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Amid IPL Spot Fixing and Cannes Chaos, India’s Forgotten Women Cry Out

India is too resilient for words to express. She moves on amidst storm and draught, thick and thin. Following the mass protests against the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi last month, society has held back its sympathies towards other cases. According to a BBC report, a woman is raped in India every 21 minutes and there are hardly a few incidents that make headlines. For the media also, the arduous task of getting maximum TRPs has shifted the focus to the ongoing IPL spot-fixing controversy and... May 19, 2013
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Harry Potter’s First Edition Annotated by J.K.Rowling Under Hammer

Harry potter fans who felt heartbroken that all news regarding Harry, Hermione and Ron had come to an end with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last in the series, can now cheer. The muggle book lovers who are the hard core fans of the boy wizard and his magical world can now bid on a unique charity auction for grabbing the exclusive first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" annotated by the author. May 19, 2013
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Sreesanth Spot-fixing: From a Kid With a 'Devil-May-Care' Attitude to Unending Darkness

When news broke out of S Sreesanth being arrested for spot-fixing, I honestly thought it was a prank being played by the news channels. I have known Sreesanth on and off for nearly 20 years, and to witness someone go down in the dock for what I consider the greatest sin any sportsman can do was not easy to digest. It also made me reminisce of our time together, when we were just wide-eyed little kids who wanted to play the wonderful game of cricket for the fun of it - remember those times? May 17, 2013

India Develops Low-Cost Vaccine Against Diarrhea-Causing Rotavirus

The Indian government on Tuesday announced the development of a low-cost vaccine that is effective against the diarrhea-causing Rotavirus. The vaccine named Rotavac, will help prevent the death of over half a million children who die annually across the globe due to the illness. May 15, 2013

IPL 2013 Results: De Villiers Gem Sees RCB Snap Losing Streak with Win Over Pune Warriors

Chris Gayle could not produce an encore against the side he smashed a world record 175 a few days back, but AB De Villiers more than made up for the big West Indian's failure by playing a little gem of an innings to lead the Royal Challengers Bangalore past the beleaguered Pune Warriors. Pune Warriors threatened to pull off an improbable victory, courtesy a brilliant 75 from Robin Uthappa, but RCB held their nerve in the end to garner a 17-run win. May 2, 2013
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