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Kolar Gold Fields ( KGF )

Kolar Gold Fields is the 2 nd deepest mine on the earth having the depth of 3 KM.

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Baan Sthamb - Amazing India

There is a fascinating mystery called “Baan Stambh” in the ancient Somnath Temple in Gujarat.

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जब हिटलर ने पोलैंड पर आक्रमण करके द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध की शुरुआत की...

जब हिटलर ने पोलैंड पर आक्रमण कर के द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध की शुरुआत की... तो उस समय पोलैंड के सैनिकों ने अपने देश की 500 महिलाओं और लगभग 200 बच्चों को एक जहाज़ में बै...

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Ancient footprints re-write humanity's history in the Americas

The findings push back the date at which the continent was colonised by its first inhabitants by thousands of years

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10 LESSER-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT GREAT DISASTERS IN HUMAN HISTORY

History says humanity has survived disasters – at times man-made, at times natural ones. With time, some have become notable but well-known episodes to mentio...

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The Forgotten Quantum Indian

At the age of 21, Satyendra earned a master’s degree from the University of Calcutta and he did so by securing 92% marks a record which stands unbroken up t...

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Untold Truth Behind Rani Padmavati & Alauddin Khilji That You Need To Know

There are various challenging stories about Rani Padmavati otherwise known as Padmini. While from one viewpoint, the Rajputs keep up the holiness of everything iden...

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Google honours Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana with a doodle

Noted scientists Har Gobind Khorana is known for his work in the field of DNA and for constructing the first artificial gene. Today's google doodle honours the ...

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Campa Cola was India’s answer to Coca-Cola and was the perfect fit

Campa Cola promised ‘the great Indian taste’ and was young India’s drink of choice.

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The 10 greatest discoveries of zoology

Mid-way through the 4th century BC the Greek philosopher Aristotle turned his great mind to the wildlife around him and documented the behaviour and characteristics...

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STORY OF THREE WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS

The world is shrinking by the day, I get persuaded day by day, responding to the fascinating solicitations for data I get from obscure individuals. The most recent ...

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No mysterious 4th person behind killing of Mahatma Gandhi, he was killed by Nathuram Godse: Amicus curiae tells SC

Senior advocate and amicus curiae (impartial adviser to court) Amrendra Sharan, submitted his report on Mahatma Gandhi's assassination to the Supreme Court on M...

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How Old Delhi’s Randi ki Masjid got its name

There was a time, long ago, when ‘tawaif’ and ‘randi’ were not words proscribed from civil conversation. It was a time when women of art c...

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Real-Life Atlantis? 3,400-Year-Old Palace Emerges After Water Levels Drop in Drought-Hit Kurdistan

Atlantis may not be real, but the ruins of a 3,400-Year-Old Palace in Kurdistan is.

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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Leonardo da Vinci

You may think you've heard all there is to know about the famed Renaissance man who painted the "Mona Lisa" and awed the world with sketches of flying...

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The myth of 200 years of British rule in India

Almost everyone in India knows this by heart — Britishers ruled India for 200 years. We got rid of them in 1947 and Robert Clive won the battle of Plassey i...

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Why British Lawyers Still Wear Those Wigs in Court

Courtroom wigs and robes are old school, like King George III old school. But 21st century British judges and barristers (AKA British lawyers) still wear the same g...

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Marriages Are Made In Heaven?

The saying that ‘Marriages are made in Heaven’, may seem quaint, but it was never taken too literally even during its heyday. In its original sacramenta...

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Santa Claus is real but dead: Archaeologists say they’ve found his tomb in Turkey

Archaeologists claim to have discovered the tomb of Saint Nicholas -- whose habit of secret gift-giving gave rise to the legend of Santa Claus -- beneath the ruins ...

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Battle Of Saragarhi - Where 21 Sikh Soldiers Killed 600 Afghans In The Greatest Last Stand Ever

Those who were fascinated with the movie '300' would be even more impressed by what a group of 21 young Sikh men did in the Battle of Saragarhi.

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THE ANCIENT AYURVEDIC WRITINGS

The Great Three Classics of Ayurveda

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Archival documentary reveals how the British saw India and how Indians returned the gaze

Sandhya Suri’s fascinating ‘Around India with a Movie Camera’ for the BFI National Archive is a compilation of films made during colonial rule.

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What does your BINDI say about you

When an Indian woman decorates her forehead with sindoor or bindi, she is just following a tradition that goes back atleast 5,000 years. Wear a bindi or a decorat...

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The First Indian Woman to Scale Mt Everest For The Fourth Time! : Meet Anshu Jamsenpa

On Tuesday, Jamsenpa historically scaled the Mount Everest for the fourth time, making her the first Indian lady to accomplish this feat. In any case, th...

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Did you know that the history of Gurgaon goes back 2,000 years?

A new book delves into the past, the present and the future of the city that has come to symbolise the new urban India, for good and for bad.  ...

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The Status of Women in India

If looked at, closely, the 18th century was an inglorious period in the history of India. Gradual disintegration and collapse of the Mughal Empire and debased cha...

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The Battle of CHAMKAUR

In western history, battles that have changed the course of history are well chronicled. They also form part of the folklore of the country. Two such examples are...

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Gandhi Jayanti: Mahatma Gandhi on the birth of khadi

Gandhi Jayanti: In this excerpt from The Story of My Life by MK Gandhi, an abridged biography of Mahatma Gandhi, published by Scholastic India, the Father of the ...

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In Odisha, 8-Foot Injured Python Undergoes CT Scan.

An eight-foot critically injured Burmese python underwent a Computed Tomography or CT scan during treatment in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. The CT scan, which took place ...

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Why was Gandhi killed (full)

We had a great holiday in Himachal Pradesh last summer. Vaishali and myself visited Dalhousie, Dharamshala, Manali, Spiti Valley and ended with Kalpa in Kinnaur dis...

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