Category: India News

Today Sikhs around the world are celebrating birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion.He was born on April 15, 1469 in the western Punjab village of  Talwandi, about forty-five kilometres away from Lahore,Pakistan. The place of his birth is now known as Nankana sahib. His birthday is known as Guru Nanak Jayanti. Each year…

India and China have two main disputed border areas – Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh. Both the countries from time to time have claimed their ownership on these areas. In 1962 China and India fought a brief war over Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh. In 1993 the two countries signed agreements to respect the Line of Actual Control. Recently,…

One horned rhinos that are already an endangered species are still being attacked. As their horns have extremely good medicinal qualities, poachers hunt them and then cut out the horn. Yet again a rhino was killed and its horn removed on Thursday in the Kaziranga National Park, taking the number of pachyderms killed by poachers…

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project(KNPP) is a nuclear power station in Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. A nuclear power station is a major source of power- both heat and electricity. There were a lot of protests coming from the people that live in the nearby vilages. But now the Supreme Court on Tuesday…

A 19th century rare Indian diamond ‘Archduke Joseph diamond’, named after its first owner Archduke Joseph August of Austria, was sold at world record price of $ 21.5 million (about Rs. 118 crore) at an auction in Geneva. The auction for 76 carat diamond was conducted by Christie, a very established auction house. The diamond…

In Bengaluru, Karnataka, police have banned the bursting of crackers between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. during Diwali.There can be no bursting of crackers around the silent zones like hospitals. Crackers not only cause noise pollution but their smoke also pollutes the air and increases the air pollution levels way above acceptable limits. Police will patrol…

Indian government wants to ban the use of large number of plastic Indian flags used at national, cultural and sporting events. Plastic is harmful to the environment as it takes years to degrade during which time harmful residues seep into the ground. Instead goverment is suggesting the use of bio-degradable paper for making flags for…

Around 580 Indian Mud Turtles were being stolen from Vizag district, AP and taken to West Bengal and the Northeast, where turtle meat is considered a delicacy. Luckily they escaped as the truck overturned. The turtles were later released in lakes in the Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary.

Units of the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) have reported Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOS) in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. The  ITBP started spotting them in August and till October reported 100 sightings of yellowish spheres lifting off from the horizon on the Chinese side and staying in  the sky for three…

On October 29, there was a massive plantation drive in the beautiful city of Leh tucked in Himalayas and once capital of Ladakh.   9,814 volunteers planted 99,103 saplings in Ladakhi willow within one hour. Earlier the record of planting 66,000 trees was set in Philippines in January last year.

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is a nuclear power station in Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. A nuclear power station is a major source of power- both heat and electricity. For a long time there have been protests by the locals against the functioning of the plant as they have concerns about…

“NavaRatri” means nine nights. In India we celebrate these nine days two times an year, once in the beginning of year and other at the arrival of winter. During these days we pray to the nine forms of Goddess “Shakti” which is believed to have created this world. Some of her names are “Durga“, “Maa…