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  See Pics! This beautiful island in Assam, declared world's largest river island by Guinness World Records

  Lifestyle | September 06, 2016 17:12 IST

  The Guinness World Records recently declared Majuli, Assam's heritage island on Brahmaputra river, as the largest river island in the world. According to earlier records, Brazil's Marajo was the world's largest river island. Now, Majuli

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  China warns US Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island

  World | October 27, 2015 15:40 IST

  Beijing: A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing, which said

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  Japan Cabinet okays record military budget with eye on China

  World | January 14, 2015 10:14 IST

  Tokyo: Japan's Cabinet approved the country's largest ever defense budget on Wednesday, including plans to buy surveillance aircraft, drones and F-35 fighter jets to help counter China's rising assertiveness in the region.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's

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  Watch pics of how Balochistan earthquake created a new island off Gwadar coastline

  World | September 28, 2013 16:11 IST

  New Delhi: A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people in Balochistan, besides creating a new island off the Gwadar coastline in its wake, Express News reported.Tremors were felt

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  China warns Japan over islands row

  World | September 11, 2013 16:23 IST

  Beijing: China on Wednesday accused Japan of escalating provocation against Chinese sovereignty and said Japan must bear the consequences for it.China's reaction came after Japan Tuesday stated that it was considering a move to station

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  Army steps in to rescue five persons stuck on island near Kota

  India | July 29, 2013 16:23 IST

  Jaipur, Jul 29: Army has been roped in to rescue five persons stuck on a small island in Parvati river in Ayana village of Kota, police said today.The village is situated some 100 kilometres from

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  Jay-Z to buy island in Bahamas

  Hollywood | April 10, 2013 17:04 IST

  Los Angeles, April 10: Rapper Jay-Z is reportedly planning to buy an island worth 2 million pounds in Bahamas for wife Beyonce Knowles."Jay's been looking for a private island for the family. He wants to

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  A visit to Socotra, the island of 'Blood Trees'

  World | March 17, 2013 7:25 IST

  New Delhi: Socotra is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean, near the Gulf of Aden.  Situated some 250 miles off the coast of Yemen, the largest member of the archipelago, also

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  Dhanushkodi Island, India's ghost town

  India | March 02, 2013 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: Dhanushkodi was a small island at the southern tip of Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. Hindu scriptures says that at the request of Vibeeshana, brother of Ravan and ally of Ram, Rama broke the

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  China criticizes Dalai Lama over island comments

  World | November 12, 2012 15:39 IST

  Beijing, Nov 12 :  China on Monday accused the Dalai Lama of allying with Japanese right wingers in an island dispute as a way of attacking China and blamed him for glorifying a wave of

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  Karnataka Govt's Tourism Promotion Event Degenerates Into A Rave Party In Mangalore

  India | February 07, 2012 9:31 IST

  Mangalore, Feb 7: The Spring Zouk Island Festival 2012 hosted by the Karnataka tourism department recently has generated a controversy over use of drugs by foreign tourists who were found engaged in semi-nude frolic on

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