The Champakulam boat race, said to be one of the oldest boat races in Kerala, was all set to begin in the Pamba river here Sunday afternoon, an organiser said.


Champakulam boat race set to begin in Kerala


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One of the world's most active volcanoes, Italy's Mount Etna, has been named a World Heritage Site at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) here Friday.


Italy's Mount Etna gains World Heritage status


The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet Friday expressed sympathy with the victims of landslides and flash floods in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, and announced a Rs.1 crore contribution towards relief and rehabilitation.

J&K announces relief for Uttarakhand, Himachal victims

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The Uttar Pradesh government would soon undertake a drive to map relatively unknown Sufi sites in the state and develop them into heritage tourism spots, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said.


UP to develop Sufi sites to promote tourism


London, June 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A painting by a Russian artist Ilya Mashkov was sold for 4.7 million pounds ($7.3 million) at Christie's auction house Monday, a record  for the artist's work


Russian masterpiece sold for $7 mn at Christie's


Fancy drinking a beer but not in the chaos of a pub? Here's the answer: A beer parlour with the ambience - and variety - of a coffee shop!


Now sip beer in the ambience of a coffee shop (With Image)


The problem confronting India is that at a very low level of per capita income and consumption compared to even developing countries, the pollution of rivers and air is among the worst in the world. Consequently, people are confronted with severe health-related problems caused by environmental degradation.


Consumption of the well-off is main cause of pollution (Comment)


Iranian and Indian officials will discuss here the extension of Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline to India, Fars news agency reported.

Iran, India to discuss gas pipeline extension

An ancient Buddhist artefact  which was being used as a doorstep and was valued at 30,000 pounds has been sold for more than 500,000 pounds.


Ancient Buddhist temple stone sells for $845,000!


As Bihar's growth story under the Nitish Kumar administration gets increasingly talked and written about, a book based on a study of the state over the past three decades contends that development has been highly concentrated in urban areas while manufacturing and agriculture have seen little growth.

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