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K'taka BJP has broken all records in corruption: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is a world champion in corruption. Gandhi was addressing a rally in Tumkur as part of his Karnataka election campaign.......

Sunita Williams discusses space walk and 'samosas'

She holds the world record for the longest space flight by a woman. But as a child, Sunita Williams never wanted to become an astronaut. "I never wanted to be an......

IN PHOTOS: WEIRDEST world records in recent times

We take a look at some of the weirdest world records of recent times. Chinese residents in Costa Rica cook Cantonese fried rice during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown in San Jose,......

World's largest prime number has 17 million digits

Researchers have identified the world's largest prime number yet, beating the previous record by over four million digits. The number has now shot up to 2 multiplied by itself 57,885,161 times......

NASA scientists to attempt one-year spaceflight

A veteran National Aeronautics and Space Administration space commander is set to make an out-of-the-world record by spending the most consecutive days in space by any American in a single mission.......

Meet the World's 30 richest people

The number of billionaires has reached a record high of 1,426 with a net worth $5.4 trillion, says Forbes. The United States has more billionaires than any other country.Take a look at the world's......

Meet the World's 30 richest people

India's 17 spectacular international airports

The Indian aviation sector has an envious track record with one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets. With a rise in air travel, the domestic aviation market has tripled in the past five......

Toyota wins back world's top auto sales crown from GM

Toyota Motor Corp regained the crown as the world's top selling automaker in 2012, posting record-high sales and beating rivals General Motors and Volkswagen. Toyota said on Monday it sold 9.75......

Wacky, hand-made cars in Hyderabad museum

His passion for turning metal scrap into objects has won him a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records. Kanyaboina Sudhakar, the owner of Sudha Cars Museum in Hyderabad, the first and only......

Powell withdraws from Melbourne meet

Former 100 metres World record holder Asafa Powell has been forced to withdraw from his first meeting since last year's Olympic final because of a hamstring injury, Athletics Australia said on......

Photos: I don't give records any importance, says Messi

Barcelona's World Player of the Year Lionel Messi scored in a 19th successive La Liga match on Saturday, entering a new statistic in the record books by netting against every team in the league......

Photos: Williams sinks Sharapova for record sixth Miami title

World No. 1 Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 and win the Sony Open for a record sixth time on Saturday as she continued her dominance over her......

Suhr sets world record in indoor pole vault

Olympic champion Jenn Suhr lit up the US indoor athletics championships on Saturday by leaping 5.02 metres to set a new women's pole vault world record. The 31-year-old American's stunning vault in......

East German Olympic shot put champion admits doping

Former East German Olympic shot put champion and three-time world record breaker Udo Beyer has admitted doping in a new documentary film about the lives of top athletes in the socialist state. In......

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Q. Never break four things in our life TRUST RELATION -------. HEART because they break, they don;t make noise but ------a lot. Charles Dickens.
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Q. What is the biggest land animals height and weight?
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Q. Which animated movie holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Swearing in an Animated Film"?
Pravin: A. The largest African elephant weighed Thirteen point five Tons The world record holder weighed this much and stood 13ft/4m tall at the shoulder more

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Sreesanth if found guilty to forgo World Cup medals, records erased

Sports News: CHANDIGARH: If India pacer S Sreesanth is found guilty in the IPL spot-fixing case, have to return the World Cup 2011 and World T20... ...

http://www.keralanext.com/news/2013/05/20/article110.asp

IPL vs Indian Play-around League

The reaction of the cricketing fraternity to the spot-fixing charges and the subsequent arrest of a few cricketers and more than 11 bookies has... ...

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IMS Health and Remedy Informatics Announce Real-World Evidence Collaboration

Brings Together Industry-Leading Information and Technology Solutions To Enable Innovative Patient Treatment Insights PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. & SALT... ...

http://www.asianhhm.com/press/pressrelease_archives.asp?PID=4516&title=IMS-Health-and-Remedy-Informatics-Announce-RealWorld-Evidence-Collaboration

Gold falls for 8th session, silver down sharply

10:37 (IST) More From Commodities Gold fell for an eighth straight session on Monday to its weakest level in over a month, as fears that the U.S.... ...

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Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city

Anchorage : Alaska's Pavlof Volcano sent ash and steam skyward but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers. A... ...

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