?I?m the head of the family now,? 15-year-old Sitha says firmly, holding back tears as she hovers protectively around her 10-year-old sister Sitha Lakshmi and eight-year-old brother Amitha. ... |
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India today clarified that refusing outside help for the tsunami-hit did not stem from a ?dogmatic position? and scotched rumours that it was unhappy with the US presence ... |
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One of the world?s last remaining Stone Age hunter-gatherer tribes survived the tsunami but the damage caused to their habitat may eventually wipe them out, experts said. ... |
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Yesterday?s Naxalite attack on security personnel at Kajra railway station could have been avoided had the district administration acted on the advice of state intelligence ... |
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A bird?s-eye view of the eroded shoreline at Katchal, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Island chain. (Reuters)