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Thailand crisis: Thai Govt. declared state of emergency in Bangkok

January 24, 2014

The Thai government imposed a 60-day state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, and the surrounding provinces to cope with unrest. The decree gives the government wide-ranging powers to deal with disorder. It would suppress the anti-government protest that has ..

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Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina: New President of Madagascar

January 22, 2014

Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina (55) has been declared as the President of Madagascar to restore democracy on the island nation in the following elections. He was officially declared as the president of the country by the president of the special electoral ..

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WHO: Peshawar world's 'largest reservoir' of polio

January 22, 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Pakistan’s troubled north-western city of Peshawar as the world’s “largest reservoir” of endemic polio and has called for urgent action to boost vaccination. As per the latest genomic results of the Regional Reference ..

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UK govt ordered urgent probe into Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar (1984)

January 18, 2014

British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered his cabinet secretary to inquire into newly-released documents suggesting Margaret Thatcher government facilitated the Indian government in 1984 to plan Operation Blue Star against separatists hiding inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The investigation will ..

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Gorakhpur now has world's longest railway platform

January 13, 2014

A newly constructed railway platform in Gorakhpur, U.P. entered into the Limca Book of World Records for being world’s longest railway platform. Platform No. 1 of the Gorakhpur is 1366.33 metres with ramp and 11355.40 metres without it. Gorakhpur is headquarter of ..

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Study: Mangroves in Florida expanding poleward

January 3, 2014

According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal, Mangrove trees, which are highly sensitive to cold, have expanded extremely on the pole ward side or on the Atlantic coast of Florida as ..

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Marijuana becomes legal in Colorado

January 3, 2014

The US State of Colorado became the first state to legally sell marijuana and open the retail spots for pot. About Marijuana Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of Cannabis sativa – ..

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Ladakh celebrates Losar to mark New Year

January 2, 2014

Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir celebrated the festival of Losar with traditional and religious fervor and gaiety. The festival which is celebrated for 15 days marks the start of the New Year. Abour Losar: Losar is a centuries-old community-based ..

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