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Celebrating 64 years of Indian Independence
Aug 15th
JAI HIND! The world’s largest democratic country India celebrating its 64 years of independence from british rule. Till today Indians remember those legends like Gandhi, Bhagat singh and Netaji who sacrificed their life and motivated thousands of indians to fight for freedom.
India got freedom from foreigners but after 64 years its still fighting to get freedom from corruption, terrorism and many more issues. More >
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Bomb Blasts in Mumbai at Dader, Opera House and Zaveri Bazar!
Jul 13th
Mumbai 13th July 2011: Four Bomb Blasts in Bombay on the locations of Zaveri Bazaar, Oepra house, and a taxi in Dadar. Reports are that over 100 Peole are injured so far. Five years before on 11th July 2006 a series of seven blasts happened in Mubai. A total of 200 people were killed and another 714 others have been injured in those blast done by using pressure cookers.
Police, ambulance, home guards and fire brigade were rushed to the spot. The incident happened at 7:10 pm on Wednesday. More >
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Japan Earthquake triggered Tsunami: All Flights are Cancelled From Tokyo!
Mar 11th
An Earthquake in Japan triggered a Tsunami of 10 meters height after an 8.9-magnitude temblor that shook buildings across Tokyo. According to the latest reports 32 persons died and the waves sweeped away buildings and vehicles as far as 1.5 kilometers inland. Airports were closed and bullet train services suspended. More than 4 million homes are without power, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.
This is the world’s strongest earthquake in more than six years. It struck the coast of Sendai, north of Tokyo, at a depth of 24 kilometers. The Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea were among more than 20 countries bracing for a possible tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Japan Airlines Corp. diverted 22 flights to other airports. Narita airport is closed for runway inspections.
About 13,800 passengers were stranded because of the shutdown. Tokyo’s Haneda airport, Asia’s second-busiest by passengers, resumed flights, the transport ministry said. More >
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Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister of India to announce new Cabinet Today!
Jan 19th
Manmohan Singh, the prime minister of India will announce a new cabinet members list on Wednesday. This reshuffle of his cabinet is a mid-term effort to refresh a coalition government snared by corruption scandals and year-high food inflation as it faces key state elections.
PM Singh may make changes to smaller ministries, bringing in younger politicians to change the image of the government. Or he could make major changes with some controversial reformists, such as Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
There is a tide of anger all over the country over corruption and hike of prices of basic foods like vegetables. This may strain the coalition’s ties with its increasingly worried party allies in the run-up to important state elections this year and a general election due by 2014. More >
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Shah Rukh Khan to promote JMJ group XXX Energy Drinks
Dec 27th
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been chosen as the brand ambassador of JMJ Group firm XXX Energy Drinks Limited. The company is targeting sales of Rs 100 crore from the brand by 2015, said it is looking to set up its first production facility for which it is scouting for location.
“We are in talks to get Shah Rukh Khan as brand ambassador… We will officially announce in March or April next year,” JMJ Group Vice Chairman Sachin Joshi said. Earlier this year, the brand has been associated with Khan’s IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as its principal sponsor.
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Lunar Eclipse 2010 Live Video
Dec 21st
Full Lunar eclipse for the year of 2010 is to be witnessed tonight in the southern region of Europe. The people of united states are able to see the total eclipse whereas parts of Europe and Africa will see it partially. This would be the first total lunar eclipse in almost 3 years as the last total lunar eclipse was on February 20, 2008.
The start of the eclipse will begin December 21 after midnight EST on December 21 in North and South America while it will be visible in Northern Europe just before sunrise. The end of the total lunar eclipse 2010 will also be visible at Sunset for Japan and northeastern Asia. In Philippines it will be visible after sunset as a partial lunar eclipse. More >
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