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Wall from Gupta dynasty, brick structure of 1,500 year old temple, discovered in Bangladesh

Saturday, 19 January 2008
Dhaka, Jan 19 (ANI): Archaeologists have excavated the brick structure of a temple more than 1,500 years old and a dilapidated wall from the Gupta dynasty at the Vasu Bihara site of Shibganj upazila in Bogra, Bangladesh.
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A banyan tree with 600 bee colonies

Saturday, 19 January 2008
Bangalore, Jan 19 (ANI): A million bees have colonized in a single banyan tree here.
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Why sculptors outlive painters

Saturday, 19 January 2008
London, January 19 (ANI): Sculptors in olden days lived significantly longer than painters perhaps because the physical rigours of sculpting boosted the immune system, suggests a new study.
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People's pressure forces militants to withdraw extortion demands

Saturday, 19 January 2008
Imphal, Jan 19 (ANI): Militancy in Manipur has become a hydra-headed menace that deals deathly blows to the social fabric and cripples the economy of the State.
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Government rules out compulsory military service for youths

Saturday, 19 January 2008
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony has said that there is no need for compulsory military service for youths in the country in order to meet the shortage of officers in the armed forces.
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