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Alex Andrews George

Indian Subcontinent

What is India?

India is officially the Republic of India (Bharat Ganrajya). Let’s have a quick look at the topic “What is India” – an analysis which extends from the origin of the term to the concept of “India”. Origin of the term “India” There are three versions for the origin of the term …

India Location in World Map

How Well Do You Know India?

How well do you know India? How Indian Are You ? A brief brush up through interesting facts and figures about India – India Statistics, India Facts, Indian Citizens, Indian Government, Indian Society, Indian Culture etc. 1 : In just 2.3 % of world’s total land area, India houses around …

Ancient India

Ten Facts About Indian History You Probably Didn’t Know

There are many facts about Indian History which you might not know. Listing out a few interesting, but must know knowledge bits. Indian Subcontinent was originally not a part of the Asian land mass, it was part of the Gondwana region in the Southern Hemisphere. Indian Subcontinent split up from Gondwana, moved northward …

XAT 2013 Papers Getting Re-evaluated!

XAT 2013 results were out much sooner than anticipated, but much to the dismay of many. Hundreds of candidates complained about low marks in XAT 2013 even though they performed well during the exam. The scores were particularly low in Quantitative section of the paper, when compared with the corresponding scores in …

CAT 2012 Results

CAT (Common Admissions Test) 2012 was a 21-day test drive between 11 October 2012 and 6 November 2012. CAT 2012 results will be out by 3 AM, 9th January 2012. Candidates will be able to view their results by logging in the CAT website www.catiim.in or https://weavedcatkozih.catiim.in/ CAT Exam Score Calculation: Step 1: Raw …

Top Technologies of 2012

A list of terms which are widely considered among the top technologies of 2012. Google Glass 3D Printer Windows 8 Lytro Camera Macbook Pro ( Retina Display) Parrot AR Drone Android Ubuntu 4K TV IBM 500 Mile Battery Wiff 802.11 AC

Best Tablet Computers 2012 – Top 10

Which were the best rated tablet PCs of 2012? The names which made into the list are the following: High End Tablet PCs (HD) Apple iPad Mini Microsoft Surface Galaxy Note 10.0 Google Nexus 7 Kindle Fire HD Budget Tablet PCs Datawind UBISLATE HCL ME U1 Micromax Funbook BSNL Penta …

Best Smart Phones 2012 – Top 10

Which were the best rated smart phones of 2012? The names which made into the list are the following: Samsung Galaxy S3 iPhone 5 Nokia Lumia 920 HTC 1X LG Nexus 4 Galaxy Note 2 Sony Xperia S HTC 8X Google Nexus 4 Moterola RAZR i

Reservation in Promotions : What You Should Understand

Rajyasabha today passed Reservation in Promotions – Constitution (117th Amendment) Bill, 2012. The bill proposes to give reservation to SC/ST for promotions in jobs. It has to be noted that the bill was passed by Rajya Sabha with an overwhelming vote of 206 in the 245-member House (the ruling party, congress doesn’t …

IRCTC Train Ticket Booking : Must Know Rules For Passenegers

Tatkal Ticket Booking Tatkal Advanced Reservation Period (ARP) Booking is not allowed before 10 AM, one day in advance. This means Tatkal e-ticket can booked one day in advance excluding the day of journey from 10.00 am onwards  either from IRCTC or from Indian Railway Reservation Counters (e.g. for a journey on 4rth, bookings would …

Are 90 percent Indians fools?

Are 90 % Indians fools? Time to Think!

Are 90 % Indians fools? The statement was made by former Supreme Court Chief Justice and present Press Council Chairman Markandey Katju. There are a few legal notices against his statement, but what he said was a bold remark straight at the face of Indians – who wear the pseudo mask …

Do These Mean Return of Good Times for UPA and Congress?

UPA 2 government had been facing severe crisis and loss of image by constant media sensationalism and India Against Corruption(IAC) movement in particular, which highlighted many corruption charges including presumptive losses over 2G and coal. Often it was not the BJP, but it was the IAC which played the role of opposition …