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The Deadliest Earthquakes of the World

Tangshan, China The Tangshan earthquake of 1976 was one of the deadliest earthquakes. It occurred on 28 July 1976 at 3:42 a.m. Beijing local time, and...

10 Deadliest Terror Attacks in India

26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, which lasted for 4 days beginning from 26th November 2008 till 29th November 2008, left 164...

Railway safety in India

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The Indian Armed Forces

The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of four professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard. Additionally,...

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Param Vir Chakra (PVC) – All You Need to Know

Param Vir Chakra (PVC) as is commonly known to defense personnel is India’s highest military decoration. It is what every army personnel dreams for....

Concepts To Learn in Life

Being a likable person will help you out in this globalizing world – help you find your ideal job, start your own business, find yourself a...

Peaceful Countries of the World

Denmark Denmark tops the list of the most peaceful countries on Earth since it’s really a safe place to live. Even while Copenhagen, the capital of...

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Facts of Athens Games

The first celebration of the modern Olympic Games took place in its ancient birthplace of Athens. The Games attracted athletes from 14 nations, with...

Nick name of Indian Places

Nick name Place Golden City Amritsar Manchester of India Ahmadabad City of seven islands Mumbai Sorrow of Bengal Damodar river Sorrow of Bihar Kosi River Blue Mountains Nilgiri Queen of Arabian Sear Kochi Space City Bengaluru Garden City of India Bengaluru Silicon valley of...

Players in Sports

Sports Number of Players Baseball 9 Rugby football 15 Polo 4 Water Polo 7 Kho Kho 9 Kabaddi 7 Hockey 11 Football (Soccer) 11 Cricket 11 Netball 7 Volleyball 6 Badminton 1 or 2 (Singles & Doubles respectively) Tennis 1 or 2 (Singles & Doubles respectively) Table Tennis 1 or 2 (Singles & Doubles respectively) Basketball 5 Gymnastic Several individuals...

Great Works and Award & Titles

WorksPersonsFoundationof Red CrossHeneryDunantFoundationof ScoutBadenPowellFoundationof Red GaurdsGarrywaldyFounderof SocialismArcharyaNarendra DevFather ofSanskrit GrammerPaniniFounderof Anand VanBabe AmteFounderof 'Auroville Ashram'AurobindoGhoshFounderof ShantiniketanRabindraNath TagoreFounderof VishwabharatiRabindraNath TagoreFounderof Pawnar AshramVinobaBhaveFounderof Bhudan MovementVinobaBhaveFounderof League...

Indian States and their Official Languages

States (Established on) Official Languages Arunachal Prades (20-02-87) English Assam (15-08-47) Assamese, Bodo, Karbi Bihar (22-03-56) Hindi, Urdu, Maithili, Magadhi Chhatishgarh (01-11-2000) Chhattishgarhi, Hindi Goa (30-05-87) Konkani Gujraat (01-05-60) Gujarati, Hindi, English Haryana (01-11-66) Haryanvi, Hindi Himachal Pradesh(25-01-71) Hindi Jammu & Kashmir (26-10-47) Urdu,...

Places associated with Eminent Persons

Place Person Kapilvastu Gautam Buddha Macedonia Alexander, the Great Jalianwala Bagh General Dyer Anand Bhawan Jawaharlal Nehru Chittore Maharana Pratap Haldi Ghati Maharana Pratap Sabarmati Mahatma Gandhi Sitab Diyara Jai Prakash Narayan Shantiniketan Rabindra Nath Tagore Talwandi Guru Nanak Sevagram Mahatma Gandhi Pawapuri Mahavir Kushi Nagar Gautam Buddha Ibrahim Patti Chandra Shekhar Lumbini Gautam Buddha Mecca Prophet Mohammed Waterloo Napoleon Bonaparte Porbandar Mahatma Gandhi Bardoli Sardar Patel Fatehpur Sikri Akbar, the Great Puducherry Aurobindo Ghosh Belur Math Rama Krishna Paramhans Pawanar Vinoba Bhave Seringapatnam Tipu Sultan Kundgram Mahavir Jeeradei Dr. Rajendra Prasad Cuttack Subhash Chandra Bose Trimurti Bhawan Jawaharlal Nehru Jerusalem Jesus Christ Corsica Napoleon Bonaparte Trafalgar Nelson  

Most Expensive Substances in the World

Ranging from foods to creams to gems to things the average person can't fathom, we pulled together a list of 19 of the most...

States in India created after 1950

  Following are the new states in India created after 1950. Andhra Pradesh Created by the State of Andhra Pradesh Act 1953 by carving our some areas from Madras Presidency....

Olympic Games fact

The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan...

Interesting Facts to Know About India

The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization. It...

Places known by their Alternate Name

Battleground ofEuropeBelgiumBlue Mountainsof India NilgiriCity of LightParisCity of PalacesKolkata, IndiaCity of JoyKolkata, IndiaCity of GoldenGate San FranciscoCity of SevenHillsRomeCity of Golden TempleAmritsar, IndiaCock Pit ofEuropeBelgiumDark ContinentAfricaDiamond...

Richest People of All Time

Our list of the twenty richest, based on scholarly estimates and adjusted for inflation, includes entrepreneurs, warriors, and robber barons. We did not include...