Gandhi Photos, Quotes and Brief Biography
Tsunami Watch issued for Indonesia, India, Thailand, MalaysiaA Tsunami watch has been issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center / NOAA / NWA, following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake off Southern Sumatra, which affected Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The Tsunami watch is in effect for Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia. 7.6 and 5.5 Magnitude Earthquakes Rocks Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore
Infiltration reports baseless: ChinaBeijing, Sept 9 (IBNS) The Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday said it wanted to make joint efforts with India to maintain peace and tranquility along the border. UAE craft reports sent to three ministriesKolkata, Sept 8 (IBNS) A detailed report on the detained arms-laden aircraft apparently belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force, has been sent to the Defence, Finance and External Affairs Ministries in New Delhi, Kolkata customs officials said Tuesday. Border with China peaceful: KrishnaNew Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) The foreign ministry on Monday said India and China shared “one of the most peaceful” borders even as reports about Chinese incursions into Indian territory continued to mount. Bengal Government Shelve IT projects over Land Fiasco at Vedic VillageKOLKATA, Sept 07 Embroiled in a land controversy yet again, the Marxists in West Bengal on Monday said it was junking a plan to set up an Information Technology (IT) township that would have hosted bellwethers like Infosys and Wipro. China denies incursion into IndiaBeijing/New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) The Chinese Foreign Ministry Monday dismissed the reports of incursion into India as ‘groundless’. “Reports of any incursion into India are groundless and based on incidents which never happened,” the Ministry said in a statement issued to media on Monday. Poppadom: info
Swine flu symptoms India: at a glance
Tagine dishes: brief review
Pneumonic Plague outbreak
Honda recalls 440,000 vehicles in USA
Dalit dies as doctor stealthily removes kidney, eyes during treatmentA dalit in Bihar died after doctors stealthily removed his kidney and eyes during his treatment at a local hospital here, police said today. Solar eclipse July 2009 time placesThe eclipse begins in the western parts of India will be moving through China and ends in the Pacific Surya Grahan 2009 at a glance
India looking very attentively at Pak action: Shashi Tharoor, Indian Minister of State for External AffairsNEW DELHI - The Indian Government on Saturday said that it is looking very attentively at the follow-up action undertaken by Pakistan vis-’-vis the 26/11 probe. Dragon’s Triangle more dangerous than the Bermuda Triangle?
India, China will try to find out border solution next month
Yemen Airline Crash: Many Feared Dead
Iran’s Presidential election spreads agitation and violence in the countryIran’s election results have thrown the nation in a frenzied state of wide spread agitation and violence. Tens of thousands of the citizen have taken to the road in order to protest against the election’s result. At least one known case of armed men open firing on people has been reported, where one person was reported dead, killed by the gun shot wound. Body recovered, may be of missing Indian Nuclear scientist Loknath MahalingamBANGALORE - A decomposed body, believed to be that of the missing senior scientific officer of the state-run Kaiga Atomic Power Plant, was recovered from the Kali river near the plant in Karnataka, police said late Saturday. Lankan refugee camps are not simply temporary sheltersTORONTO - Thousands of Sri Lankan Tamil families in the country’s south, who were divided for years by the war and finally able to see relatives in the north, are now learning that the government camps are not simply temporary shelters for those who have lost their homes. Probe finds no political, foreign link to Dhaka mutinyDHAKA - The Bangladesh Rifles’ (BDR) mutiny probe committee has not found any involvement of political leaders or foreign forces into the rebellion that left 81 people, including 55 army officers, dead. Dhaka, Colombo vie for sub-regional bloc secretariatDHAKA - Sri Lanka, where a quarter century of ethnic conflict has just ended, is keen to host the secretariat of sub-regional bloc Bimstec. Bangladesh has been wanting to host the secretariat as well. Pak religious leaders criticize Swat offensiveISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s religious leaders have strongly criticized the Swat offensive, saying innocent civilians are being killed in the operation, and added that even India has never adopted such measures in Kashmir. Mumbai attacks aggravated India’s problems: BrownLONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said tension between India and Pakistan soured particularly after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, and the attacks also raised difficulties for New Delhi. Hong Kong politician burns $70,000 on mystic’s adviceHONG KONG - A disgraced Hong Kong politician burned $70,000 on the advice of a feng shui master who told him it would help him avoid jail for vote-rigging, a news report said Thursday. Hong Kong bank offers 0.001 percent interest rate on depositsHONG KONG - Hong Kong’s leading bank, HSBC Holdings, Thursday was offering interest rates so low that customers would need to save $250,000 for a year to earn enough interest to buy a cup of coffee. Singapore’s economy contracts 10.1 percentSINGAPORE - Singapore’s export-reliant economy contracted 10.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 compared to a year ago and could shrink by 6 to 9 percent for the whole year, the government said Thursday. |
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Today is the birthday of the greatest mass mover of India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who is known to the world for his spirituality and non-violence. 2nd October, his birthday is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday in India and as the Day of Non-Violence throughout the world. He is commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi around the world. Mahatma means a great soul in Sanskrit and is a honorific first applied by Rabindranath Tagore. He is also popularly known as Bapu (Father) in India and is called the Father of the Nation.
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As per dictionary Poppadom is the name of a popular thin round crisp fried bread made in India.
Presently deadly swine flu virus H1N1 is spreading quickly across India. The World Health Organisation already warned about the global swine flu pandemic possibility. According to experts swine flu symptoms are like regular flu symptoms. They include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. Many report diarrhea and vomiting.
A Tagine or Tajine is a traditional way of cooking in a special type of pot or dish, the cooking style and the type of dishes though differs according to time and place but the basics are more or less same. Tagine type of dish found in the North African cuisines of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, which is named after the special pot in which it is cooked. A similar dish, known as Tavvas, is found in the cuisine of Cyprus.
Already two people died in China due to Pneumonic plague. According to Officials the first victim is a 32-year-old herdsman, died last Thursday, and the second, a neighbor who also was a herdsman, died on Sunday.
Honda has announced it is recalling 440,000 vehicles in the US due to an airbag defect which can injure or even kill passengers.
Ocean. The July 22, 2009, Surya Grahan is a partial solar eclipse in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia and Brunei. This time India will be lucky enough to observe both 
The Surya Grahan or total solar eclipse in India shall be visible in different parts of the country. It shall be seen in some regions in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
Dragon’s triangle is claimed to be far more mysterious and dangerous ocean triangle than Bermuda triangle, which has reportedly claimed hundreds if not thousands of ships, airplanes, and submarines since the first written reports in the 13th century.
NEW DELHI - Putting behind China’s objections to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to India, special representatives of the two countries will meet next month to resume their dialogue on finding a solution to their vexed border issue, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Thursday.
An Yemeni aircraft carrying roughly around 150 people crashed on Tuesday. It belonged to the state run carrier Yemenia.The crash took place in the waters of the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands.
