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Probe blames Israeli navy for flotilla raid

An internal probe by the military has found serious errors by the Israeli navy while preparing and carrying out the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which nine Turkish activists were......

Gulf News reporter on flotilla to be deported

Abbas al Lawati, a Gulf News reporter, travelling with the humanitarian flotilla that came under an Israeli raid will be deported, the paper said, a day after he was reported missing. Abbas briefly......

World condemns Israel's midsea mayhem

United Nations members and officials came out in strong condemnation of Israel's attack on a humanitarian flotilla headed to the Gaza strip on Monday, with its chief Ban Ki Moon seeking a 'full......

Israel attacks Gaza aid flotilla, 16 dead

At least 16 people have been killed and 30 injured after Israeli troops stormed a convoy of six ships carrying activists and aid supplies to Gaza. According to reports, the confrontation took......

Multi-nation naval wargames to begin on Tuesday

The biggest ever naval flotilla to be in action off the Indian coast on Tuesday will see warships from five countries including US and India carry out manouveres to test their capabilities in a......

India to become the world's largest economy by 2050

India's share in the world gross domestic product (GDP) has increased from around three per cent in 1990 (at purchasing power parity-adjusted exchange rates) to around five per cent now, making it......

80% land in India prone to catastrophes

This year has already seen three major global catastrophes - in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Yogesh Lohiya, Chairman and Managing Director, General Insurance Corporation, the only domestic......

Wanted: More information on public projects

Imagine if we, the public, had easy access to all information pertaining to public projects. What if this access was naturally available for the entire cycle of the project, without struggling......

Meet one of India's topmost admen

Over masala tea and sandwich, the 40-year old McCann India chairman Prasoon Joshi says advertising is now less about a make-believe wonder world. The ad, which went on to win the Silver Lion at......

These are India's best cities to do business in

A few days ago, we asked your opinion on which are the best cities in India to do business in. Thousands of you enthusiastically voted for the city of your choice. Now, the verdict is in!......

Meet the contributors behind Onir's I Am

Onir's I Am is generating buzz as much for its sensitive subject as for its experimental method of mobilising finance through social networking sites. A montage of four segments, I Am, as Onir......

Bollywood jab mamu ban gaya!

Ranbir Kapoor joined the long list of Bollywood's mamus when his sister Riddhima delivered a baby recently. Mamu-bhanjas have made for rather interesting combinations in tinsel town. Here's a......

Coming up with Golconda High School

National Award-winning director Mohankrishna Indraganti is back with Golconda High School, a film based on the book The Men Within by Harimohan Paruvu. The initial response to the Telugu film has......

Catching a flick with these hotties

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Lara Dutt is spotted at the premiere of Antarwand, in Mumbai on Thursday. The movie based on a true story about groom......

Hollywood's Sexiest Moms

Halle Berry is the hottest mum in Hollywood, according to a new poll. The Monster's Ball star, who has a two-year-old daughter, Nahla, with former partner Gabriel Aubry, was named the sexiest......

US swimmer forced to end Cuba-Florida swim: CNN

Sixty-one-year-old American swimmer Diana Nyad was forced to end her bid to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage in mid-trip on Tuesday, CNN reported. CNN,......

'Gayle storm' strikes as RCB pip Mumbai to reach final

Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on champions Chennai Super Kings in Saturday's Indian Premier League final after in-form Chris Gayle blasted 89 to lift them to a 43-run victory over Mumbai......

Focus should be on World Cup and not Sachin: Kirmani

While appreciating the sentiments expressed by a few Indian cricketers, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, of the team wanting to win the World Cup for Sachin Tendulkar, former players are of......

Despite injuries, India ready for tri(al) series

India will be without many key players in the tri-series due to injuries but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it's a blessing in disguise as it presents them with an opportunity to test bench......

French Open, career closed!

Call it coincidence, a curse or even a jinx, for that matter. But a comparative analysis of the four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis suggests that a triumph at the French Open is definitely a......

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Q. What is special about today ?
: A. 642 Battle of Maserfield Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.910 The last major Danish army to raid England is defeated at...... more

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Q. What do u mean by Fleet?
Jaya: A. A fleet is a collection of ships or vehicles, with many specific connotations: * Fleet vehicles, two or more vehicles * Naval fleet, a...... more

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Q. Who first sailed from Europe to India?
PMDhanya Nair: A. In 1497, Vasco da Gama, a young Portuguese sea captain, was summoned to the court of King Manuel I. The king informed him that, as one of the most...... more

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Maps, documents affirming Vietnam's sovereignty exhibited in Ly Son

Speaking at the event on July 2, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan highlighted the meaning of holding the... ...

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Country needs more managers and fewer economists

The world is the stormy sea in which India, a flotilla, sails. When a ship gets into stormy seas, the captain makes it watertight—a vessel is... ...

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TAT Invites Visitors to Festival Celebrating Traditional Life by the Riverside

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is inviting visitors to this UNESCO World Heritage Site province to participate in a unique festival... ...

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Chinese patrol ships arrest 6 Vietnamese fishermen

Chinese patrol ships arrested six Vietnamese fishermen in waters off China's Hainan Island, officials said Friday, an incident likely to heighten... ...

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Amid China spat, Vietnam to build 32 patrol ships

09:40 am Hanoi: Vietnam plans to build 32 new coastal patrol vessels, boosting its maritime muscle and surveillance capacities amid an increasingly... ...

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