Russian Intervention: Role of Russia in war of 1971

India and Russia have had such warm and extremely friendly relations that it often surprises me as to why this political and strategic warmth  in relations hasn't been able to instil a greater interaction between the Indian and Russian people in general. I mean we make everything from guns to supersonic fighter jets with the Russians but I barely come across an Indian who wants to go to Russia...

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India's Date with Mars: Mangalyaan

Curiosity might be in for a little discomfort and jealousy as Mangalyaan, India's Mars probe, will try to woo the 'hot' red planet in this coming October-November. It is nothing as complicated or even as robust as the Curiosity of course, it is a basically a technology demonstration project which will see a satellite being placed into Mars's orbit. But when it comes to probing Mars, which...

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An Arrow from my quiver of dumb-but-popular-these-days stuff!

   Guess what do Star Wars and Indiana Jones have in                  common?    Eating Noodles? May the force be with you.     These are some precision robots!         True...    America needs oil!...hide yours!  ...

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Some Inspiring Quotes I Came Across On Internet

We all need some inspiration in our lives sometime or the other, after all, life is full of ups and downs. These quotes do not belong to me, but what better way can there be than to learn from each other? I read these and I felt better, so here're the same for you. Happy Reading!   ...

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Indian Defence: My Review For The Army - I

I do not know if I can classify 2013 as a good or a bad year for the Indian Defence, but for one thing, It sure has been an extreme year. One on hand lie the magnificent achievements like activation of the miniature nuclear reactor of INS Arihant, launch of the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and approval or the all new Mountain Strike Corps, and on the other hand there were unfortunate...

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Hotels You Ought To Be At: The Top 5 List

Here's a list of hotels which you ought to be at. Not that these are the most luxurious hotels, or unique either, but each one of them has something different to offer. If you were to visit all five of these hotels, they'll leave on your mind very pleasant, and yet very different memories. Each of these hotels have different view, hospitality and  culture to offer. A picture is worth a thousand...

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Know Your DNA: Ten amazing facts

Some of our readers who take excessive pleasure in studying those slimy squishy things under a lens (bio-specialists) must already be aware of what a DNA is and how amazing it is! But for many others like me, a DNA is like a computer chip, which contains codes about how a program is to be developed. Or, we can say that a DNA is like a map, which contains the information necessary to build a house....

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