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  Know Devyani Khobragade who was humiliated by New York police

  India | January 11, 2014 6:52 IST

  New Delhi: Devyani Khobragade, India's deputy consul general in New York, is the daughter of a retired IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre Uttam Khobragade.  Devyani Khobragade  was arrested by New York police on visa fraud

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  Know Lal Thanhawla, who will become Mizoram CM for fifth time

  India | December 10, 2013 6:31 IST

  Aizawl: A poster boy of Congress in Mizoram, four-time Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla is a stalwart in the state politics and has been in and out of power for the past three decades.71-year-old Lal Thanhawla

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  Tehelka Scandal:Know the rise and fall of the sting king Tehelka

  India | November 30, 2013 15:18 IST

  New Delhi: Tehelka has always been known for its investigative journalism in general, sting operations in particular. It is owned by Anant Media Pvt Ltd. 65% equity in Anant Media Pvt Ltd . 19% equity

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  Know the top ten bombers of all time

  World | July 07, 2014 7:38 IST

  New Delhi: In the early days of the Great War, the bomber was a relatively new concept. Like all Great War era aircraft, it had many problems, the majority of them crippling. Early bombing was

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  Know the Syrian warrior queen leading women's brigade against Assad

  World | November 20, 2013 6:31 IST

  New Delhi: A Syrian mother of seven was so determined to help fight against Bashar Al Assad that she divorced her husband to lead a 40-strong women's brigade. Khowleh, the name she adopted after the

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  Know Bharat Ratna C.N.R Rao, scientist par excellence

  India | November 17, 2013 6:48 IST

  Bangalore: Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, 79, who was Saturday conferred the country's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, has been chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh since 2005.The Bangalore-born Rao

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  Know the man with the world's largest Pizza box collection

  World | November 17, 2013 6:51 IST

  Brooklyn: Scott Wiener of Brooklyn just earned the Guinness World Record for “Largest Collection Of Pizza Boxes.Scott Wiener has 595 different cardboard pizza boxes from 45 different countries, which he started collecting in 2008 after

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  Know the first person to go under knife for plastic surgery

  World | November 17, 2013 6:54 IST

  New Delhi: Walter Yeo, a British sailor during World War I, is often cited as the first known person to have benefited from plastic surgery.Walter sustained terrible facial injuries, including the loss of his upper

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  Know Pakistan's biggest Hindu shrine, Katasaraj temple

  World | November 15, 2013 6:33 IST

  New Delhi: There are many Hindu temples in Pakistan even today. Lord Shiva's Katasaraj Temple is the biggest Hindu temple of Pakistan. Hindus have a lot of faith in this shrine.It is located 270 km

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  Know the importance and significance of Muharram

  India | November 15, 2013 6:29 IST

  New Delhi: The holy month of Muharram is observed by Muslims across the globe. The month is the first of the twelve months in the Islamic calendar, thereby marking the Islamic New Year.  It is

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  Medical anomaly: Know the giant man in UK who is 7ft tall and is still growing

  World | November 04, 2013 7:03 IST

  New Delhi: Robert Smith, a  24-year-old man suffers from proteus syndrome, which causes his bones and skin to grow in an abnormal way. He is 7 feet tall and still growing.This medical condition has made

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  Know Black Beauty, planner of the Patna serial blasts

  India | November 02, 2013 6:43 IST

  New Delhi: He used Black Beauty as his code name in internet chats and has a Masters in Psychology - this is the profile of a 24-year-old Indian Mujahideen man Haider Ali, who, according to

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  Know the Condom King of Thailand, Mechai Viravaidya

  World | October 25, 2013 17:04 IST

  Bangkok: Mechai Viravaidya is famous in Thailand, a national hero in the war against AIDS. He has led one of the world's most successful campaigns against HIV infections. Viravaidya was born in Thailand to a

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  Know facts about the US shutdown

  World | October 22, 2013 14:01 IST

  New Delhi: From time to time, the US government faces a complete shutdown of its essential services. Since 1976, the US federal government has faced a shutdown 17 times. The last one occurred when Bill

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  Gold treasure hunt: Know who Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh was

  India | October 19, 2013 6:39 IST

  New Delhi: Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh is in news after a sadhu's dream that 1,000 tonnes of gold was buried in the remains of the Raja's old fort in Daundiya Kheda village of Unnao

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  Know 8 controversial beauty queens of all times

  World | October 18, 2013 6:13 IST

  New Delhi: Beauty queens are literally worshipped by their fans all over the world, but there have been some beauties across the world  who courted controversies and caught headlines.Here is a list of 8 such

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  Know more about the world's fattest man, Jon Brower Minnoch

  World | July 17, 2014 8:10 IST

  New Delhi: American Jon Brower Minnoch is the world's heaviest person on record, weighing in at 1,400 pounds.He was a taxi driver by profession.The Guinness Book of World Records lists Minnoch as the heaviest man

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  Know ten facts about cyclones

  India | October 13, 2013 6:21 IST

  New Delhi: A cyclone is a large-scale low pressure system characterized by a cyclonic circulation about a definite center where pressure is lowest. Generally bring stormy weather. In the northern hemisphere, where tropical cyclones occur

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  Know about the amazing living tree root bridges of Cherrapunjee

  India | October 07, 2013 6:01 IST

  New Delhi: The earth's wettest land Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya  has bridges made out of living tree roots. It may sound magical or even exaggeration; the root bridges of Cherrapunji are really alive. In the depths

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  Know the secrets of Amroha Shah Wilayat dargah where scorpions never sting

  India | October 06, 2013 6:22 IST

  New Delhi: India is a land of miracles and magic arts. Saints, sufis, miracle men are worshipped by devouts in thousands, and on their anniversaries, in lakhs.In Uttar Pradesh's Amroha is the shrine of Sharfuddin