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  • know more about dawoodi bohra chief mufaddal saifuddin

    Know more about Dawoodi Bohra chief Mufaddal Saifuddin

    India | August 11, 2014 8:21 IST

    New Delhi: Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin now leads the Dawoodi Bohra community following the death of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who passed away in Mumbai on January 17, 2014 at the age of 102 after a cardiac

  • know more about india s first laser guided bomb sudarshan

    Know more about India's first laser-guided bomb Sudarshan

    India | September 18, 2014 8:29 IST

    New Delhi: Sudarshan is an Indian laser-guided bomb kit. This comes half a century after the United States developed the first laser guided bomb in 1960s.Sudarshan was developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a DRDO

  • know basic facts about the nid entrance exam

    Know basic facts about the NID entrance exam

    India | January 21, 2014 6:40 IST

    New Delhi: The National Institute of Design (NID) is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost multi-disciplinary institutions in the field of design education, applied research, training, design consultancy services and outreach programmes. The institute

  • know more about india s first undersea ballistic missile

    Know more about India's first undersea ballistic missile, Sagarika

    India | January 21, 2014 6:36 IST

    New Delhi: On 26 February 2008, India test fired its first undersea ballistic missile, Sagarika, from a pontoon, 10 km off the coast of Visakhapatnam. It  proved that India has acquired the capability to launch

  • know more about sr 71 blackbird a warplane faster than a

    Know more about SR-71 Blackbird, a warplane faster than a missile

    World | July 17, 2014 9:11 IST

    New Delhi: The SR-71 was developed as a long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft capable of flying at speeds over Mach 3.2 and at 85,000 feet.Unofficially, the SR-71 carried many nicknames, including the “Habu,”  “SR,” “Lady in

  • know more about under sea shiva temple in gujarat

    Know more about under sea Shiva temple in Gujarat

    India | August 17, 2014 11:16 IST

    New Delhi: At Koliyak, a village in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat,  people reach out to Lord Shiva's temple about 1.5 kilometers into the sea. This temple is known as Nishkalank Mahadev temple. ‘Nishkalank' has many

  • know more about the floating airfield of india ins

    Know more about the floating airfield of India INS Vikramaditya

    India | November 15, 2013 6:34 IST

    New Delhi: INS Vikramaditya, India's floating airfield, will head home this month completely transformed from the vessel it was at the time of its induction into the Russian fleet in the early 1990s.  The ship

  • know more about pakistan s most powerful missile taimur

    Know more about Pakistan's most powerful missile Taimur

    World | July 23, 2014 8:58 IST

    New Delhi: According to defense journal news of Pakistan, a moderate missile program of Pakistan was started in 1987. Now it has come a long way and is preparing its new weapon of war, Taimur.Taimur

  • know more about us bat winged super drone x 47b

    Know more about US' bat-winged Super drone X-47B

    World | August 20, 2014 8:10 IST

    Washington: The bat-winged X-47B is the first autonomous piloted aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier.  In terms of its design it resembles a flying saucer from a sci-fi movie.It is developed by US  to

  • know more about slain pak taliban leader hakimullah mehsud

    Know more about slain Pak Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud

    World | August 17, 2014 11:24 IST

    New Delhi: The death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media. Mehsud, who had a $5 million bounty on his head,

  • know more about tehseen akhtar the man behind patna blasts

    Know more about Tehseen Akhtar, the man behind Patna blasts

    India | March 25, 2014 13:01 IST

    New Delhi: Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu, allegedly a member of Indian Mujahideen (IM), is the brain behind the string of explosions in Patna that left six dead. Tehseen, a computer-savvy quick-change artist, has been on

  • know more about jfk s daughter caroline kennedy new us

    Know more about JFK's daughter Caroline Kennedy, new US envoy to Japan

    World | October 18, 2013 6:25 IST

    Washington: Caroline Kennedy is the only living child of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.She is is an attorney and the editor of nine New York Times best-selling books on

  • know more about nuclear weapons of india china

    Know more about nuclear weapons of India, China

    India | October 17, 2013 6:25 IST

    New Delhi: As two rising Asian powers with high GDP growths and increasing geo-political influence, India and China have been arch rivals in their race to superpowerdom.  The race for regional dominance between these two

  • know more about nuclear weapons of india pakistan

    Know more about nuclear weapons of India, Pakistan

    India | August 20, 2014 10:43 IST

    New Delhi: After racing ahead of India in ballistic and cruise missiles, with covert help from China and North Korea, Pakistan seems to be surging ahead on the nuclear front too. A series of recent

  • know more about reita faria india s first ever miss world

    Know more about Reita Faria, India's first-ever Miss World

    India | September 18, 2014 8:27 IST

    New Delhi: Reita Faria was one of the best known Indians worldwide in her times.  She is the the first Indian to wear the Miss World crown in 1966.She is a qualified medical practitioner and

  • know more about the thousand pillar temple in ap

    Know more about the Thousand Pillar Temple in AP

    India | September 18, 2014 8:24 IST

    New Delhi: Built in 1163, the 1000-Pillared Temple on the slopes of Hanamkonda Hill, 400m from Hanamkonda crossroads, is a fine example of Chalukyan architecture in a peaceful, leafy setting.The temple is made out of

  • know more about the world s first pregnant man thomas beatie

    Know more about the world's first pregnant man Thomas Beatie

    World | July 23, 2014 9:34 IST

    New Delhi: Thomas Beatie was born as a female but it was at the age of 10, when Beatie started to self-identify with the male gender.At the  age of  23 he began testosterone hormone treatment

  • know more about sushmita banerjee killed in cold blood by

    Know more about Sushmita Banerjee, killed in cold blood by Taliban

    India | September 07, 2013 6:34 IST

    New Delhi: Indian author Sushmita Banerjee, who rose to fame for her memoir Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou (The Bengali bride of a Kabuliwala) narrating her escape from the Taliban in 1995, was  shot dead by militants

  • know more about indian mujahideen chief yasin bhatkal

    Know more about Indian Mujahideen chief Yasin Bhatkal

    India | August 29, 2013 14:13 IST

    New Delhi: Yasin Bhatkal, real name Mohammed Ahmed Sidibapa, hails from the coastal town of Bhatkal in Karnataka. He is said to be the founder leader of terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen (IM) along with his

  • know more about nagpur s suicide lake

    Know more about Nagpur's 'Suicide Lake'

    India | October 20, 2013 7:15 IST

    New Delhi: The Gandhi Sagar, popularly called Shukrawar Talav, by Nagpur citizens is in the headlines, albeit, for very unfortunate reasons.  The lake has shockingly become a favourite spot for committing suicides. Every year, the

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