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Angel of Victory
The Victoria Memorial in Kolkata is a spectacular landmark. Standing tall atop the memorial, the black, bronze, rotating angel was a sight that many loved to watch.

Follow the butterfly trail
Delhi offers a great selection of butterflies for the avid watchers.

It's Delhi, 2010
At the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne everything didn't go right for the Indian contingent. It's time to get our act together for 2010.

Treating sickle cell disease
Progress in the medical sciences has resulted in improved treatment for many of the symptoms of the disease

The Glastonbury thorn
A 12p stamp from the U.K. depicts "Glastonbury Thorn" in full bloom with a man and a woman worshipping it. There is an interesting story behind this plant. According to legend, soon after the death of Christ, Joseph of Arimathea came to Britain ...

Techie Taffy
First there was reading and then came books and then there was fishing and what did we reel in? A nice big fat squirmy fish? No! In the hi-powered info driven world of Techie, he nearly got caught in `Phishers' net. Phishing (pronounced ...

Down Via Dolorosa
The Via Dolorosa is also known as the Way of Sorrows for that is the path that Jesus trod on his way to Golgotha.

For distinguished, idealistic work
Alfred Nobel stipulated that prizes would be given in five fields of endeavour.

Bookmark
Here are 14 short stories about girls and their mothers. Some are quite funny, some touching, and some just plain extraordinary. Though there are some that fail to move you, most are cute, sweet stories with happy endings. There are tales of ...

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