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  Gaddafi's car collection (Watch in pics)

  World | August 16, 2013 7:05 IST

  New Delhi: Col Muammar Gaddafi was the longest-ruling Arab leader, a tyrant and a ruthless dictator. He ruled Libya for almost 41 years, until the Libyan people decided they had enough  of his eccentricities.  There

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  Watch in pics, the first morning that dawned on independent India

  India | August 15, 2013 6:10 IST

  New Delhi: India got independence after a tumultous struggle against British rule on 15 August, 1947.As the dawn of freedom broke over the Indian horizon, there were millions of families who had been displaced because

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  Kishtwar after communal violence (Watch in pics)

  India | August 14, 2013 6:11 IST

  Jammu: Communal violence flared up in between two communities in Kishtwar town of Jammu region on Eid-ul-Fitr Friday after about 500 villagers raised pro-independence slogans.The mobs torched over two dozen shops, some vehicles, a petrol

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  Watch in pics Delhi's Chandni Chowk down the years

  India | August 13, 2013 6:17 IST

  New Delhi: Chandni Chowk is the main street of the old city of Delhi (Shahjahanabad). Chandni Chowk, literally means moonlight square and derives its name from the fact that originally, a canal ran down the

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  Today in History: Operation Storm begins in Croatia (watch in pics)

  World | August 04, 2013 6:42 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 4: On August 5, 1995, Croatian armed forces launched a massive offensive, codenamed "Operation Storm", that put an end to the four-year uprising that affected a third of its territory by armed

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  Tourist bus falls in Italy, watch rescue operation in pics

  World | July 29, 2013 15:57 IST

  New Delhi: A tourist bus filled with Italians returning home after an excursion plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy after it had smashed into several cars that were slowed by heavy

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  Today In History: First World War breaks out (watch in pics)

  World | July 28, 2013 13:39 IST

  New Delhi, July 28: In late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia.  An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident, leading to the

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  Rain derails Mumbai (watch in pics)

  India | July 25, 2013 16:56 IST

  Mumbai: Heavy rains once again derailed Mumbai other areas of Maharashtra, prompting the civic to advise people to stay at home and schools to shut as a precautionary measure.Rail and road traffic was also disrupted

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  Watch in pics the world's largest aviation expo

  World | June 25, 2013 6:49 IST

  Paris: Planes, planes and more planes are hitting the skies this week at the world's oldest and largest airshow. Celebrating its centennial, the 50th edition of the bi-annual, seven-day International Paris Air Show kicked off

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  Watch in pics Kedarnath after the devastating rains

  India | June 24, 2013 11:30 IST

  New Delhi: The unprecedented rains turned Kedarnath into a ghost town with bodies strewn all over.Rain water gushed into the town from the summit behind the famous shrine carrying rocks and boulders, destroying everything on

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  Watch in pics the devastation caused by massive tornado in Oklahoma

  World | May 21, 2013 19:36 IST

  Washington: A gigantic tornado Monday ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City in the US , destroying a school, sparking fires and flattening homes across whole neighbourhoods.The twister struck about 4.00 p.m. (local time) Monday

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