Category: News For Kids
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Lost Post from India, found in Alps after 46 years
An Air India plane had crashed in the French Alps in January 1966. Exactly 46 years after the incident and around the same spot, a jute bag containing diplomatic mail from India was found by a mountain rescue worker Arnaud Christmann and his neighbour Jules Berger. “Some tourists came and told us they had seen something shining…
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Country’s Highest Sporting Honour Awarded
Olympic medal winners Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were on Wednesday presented with the country’s highest sporting honour – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by President Pranab Mukherjee . 25 sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna awards. The ceremony took place at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Usually Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is given one sportsperson…
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Hurricane Isaac nears New Orleans
New Orleans is getting in a defensive mode as Hurricane Isaac is beating the city with strong winds and drenching rain. Louisiana city is currently under attack exactly seven years after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. Thankfully Issac is not as strong as Katrina. Sea water has already crossed the safe levels in the southern part of…
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Curiosity Clicking Away New Pictures
Curiosity sent back home the news pictures that it had clicked. This color panorama shows a 360-degree view of the landing site of NASA’s Curiosity rover, including the highest part of Mount Sharp visible to the rover. The rover is around 12 miles away from the base of Mount Sharp. Photo Credit: NASA
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US Open 2012 Begins
The US Open Championship is a hard court tennis tournament, the fourth and final one in the Grand Slam each year. The other three tournaments in Grand Slam are the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. It is held every year in late August and early September. The main tournament hosts five different events- men’s…
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Earthquake shakes El Salvador
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit El Salvador coast on Sunday. El Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. It borders pacific ocean from one side. There was a Tsunami warning issued for the neighbouring countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico which was later…
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Tropical Storm Isaac eyes Louisiana
Isaac is a large storm and could bring lot of damage to areas within hundreds of miles of its center. This comes seven years after Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans. After hitting Florida the storm is moving Northwest towards Alabama and Louisiana. The Republican governors of Alabama and Louisiana are trying to focus on preventing the damage that will…
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Under-19 Cricketers win the World Cup
The Under-19 cricket team of India won the World cup for India in that category when they beat defending champion Australia in Australia. Star of the day was Unmukt Chand who made unbeaten 111 runs. U-19 team chased the big target of 226 runs with 14 runs still to spare. This is the third time…
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Typhoon Bolaven hits Japan
A powerful typhoon has crashed into the Japanese island of Okinawa, forcing thousands of residents move to safer public buildings on the island. All domestic and international flights out of the island’s Naha Airport have been cancelled. A lot of areas have no electricity. The latest typhoon is the 15th storm that can do a lot of…
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First Man to Walk on Moon Passes Away
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on moon passed away on Saturday. He was 82. It is indeed a sad moment for all around the world as he was an astronaut unmatched in his accomplishments. 43 years ago, in July of 1969, Neil Armstrong with Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were part of…
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Prithvi II Takes Off
The surface-to-surface Prithvi II ballistic missile was successfully launched at 11.03 a.m.on Saturday from Chandipur off Odisha coast. A “Ballistic Missile“is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target. With this missile launch, India has emerged as a major missile power. A part of army, entrusted with the nuclear…
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Tropical Storm in Haiti
Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti early Saturday with winds blowing upto the speed of 60 miles (95 kilometers) per hour and very heavy rainfall. A tropical storm is thunderstorm accompanied with strong winds and heavy rains. It must be a sad sight in Haiti because already thousands of people are living in makeshift camps after…