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US: Body found in river identified as Sunil Tripathi

A body discovered in a river in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, has been confirmed to be that of Sunil Tripathi, a 22-year-old Indian American student who went missing on March 16.......

Young man's body found. Could it be Sunil Tripathi?

A body discovered in a river in Providence, Rhode Island, may be that of Sunil Tripathi (left), the 22-year-old Indian-American student who went missing on March 16. Lieutenant Joseph Donnelly told......

This oasis of peace may soon be wiped out

In a serene river island, K Anurag spends some time amidst the spiritual bliss of ancient monasteries This idyllic island in the heart of the mighty Brahmaputra in Assam finds a special place on......

Flood situation grim in Assam

The flood situation remained grim in Assam on Tuesday, with the deluge inundating 167 villages in the largest river island Majuli besides washing away a baby rhino in Kaziranga National park. In......

Alert sounded in north-eastern states for cyclone 'Mahasen'

An alert has been sounded across Assam as cyclone 'Mahasen' is likely to hit the north-eastern states on Thursday night, officials have said. All boats and ferry services on Brahmaputra have been......

Bengal offers new location for chemical hub

The West Bengal governmentproposed on Monday Nayachar island on the Hooghly river, off Haldia, as the new destination for the state's chemical hub project that was derailed following an unrest in......

Singapore has started losing its economic prowess

For the first time in the history residents have turned against the government, raising dissent over high living costs and immigration policies. There is a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles on the......

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......

What led to the huge Sensex fall

Global turbulence came to fore on Tuesday as the Korean neighbours exchanged firing. With world markets already weighing under the euro debt crisis and fears of China rate hike, tension between......

The secret behind SpiceJet's success

On one of the first flights that Sanjay Aggarwal took on SpiceJet, the low-cost airline he heads, he was given a sandwich packed in a flimsy box. Soon, he found that his lap was full of crumbs from......

'If the land goes, then your home goes'

Sourav Sarangi is an award-winning filmmaker whose latest work Char… The No Man’s Island explores the border between India and Bangladesh, defined by a river and its ever-changed......

Ala Modalindi to get Tamil remake?

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Telugu cinema, right here! Ala Modalaindi, released on January 21 after a spate of Sankranti releases, is a hit. This love story, the......

A taste of Cannes in India

Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India.This is the second year in a row that I have managed to make it to the International Film Festival of Kerala in Trivandrum from December......

Bollywood's Top 10 hotties rocking eBay

If Shah Rukh Khan leads the brat pack on eBay's Bollywood Barometer, the girls aren't behind either. Here's a look at the top 10 actresses' merchandise in demand on the site. 10. Shilpa Shetty......

Gay loses 100 to Mullings in NY grand prix

Former world champion Tyson Gay stumbled out of the blocks and lost to training partner Steve Mullings of Jamaica in a slow 100 metres at New York's rainy Diamond League grand prix......

Gala show brings curtain down on Asian Games

The skies lit up with dazzling fireworks as an emotional China brought the curtains down on the biggest Asian Games in a riot of colour, foot-tapping music and a cultural extravaganza at the......

Unique acrobats, boat parades mark Asian Games opening

Two years after the spectacular success of Beijing Olympics, China dazzled the world once again by unveiling the 16th Asian Games with a spell-binding opening ceremony in which water was the......

Mumbai lass Swapnali Yadav makes swimming history

Swapnali Yadav is the 'Little Mermaid' in the world of swimming. The ten-year-old girl from Mumbai is the youngest-ever in swimming history to complete the 10km Bermuda Round the Sound Open......

India hard to beat at home, says Ponting

Hampered by injuries to a few key players, the Australian cricket team took off for India to play a seven-match ODI series with skipper Ricky Ponting conceding that despite their ICC Champions......

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Q. Sepic river. Will you please identify it?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

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Q. The largest river island is located at?
Pravin: A. longest river on the island of New Guinea more

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Q. where is polyandry practised ? how does the balance takes place ?
Right Sense: A. Majuli is the largest island in the world and is located in the banks of Brahmaputra River more

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Q. Which island is surrounded by the Krishna River?
Whizkid: A. Polyandry is a form of polygamy whereby a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.Polyandry in Tibet was a common practice and continues...... more

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Q. What do you know about Ireland!!! Their Culture, Tradition, Environment, Weather ETC?????
HARI Singh Nalwa: A. there are so many more

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SPECIAL REPORT - The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King

Employees work on a solar panel production line at Suntech Power Holdings headquarters in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, April 3, 2013. Credit:... ...

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Plantation drive to check erosion

Jorhat, May 18: Fifty-five saplings were planted on the premises of Auniati xatra in Majuli today on the 55th birth anniversary of the xatradhikar... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130519/jsp/northeast/story_16912982.jsp

Bluffton South Carolina - Fastest Growing Town in the Low Country

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BMC to install CCTV cameras to monitor waterlogging

BMC has decided to install CCTV cameras at chronic waterlogging areas in Mumbai in what it claims is an attempt to circumvent "unreliable" media... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bmc-to-install-cctv-cameras-to-monitor-waterlogging/1117713/

how is it to be on the longest train journey in India?

Opening showers: The skies open up at Dibrugarh, where the journey to Kanyakumari begins. On A hot summer afternoon in 1853, as the first steam... ...

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