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Meet the Indian-Americans 'champions of change'

The United States has honoured 15 Asian American and Pacific Islander women, including two Indian-Americans, as "champions of change" in recognition of their significant contribution to the......

Islands dispute sparks China-Japan row

China has dispatched two of its maritime security vessels to patrol the waters of disputed islands in the Pacific Ocean, amid attempts by Japanese politicians to buy land there. China's fishery......

US cancels tsunami alert after Vanuatu quake

A massive earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale hit South Pacific Island Republic of Vanuatu at 4:14 am local time (22:44 IST) on Friday, which sparked United States to issue a tsunami......

Over 100 feared dead in tsunami-hit Samoa

The tsunami death toll triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake, which rocked Samoa and other Pacific islands, could reach 100, according to Red Cross and media reports.Locals in Samoa have been......

India MUST drive a hard bargain with China

India must be cautious and not repeat its Himayalan blunders during new Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang’s forthcoming visit, warns Colonel Anil Athale My last article Countries that wish to......

IMF adds Tuvalu as 187th member

The International Monetary Fund has added island nation Tuvalu located in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia as its 187th member.The IMF's Articles of Agreement were signed in......

Samoa Airline charging obese passengers more

Travel light, is what Samoa Air is telling passengers quite literally, as the airline has become the first in the world to introduce "pay as you weigh" flights in which overweight passengers have......

SE Asia ready to build, but will investors come?

Indonesia is seeking European investors for $9 billion worth of water, road, air and seaport projects in what will be a litmus test of Southeast Asian countries' ability to seize on ripe financial......

How Hong Kong has changed in 15 years

Hong Kong is one of two special administrative regions of China, the other being Macau. It is situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is known......

When Hong Kong fuelled Britain's economy

Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after the First Opium War (1839-42). Originally confined to Hong Kong Island, the colony's boundaries were extended in stages to the Kowloon......

PIX: Brangelina, Sean Penn step out in Cannes

Although both of them have been spotted at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival (Angelina for Kung Fu Panda 2 and Brad for Tree of Life), Hollywood's golden couple stepped out together for the first......

Vikram is the youth envoy of UN Habitat

Catch the action in the Tamil film industry right here! Tamil actor Vikram has been selected as the Youth Envoy for the UN Habitat (United Nations Human Settlement Programme). Out of the four......

Omi Vaidya: I am in a very exciting phase

Omi Vaidya, who infused hilarity in the big blockbuster, 3 Idiots, was amazed when he learnt that he would be under the supervision of filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar in his next film, Dil Toh Baccha......

Kal Penn returns to the White House

Indian American actor Kal Penn, born Kalpen Modi, is headed back to the White House! ABC News reports that the politically-active actor has finished filming the latest Harold & Kumar instalment,......

Brit sailing champ dies as boat capsizes in US at training

British yacht-racing champion Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, was killed on Thursday when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay......

Erroneous Sharapova stutters into pre-quarters

Maria Sharapova pushed the envelope on 'winning ugly' as she squeaked past British qualifier Heather Watson 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday. The French Open......

Ivanovic seeking to recapture former glory

Former World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic insisted she still had the game to challenge for grand slam titles after booking a spot in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday. The Serb, seeded 11th......

Rugby WC: England win brutal Argentina clash

England overcame a tough challenge from a brutal Argentina on the second day of the rugby World Cup on Saturday while the smaller nations showed that the gap to the top sides, so often a cause for......

Flashback: Memorable knocks before WC knock-outs

Bikash Mohapatra picks five batting performances that defined the opening stage of the World Cup. Even as the 2011 World Cup nears the business end -- beginning with the opening quarter-final......

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Q. What is the mean of VIRGIN?
Piaa: A. more

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Q. In what plate techtonic does mariana trench happen?
Chandaka Negi: A. un-touched.......a place where no one has ever been to......e.g. there are islands in pacific ocean which are still virgin more

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Q. where is victoria
ADITYA SHARMA: A. The Mariana Trench is the deepest trench in any of the world's oceans. It's in the western Pacific, east of the Mariana Islands (south of Japan and...... more

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Q. How many nuclear explosions have there been?
Vijay Shukla: A. Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. more

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Will PM's Tokyo visit balance India's equation with Beijing?

Japan is a crucial "swing state" for India to counter the immense diplomatic, economic and military might of China that continues to power on. Both... ...

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Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill

It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. Each year... ...

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How to become a crime scene investigator

Through books on Sherlock Holmes and TV shows like CSI, forensic science is well known around the world. Akshina Mehta scans through the study and... ...

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Washington: Describing him as a "trailblazer" who personifies the best of America, the US President Barack Obama has said that Indian-American... ...

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World's fattest man passes away at 409 kgs

Guam: World's fattest man, weighing over 400 kilograms, died at the age of 39 in Pacific Island of Guam. Ricky Naputi took a massive diet of over... ...

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