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Trinidad PM visits her ancestral village in Bihar

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar, whose ancestors migrated from Bihar to the Caribbean islands in the 19th century, visited the state's Bhelupur village on Wednesday......

Indian heritage to unfold in Trinidad

The cultural heritage of the Indians in the Caribbean islands are set to be unfolded for public with Trinidad opening its first Indian Museum on Sunday. Located near the famous temple in the sea at......

160 dead in Venezuela plane crash

A plane carrying vacationers home to the French Caribbean island of Martinique crashed on Tuesday in western Venezuela after reporting engine problems, killing all 160 people on board, officials......

Health-care law minus immigration reform equals disaster

Experts doubt if United States President Barack Obama's health-care law, that is to come into effect in 2014, can be translated into reality without matching immigration reform. Without immigration......

Trail of Superstorm Sandy's devastation

New Yorker P Rajendran takes stock after Superstorm Sandy The long cloud-shadow of Hurricane Sandy hung over the northeast long before it picked up. At one point, the wings of clouds spinning off......

World's top tax havens

\nWhen people think of tax havens, they usually picture the Swiss Alps or Caribbean islands.\n\nBut traditional venues like Switzerland, the duchies of Lichtenstein and Luxembourg and Caribbean......

COLUMN: Pirates of the modern world

Filtering of websites has now been introduced as a discussable topic. The current battle is about who will control the most visible and glamorous layer, the content layer, writes Ajit Balakrishnan.......

PHOTOs: Chevrolet Beat LPG is here at Rs 410,000

General Motors India launched the LPG version of Chevrolet Beat compact car on Friday with the new locally developed, SMARTECH engine. The company is offering two versions of the LPG Beat the LS......

End to pesky calls, SMSes? Now wait till March 1

Mobile subscribers looking for respite from unsolicited marketing calls and SMSes will now have to wait for another month, as telecom regulator Trai has extended the date for implementation of......

The secret behind SpiceJet's success

On one of the first flights that Sanjay Aggarwal took on SpiceJet, the low-cost airline he heads, he was given a sandwich packed in a flimsy box. Soon, he found that his lap was full of crumbs from......

Brangelina 'may have tied the knot' on X'mas

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly got married in a Christmas Day ceremony in the Caribbean. According to the Telegraph, the Hollywood power couple wed in an intimate ceremony on the Turks and......

Kate Winslet marries boyfriend Ned Rocknroll

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has married boyfriend Ned Rocknroll in a secret ceremony in New York.Winslet, 37, who has been dating billionaire businessman Richard Branson's nephew for just......

Vanessa Paradis to receive 100 million pounds from Depp

French actress Vanessa Paradis will receive a 100 million pounds payout from Hollywood star Johnny Depp following the demise of their 14-year relationship. The couple -- who have two kids,......

Ten Must Watch Pirate Movies

It's time to glug up the rum, pick up a wench and hit the local movie-house once again as the fourth installment of the Pirates Of The Caribbean -- called On Stranger Tides -- series hits theatres......

Want to be a scriptwriter? Here's how!

If you want to become a Bollywood scriptwriter but don't know how to become one, I Am director Onir offers a great solution: Just write a good script, mail it to us, and if you're one of......

Grenada declares holiday for 1st Olympic medal

The island of Grenada has erupted in celebration over the small Caribbean nation's first-ever Olympic medal. People danced, cheered and waved flags in the streets Monday after Kirani James won the......

Team India's cup of woes

The Caribbean Islands immediately evoke emotions of joy, fun and frolic. Yet, in two World Cup outings, first in 2007 (ODI) and now in 2010 (T20), the Indian cricket team has left its fans......

Spinners to take centre stage at World T20

In the Caribbean islands which spawned a conveyor belt of intimidating pacemen in the 1970s and 1980s, spin is poised to dominate the World T20.Gone are the days when lightning fast tracks were the......

Trinidad may breakaway from Windies

West Indies cricket, which has united the islands of the Caribbean for over a century, could be split if the chief of Trinidad and Tobago's cricket body follows through his idea of competing as......

Rupee is set to rock cricket World Cup

Come the cricket World Cup, and the Caribbean islands will rock to the tune of Rupee!Wonder what the Indian currency has got to do with the sport's quadrennial event?Rupeeis a Barbadian musician,......

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Q. which is the smallest snake?
Shubham Dwivedi: A. more

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Q. capital of the cuba
Vivek Mahajan: A. Barbados Threadsnake is a species of blind threadsnake. It is the smallest snake species currently known to exist. This member of the...... more

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Q. Quiz: Why West Indies cricket team was once nick named Caribbeans (it is not heard these days)?
Good Citizen: A. Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, as well as...... more

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Q. bermuda triangle kae barae mae apka kya khayal hae?
Komal: A. The West Indies is a large group of islands that separate the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. They comprise three main island groups: ...and...... more

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Web results for Caribbean Islands

Apple, Cook show no apology for flawed tax strategy

Washington, May 22: Apple, in 2012 alone, avoided paying $9 billion in U.S. taxes, using a strategy involving three offshore units with no... ...

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Baha Mar Selects Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM) To Manage Casino Operations Of $3.5 Billion Integrated..

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Tours & Excursions in St. Maarten Now Open To Travel Agents in USA & Canada

SXM Deals, the leading tour operator in St. Maarten with over 30 tours opens its excursion & tours inventory to travel agencies in the USA and... ...

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