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To make the journey more convenient and comfortable for railway passengers, Indian Railways makes adaptations from time to time. If you regularly travel by train, then this news is very important for you. Crores (Tens of millions)of passengers travel in Indian ...

Bougainville Island lies to the east of New Britain and is geographic, the largest of the Solomon Islands. At 120 km (75 mi) long and 65-95 km (40-60 mi) wide, its spine is formed of two mountain ranges running from north ...

Majuli lies in the Brahmaputra River in Assam. Once it was the largest riverine island in the world, but every year the monsoon erodes more its shore, and though it is still large - about 1,440 sq km (555 sq mi) ...

The southern Ethiopian town of Arba Minch lies on the high savanna between the two huge lakes of Chamo and Abaya, surrounded by mountains. This is the here of the Rift Valle, thought to be the cradle of humanity, and it ...

Vancouver Island is an island just off Canada's Pacific Coast in British Columbia, far from the big city life, and skyscrapers; by the Strait of Georgia. It is 450 km (288 mi) long and up to 75 km (47 mi) expansive; ...

Today Surin Province shares its southern border with Cambodia but once it was part of the Khmer empire. Its ethnic population is largely Suay, who for thousands of years have been recognised for their tradition of capturing and training the elephants ...

The island of Silhouette lies 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Mahe and with an area of 20 sq km (7 sq mi), it is the third largest island in Seychelles. Unlike many of the other islands in the chain, Silhouette ...

India is famous for its rich history and culture. The country is home to one of the biggest ancient civilizations on earth, with a rich and varied history that spans over 5,000 years. India is a country that has seen many ...

Lopburi, the ancient capital of the province that bears its name, is located about 150 km (94 mi) northeast of Bangkok. Known as Lavo in the 6th century, it was part of the Dvaravati Kingdom but was conquered by the Khmers ...

Geologically, Iceland is a hot spot caused by a mantle plume on the mid-Atlantic ridge. It's an island of 30 active volcanoes, bubbling geothermal pools, geysers (an Icelandic word), lakes, waterfalls and rivers full of the plumpest salmon and trout on ...

Diu is a former Portuguese possession that was taken over by India in 1961 and is now governed by the Delhi government. It is a small island - only 42 sq km (18 sq mi) - lying off the southern coast ...

Some melancholy mournings; some enraged rumblings started to increase from an exotic, yet stunning Indonesian isle called Krakatoa in April 1882. A few months later the morning got more boisterous. Passing vessels and ships heard explosions so deafening they could barely ...