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The Republic of India is a country that occupies a greater part of South Asia. It borders Pakistan and Afghanistan in the northwest, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan in the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east. India's coastline stretches for over seven thousand kilometres. Its neighbours in the Indian Ocean are the island nations of the Maldives in the southwest, Sri Lanka in the south, and Indonesia in the southeast. India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of over one billion and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. It is a constitutional republic consisting of twenty eight states and six union territories. The word India derives from the Old Persian cognate for the Sanskrit word Sindhu, the Indus river. The Constitution of India also recognises Bhārat listen (help·info) as an official name with equal status.

A centre of important historic trade routes, India is the home to some of the most ancient civilisations. India is the birthplace to four major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism and has the second largest Muslim population in the world. India was a former colony of the British Empire under the British Raj before gaining independence on 15 August 1947. The country has witnessed significant economic and military growth after the liberalisation of the Indian economy.

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Nathu La Pass is a mountain pass in the Himalayas mountain ranges. It is located on the Indo-China border connecting the Indian state of Sikkim with Yadong County in Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China. The pass, at 4,508 m (14,790 ft) above mean sea level, forms part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. The name Nathu literally means "listening ears", and La means "Pass" in Tibetan. It can also spelled Ntula, Natu La, Nathula, or Natula.

Nathu La is one of the three trading border posts shared between China and India. Closed after the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the pass was re-opened in 2006 following numerous bilateral trade agreements. The opening bolstered the economy of the region and is expected to play key role in the Sino-Indian trade. The pass is used for export of 29 goods from Indian side and 15 goods from Chinese side. The opening of the pass also shortens the travel distance to important Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage sites. (more...)

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The Bengal tiger or Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a subspecies of tiger found in parts of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar. It is the most common tiger subspecies, and lives in a variety of habitats - grasslands, subtropical and tropical rainforests, scrub forests, wet and dry deciduous forests and mangroves. Its fur is orange-brown with black stripes, although there are also white tigers. Photo credit: Hollingsworth, John and Karen (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Archive - Nominate a new picture

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• ...that Sabeena Saleem is the first mother to compete alongside her daughter at the Asian Games in Indian bowling history?
• ...that the Khooni Darwaza (literally Gateway of Blood) a 16th century monument at Delhi, India is so named due to the various incidents of bloodshed associated with it?
• ...that retired Indian footballer and FIFA Centennial Order of Merit awardee, Pradip Kumar Banerjee, at the age of 19 in 1955, was the youngest player ever to represent a state or country in an international tournament when he played for Indian Football Team in a quadrangular tournament in Dhaka?
• ...that the practice of collecting funds for the welfare of the armed forces personnel on the Flag Day (December 7) every year, started more than half a century back in 1949, even before India became Republic?
• ...that Indian film director Ritwik Ghatak's first feature film Nagarik premiered after his death, twenty-four years after it was made?
• ....that Vishnu Bhagwat was the first service chief in independent India to be sacked from his post in late 1998?
• ...that noted Bengali writer Rajnarayan Basu was a tutor of Asia's first Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore?
• ...Indira Gandhi (pictured) was the only female to have held the post of Minister of External Affairs in India?
• ...that the monkey Ramu, from the Indian state of Orissa was kept behind bars for five years on the charge of disturbing communal harmony?
• ...that the Sannyasi Rebellion was a series of clashes between Indian ascetics and the British East India Company during the eighteenth century in Bengal?

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• November 9: The 2006 Human Development Index (UN flag pictured) ranks India at 126th place among 177 nations, moving it a spot up from 2005.
• November 9: Ricky Ponting and Cricket Australia, apologise for their unacceptable behaviour towards BCCI chief Sharad Pawar during the presentation ceremony of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
• November 6: Delhi Sealing Drive: The Supreme Court orders resumption of the sealing drive in Delhi rejecting the petition of the centre and the MCD to postpone the drive. The government says the courts orders shall be complied with.
• November 5: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy: Australia beats West Indies to lift the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.
• November 3: Cyclone Ogni lashes coastal Andhra Pradesh with upto 100mm of rain.
• November 3: Reliance launches a $5bn retail venture, Reliance Fresh, planned for more than 780 cities and 6,000 rural towns in India over the next five years.

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