Verghese Kurien – The father of the White revolution in India died. Verghese Kurien(90) popularly known as “Father of the White revolution in India” or the “Milkman of India” passed away on Sept 9th 2012 at Nadiad, Gujarat. He is a key contributor in making India, one of the largest …
Mark Zuckerberg updated his relationship status on his social networking site to ‘married’. Mark has added a life event to May 19, 2012 on his timeline: Married Priscilla Chan. The picture got over 130,000 likes within the first 30 minutes of Zuckerberg posting the status update. Mark and Chan were friends for around …
Sachin Tendulkar is nominated to Rajya Sabha along with actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga. The nomination of the three eminent personalities is approved by President Pratibha Patil under Article 80 of the Constitution. The names were sent by the Prime Minister to the Home Ministry yesterday for approval by the President. …
Bofors Scandel – What is it? It is one of of India’s most (in)famous corruption scandal, where Swedish manufacturer AB Bofors is accused of paying illegal commissions to Indian politicians to get the deal done. It was a Swedish Radio broadcast which first reported on this case(1987) and the report was further followed …
Tsunami warning is issued in 28 countries including India after the earthquake of 8.5+ in Ritcher quake rocked Indonesia region. Andoman and Nicobar regions are also the included in the warning zone. No further quakes or tsunami is reported so far and as per the latest news the chance for tsunami is …
Massive earthquake of magnitude 8.5-8.9 rocked Indonesia and tremor is felt in 20+ countries including India. A tsunami warning is issued for the whole Indian Ocean. Mild tremors were felt in Chennai, Cochin, Kolkata and Guwahati after the massive earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale. Tsunami warning is issued to as …
Ethnicity An ethnic group or ethnicity is a population of human beings whose members identify themselves as a distinct group by common cultural, linguistic, religious, or physical traits. Race Race is a group of population classified distinct by heritable external characteristics, geographic ancestry, physical appearance, and ethnicity. Difference between Ethnicity …
One of India’s biggest online retailer Flipkart.com purchased its rival online company Letsbuy.com. This is a crucial strategic move by the fast growing Flipkart, and it is said that the move will benefit both Flipkart as well as Letsbuy in long term. While Flipkart has a particularly strong base at …
A severe cyclone brought heavy rain and sent wind gusts up to 140 kmph after it hit the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast today claiming more than 30 lives. The cyclone left a trail of destruction and threw life out of gear in Cuddalore district and adjacent Union Territory of …
Value of Scam Money – Any Idea? Yahoo has just published an Info-Graphic, which makes us understand how much is the value of Scam Money – The Money which went into the pockets of Politicians and Corporates, makes each of us think about the volume of loss to the Nation-Building Process. The info-graphic has …
How many among us have explored the national portal of India? Have a look at the below link: http://india.gov.in/ This is the National Portal of India, developed with an objective to enable a single window access to information and services being provided by the various Indian Government entities. The various …
Any guess about the volume of Indian Money in Swiss Bank Accounts? Infact no one got a perfect answer for this. The below is an excerpt from an email, which claims to contain the words of a Swiss Bank Director, which tells us the depth of India’s wealth or tax …