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    Holding Out for a World Cup Hero

    Cricket is fundamentally a team sport, but there is still room for individual heroics. Here are some of the stars worth keeping an eye on at this World Cup, one from each of the 14 teams playing.

  • India Real Time

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    Taking Comic Books Seriously

    Think comic books are just good for a giggle? Think again, with the help of Comic Con, India's first comic books convention, taking place in Delhi over the weekend.

  • Review

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    Review Round-Up: '7 Khoon Maaf'

    Although the movie seems to have it all – love, murder and a stunning Priyanka Chopra– many critics found 7 Khoon Maaf, the story of woman who kills the husbands who fail her, tiresome. But not all agreed.

  • India Career Journal

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    Career Journal: Seven Tips on Balancing Work and Family

    Instead of feeling guilty about not spending enough time with your family, try simple techniques to improve the quality of your family time, says Prerna Sodhi.

  • Opinion

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    India: Twenty Years Later

    Economic opening, starting in 1991, may have created wealth in India. But it hasn't created a political constituency for reform.

  • India Journal

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    India Journal: Sluiter's Lemma on Indian Connectedness

    There are four simple reasons why a billion Indians may all seem connected to one another writes K. Srikrishna, founder and minister for culture and finance at Zebu, a strategic marketing consultancy.

  • Maximum Money

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    Luxury Housing Boom Takes a Breather

    Sales of $1 million apartments in India have slowed just as Donald Trump wants to enter the market. Buyers can negotiate better deals, says Shefali Anand, India personal finance writer.

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    India's Weekend Movie

    Director Vishal Bhardwaj's latest work "7 Khoon Maaf" (Seven Sins Forgiven), based on Ruskin Bond's story "Susanna's Seven Husbands," hits India screens Friday. Some snapshots.

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    The Cricket Craze

    The World Cup is not just about the teams - it's also about their supporters. Cricket fans across the subcontinent are gearing up for the tournament too - whether its with face paint, cup-shaped hairdos or special prayers. Some photos.

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    Cricketers to Look Out For

    Snapshots of cricketers to keep an eye on at this World Cup, one from each of the 14 teams playing.

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    Cricket World Cup Kicks Off

    Some snapshots of the opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup that kicked off Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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    India's Best Airports

    Airports in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai ranked high in a survey conducted by Airports Council International, the Geneva-based trade body of the world's airports. Some photos.

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    How Green Are India's Cities?

    A report released on Monday by German electronics firm Siemens AG rated Asia's largest cities on their environmental performance, including four Indian ones. Here are some of the findings, in pictures.

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    India's World Cup Venues

    The International Cricket Council said that Kolkata's Eden Gardens would not be ready in time to host the first match scheduled to take place there in February. This and India's other World Cup venues, in pictures.

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    Padma Award Winners 2011

    Some snapshots of the personalities who were conferred with one of India's highest civilian awards.

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    What the PM Said

    India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took questions from TV journalists Wednesday in an effort to clear the cloud of scams and allegations that surround his government. Some excerpts.

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