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Who Really Won The 1965 Indo-Pak War? We Take A Look At Both Sides Of The Story

In the August of 1965, Pakistani forces infiltrated India-occupied Kashmir in what they called Operation Gibraltor. Their troops carried extra-ammunition and entere...

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The difference between Britain, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles

…and how to talk about them without offending people

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Elusive Yeti is actually a bear, says new study

PARIS: Legend-slaying scientists on Wednesday dismantled the myth of the abominable snowman, the towering yet furtive half-human rumoured for centu...

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Is India only about Hindi and Hindus?

In the European Parliament, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee year of the European Union, the former president of India Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam said- ” I am...

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12 Facts About Bhagat Singh That You Still Didn't Know

86 years ago today, one of India's greatest revolutionary freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, was given the death penalty by the British colonisers. And though he ...

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Who is a guru?

The word guru traditionally meant “one with gravitas”. In recent times, a neo-etymology has become popular where guru is one who takes one from darkne...

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How Britain tried to 'erase' India's third gender

In August 1852, a eunuch called Bhoorah was found brutally murdered in northern India's Mainpuri district.

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India’s history with demonetisation: From 1946 to 2016

The whole country was taken aback when Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8 announced that the currencies in the denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 will b...

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Watch: This giant crab hunting and killing a seabird is the stuff nightmares are made of

Who’d have thought a crab capable of such violence?

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Nostradamus prediction : India will produce the immortal ruler

Quatrain 75, Century X Long awaited, he will not take birth in Europe,  India will produce the immorta...

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Veteran Photojournalist Raghu Rai Describes How ‘Corporate Crime’ Looked Like 34 Years Ago

Thirty Four years ago, world’s worst industrial disaster till date hit the central Indian city of Bhopal. On the night of December 02, people...

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Today in History: Sept. 27

  See what happened on this date in history: Sept. 27.       Today&...

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Who Invented Cricket [ Hindi ]



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Who Was Gandhi?

Have You Ever Wondered... -- Who was Gandhi? -- What is nonviolent protest?...

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A newborn kangaroo is about as long as a paperclip

The kangaroo is a marsupial. A distinctive characteristic common to marsupials is that, with most, the young are carried around in a pouch. They are mainly found in...

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Jagdish Tytler Opens up on 'Rajiv Gandhi's Role' During 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

Jagdish Tytler said Rajiv Gandhi “recced” North Delhi during the riots triggered by prime minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984.

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Today in History: Oct. 26.

  Today’s Highlight in History:   On Oct. 26, 1861, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased oper...

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10 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad, popularly known as 'Azad', was born on 23 July 1906 in the Jujhautiya Brahmins family of Pandit Sitaram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi in B...

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Today in History: Oct. 31

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Tawaifs: The unsung heroes of India’s freedom struggle

The word tawaif is today used as a profanity. That wasn’t always the case.

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Saffron paradox: Hindutva supporters seem determined to prove that Jinnah was right

Pakistan’s founder feared that Muslims in India would be shut out of power. As it turns out, Muslim representation in the Lok Sabha is at an all-time low....

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How a Sea Journey By CV Raman Placed India On The Global Science Map

India’s National Science Day celebrates an amazing saga of scientific achievement — the discovery of the Raman Effect by CV Raman. Here’s the st...

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HOW THE THREE NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF INDIA, BANGLADESH AND SRI LANKA MET IN UNION…THANKS TO TAGORE

What was once merely a rumour that flowed through the Tagorean grapevine has recently been proved to be a blissful reality bringing joy to many Tagore devotees. T...

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Why India is a poor country

While we have made reasonable progress since independence, a substantial part of our countrymen continue to live in poverty. I have been asking myself, were we al...

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Indian Independence – The Finest Example of Unity in Diversity

On 15th August 1947 India gained its independence. It was an uphill task but was achieved after years of agitations, toiling, sacrifices and hard work by the coll...

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Rakesh Sharma: Our First Space Man

IAF officer Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma flew aboard a Soyuz T11 spacecraft on April 2, 1984, and became the first Indian to journey into space. He spent 7 days, 21 hour...

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