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Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in ___MASK79___ which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal . Geographically , it is made up by the Ganges - Brahmaputra delta system , the largest such formation in the world ; along with mountains in its north ( bordering the Himalayan states ) and east ( bordering Northeast India and Burma ). ___MASK54___ (, also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001 ) is the capital of the Indian state of ___MASK76___ . Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River , it is the principal commercial , cultural , and educational centre of East India , while the Port of ___MASK54___ is India ' s oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port . In 2011 , the city had population of 4 . 5 million , while the population of the city and its suburbs was 14 . 1 million , making it the third - most populous metropolitan area in India . In 2008 its gross domestic product ( adjusted for purchasing power parity ) was estimated to be 104 billion , which was the third highest among Indian cities , behind Mumbai and Delhi . Terrestrial television or broadcast television is a type of television broadcasting in which the television signal is transmitted by radio waves from the terrestrial ( Earth based ) transmitter of a television station to a TV receiver having an antenna . The term is more common in ___MASK67___ , while in North America it is referred to as broadcast television or sometimes over - the - air television ( OTA ). The term " terrestrial " is used to distinguish this type from the newer technologies of satellite television ( direct broadcast satellite or DBS television ), in which the television signal is transmitted to the receiver from an overhead satellite , and cable television , in which the signal is carried to the receiver through a cable . Prasar Bharati ( is ___MASK23___ ' s largest public broadcasting agency . It is an autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament and comprises Doordarshan Television Network and All ___MASK23___ Radio , which were earlier media units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting . The Parliament of ___MASK23___ passed the Prasar Bharati Act to grant this autonomy in 1990 , but it was not enacted until 15 September 1997 . The Maldives (, or ), officially the Republic of Maldives (""), is a South Asian island country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies southwest of ___MASK23___ and Sri Lanka . The chain of twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the Maldives is one of the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . ___MASK19___ is the capital and most populated city , traditionally called the " King ' s Island " for its central location . ___MASK65___ ; formerly known as Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of ___MASK62___ . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal , it is one of the biggest cultural , economic and educational centres in South ___MASK23___ . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK23___ . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the ___MASK65___ Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . ___MASK65___ is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists . It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 . The Quality of Living Survey rated ___MASK65___ as the safest city in ___MASK23___ . ___MASK65___ attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting ___MASK23___ , and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK23___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , ___MASK65___ confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . Doordarshan ( Hindi :      , often abbreviated DD ) is an autonomous Government of ___MASK23___ founded public service broadcaster and a division of Prasar Bharati . It is one of ___MASK23___ ' s largest broadcasting organisations in terms of studio and transmitter infrastructure , having been established on 15 September 1959 . Recently , it has also started broadcasting on digital terrestrial transmitters . DD provides television , radio , online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional ___MASK23___ , as well as overseas , through the Indian Network and Radio ___MASK23___ . ___MASK52___ ( also known as Amdavad ) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat , which is a state in ___MASK23___ . It is the administrative headquarters of the ___MASK52___ district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court . With a population of more than 6 . 3 million and an extended population of 7 . 8 million , it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of ___MASK23___ . ___MASK52___ is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River , from the state capital Gandhinagar , which is its twin city . Modern Standard Hindi ( Devanagari :         , " Mnak Hind ") or simply Hindi ( Devanagari :      , " Hind "), is an Indian language and a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language . Hindi is one of the official languages of ___MASK23___ , and is the " lingua franca " of the Hindi belt languages . Outside ___MASK23___ , Hindi is an official language in Fiji , and is a recognised regional language in Mauritius , Suriname , Guyana , and ___MASK72___ and Tobago . ___MASK33___ (; often ) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and " de jure " capital of ___MASK64___ . Occupying along the banks of the Musi River , it has a population of about and a metropolitan population of about , making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India . At an average altitude of , much of ___MASK33___ is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes , including Hussain Sagar  predating the city ' s founding  north of the city centre . ___MASK46___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK46___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast ___MASK79___ . With a total area of approximately , ___MASK46___ is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . ___MASK36___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK36___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South ___MASK79___ on crossroads of Central ___MASK79___ and Western ___MASK79___ . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . ___MASK36___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by ___MASK79___ on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of India . The Indian Ocean is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK47___ ( Dilli )       , officially the National Capital Territory of ___MASK47___ , is a city and a union territory of ___MASK23___ . It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east . It is the most expansive city in ___MASK23___  about . It has a population of about 25 million , making it the second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK23___ and 3 largest urban area in the world . Urban expansion in ___MASK47___ has caused it to grow beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighbouring states . At its largest extent , there is a population of about 25 million residents . According to data released by Oxford Economics , ___MASK47___ NCR urban agglomeration has replaced Mumbai Metropolitan Region urban agglomeration as the economic capital of ___MASK23___ . However the comparison of the figures specific to the Metropolis of ___MASK47___ and Metropolis of Mumbai was not provided by this institution . These figures however did not match with those revealed by the reserve bank of ___MASK23___ , The economic survey of ___MASK23___ , The economic survey of ___MASK47___ and ___MASK39___ . ___MASK44___ is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere . It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of ___MASK93___ . It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , to the west and south by the ___MASK51___ Ocean , and to the southeast by South America and the ___MASK88___ Sea . Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and / or video content or other messages to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium , but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum ( radio waves ), in a one - to - many model . Broadcasting began with AM radio , which came into popular use around 1920 with the spread of vacuum tube radio transmitters and receivers . Before this , all forms of electronic communication ( early radio , telephone , and telegraph ) were one - to - one , with the message intended for a single recipient . The term " broadcasting ", borrowed from the agricultural method of sowing seeds in a field by casting them broadly about , was coined by either KDKA manager Frank Conrad or RCA historian George ___MASK21___ around 1920 to distinguish this new activity of " one - to - many " communication ; a single radio station transmitting to multiple listeners . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East ___MASK79___ . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and ___MASK34___ ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , ___MASK34___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK79___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to paying subscribers via radio frequency ( RF ) signals transmitted through coaxial cables or , in the 2010s , light pulses through fiber - optic cables . This contrasts with broadcast television , in which the television signal is transmitted over the air by radio waves and received by a television antenna attached to the television . FM radio programming , high - speed ___MASK83___ , telephone services , and similar non - television services may also be provided through these cables . Analog television was standard in the 20th century , but since the 2000s , cable systems have been upgraded to digital cable operation . Satellite television is  according to " article 1 . 39 " of the International Telecommunication Union  s ( ___MASK17___ ) ___MASK17___ Radio Regulations ( RR )  a " Broadcasting - satellite service ". ___MASK23___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK23___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South ___MASK79___ . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK23___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK23___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is ___MASK5___ ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . The Andaman and Nicobar Islands , one of the seven union territories of ___MASK23___ , are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea . DD National ( DD1 ) is a state - owned general interest terrestrial television channel in ___MASK23___ . It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan , the Indian public service broadcasting corporation , and the most widely available terrestrial television channel in ___MASK23___ . DD National is government body but it has editorial independence . A television station is a business , organisation or other ___MASK57___ , such as an amateur television ( ATV ) operator , that transmits ( broadcasts ) content over terrestrial television . A television transmission can occur via analog television signals or , more recently , via digital television signals . Broadcast television systems standards are set by the government , and these vary around the world . Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well . The term " television station " is normally applied to terrestrial television stations , and not to cable television or satellite television broadcasting . ___MASK79___ is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . ___MASK79___ covers an area of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . ___MASK79___ is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . ___MASK1___ ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK1___ (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri ___MASK1___ "), is a country in South ___MASK79___ . It shares land borders with India and Myanmar ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near ___MASK1___ but do not share a border with it . The country ' s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . ___MASK1___ is the world ' s eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest city , followed by Chittagong which has the country ' s largest port . Democracy ("" literally " rule of the commoners "), in modern usage , is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body , such as a parliament . Democracy is sometimes referred to as " rule of the majority ". Democracy was originally conceived in Classical ___MASK2___ , where political representatives were chosen by a jury from amongst the male citizens : rich and poor . ___MASK30___ , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of ___MASK30___ , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South ___MASK79___ . It has a population of 26 . 4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . ___MASK30___ does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . ___MASK30___ has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . ___MASK37___ ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of ___MASK37___ ( formerly known as Ceylon ), is an island country in South ___MASK79___ near south - east India . ___MASK37___ has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest . ___MASK77___ ( also known as Bombay , the official name until 1995 ) is the capital city of the Indian state of ___MASK39___ . It is the most populous city in India and the ninth most populous agglomeration in the world , with an estimated city population of 18 . 4 million . Along with the neighbouring regions of the ___MASK77___ Metropolitan Region , it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world and the second most populous metropolitan area in India , with a population of 20 . 7 million . ___MASK77___ lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour . In 2009 , ___MASK77___ was named an alpha world city . It is also the wealthiest city in India , and has the highest GDP of any city in South , West , or Central ___MASK79___ . ___MASK77___ has the highest number of billionaires and millionaires among all cities in India . ___MASK5___ is the capital of India and one of Delhi city ' s 11 districts . ___MASK82___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK82___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK79___ with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK82___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Bhutan ('), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan ('), is a landlocked country and the smallest state in ___MASK79___ to be located entirely within the Himalaya mountain range . Located in the Eastern Himalayas , it is bordered by China in the north and India in the south . Bhutan lacks a border with nearby Nepal due to the Indian state of Sikkim and with Bangladesh due to the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam . Bhutan is geopolitically in South ___MASK79___ and is the region ' s second least populous nation after the Maldives . ___MASK20___ is its capital and largest city , while Phuntsholing is its financial center . The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK23___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and ___MASK12___ ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK23___ ) to the east . ___MASK67___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . ___MASK67___ is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK67___ is generally considered as separated from ___MASK79___ by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK67___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK67___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . The Government of ___MASK23___ ( GoI ) is a federal government established by the Constitution of ___MASK23___ as the constituted governing authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a proclaimed and established parliamentary democratic republic , constitutionally called the Republic of ___MASK23___ . It is located in ___MASK5___ , the capital of ___MASK23___ . The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by ___MASK36___ and Iran , on the west by northeastern ___MASK6___ and the Arabian Peninsula , and on the east by India . Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea . Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest , connecting the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest , connecting it to the Persian Gulf . South ___MASK79___ or Southern ___MASK79___ is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub - Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . South ___MASK79___ is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West ___MASK79___ , Central ___MASK79___ , East ___MASK79___ , and Southeast ___MASK79___ . ___MASK12___ , officially the Republic of the Union of ___MASK12___ and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East ___MASK79___ bordered by Bangladesh , India , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of ___MASK12___ ' s total perimeter of 5 , 876 km ( 3 , 651 miles ), forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1 , 930 km ( 1 , 200 miles ) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea . The country ' s 2014 census revealed a much lower population than expected , with 51 million people recorded . ___MASK12___ is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ).