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| #... that from November to April every year '''[[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]''' is the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], the northernmost [[India]]n state, and that during the summer [[Srinagar]] is the capital? | | #... that from November to April every year '''[[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]''' is the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], the northernmost [[India]]n state, and that during the summer [[Srinagar]] is the capital? |
| #... that as per an estimation almost 95% of India's flutes are manufactured in the city of '''[[Pilibhit]]''' only in the state of [[Uttar pradesh]]. | | #... that as per an estimation almost 95% of India's flutes are manufactured in the city of '''[[Pilibhit]]''' only in the state of [[Uttar pradesh]]. |
| #... that champion [[Shooting sports|shooter]] '''[[Abhinav Bindra]]''' is the [[List of firsts in India|first Indian]] to win an individual [[gold medal]] at any [[Olympic Games]]? | | #... that champion [[Shooting sports|shooter]] '''[[Abhinav Bindra]]''' is the [[List of firsts in India|first Indian]] to win an individual [[gold medal]] at any [[Olympic Games]]? |
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| #... that during the '''[[Agra famine of 1837–38]]''' in the [[North-Western Provinces]] of [[India]], approximately 800,000 people died of starvation and an even larger number of [[livestock]] perished? | | #... that during the '''[[Agra famine of 1837–38]]''' in the [[North-Western Provinces]] of [[India]], approximately 800,000 people died of starvation and an even larger number of [[livestock]] perished? |
| #... that [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar|V.D. Savarkar]] wrote '''''[[The Indian War of Independence (book)|The Indian War of Independence]]''''', a [[Indian nationalism|nationalist]] history of the [[Indian rebellion of 1857|1857 uprising]], in response to [[British Empire|British]] celebrations of the 50th anniversary of its suppression? | | #... that [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar|V.D. Savarkar]] wrote '''''[[The Indian War of Independence (book)|The Indian War of Independence]]''''', a [[Indian nationalism|nationalist]] history of the [[Indian rebellion of 1857|1857 uprising]], in response to [[British Empire|British]] celebrations of the 50th anniversary of its suppression? |
| <!-- #... that [[India]] established its '''[[India–Nigeria relations|diplomatic representation]]''' in [[Nigeria]] in 1958, two years before Nigeria's independence from [[British Nigeria|British rule]]?
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| #... that improving '''[[Indo-South African relations]]''' have led to phenomenal growth in [[bilateral trade]], rising from [[United States dollar|US$]]3 million in 1992-93 to US$4 ''billion'' in 2005-06 and targeting US$12 billion by 2010?
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| #... that '''[[M. P. T. Acharya]]''' is associated with [[Indian Nationalism]] and [[Communist Party of India|communism]], as well as the [[Anarchism in India|anarchist]] movement?
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| #... that [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] have expanded '''[[Transport between India and Pakistan|cross-border road and rail transport links]]''', including across the [[Kashmir conflict|disputed region]] of [[Kashmir]]?
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| #... that growing '''[[Indo-Singaporean relations]]''' include extensive [[military]] cooperation and diverse [[bilateral trade]], which is expected to rise from [[U.S. dollar|USD]] 9–10 billion in 2006 to USD 50 billion by 2010?
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| #... that [[India]]n [[film director]] '''[[Mohan Krishna Indraganti]]''' won eleven awards including the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director|National Film Award]] and [[Nandi Award for Best Debut Director|Nandi Award]] for his first directorial venture?
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| #... that [[India]] and [[Vietnam]] plan to sign a [[free trade agreement]] to bolster '''[[Indo-Vietnamese relations|bilateral relations]]''' and further expand [[bilateral trade|trade]], which is expected to reach [[U.S. dollar|US$]]2 billion in 2008?
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| #... that although building [[India]]'s [[Farkhor Air Base|first overseas military base]] in [[Tajikistan]] strengthened '''[[Indo-Tajik relations]]''', [[bilateral trade]] remained low at [[U.S. dollar|USD]] 12.09 million in 2005?
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| #... that the [[India]]n politician '''[[Jamuna Nishad]]''' was dropped as [[cabinet minister]] after being named in the [[murder]] case of a [[police constable]]?
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| #... that '''[[Kirori Singh Bhainsla]]''' leads a protest movement that recently attempted to bring [[Delhi]] to a standstill?
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| #... that '''[[Indo-Maldivian relations]]''' grew stronger after [[India]] responded to [[Maldives]]' request for help and [[Operation Cactus|thwarted a militant plot]] to overthrow the government in 1988?
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| #... that [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]] '''''[[Shwaas]]''''' was [[India]]'s official entry to the [[77th Academy Awards|2004 Oscars]] but faced financial problems to showcase and promote the film?
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| #... that [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] chairman G. Madavan Nair declared at the '''[[Raman Science Centre]]''', [[Nagpur]] that [[Indian human spaceflight program|India would have astronauts in space]] by 2015?
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| #... that [[Cinema of India|Indian actress]] '''[[Kamalinee Mukherjee]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[poem]] was selected for an international poetry contest in [[Washington, D.C.]] just before she began her acting career in the [[Telugu film industry]]?
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| #... that as a result of the '''[[Karnataka state assembly elections, 2008|2008 Karnataka state assembly elections]]''' the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] formed its first [[States and territories of India|state]] government in [[South India|southern India]]?
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| #... that the [[2006 in politics|2006]] visit by [[List of kings of Saudi Arabia|King]] [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia]] to [[India]] was officially described as "heralding a new era in '''[[Indo-Saudi Arabian relations]]'''"?
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| #... that [[India]]'s [[U.S. Dollar|USD]] 650–750 million [[aid]] for [[Afghanistan]] has bolstered '''[[Indo-Afghan relations|bilateral relations]]''' and made it the largest regional provider of aid since [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|overthrow of the Taliban]]?
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| #... that [[Cinema of India|Indian]] actor '''[[Sikandar Kher]]''' was still in high school when he assisted director [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] in making the [[Bollywood films of 2002|2002 film]] ''[[Devdas (2002 film)|Devdas]]''?
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| #... that after being sentenced, beaten and left for dead for refusing to recite [[Muslim]] scriptures, [[Vaishnava]] convert '''[[Haridasa Thakur]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''([[:Image:Haridasa 1.png|pictured]])'' instant recovery convinced many he was a [[Pir (Sufism)|pir]]?
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| #... that the [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] '''''[[Woodstock Villa]]''''' marked the debut of veteran [[Bollywood]] actor [[Anupam Kher]]'s son, [[Sikandar Kher]]?
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| #... that improving '''[[India-Republic of China relations|Indo-Taiwanese relations]]''' have led to [[bilateral trade]] rising to [[U.S. dollar|USD]] 2.26 billion by 2005, even though [[India]] has not accorded [[diplomatic recognition]] to [[Taiwan]]?
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| #... that '''[[T. V. Sundaram Iyengar]]''' laid the foundation for the motor transport industry in [[South India]], when he started a bus service in [[Madurai]], [[Madras Presidency]] in 1912?
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| #... that '''[[Indian coracles]]''', which probably existed since the prehistoric times, have recently been used for giving tourists rides on the [[Kaveri River]]?
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| #... that [[India]]'s '''[[India's "Look East" Policy|"Look East" policy]]''' aims to establish extensive [[International relations|relations]] with Asian countries to project its influence as a counterweight to that of the [[People's Republic of China]]?
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| #... that on December 12, 1996, [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] signed a 30-year treaty resolving the long-standing dispute over the '''[[sharing of Ganges Waters]]'''?
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| #... that [[India]] has developed '''[[Indo-Burmese relations|close bilateral relations]]''' with [[Burma]] with the aim of countering [[People's Republic of China|China]]'s growing influence and to elevate itself as a [[regional power]]?
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| #... that at least 37 people have died in the '''[[2008 caste violence in Rajasthan|ongoing caste violence]]''' in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]?
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| #... that a [[free trade agreement]] made effective in 2000 strengthened '''[[Indo-Sri Lankan relations]]''' and quadrupled [[bilateral trade]], which grew to [[US$]]2.6 billion by 2006?
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| #... that although the '''[[Ishvara Temple (Arasikere)|Ishvara temple]]''' ''([[:Image:Isvara Temple at Arasikere in Hassan district.jpg|pictured]])'' in [[Karnataka]], [[India]], seems modest in construction, it is in fact the most complicated [[Hoysala architecture|Hoysala monument]]?
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| #... that [[Hindu]]s worship the [[Krishna]] often as a small child '''[[Bala Krishna]]''' (''[[:Image:Balakrishna hampi.png|pictured]])''), crawling on his hands and knees with a lump of butter in his hands?
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| #... that the original images of [[Lord Swaminarayan]] ''([[:Image:Sahajanand Swami cropped.jpg|pictured]])'' at the '''[[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi|Shri Swaminarayan Temple]]''' in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] were removed and taken to [[India]] during the turbulent times of its [[Partition of India|partition]]?
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| #... that the discovery of a stone [[Celt (tool)|celt]] with '''[[Influence of the Indus Valley civilization on Ancient Tamil Nadu|Indus script in Tamil Nadu]]''' in 2006 was regarded by [[India]]n [[epigraphist]] [[Iravatham Mahadevan]] as the "greatest archaeological discovery of a century in [[Tamil Nadu]]"? -->
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