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Superstorm Sandy causes 'major damage' to UN complex

The United Nations headquarters overlooking the East River in United Nations suffered "major damage" as the megastorm Sandy caused heavy flooding in the world body's complex, the United Nations......

Russia: One dead, 102 missing as cruise ship sinks

A vintage double-decker passenger ship with 188 tourists on board sank on Sunday in Volga River in Russia's east-central republic of Tatarstan. At least one person was killed in the mishap while......

After floods, diarrhoea outbreak fear in W Bengal

The flood situation in both West and East Midnapore districts of West Bengal has eased considerably with the major rivers flowing below the danger mark, but the outbreak of diarrhoea in some of the......

15 drown in AP boat mishap

Fifteen persons, including 12 women, drowned when the boat carrying them capsized in the Godavari River in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh early on Monday.The mishap occurred near......

Yamuna water crosses danger mark, flood threat over Delhi

Threat of flood loomed large over the national capital as the water level in Yamuna rose well above the danger mark and is set to go up significantly with Haryana releasing over nine lakh cusecs of......

Assam's stunning Saraighat Bridge completes 50 years

The first bridge on the Brahmaputra River, built to connect north east India with the rest of the country, has completed 50 years.Known as Saraighat Bridge, this road-cum-rail bridge in Guwahati......

COLUMN: Obsessing about GDP growth

True sustainable growth can come only through an increase in productivity, and such increases can happen only through innovations, technical and organisational, in all sectors of the economy -......

COLUMN: Obsessing about GDP growth

True sustainable growth can come only through an increase in productivity, and such increases can happen only through innovations, technical and organisational, in all sectors of the economy -......

China opens subway crossing Asia's longest river

After launching the world's longest high-speed rail line, China on Friday opened its subway line across the mighty Yangtze River to connect the two sides of Wuhan, the most populous city in Central......

Inflation, poor monsoon hit consumption in E India

Consumers say they cannot buy branded FMCG items; in mobile phones, customers opt for low-end handsets while retaining brand loyaltyLast year, Ashok Das, a farmer-cum-fisherman from the small......

Review: Looper is one of the year's best films

The brilliant Looper is one for the ages, writes Raja Sen.I love the word blunderbuss. Born out of the Dutch for thunder-box, it describes an antiquated shotgun making up for limited range with......

'No games security threat despite guards fiasco'

London's Olympic Games is not threatened by a major security contractor's failure to find enough staff, ministers and the head of the city's organising committee said on Sunday, seeking to quell a......

London Game's first cable car lifts off

London's first cable car service opened its doors to the public on Thursday, a spectacular ride high across the River Thames near the Olympic Park which will help visitors to the Games avoid any......

London moves into final month of Olympics preparations

London moved into the final month of preparations for its Olympic Games on Wednesday with a new landmark to greet visitors, and a warning that some others would not be welcome. London Mayor Boris......

Security breach embarrasses London Games organisers

A newspaper embarrassed the organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games on Sunday by disclosing it had smuggled a fake bomb past two security checkpoints into the London complex housing the sporting......

Ecclestone casts doubt on New Jersey race in 2013

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has cast doubt on New Jersey hosting a Grand Prix in June 2013 despite a 10-year agreement announced last year. "Maybe the New York race will be 2013," he......

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Q. the name of which ancient set of books literally means MOST NEAR ?
Raju: A. more

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Q. What towns are located on the banks of the Gomti River ?
Jaya: A. However, in English, a "name" is more of what we would call a "title," a word with .... However, the word torah literally means...... more

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Q. Itkhori, Where do you find this place and how it is famous ??
AnuJHA: A. this gomti river that begins its journey from Fulhar Jheel in Madhotanda (near Mainkot (around 3 kilometers east of Pilibhit district in Uttar...... more

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Q. What do you know about Ireland!!! Their Culture, Tradition, Environment, Weather ETC?????
HARI Singh Nalwa: A. Itkhori is a town in Chatra District of Jharkhand, located 35 km on the N-East of Chatra and 16 km S-West of Chauparan(NH-2), on the bank of river...... more

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Q. Does Krishna river meets the bay of Bengal
Prashant Bagale: A. Ireland is an island to the north-west of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth....... more

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Alert issued as water level in rivers touches danger mark

A high alert has been issued in Uttar Pradesh as water level in most of the rivers have touched the danger mark, while three persons lost their... ...

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130 killed in Uttarakhand, Himachal

Dehradun/Shimla/New Delhi, June 18: The famous Kedarnath shrine was virtually submerged in mud and slush where 50 people died in the unprecedented... ...

http://news.oneindia.in/2013/06/18/natures-fury-130-killed-in-uttarakhand-himachal-1240410.html

Yamuna water crosses danger mark, flood threat over Delhi

Authorities have evacuated around 1,500 people from various low-lying areas in east Delhi like Usmanpur, Yamuna Bazar, Bhajanpura and Shastri Park... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1849898/report-yamuna-water-crosses-danger-mark-flood-threat-over-delhi

Duke Energy selects five Indiana properties for potential industrial and business development

/PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy has selected five Indiana properties for participation in its 2013 Site Readiness Program to prepare the properties for... ...

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Comcast Awards $107,000 In Scholarships To 98 Massachusetts Students

/PRNewswire/ -- The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives,... ...

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