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Killer cold wave makes north India shiver

The death toll due to the cold wave sweeping across north India rose to 157 even as its intensity abated slightly on Tuesday in parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. The 300-km Jammu-Srinagar......

India concerned over harassment of Sikhs in Pak

Taking serious note of Sikhs being driven away from their homes by the Taliban in Pakistan's northwest region, India on Friday conveyed its concerns to Islamabad over the treatment meted out to the......

Cold wave persists in North India; toll at 46

North India continued to reel under an intense cold wave on Tuesday even as the death toll in the current spell rose to 46 with two more deaths being reported from Uttar Pradesh. The national......

5.2 intensity tremors rock Nepal

The northwest areas of Nepal were rocked by an earthquake tuesday morning, India Meteorologcal Department said in New Delhi.The temblor, which measured 5.2 on the Richter scale, occurred at 0721......

Rains, snow in north India

One person was killed and three injured as torrential rains accompanied by hailstorm lashed much of northwest India bringing much needed relief from the scorching heat even as unexpected heavy......

Jet inks e-ticketing deal with KLM, BA

Jet Airways on Monday announced India's first interline e-ticketing agreement with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Northwest Airlines and British Airways.Gaurang Shetty, vice president (marketing) of Jet......

Land prices soar as farmhouses in Delhi see realty boom

Costs on the outskirts soar 50-100% through past year The prices of land on the outskirts of Delhi, where farmhouses are permitted, have soared 50-100 per cent through the past year. The rise in......

'2013 to be year of consolidation for Essar Energy'

Last year, the Ruias-promoted Essar Energy completed some of its major growth projects in the energy space. Though there were concerns on the regulatory front, some of the company's power plants......

Unilever to expand IT centre in Bengaluru

Unilever, the consumer goods multinational corporation, said on Thursday its global information technology, innovation and global enterprise support centre here would be expanded.Functional since......

El Nio threat wanes

As the southwest monsoon continues to narrow its overall deficit, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday exuded confidence that the dreaded El Nio weather pattern was unlikely to......

'You will always remain our Hero, Devsaab'

'Why should I give you an interview? What will you ask me that has not been asked before?' Devsaab asked A Ganesh Nadar.I grew up watching Devsaab's movies -- Guide, Johny Mera Naam, Hare Rama......

Dum Maaro Dum goes to Hyderbad

Bipasha Basu upped the glam quotient of Dum Maaro Dum's press conference at Hyderabad. Dressed in a simple floral short dress, the Bengali beauty looked gorgeous as she smiled for the cameras. She......

Bollywood gets blown away by Hrithik

The Twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. Hrithik Roshan's performance in Guzaarish seems to have......

Why Salman Khan thanked Akshay Kumar

The twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. Salman Khan is bonding with every star in Bollywood.......

Why Indian Americans can't get enough of Jay Sean

Last month the Trump Taj Mahal auditorium in Atlantic City was buzzing with young Indian American teenagers -- more girls than boys -- as they watched a handful of opening acts. But they were all......

Images: Vettel wins crash-hit Monaco GP

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel took his fifth victory in six races when he won a crash-hit Monaco Grand Prix thriller for Red Bull on Sunday. With the safety car twice deployed and......

Motherland of soccer humiliated with first round defeat

England's bid to stage the World Cup for the first time in more than half a century ended in a humiliating first-round defeat when they collected just two votes from the 22-man FIFA executive......

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: The key head-to-head battles

It is still early in the season, of course, but a game that will be watched by millions worldwide could have a huge bearing on a title battle that was only ever going to involve two teams.......

People speak for northwest india

QNA

Q. How many territories did Alexander the Great conquer?
Mohanbirsingh Ghura: A. more

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Q. How many HORSE-SHOE lakes are there in India ...name plz....???
Pradipta Pati: A. Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, part of India, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan. This is in...... more

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Q. What Is The Total No. Of STATES At PRESENT In INDIA ?
Prasoon Sinha: A. Bhalswa horseshoe lake or Bhalswa jheel is a lake in northwest Delhi, more

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Q. which are the bountaries of india?
Prasoon Sinha: A. north: Bhutan,Nepal,China. Northeast: Bangladesh.East: Mayanmar, Thailand, Malaysia. South: Srilanka. West: Arabian Sea. Northwest: Pakistan. more

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Q. What\'s the best city in India for an Indian-born Canadian in his mid 20s to move to? I\'m looking for fun, adventure, and lots of interesting young people. But I\'m also looking for it to be reasonable - somewhere where I can make ends meet financially, and a place where I\'ll actually be able to adjust to the difference in lifestyle between Canada and India (i.e. more crowded, traffic congestion, etc) - I\'m pretty \'spoiled\' back home :) I love Mumbai but am told it\'s prohibitively expensive, even though I\'ve got a bachelor\'s degree - so I\'m looking at Bangalore,
Mohammed Ali: A. In my views the best place for u is Chandigarh. This is a union territory of India, that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana....... more

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Web results for Northwest India

Indian mining firms face human rights issues in Mozambique

In a report with recommendations for Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) and the Indian government, Human Rights Watch said the Mozambique government and... ...

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Suicide bomber kills three in northwest Pakistan

A suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in north-western Pakistan and set off his explosives killing three... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/suicide-bomber-kills-three-in-northwest-pakistan/article4746076.ece

Highway bridge collapses in US; no deaths reported

The major highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada and the rest of the Pacific Northwest region collapsed dumping at least a handful of vehicles... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334333/highway-bridge-collapses-us-no.html

Hottest May day in 11 years; respite only from Sunday

Officials said that the prolonged heatwave was a result of the absence of western disturbance activity for a long period of time, strong hot... ...

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Flintoff set for 'big bash' with stars

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff may no longer be a member of the England side but that won't stop him from returning to cricket duty for Twenty20 action... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Flintoff-set-for-big-bash-with-rugby-league-stars/articleshow/20235229.cms

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