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Indian survives 13-hour ordeal in Pacific Ocean

An Indian sailor, who fell off his ship off the Florida coast, survived a 13-hour ordeal in the frigid waters before being rescued by an alert angler.Gurjit Singh, working on the 480-foot Tatiana......

Obama meets Xi; says US hails 'peaceful rise' of China

Welcoming "peaceful rise" of China as a world power, United States President Barack Obama Friday greeted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at Palm Springs in California for a two day summit, with......

Looking East, pragmatically

India's commitment to an open and plural security architecture attests to the fact that Asia's transition is a dynamic of both power & identity, says Zorawar Daulet Singh India's Look East......

US eagle spreads wings, bares claws in northeast Asia

It is a fallacy, which many of our pundits are prone to, to exaggerate the potential for confrontation and conflict between the US and China and to conceive fanciful notions of advantage for India......

US to help India serve as a 'regional economic anchor'

As the United States under the Barack Obama administration re-balances its defence posture in the Asia Pacific region, the Pentagon has told the Congress that it is investing in a "long-term"......

Top retirement destinations in the world

Post retirement, a person looks for easy life. better access to healthcare and cheaper cost of living. International Living assessed various countries around the world based on real estate prices,......

US to maintain strategic partnership with India

The United States would 'continue to invest' in long-term strategic partnership with India and also support its ability to serve as a regional economic anchor and provider of security in the......

More rainfall expected in Sep, says agri secretary

Rainfall next month is expected to be better as monsoon is unlikely to be influenced by El Nino weather pattern, helping rice and other kharif crop, agriculture secretary Ashish Bahuguna said on......

India, China to show strongest GDP growth in 2011

Global rating agency Standard & Poor's on Wednesday said India's GDP would moderate to 8-8.5 per cent in 2011, though Asia would continue to record robust economic growth despite uncertainties in......

Poor monsoon due to El Nino winds from Pacific

When the World Metereological Organisation warned our weather experts in June that a poor monsoon was coming , and also told them why, the latter wouldn't agree. Now they do.In June, WMO had......

An event worthy of a pioneer

The venue for the New York press conference for Amelia was surprising: A small airport in New Jersey, an hour's drive from New York City. But the unusual venue was a natural choice. As......

Much Oscar buzz for Mira Nair's Amelia

Oscar buzz for the Mira Nair'sbiopic Amelia is brewing fast, with distributor Fox Searchlight focusing heavily on the film. At least one publication says the film -- about the mysterious......

need a charismatic Indian actor to play Pi Patel

After Jamal's triumph at the world box-office, isn't it time to finally greenlight the movie about the coming-of-age saga of Pi Patel? Entertainment Weeklywrote this week that the spiritual and......

Nair puts down Shantaram, picks up Fundamentalist

With the future ofher Johnny Depp starrer-Shantaram hanging in the air, director Mira Nairwill start shooting another acclaimed novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist by the end of the year.She......

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Q. In what plate techtonic does mariana trench happen?
Chandaka Negi: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/in-what-plate-techtonic-does-mariana-trench-happen/25295074/answers/

Q. What is El-Nino and its effects please ??
Rose: A. The Mariana Trench is the deepest trench in any of the world's oceans. It's in the western Pacific, east of the Mariana Islands (south of Japan and...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-el-nino-and-its-effects-please-/23064129/answers/25295094

Q. Which area i s called Doldrums?
Anantharaman: A. El Nino - and What is the Southern Oscillation Anyway?!El Nino, an abnormal warming of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific, is one...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-area-i-s-called-doldrums/23023813/answers/23064163

Q. Do u know!!!??Earth's longest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge more than 50,000 km in length, which winds around the globe from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic, skirting Africa, Asia and Australia, and crossing the Pacific to the west coast of North America. It is four times longer than the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined.!!Amazing na??
Praveen: A. Doldrums are the the regions surrounding the earth, north of the equator. They are areas where there is absolutely no air movement and an intense...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-u-knowearths-longest-mountain-range-is-the-mid-ocean-ridg/22365520/answers/23023832

Q. Name the French engineer who successfully constructed the Suez canal but failed with the Panama canal. ????
Praveen: A. Ferdinand de Lesseps .................!!! The history of the Panama Canal goes back almost to the earliest explorers of the Americas. The narrow...... more

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Seychelles Minister heads for the Airline, Airport and Tourism Leaders Meeting in the USA

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Human Assault Pushes Ocean To Limit Unseen In 300 Million Years

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Trilateral Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement

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New criticism of operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant after latest leak

By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima power plant to draft in... ...

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