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Miss World 2012: Vanya Mishra Loses Crown to Miss China; Wins 'Miss Social Media' & 'Beauty with a Purpose' [PHOTOS]

India's Vanya Mishra lost the Miss World 2012 beauty pageant to Miss People's Republic of China, Wenxia Yu, on Saturday at the Dongsheng stadium in Ordos, China.

Aug 19, 2012

Google Doodle Marks India Independence Day with Symbolic Peacock

Google India on Wednesday adorned its home page with a peacock, the country's national bird, to commemorate the occasion of the 66th Independence Day on Aug 15.

Aug 15, 2012

World Record Breakers at London Olympics 2012 [PHOTOS]

London Olympics 2012 was a big success with as many as 26 world records being broken in various events. Here is the list and photos of world record breakers at the Olympics that ended on Sunday.

Aug 13, 2012

2 Strong Earthquakes Jolt Iran; Over 180 People Killed

Two strong earthquakes measuring 6.4 and 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Iran on Saturday, killing at least 180 people and injuring more than 1350, according Iranian officials.

Aug 12, 2012

Fareed Zakaria Suspended by Time and CNN For Plagiarism; Apologizes for his ‘Terrible Mistake’

Time magazine and CNN has suspended an Indian-American journalist and author, Fareed Zakaria, for plagiarizing some sections of his column "The Case for Gun Control" from historian Jill Lepore's work in the New Yorker. "He wrote a shorter blog post on CNN.com on the same issue which included similar unattributed excerpts. That blog post has been removed and CNN has suspended Fareed Zakaria while this matter is under review," CNN said in a statement.

Aug 11, 2012

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World Record Breakers at London Olympics 2012 So Far [PHOTOS]

They say records are meant to be broken. And London Olympics 2012 saw lots of world records being broken in various events. Over a dozen records have been broken so far, at the time of filing this story. Here we give you the list and photos of world record breakers at London Olympics 2012.

Aug 6, 2012

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India's Mary Kom One Step Away from Winning Olympics Medal; Who is her Next Rival?

Five-time world champion Mary Kom refreshed India's hopes in winning another medal, after most of the country's athletes crashed out at the Olympic Games in London.

Aug 6, 2012

London Olympics 2012 Day 4 Highlights: Poor Show from Indian Participants

The biggest surprise on day 4 of the London Olympics is the ouster of Tennis men's doubles pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna. However, boxers and badminton players gave some ray of hope on Tuesday. Here are London Olympics 2012 Day 4 Highlights of Indian Participants.

Aug 1, 2012

London Olympic 2012: Vijender Advances to Next Boxing Challenge; Results Announced

In what could be considered as the first good news for Indians in the ongoing London Olympics games, ace boxer Vijender Singh recorded an easy win against Kazakhstan's Danabek Sukhanov to advance to the round of 16 of the games.

Jul 29, 2012

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Playboy's (Mis)Conception: Sherlyn Chopra is 'Bollywood's Legend'

Playboy calls small-time actress as "Bollywood's Legend."

Jul 23, 2012

Jackie Shroff's Hilarious Abusive Video for Pulse Polio Ad Goes Viral [VIDEO]

Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff's Pulse Polio video ad has gone viral on social networking site Twitter and Facebook after 14 years. The 5 min 3 sec unedited behind the scene footage of the ad that was shot in the year 1998-99 for a noble cause shows the actor struggling with his Hindi script and giving some hilarious abuses. The Rangeela actor was seen taking pointless retakes and giving the choicest of abuses in Hindi and Marathi.

Jul 11, 2012

India Still a Dangerous Place for Women? Crimes Against Women on the Rise

India is dubbed as the fourth most dangerous place for women in the world according to a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters' Trustlaw Women in 2011. The latest report by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on 'Crimes Against Women' tells that India is still unsafe for women.

Jul 6, 2012

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India's Western Ghats Added to List of UNESCO World Heritage Site

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation (UNESCO) has added the mountain chain of India's Western Ghats to the list of world heritage sites.

Jul 2, 2012

World's Largest Optical Telescope In The Offing; ESO Gives Green Signal

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Council gave a final green signal to the giant project of building world's largest optical telescope on Monday.

Jun 14, 2012

Top 10 World's Happiest Countries; India At No.91

The United States of America is perhaps the most powerful nation in the world but that doesn't make it the most prosperous country. According to Legatum Prosperity Index, an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute of 110 countries, Norway is the most prosperous country and Central African Republic is ranked last. India is ranked 91.

Jun 12, 2012

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