India (Hindi: भारत Bhārat; see also other names), officially the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a sovereign nation in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi). It borders Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Burma to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia.
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Zanzibar is an island located off the coast of Dar Es Salaam. It is a predominatly Muslim, and has a historic town called Stone town which is said to be the only functioning ancient town in East Africa. It is also known as a spice town and used ...
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She's more than 90 years old and a living advertisement on human potential, Tao Porchon-Lynch has proven that her extraordinary reputation isn't a stretch. Photographer Keith Bedford records in New York. Tao Porc ...
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The body of the second of two British men who died during a trip on a crocodile-infested river in India has been found. Michael Easton, a 62-year-old senior research scientist for Shell from Holland Park, west London, was found dead yesterday by res ...
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Convicted of treason in a tribal court without judge or jury, Dr Afridis horrific fate is a shocking demonstration of how far Islamabad has turned its back on the West in the war on terror. Outraged by this monstr ...
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON), has bagged an order worth Rs six crore from the Kochi based Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), a DRDO lab under the Union Ministry of Defence, for ...
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