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From Kolkata with love
When the Maitree Express rolled out of Kolkata on Poila Baisakh, it spelt the renewal of friendship across boundaries.


Majestic caves on the hillside
In 1534, when the Portuguese landed in Gharapuri, they saw a stone elephant there. And they called it the Elephanta caves.


WORLD OF SCIENCE
Amicable numbers
The Arabic mathematician Thabit provided a formula for deriving pairs of amicable numbers.

Sylvan Silvassa
Silva means wood and Silvassa lives up to its name with all the trees in the town.

Birds galore
The Jurong Bird Park in Singapore is home to more than 9000 birds!

Dandelion puff
Mongolia Post issued a stamp, valued at 40 tugrik, featuring dandelion, a perennial herb of the composite order. Its botanical name is Taraxacum officinale. The plant is native to all temperate and cold regions.The jagged ...
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