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 80-year-old breaks Everest record
An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain. | Yuichiro Miura, who to... (photo: creative commons) Stuff
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 Rajasthan's Blue City is a painter's canvas
As little kids, we would pester our grandparents to tell and retell the stories of beautiful queens, handsome maharajas, fierce battles and bejewelled royal palaces. I managed to behold and soak in th... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times Of India
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 Budget cuts mean longer lines and overflowing trash cans at parks
Enchanted Rock in Texas is one of almost 8,000 state parks in the nation. Many state and national parks face budget cutbacks that will affect visitors this summer. (Photo... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Denver Post
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 Unseen museum treasures to go on display
A new initiative will see previously unseen objects go on display at British museums and galleries next month. | Rough-toothed dolphin skull with scrimshaw decoration &nb... (photo: Creative Commons / M.chohan) The Daily Telegraph
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 Ranbir stays away from social-networking sites
Tweet | Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Having accepted the fact that rumours about his private life are "part and parcel" of the film industry, "Barfi!" star Ranbir Kapoor Thursd... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan) Newstrack India
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 Sports minister lauds amputee Everest climber Arunima
Tweet | New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday congratulated Arunima Sinha for climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. | Arunima... (photo: PIB of India) Newstrack India
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 President arrives in Shimla for three-day visit
Tweet | Shimla, May 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee was accorded a ceremonial reception by Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his arrival he... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Newstrack India
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 BJP demands FIR against Sheila Dikshit
Tweet | New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded that a first information report (FIR) be filed against Chief Ministe... (photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh) Newstrack India
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