Indian. I myself have been...

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The cyber faithfuls

Kim Arora27 April 2013, 06:57 PM IST Here are short profiles of three people, popular on Twitter for their strong political stance. They often steer the conversation and debates on the microblogging platform – before the conversation devolves...

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Midnight to the Boom: Blue chip Indian Art at Peabody Essex Museum

Uma Nair26 April 2013, 02:36 PM IST Between independence from Britain in 1947 and the economic boom of the 1990s, a revolutionary art movement in India took form. For the first time curator Susan Bean has called some of India's contemporary...

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Chinese intent behind the intrusion into the Indian territory

SD Pradhan26 April 2013, 03:16 PM IST The recent Chinese intrusion in Burthe in Dault Beg Oldi on the 15th April, 2013 and two Chinese helicopters entering in the Indian territory on the 21st April in Chumar as also continued stand-off at Raki...

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Samsung Galaxy S4: First impression

Javed Anwer26 April 2013, 05:15 PM IST This is the biggest smartphone launch of the year. Literally. Today Samsung is launching Galaxy S4 globally, with plan to sell it in over 50 countries by the end of this month. For a smartphone, this sort...

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Black money issue precipitates a crisis among Swiss bankers

LK Advani25 April 2013, 10:35 AM IST Earlier this month I had written a blog captioned "White paper on black money notwithstanding, not a single paisa has been recovered" This blog had highlighted how the BJP's sustained campaign against...

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Is public anger against the police misplaced?

Brijesh Kalappa25 April 2013, 01:14 PM IST What would you make of a set of people who have never ever received a word of appreciation - they are in fact reviled by the public at large. They are also the most underpaid and overworked. I'm speaking...

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Telling the story of India

Team TOI25 April 2013, 03:21 PM IST The Times of India has been a chronicler of the India story, documenting every twist and turn of this great country's journey from bondage to freedom for the past 175 years, mainstreaming, even in its early...

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The making of Narendra Modi, unmaking of India

Anand Soondas24 April 2013, 02:47 PM IST Ayodhya is an unusually sleepy town with a slightly overpowering population of monkeys. It generally goes about with its existence unmindful of its place in either ancient or modern history. But the early...

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Everest Base Camp

Percy Fernandez24 April 2013, 04:14 PM IST It has been snowing since we left Pheriche and we have been walking in a near whiteout condition.  Not the best of the weather to walk but the upside of it is that you don't have an idea where...

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China in Ladakh - A frozen state takes time to react to an aggression

Tarun Vijay24 April 2013, 04:18 PM IST A polity too frozen in scandals, agitations, elections, promises and having factories to churn out new slogans and charming lines to woo voters suddenly can't be woken up to a People's Liberation Army platoon,...

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Secret of a happy marriage? It’s a secret, of course!

Rumy Agarwal23 April 2013, 11:48 AM IST Marriage is on my mind… Heck no, that's not what I meant… I mean, of course I meant that but not in the way you mean it… Gosh, this is so-o-o confusing! Anyway, let me try to keep it simple. Today...

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RIP Sir Robert Edwards, and thanks for all you did for the humanity

Rita Bakshi23 April 2013, 11:53 AM IST The morning of April 10, 2013 came with sad news of the demise of Prof Sir Robert Edwards, the pioneers of the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). A lot of water has passed under the bridge since he declared...

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Shootout at Wadala

Meeta Kabra23 April 2013, 02:11 PM IST Shootout at Lokhandwala, set in the early 80s sets us up for a crime drama with much too much potential for action. The trailer itself points to typical Sanjay Gupta stylisation of fight sequences as John...

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