Hot water; hotter tempers
On April 10, a hot sunny day, Chennai’s Chepauk stadium became a fortress. Yellow barricades, armed policemen and security vans surrounded the venue. The Indian Premier League was in town, and the Chennai
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Bitter taste
The Coca Cola plant in Plachimeda village is the only industrial venture in Chittur taluk of Palakkad district. So, when wells started drying up and water turned foul, the needle of suspicion
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Punjab sits pretty
Haryana has 861 women per thousand men. Punjab, with 874 women, is a shade luckier. Unlike Haryanvis, Punjabi boys are less worried about the missing women. "That is because of the difference in
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Ga ga ga, viagra
Viagra revolutionised the medical world four years ago as a wonder drug for impotence. Now it has made news again for its life-saving properties. For the first time in India, Viagra was successfully
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Bovine blessings
Cow's urine could make anti-cancer drugs more effective. Chemicals in this distilled portion, popularly known as Arka, enhance the activity of antibiotics and anticancer agents. Developed by a team
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Apollo beams
India's telemedicine dream came true early this year when Apollo Hospitals roped in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide satellite links to its branches. Thanks to the facility
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Greens see red
The people of Hiriyur in Chitradurga district in Karnataka have for long been angry about polluting influences in the agricultural region: a sugar factory, distillery, cement factory and several
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That's Kawasaki
If your child has fever, red eyes and tired looks, rush to the doctor. It could be Kawasaki, a mysterious illness that strikes children below 5 years. First identified in Japan in 1967, Kawasaki is
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Reign of the man eater
Until recently, villagers of Junnar and Maval tehsils in Pune district of Maharashtra had lived in harmony with leopards in the region. They had ignored the occasional attack on their livestock
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Grow natural, sell global
Tommy Vadakkumchery and fellow farmers in Kerala were at a loss when their crop started failing for no apparent reason. But when earthworms and spiders fertility indicators disappeared from the
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Citrus quietus
World famous Nagpur oranges are dying. Withering orange trees in Nagpur, Amravati and Wardha, in Madhya Pradesh could spell the end of this trade. Blame it on global warming, failing water tables or