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Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off RI
For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.Now, researchers from the U.S. Navy are hoping to confirm what the men who discovered the ship's remains believe: that the shipwreck off the coast of Rhode Island is the USS Revenge, commanded by Oliver Hazard Perry and lost on a stormy January

Sonalde Desai: Indian think tanks - time to look within

Recent rankings of global think tanks by University of Pennsylvania have prompted much handwringing. How can only one Indian research organisation be ranked in the top 50? That is a silly question;

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Historian Sharada Dwivedi dead (With Image)
Noted urban historian and author of several books on the history and culture of Mumbai, Sharada Dwivedi passed away here Monday, a family member said. She was 69.

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Superstars, wildlife and religion on bookshelf (IANS Books This Week)
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Unwind this weekend with a pile of meaningful books. Browse with IANS. 1. 'Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema'; Edited by Bhaichand Patel; Published by Penguin

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Unseen areas of Charles Dickens house now open to public
Hidden sections of a house that was featured in Charles Dickens' novel 'The Pickwick Papers' are being opened to the public in a one day only event.

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Devangshu Datta: The Republic's special genius

Watching the Republic Day Parade, I have a small tinge of regret about the absence of the goose-step. This magnificent mode of locomotion is slowly disappearing. There are few sights more

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