Author: Kinooze Learning
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Pranab Mukherjee becomes the 13th President of India
After a long suspense, it is now decided that Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherejee is the next president of our country. He will be the 13th president of India. He defeated the former Lok Sabha Speaker,P.A. Sangma. Pranab Mukherjee was also the leader of Lok Sabha. But when he moved on to contest for…
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Indian Flag hoisted at Games village
India’s national flag was unfurled at the Olympic Games Athletes Village on Sunday in the presence of a small group of sportspersons and contingent officials. It was a formal welcome ceremony for the Indian contingent and was attended by the hockey players, boxers, archers, shooters and tennis players. Let the Games begin.
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Not Enough Rain in Six States
Yes, six states of India have been put on a drought alert. What is a drought? It is a complete opposite of floods. It is a condition where the affected areas receive less or no rain at all. This condition is bad for us because the crops that need rain die, there is shortage of…
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Massive Iceberg ‘tsunami’ off Greenland!!
A huge chunk of an iceberg has broken free, creating a large wave trying to submerge a boat off the coast of Greenland. The incident took place at the Ilulissat Icefjord, a popular tourist destination and Unesco World Heritage Site. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that is listed by the UNESCO as…
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London Olympics 2012 Mascots
First of all what is a Mascot? You must have heard about mascots before every olympic games or some other big event, but what are they? Mascot is a person or a thing that symbolises an event and brings good luck to it. Wenlock and Mandeville are London 2012 Olympic and London 2012 Paralympic mascot.…
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70 year old Silver Treasure recovered
Britain has recovered 48 tonnes of silver from the wreckage of SS Gairsoppa, a ship that was carrying the 240 tonnes of silver from India to Britain in 1940. For more than 70 years, the treasure lay buried at the bottom of the North Atlantic because it was too heavy to be lifted. But along…
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Add two words, Get a new one!
In english language you must have often come across words that are made up of two words joined together. Can’t remember?? I will give you an example: Arm and Pit (A hole dug in the ground) are two different words, Right? Join them together to make a bodypart under your arm where it tickles a lot…
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Olympic Torch reaches London
The Olympic flame has arrived in the host city into the Tower of London from a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter at the fitting time of 20:12 BST. “Dame Kelly Holmes – who won the 800m and 1500m gold medals in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games – became the capital’s first torchbearer as she carried…
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First Walk on Moon
The Apollo 11 was the first ever manned mission that successfully landed on the moon. Apollo 11 was launched into space in july of 1969 with three American astronauts – Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin ( No points for guessing – you know now from whose character ‘Buzz Lightyear ‘of ‘Toy Story’ was inspired from!!…
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of Olympics 2012
Olympic gold medal winner in Beijing four years ago, Rafael Nadal has withdrew from the Olympic Games because of an injury. Nadal has has failed to recover from a nagging knee problem. This is shocking news for tennis fans all over the world. Nadal will also miss out on the honour of bearing his nation’s…
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Candy on stick top – Lollipop !!
One candy that we all surely like is lollipop!! Isn’t it fun to slurp it until it becomes tiny enough to crunch and eat. Yummy!! You will be surprised to know this but even cavemen enjoyed this sweet treat thousands of years ago. They accidentally made lollipops by collecting honey from beehives with a stick. Not wanting…
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Elections held for the 14th President of India
UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee is all set to be elected the 14th President of the country. Votes polled in the election held on Thursday will be counted on Sunday. The Hindu Reported. Given the strength of the parties in the presidential electoral college which have agreed to support Mr. Mukherjee, there is doubt about his…