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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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Do-piyaza, blood-spitting paan, camels — The ‘bizarre’ food of Mughals in Western travelogues

In 'Tasting Difference', Gitanjali Shahani writes about the Mughal foods and traditions that early Western travellers considered 'ugly' and distur...

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Who is Abdul Qavi Desnavi?

Abdul Qavi Desnavi’s 87th birth anniversary celebrated with a Google Doodle The Google Doodle on Wednesday commemorated the 87th birthday of Urdu w...

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

An influential leader in the Indian independence movement and political heir of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru became the nation’s first prime minister in 1...

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Today in History: Nov. 3

Today’s Highlight in History:   On Nov. 3, 1986, the Iran-Contra affair came to light as Ash-Shiraa, a pro-Syrian Lebanes...

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Amitabh Bachchan misses having Jaya Bachchan around on their 45th anniversary, shares heart-warming picture

This year the couple won't be able to celebrate their anniversary together as Jaya is travelling.

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20th Century Timeline 1900 - 1999

20th Century — the Technology, Science, and Inventions   Technology, science, inventions and re-inventions have progresse...

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Secret Passageways, Sieges, and Precious Gems: 5 Tales from the Golconda Fort

Golconda Fort came into existence 500 years ago. A fort which once stood tall in Hyderabad, is in ruins. Even then, the walls still ring with the stories of yore.

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Sam Manekshaw, the general who told Indira when Indian Army wasn’t ready for a war

On his 11th death anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the military career of Sam Manekshaw and anecdotes and myths surrounding him.

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How Measles Helped Destroy the Hawaiian Monarchy

The death of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu was a harbinger of disaster.

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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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The Road to Enlightenment Leads to Sanchi

Sanchi, a town located 49 kilometres from Bhopal, is famous throughout the world for its Buddhist stupas. These Buddhist monuments, dating from the 3rd century BC...

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Little known history of Goa and the Portuguese Inquisition

Not many people know the real story behind the Goa Inquisition act with the Portuguese empire. The Goa inquisition act was done with the Indian state of Goa and t...

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19th November 2017: 100 years of Indira Gandhi. She was the mother of every Indian supremo

She was imperious, she was shy; she was called a goongi gudiya but she became Ma Durga; she was the frail teenager who became India’s first politica...

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Not think about to survive a day—world’s oldest conjoined twins flourish with resilience and sympathy!

The world record for the most seasoned conjoined twins was already set by Giacomo and Giovanni Tocci, who were conceived in Italy in 1877, and passed on in 1940 at ...

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Today in History: Sept. 15

Today is Friday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2017. There are 107 days left in the year.   Today’s Highlight in History:

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History of English Walnuts vs Black Walnuts

So, you’ve always wanted to know what’s the difference between English Walnuts vs Black Walnuts. The short answer is the English walnut is mostly grow...

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10 Most Interesting (Unknown) Facts about Golden Temple, Amritsar

India is known to be a land a of cultural heritage and religious sites. You shall witness a lot of shrines and monuments in different parts of the country, each b...

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51 Mind-Blowing Facts About Life, The Universe, And Everything.

  1. The sun makes up more than 99% of the mass of the solar system.   2. Humans can distinguish between at...

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How Did Acharya Chanakya Die?

In Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat serial we have seen how the enemies of Magadh and Bindusar – Rajmata Helena, Khalatak, Maharani Charumitra and Sushim have unite...

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Hindu Shahi Maharaja Jaipal

There is a widespread myth about Indian history that the Islamic invaders from central Asia descended upon Afghanistan, then part of the Indian civilization had s...

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4500-YO DNA From Rakhigarhi May Rewrite Crucial Theories About Harappans!

These particular findings are the much-awaited results of an excavation conducted in 2015 by a team led by Dr Vasant Shinde, an archaeologist and Vice-Chancellor of...

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World's oldest eye discovered? 530-million-year-old fossil gives clue

The remains include an early form of the eye seen in many of today's animals, including crabs, bees and dragonflies, researchers said.  

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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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Why do Hindus prefer birth anniversaries to death anniversaries?

Hindus do prefer birth anniversaries (jayanti) over death anniversaries (punya tithi). However, we can qualify this by saying most Hindu festivals are about the bir...

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14 Fascinating and Perplexing Unsolved Mysteries of Indian History

If you take pride in your ability to solve even the toughest of riddles, here is a list of the greatest unsolved mysteries in Indian history.

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