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| World's hottest chili takes on wild jumbos |
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The villages of Assam close to elephant habitats have had regular visits by wild herds. There has been loss of lives on both sides. Finally, the forest department has thought of a hot solution to cool down the elephants.
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| UFO in Kolkata? |
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An unidentified flying object or UFO has the city of Kolkata in a tizzy. Sighted in the skies on Monday, October 29, 2007, scientists are wondering what the strange and interesting fiery ball is all about.
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| Punch and Spar: Way to go, Mary! |
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M.C Mary Kom, 25, holds the world title in boxing, but very few people in India know about her. Born in a poor family in a village in Manipur, Mary Kom has reached the pinnacle in her sport through sheer determination. Hers is a story of a girl wanting the world to know that boxing is not for boys alone.
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| Hockey Heroines |
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If you thought Chak De! India was great, wait till you read this real life story about the rise of the Indian women's hockey team in recent times. It's thrilling. It's heartwarming. It's inspiring...
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| Man Who Was a Mountain |
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Dasrath Manjhi, the man who bent a mountain to his will and connected his village to the outside world, died on August 17, 2007. He was over 70. In his life story of great poverty and greater will is the lesson that supermen don't always come from an alien planet.
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| Honey, What About It? |
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Like many villages across India, this one too suffered a serious water shortage. But then the villagers came up with the sweetest of solutions to quench their thirst...
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| Couch Pet-atoes |
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First it was kids, now, it's the dogs. In middle class families across India, from the master to his pooch, everyone is likely to be fat, and sick.
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| The Flood |
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For people across the country the rains come as a relief. But with the rains come heavy floods in parts of Assam, Bihar, Bengal and north-east India. What is the reason for these monsoon floods?
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