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India test fires nuclear capable Agni-I sucessfully

23. March 2008

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India on Sunday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-1 missile from the Wheelers’ Island, a defence base in the Bay of Bengal on Orissa coast.”It was the second user’s trial of this sophisticated missile,” officials associated with the trial said. The 15 metre tall Agni-1 missile, weighing about 12 tonnes, is capable of carrying both conventional [...]

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This is how the international airport of Delhi(IGI) looks like.

15. March 2008

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This is nothing new and there have been rants about this ever since its existence. I recently went to IGI( Indira Gandhi International) airport to receive a friend of mine. This was my first visit after about 10+ years and (i can say things havent changed) the first time i went i was too young and [...]

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India is the sixth most popular country in the US

11. March 2008

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India is the sixth most popular country in the US, with 69 per cent of Americans having a positive image about it, while Pakistan finds itself among the 10 most unpopular nations, according to a new poll. Of 22 countries rated in Gallup’s 2008 World Affairs survey, Canada, Great Britain, Germany and Japan win favour with at [...]

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Slow death of Indian hockey at the hands of KPS Gill

11. March 2008

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Yesterday was,indeed,the saddest,ugliest day for Indian Hockey. The day saw history being made(on the negative side) when India, 8 time Olympic champ failed even to qualify for the Beijing Olympics for the first time in 80 years. India were defeated by 2-0 by Great Britain in the finals of the Olympic qualifier. The [...]

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4 Indians in top 10 billionaires in Forbes’s list

7. March 2008

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The recent billionaires list released by Forbes shows some incredible facts: 1. After being the world’s richest man for 13 years on the trot, Microsoft’s Bill Gates is no longer the world’s richest man.He currently owns $58 billion of wealth. 2. Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway has over taken even Carlos Slim Helu, the Mexican telecom giant [...]

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