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Know facts about Bhutan, the world's "happiest" country
World | Oct 19, 2013, 06:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bhutan, a landlocked country in the Himalayas, is known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon".In 2008, Bhutan made the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy and held its first general election. Bhutan
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The world's top 10 royal weddings
World | Apr 18, 2014, 07:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: Royal weddings have always generated curiosity among commoners across the world, and at most of the times, such weddings are telecast live to millions throughout the world. Such royal weddings are naturally extravagant,
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The world's top 10 destination for kids
World | Oct 18, 2013, 01:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: They say ‘all work and no play make Jack a dull boy'. In these times of tech savvy and sedentary lifestyles, children hardly get any time to go out, play, and have recreation.
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Legends of the hidden treasures of the world
World | Oct 18, 2013, 01:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: There are many accounts of lost treasures, some dating from ancient times and those that are more recent. Just imagine walking around in the woods and stumbling across a treasure chest of money.Treasures
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Know the glamour and power world of disgraced IPL chief Lalit Modi
Cricket | Oct 16, 2013, 06:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: Disgraced Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi, who was been slapped with a life ban by the BCCI, cannot forget his days during the IPL seasons he organised. From parties to quality time
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The world's top 10 worst cyclones
World | Oct 13, 2013, 06:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: As the Indian states of Odisha and coastal Andhra face the onslaught of Cyclone ‘Phailin', let's have a look at major cyclones that have occured in the past. Nature can be beautiful or
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Know why Ganga, Yamuna are among world's top 10 most polluted rivers
India | Oct 09, 2013, 06:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: River, one of the most powerful forces of nature, has been revered the world over since the ancient past. These massive freshwater bodies have always been an excellent source of water and food.
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World's top 10 hottest female news anchors
World | Apr 25, 2014, 08:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Anchors there are many, but some anchors have a huge fan following. The news channel's TRPs shoot up when these anchors appear on screen.These anchors are literally the faces for their respective networks.
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Auto GP World Series: Karthikeyan ends season with five wins
Other Sports | Oct 06, 2013, 11:25 PM ISTBrno (Czech Republic): Narain Karthikeyan's 2013 Auto GP World Series season came to a controversial end Sunday when he was disqualified due to a loose front wing after managing second place in the final race
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Hales, World's no. 1 T20 batsman, hopes to secure a deal over 5 cr in IPL
Cricket | Oct 04, 2013, 04:37 PM ISTLondon: Alex Hales, the world no. 1 T20 batsman, hopes to secure a deal in excess of £500,000 per season in next January's India premier League auction. He has asked Nottinghamshire to release him for
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Meet Ayrton Senna whose 20th anniversary being observed
Other Sports | Oct 09, 2014, 12:41 PM ISTRome: It is a testament to Ayrton Senna's lasting impact on Formula One that the 20th anniversary of his death will be observed this week with five days of commemorations at the Imola track where
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Champions League: Dhoni is a role model for cricketers all over the world, says Chris Morris
Cricket | Oct 01, 2013, 07:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: "Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a role model to many cricketers around the world" - the expression made by South African pacer Chris Morris appropriately summed up the magic of India's cricket captain.Morris doffed
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World's 10 countries with no armed forces
World | Mar 14, 2014, 04:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Armed forces are considered much important for the defence, survival and protection of a country. China is believed to have the largest armed forces in the world. Still there are some countries having
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The world's 10 deadliest plane crashes
World | Mar 14, 2014, 06:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: Aviation has brought the people of the world closer to one another. Every day thousands of flights originate and land in most of the cities of the world, and yet occasionally there are
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Tamil National Alliance sweeps provincial polls in northern Sri Lanka
World | Sep 22, 2013, 12:12 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, TNA, is heading for a landslide win in the historic polls in the Tamil-majority Northern Province, four years after the military defeated the LTTE to end decades of ethnic
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Indian cinema not on par with world's: Nageswara Rao
Bollywood | Sep 19, 2013, 05:17 PM ISTChennai: The Indian film industry is yet to find a place amid world cinema even as it celebrates its centenary year, rues one of the country's acting legends, Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR), who turns 90
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World's top 10 universities
World | May 27, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: The word university is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly means “community of teachers and scholars. In this modern era of competition every person wants to graduate from one
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World's fastest man Usain Bolt to retire after 2016 Rio Olympics
Other Sports | Sep 04, 2013, 11:26 PM ISTBrussels: The world's fastest bowler Usain Bolt plans to retire after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Bolt said Wednesday he wants to win more gold in Rio, set another world record in the 200 meters
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Obama challenges world on Syria, Congress talking
World | Sep 04, 2013, 09:14 PM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the international community's credibility is at stake in the debate over a military response to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. His top advisers took
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Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 67
World | Sep 04, 2013, 07:39 AM ISTBaghdad: A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 67 people in Iraq yesterday, officials said, the latest in a months-long surge of bloodshed that Iraqi security forces are