A Children's park in the Train
October 14: First chocolates and now mobile playgrounds! Children have two reasons to thank the Swiss. The latest bit of good news …
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Prized Skeleton in Museum Closet
September 23: A newcomer has joined the exhibits at Delhi’s prestigious National Museum. She is all of 5000 years old, from …
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Jean Clad Superman
Who wears a red chaddi over blue tights and a flying cape to save the world from disaster ever so often? Superman, of course! But …
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Lucknow Students Win Robotics Trophy in Canada
July 1: It’s a long way from Lucknow to Calgary, Canada. But five schoolboys did it very easily. The students of City …
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Fiji Struck by Cyclone
Where: Suva, Fiji March 16, 2010 : Fiji declared a state of emergency in the northern and eastern parts of the country after they …
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Angry Little Girls
August 26: She is a cute little Korean-American girl with pigtails, and her name is Kim. Like so many others, her parents, too, …
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Advertisement for Dogs
Advertisement for Dogs [Illustration by Shiju George] If you are selling a dog’s product, who should you ask to buy it – …
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Indian Children on US Mars Project
October 6: The planet Mars, or the ‘red-planet’ as it’s called, has fascinated people on earth for centuries. …
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Who's Stealing the Doctors' Clothes?
August 5: Some thieves are lurking in the corridors of Delhi’s Lady Hardinge Hospital. They steal clothes. But, not any …
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The Colour of China is Red — Henna Red
July 31: Madonna, the international pop star, was among the first to use henna as an international fashion. But young people …
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Poor Rainfall In India Affects Crops
Where: Mumbai, India July 15, 2009 : The Indian Meteorological (Met) Department had predicted an excellent monsoon in 2009 for the …
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The Borders of the Internet
November 25: In what is seen as a historic decision by many people, a civil judge in Paris has ordered Yahoo! Inc., a leading …
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