Friday, August 31, 2012

Two for joy

Some ragas are very unique, and the pieces composed in them are very few. Yet, due to their beauty and striking features, these ragas have a special place in the hearts of music lovers. Such ragas...

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Free speech vs. hate speech

Blocking Twitter handles is like yelling 'shut up' to a person screaming!

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The death of Ramu kaka

With AK Hangal gone, so is the self-effacing (and archetypal) character actor, content to blend noiselessly into the background

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‘Proper atmosphere’ needed for Pak visit: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he was keen to visit Pakistan but for this a "proper atmosphere" has to be created and a "crucial test" for Islamabad is to bring to book the perpetrat...

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‘I deplore duplicity’: Jaishree Mishra

The Proust Questionnaire is a fortnightly feature that alternates with the Saturday interview. These questions were most famously answered by the French writer Marcel Proust, whose personality-revealing responses came to define this form of celebrity confession. This questionnaire was administered by Saraswathy Nagarajan

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Born addicts

On the first evening of Rom's return after several weeks away from home, the orphaned palm civet I was rearing just would not leave him alone. It climbed up the chair and onto his shoulder, digging...

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Sensex tumbles 161 points

The Sensex on Friday plunged nearly 161 points dragged down by power, metal and oil&gas stocks as better-than-expected 5.5 per cent growth in first quarter dashed hopes of interest rate cut, a...

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Not getting into slanging match: Manmohan

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he did not want to get into a slanging match with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its demand he resign over the coal block allotments because he wa...

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Berezovsky loses battle of the oligarchs to Abramovich

Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has lost his multibillion-dollar legal battle against fellow oligarch Roman Abramovich in a London courtroom. Judge Elizabeth Gloster ruled the 66-year-ol...

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Birdie blues

BIRDING Did you know that Karnataka's state bird is the Indian Roller? Watch out for that brilliant flash of blue

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They are good alternatives to marble, granite

Many Andhra stones cost much less compared to marble and granite, yet provide durable floor finish

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‘SUV buyers happiest with treatment at dealerships’

Customers of sports utility vehicles or multi-utility vehicles have the highest satisfaction rate with their buying experience as companies pay more attention to them than other car buyers, accord...

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Live music, in a mall

MUSIC An ambitious new approach to live music seeks to rejuvenate the city scene

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For a strong building, get the right mixture

On the occasion of Concrete Day, Nagesh Puttaswamy looks into the basic mixture so vital in construction

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Blue Moon 2012: Rare calendar phenomenon occurs today

Sadly, the moon is not going to turn blue, and indeed the reason why we call it a 'blue moon' is lost to history, although the Farmers' Almanac would always note an occurrence during the 18th century.

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Homeless former concert pianist who lived in car park's garden is furious as authorities remove her shelter

Tearful Miss Naysmith, 75, was devatstaed after she discovered the TfL workmen tearing down her makeshift home at Stamford Brook Station in Chiswick, west London.

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Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky loses High Court battle case against Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich

Abramovich's former friend Boris Berezovsky, 66, was seeking more than £3 billion damages after accusing the 45-year-old of blackmail, breach of trust and breach of contract.

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Never before seen photos of a young Steve Jobs from a revealing shoot in his home shows the Apple founder in rare tender moments at the beginning of his career

On Wednesday, the photographer Norman Seeff released outtakes from a 1984 session, showing never-before-seen pictures of the man who went on to become a technology legend.

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NBC faces backlash after refusing to show Paralympics opening ceremony live (and they¿re only broadcasting five-and-a-half hours of the Games)

Commentators called the move 'disrespectful,' as coverage was confined to occasional highlights and daily YouTube packages.

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Clint Eastwood takes aim at imaginary President Obama in bizarre interview with EMPTY chair

The action star and director appeared at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, to throw his weight behind presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

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Cruel owner jailed for sickening attack on her own dog who suffered 30 slash wounds at her hands

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Kim Edmonds, 21, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to her dog Stig.

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Australian army suffers its worst losses since Vietnam War as five soldiers killed in one day in Afghanistan

The deaths, which include three killings in an 'insider attack' by an Afghan solider, brought to the number of Australian lives lost in the conflict to 38.

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Just when you thought Britain's worst summer for a century couldn't get worse... We had our coldest August night in history last night

The Highlands dropped to -2.1C, Aberdeenshire and Northumberland also had a frost while most parts of the UK were close to freezing as most Britons shivered in their beds.

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The London Sale: Original 1966 Routemaster expected to fetch £30,000 at Christie's auction

This 1966 RML Leyland London Routemaster double-decker bus is to be auctioned at Christie's in London next month, complete with original features.

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Red skin condition rosacea could be caused by mite faeces in your pores

Researchers from the National University of Ireland believe a mite species called Demodex, which live on our faces, could be to blame for the embarrassing condition.

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