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Indian culture was spread through the Malay Archipelago and Indonesia by traders from the S Indian kingdoms. Meanwhile, Greeks following Alexander had settled in Bactria (in the area of present-day Afghanistan) and established an Indo-Greek kingdom. After the collapse (1st cent. B.C.) of Bactrian power, the Scythians, Parthians, Afghans, and Kushans swept into NW India. There, small states arose and disappeared in quick succession; among the most famous of these kingdoms was that of the Kushans, which, under its sovereign Kanishka, enjoyed (2d cent. A.D.) great prosperity.
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I[N]dian Point Resort is situated on one of Table Rock Lake's most scenic lakeside properties. A resort full of amenities, covering a wooded point and two entire coves on the lake, offers vacations filled with fun as big as all outdoors. Plus, experience fantastic Table Rock Lake water sports and sport fishing from the quality marina facilities.
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Indian Airlines currently has 1,420 personnel as part of its cabin crew, of which 1,170 are airhostesses each drawing an average salary of Rs 5 lakh a year. The starting salary for the flight crew ranges between Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 which can go up to Rs 35,000-40,000 a month.
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The Indian sub continent has several distinct physical divisions. The high mountain ranges provides a distinct climate to the country. Being a source of water to the rivers that flow to the northern plains.
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WARRENVILLE, Ill., May 17, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- While the news has quieted about the devastating tsunami that struck the countries along the Indian Ocean, the large-scale rebuilding efforts continue. As part of that reconstruction effort, International Truck and Engine Corporation and Altec Industries Inc. today announced they are sending 10 commercial trucks to Thailand.
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Set apart from the rest of Asia by the supreme continental wall of the Himalayas, the Indian subcontinent touches three large bodies of water and is immediately recognizable on any world map. It is the huge, terrestrial beak between Africa and Indonesia. This thick, roughly triangular peninsula defines the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Arabian sea to the west, and the India Ocean to the south.
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