Pennsylvania native Jon Potter strives to fly from world's won...Speed flying, in Potter's words, is "the extreme little brother of paragliding." He travelled to Egypt to attempt flying from the 480-foot-tall Great Pyramid of Giza. His attempt at the Bent Pyramid, older but shorter at 345 feet, came about because, well, he ... Times of India, 31 minutes ago |
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Fans wish Sachin Tendulkar on his 18th wedding anniversaryOn the Facebook page 'Mumbai Indians - We will Rock the World', links have been posted relating to the couple's saga of love at first sight. "You are my role model in love also," wrote a Tendulkar fan. With hundreds of 'Likes' and counting, photographs of the ... India Today, 14 minutes ago
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Aiming to develop India into design outsourcing hub: SharmaUnion government aims to make India the "design outsourcing hub of the world" in the next decade by creating more designers in different fields, Union Minister for Commerce Anand Sharma said today. "Finland has 145 designers per million population, ... Business Standard, 1 hour ago
'Govt to develop India into design outsourcing hub'
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Over 260 mn victims of caste-based discrimination: UNMore than 260 million people across the world are still victims of human rights abuses due to caste-based discrimination, a group of independent experts appointed by the UN warned today and asked South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to protect ... Business Standard, 1 hour ago
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5 feared dead on world's third-highest peakFive climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official said Friday. The five disappeared Monday on Mount Kanchenjunga, and bad weather was preventing a ... NBCNews.com, 21 hours ago
Manish Deka scales Mount Everest
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5 climbers missing on world's 3rd highest peak
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5 climbers missing on Mount Kanchenjunga, world's 3rd highest peak
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Nagpur station to be made a world-class terminalA two-member expert team from Belgium has evinced keen interest in further developing the Nagpur railway station into a world-class terminal. After visiting Nagpur station, the team has agreed to draft a master plan to be prepared within six months. Technical ... Zee News, 5 hours ago
Experts to develop Nagpur station into world-class terminal
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Belgian team feels Nagpur is fit to become world class station
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Experts from Belgium to develop Nagpur station into world-class terminal
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Largest Sikh festival to be held in MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, May 25: The largest Sikh festival in the world outside Punjab, which commemorates the death anniversary of a revered saint, will be held in the Malaysian state of Malacca next week.The ‘Barsi’ celebrations commemorate the death of ... IndiaTV News, 4 hours ago
Largest Sikh festival outside Punjab to be held in Malaysia
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Rafa, Djoko on semis collision course in ParisDefending French Open champion Rafael Nadal was drawn in the same half as world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday as the Spanish claycourt machine chases a record eighth title at Roland Garros. Third seed Nadal, who beat Djokovic in last year's final, could ... Bangalore Mirror, 5 hours ago
Rafa, Novak in same half
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Tough draw for Nadal
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Nadal, Djokovic on semi-final collision course in Paris
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What's new in Web World?Facebook has 750 million users, Twitter is accessed by 250 million and LinkedIn has 110 million users. Many are using other online sites. DeviantArt An online community for artists to showcase their work. LiveJournal A Russian social network for bloggers. India Today, 3 hours ago
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TOP 10: World's friendliest countries for touristsAccording to a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), these countries are most friendly towards tourists. Have you made your travel plans already? The World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 recently listed out the most and the least friendly nations in the world. For this ranking, the surveyed were asked: "How welcome are foreign visitors in your country?" Here are the countries that made it to the top ten. 10. Burkina Faso Even ... Rediff.com, 5 hours ago
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