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    India's Cyclone Phailin

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    India's Cyclone Phailin



    An Indian villager braving strong winds and rain walk to a safer place, in village Podampeta, in Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, October 12, 2013. Strong winds and heavy rains pounded India's eastern coastline Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people took shelter from a massive, powerful Cyclone Phailin expected to reach land in a few hours. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout/AP Photo)...

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    India Launches [Leave me Alone] Campaign to Save Indian Tigers

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3843, Fact
    India Launches [Leave me Alone] Campaign to Save Indian Tigers



    A leopard skin burns as Indian officials and activists burn wildlife contraband including tiger and leopard skins, and bones as part of a campaign to save the tiger in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Despite conservation efforts, tiger numbers in India have declined due to rampant poaching of the cats for their valuable pelts and body parts that are highly prized in traditional Chinese medicine. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)...

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    Heavy Showers Flooded Some Areas in India

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    Heavy Showers Flooded Some Areas in India



    People move through a waterlogged street in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Heavy showers flooded some areas in the city on Tuesday. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)...

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    Heavy Rain Showers in India

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    Heavy Rain Showers in India



    A submerged statue of the Hindu Lord Shiva stands amid the flooded waters of river Ganges at Rishikesh in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand June 17, 2013. Early monsoon rains have swollen the Ganges, India's longest river, swept away houses, killed at least 60 people and left tens of thousands stranded, officials said on June 18, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)...

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    Bollywood Dreams

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2885, Fact
    Bollywood Dreams



    Bollywood actress Chitrashi Rawat lies in a plastic drum as she is briefed by a crew member during the shoot for the film [Black Home] at a beach on the outskirts of Mumbai April 26, 2013. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)...

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    Large Portion of Kolkata Flyover Collapses

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    Large Portion of Kolkata Flyover Collapses



    Indian onlookers stand near the collapsed portion of the flyover in Kolkata on March 3, 2013. A huge portion of a flyover on the eastern side of the Indian metropolis collapsed leaving three persons injured, the flyover connects the airport with Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and the eastern and southern suburbs. As the debris fell into a canal running below the flyover, it took down a truck the driver and two others were rescued from the canal by fire-brigade personnel and locals. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)...

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    A Mass Marriage of 162 Muslim Couples in India

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3358, Fact
    A Mass Marriage of 162 Muslim Couples in India



    An Indian bride, sits during a mass marriage of 162 Muslim couples in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, March 3, 2013. Mass marriages in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo/LaPresse)...

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    Hindu Devotees Gather For The Maha Kumbh

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2477, Fact
    Hindu Devotees Gather For The Maha Kumbh



    A man dressed as Hindu goddess Kali, the goddess of power, performs with a burning camphor tablet on his tongue during a religious procession ahead of the [Kumbh Mela], or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 6, 2013. During the festival, hundreds of thousands of Hindus take part in a religious gathering at the banks of the river Ganges. The festival is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)...

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    Rhino Rescued After Eight Day Ordeal

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 3120, Fact
    Rhino Rescued After Eight Day Ordeal



    After eight tense days, a female one horned rhinoceros was found and rescued from an area in India that has recently seen four other rhinos killed by poachers.

    Photo: The rhino was finally located on Sunday in a field where it had taken shelter. Forest officials guarded the female one horned rhinoceros until it could be tranquilized and transported back to the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. (Photo by Anupam Nath/Associated Press)...

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    Sherlyn Chopra – First Indian Woman in Playboy

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 4892, Fact
    Sherlyn Chopra – First Indian Woman in Playboy



    [Sherlyn Chopra, a Bollywood film actor, will become the first woman from India to strip naked in Playboy. The 28-year-old knockout wrote to the magazine and suggested the idea herself, the BBC reported. They got back to her within a few days to accept]. – HuffingtonPost.com...

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India's Cyclone Phailin

  • 100
Author: peter from 14 November, views 4474, Fact
India's Cyclone Phailin



An Indian villager braving strong winds and rain walk to a safer place, in village Podampeta, in Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, October 12, 2013. Strong winds and heavy rains pounded India's eastern coastline Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people took shelter from a massive, powerful Cyclone Phailin expected to reach land in a few hours. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout/AP Photo)...

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India Launches [Leave me Alone] Campaign to Save Indian Tigers

  • 80
Author: jone from 14 November, views 3843, Fact
India Launches [Leave me Alone] Campaign to Save Indian Tigers



A leopard skin burns as Indian officials and activists burn wildlife contraband including tiger and leopard skins, and bones as part of a campaign to save the tiger in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Despite conservation efforts, tiger numbers in India have declined due to rampant poaching of the cats for their valuable pelts and body parts that are highly prized in traditional Chinese medicine. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)...

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Heavy Showers Flooded Some Areas in India

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2560, Fact
Heavy Showers Flooded Some Areas in India



People move through a waterlogged street in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Heavy showers flooded some areas in the city on Tuesday. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)...

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Heavy Rain Showers in India

  • 80
Author: alice from 14 November, views 3174, Fact
Heavy Rain Showers in India



A submerged statue of the Hindu Lord Shiva stands amid the flooded waters of river Ganges at Rishikesh in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand June 17, 2013. Early monsoon rains have swollen the Ganges, India's longest river, swept away houses, killed at least 60 people and left tens of thousands stranded, officials said on June 18, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)...

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Bollywood Dreams

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 2885, Fact
Bollywood Dreams



Bollywood actress Chitrashi Rawat lies in a plastic drum as she is briefed by a crew member during the shoot for the film [Black Home] at a beach on the outskirts of Mumbai April 26, 2013. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)...

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Large Portion of Kolkata Flyover Collapses

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 1879, Fact
Large Portion of Kolkata Flyover Collapses



Indian onlookers stand near the collapsed portion of the flyover in Kolkata on March 3, 2013. A huge portion of a flyover on the eastern side of the Indian metropolis collapsed leaving three persons injured, the flyover connects the airport with Eastern Metropolitan Bypass and the eastern and southern suburbs. As the debris fell into a canal running below the flyover, it took down a truck the driver and two others were rescued from the canal by fire-brigade personnel and locals. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)...

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A Mass Marriage of 162 Muslim Couples in India

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3358, Fact
A Mass Marriage of 162 Muslim Couples in India



An Indian bride, sits during a mass marriage of 162 Muslim couples in Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, March 3, 2013. Mass marriages in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo/LaPresse)...

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Hindu Devotees Gather For The Maha Kumbh

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2477, Fact
Hindu Devotees Gather For The Maha Kumbh



A man dressed as Hindu goddess Kali, the goddess of power, performs with a burning camphor tablet on his tongue during a religious procession ahead of the [Kumbh Mela], or Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 6, 2013. During the festival, hundreds of thousands of Hindus take part in a religious gathering at the banks of the river Ganges. The festival is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)...

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Rhino Rescued After Eight Day Ordeal

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3120, Fact
Rhino Rescued After Eight Day Ordeal



After eight tense days, a female one horned rhinoceros was found and rescued from an area in India that has recently seen four other rhinos killed by poachers.

Photo: The rhino was finally located on Sunday in a field where it had taken shelter. Forest officials guarded the female one horned rhinoceros until it could be tranquilized and transported back to the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. (Photo by Anupam Nath/Associated Press)...

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Sherlyn Chopra – First Indian Woman in Playboy

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 4892, Fact
Sherlyn Chopra – First Indian Woman in Playboy



[Sherlyn Chopra, a Bollywood film actor, will become the first woman from India to strip naked in Playboy. The 28-year-old knockout wrote to the magazine and suggested the idea herself, the BBC reported. They got back to her within a few days to accept]. – HuffingtonPost.com...

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