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Shashi Tharoor: We are all minorities in India

Indian nationalism is not based on language, or geography, or ethnicity, or religion, but is that of an idea of an ever-ever land -- emerging from an ancient civilisation, united by a shared......

Stunning PHOTOS: 11 must-see moments

National Geographic Traveler magazine recently announced the winners of its 24th annual photo contest. The magazine received more than 12,000 entries from 6,615 talented photographers in 152......

And the winner is Bonny Jain

If he could push a magic button, Bonny Jain, who has won the 2006 National Geographic Bee and a $25,000 scholarship prize, would travel to Greece tomorrow. "It is the place I really, really want to......

Anti-Japan protest in China over disputed islands

Thousands of Chinese protesters on Saturday pelted stones at Japan's embassy in Beijing amid growing tensions between the two sides over a group of islands in East China Sea, where surveillance......

Sunita Williams all set for second sojourn to space

Indian-American Sunita Williams, a record-setting astronaut who lived and worked aboard the International Space Station for six months in 2006, is all set for her second space odyssey. Williams,......

IT has transformed India: Ganesh Natarajan

Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Budget in Parliament on February 28.What impact will it have on the information technology sector?Will the Budget help India's business process......

India's commercial aviation sector to grow 9%

The commercial aviation sector in India and West Asia is expected to achieve overall annual growth of 9 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, for several years to come and will account for 11 per......

India's 13 most popular tourist destinations

Metro cities continue to capture top spots among the 10 most popular cities for travelers, according to the latest Hotels.com's Hotel Price Index. Tourism in India is the largest service industry,......

America's 20 most reputable companies

The reputation of corporate America after the battering it got during the economic crisis has noew slowly turned positive. Of the 20 notable changes in reputation among the 54 companies......

NDTV set to revive alliance with STAR

Nine years after parting ways, Prannoy Roy and Rupert Murdoch are again coming together for a unique airtime sale and marketing alliance.Roy's NDTV is set to outsource a bulk of ad sales to STAR......

'Goa offers a superb setting to Dum Maaro Dum'

After waiting for Rohan Sippy for over 15 minutes beyond schedule outside Saravana Bhavan in New York, I call his handler. He can't locate Sippy; the cell phone is switched off. I gave myself 10......

Bollywood's Hottest Bathroom Scenes

What's common between Imran Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Fardeen Khan and Jeetendra? Each one of them has featured in a hot bathroom scene at least once in their career. Imran recently......

Freida Pinto, Sharon Stone step out

Here's a look at hotties spotted at various red carpet events. Actress Freida Pinto arrives at the Certified Copy premiere during the 2010 Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Doha on...

Govinda wears Salman's Luck

We all know how indebted Govinda feels towards Salman Khan ever since the latter helped revive his career. But these days, Govinda has taken his devotion to the superstar......

True Stories with Anurag Kashyap

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Red Bull tweak Webber's car for Malaysia

Formula One champions Red Bull expect Mark Webber to be back up to speed in Malaysia this weekend after modifications to his car, team principal Christian Horner said on Monday. While champion......

Not just cricket for Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar has got little to prove on the cricket field; but off it, the sporting icon has one big regret -- not having learnt a musical instrument.The little master loves tuning in to music,......

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Q. who discovered oil or petrol ?
Right Sense: A. The equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the North Hemisphere and South Hemisphere. Its length is about 40,075 km (24,901.5...... more

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Q. The unknown continent of Americas was discovered in ?A - in 1310 by Abu Bakari (Abu Bakar), a Muslim king of the Malian Empire,B - IN 1421 by Cheng He C - IN 1492 by Columbus D -IN 1500 BY luis Africano
Onlytruth: A. The earliest known oil wells were drilled in China in 347 CE or earlier. They had depths of up to about 800 feet (240 m) and were drilled using...... more

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Q. Who first drew maps of America regarding discovery of America ?
Onlytruth: A. I think it is even before that ,cOMPLETE CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS ARE HERE It is an established, but not much publicised knowledge among historians...... more

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Q. which type of movie or T.V. programme ..do you like to prefer on Sunday ???????
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Boat clinics of Assam

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Ethiopians travel 'land of death' for sake of salt

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New Adventure travel series 'Freedom Riders Asia', Celebrating man and motorcycle on the move, debuts on ESPN India on 19 may

MUMBAI: Well-known motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman rides onto screens in Asia with the debut of Freedom Riders Asia, a six-part adventure... ...

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Bush Library and Museum Issues Forum to Examine DNA, Genealogy

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University will host a free issues forum on DNA and... ...

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