Category: News For Kids
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India in the Dark
Hundreds of millions of people have been left without power in northern and eastern India after three main powers grids failed. What does that mean? Let’s understand. Power plant is the place where electricity is made. The poles and wires on the road are used for transmitting the electricity to our house. Most power plants…
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Olympics Medal Tally – Day 4
Day 4 at the Olympics saw some gorgeous performances in Gymnastics – Artistic. Germany won 2 golds and a bronze medal yesterday to jump up from no. 21 to no. 8 in countries current rankings. That is quite a high jump !!;) Star of the day – 27 year old american Michael Phelps won a record 19th Olympic…
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India’s First Medal win by Narang
Ace marksman Gagan Narang on Monday scooped the first medal for India at the London Olympic Games in the men’s 10m air rifle event here. The gold was won by Romania’s Moldoveanu Alin George and the silver was won by world number 1 Niccolo Campriani of Italy who stood second. This is also India’s eighth…
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Olympic Medal Tally – Day 3
On Day 3 at the Olympics China’s gold rush still continues. US proved its excellence in the sport of swimming by winning 12 medals in swimming so far. That is maximum medals by any country in one single sport in London 2012. Whoa! Star of the day – Fifteen-year-old Ruta Meilutyte wins Lithuania’s first ever Olympic…
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Olympic Medal Tally – Day 2
Day 2 at the Olympics was full of excitement and a lot of action. China won a few more gold medals and is still at the top of the table. Star of the day – Kim Rhode who became the first American to win individual medals at five straight Olympics by securing skeet…
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Saina a step closer to the Olympic medal
India’s ace badminton player Saina Nehwal made a exciting start to her bid for an Olympic medal as she beat Swiss Sabrina Jaquet in straight games in a women’s singles group stage opening match. Saina took 22 minutes to complete a 21-9 21-4 victory at the Wembley arena here. Sabrina Jaquet ranked 65th was…
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Olympics Medal Tally – Day 1
Day one in London Olympics was quite exciting with China winning the maximum number of Golds. Yi Siling of China won the first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics with victory in the women’s 10m air rifle. Star of the Day – Sarah Menzes who became the first Brazilian woman to win gold in under…
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India in Olympics 2012
Teenage boxing sensation, 18-year-old Shiva Thapa’s Olympic debut ended in disappointment as he was defeated in the opening round bout in the London Games. In Badminton, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa played well but lost in a women’s doubles league match. On the other hand, Parupalli Kashyap came up with a super performance in men’s…
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Grand Opening Ceremony at the London Games
The Queen officially declared the games open. A group of seven young athletes had the honor of lighting up 205 petals ( number of competing nations) of the ceremonial flame. The flame was brought by Beckham over Thames on a speedboat. That’s dramatic! The show took the watching world through “great revolutions in British society”, from an agricultural…
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Blind Archer Sets World Record at Olympics
Almost blind archer Im Dong-hyun set the first world record of the London Olympics. He scored 699 points from 72 arrows to beat his own record of 696 points. Along with Kim Bubmin and Oh Jin-Hyek he also helped South Korea set a team record in the ranking round on Friday. “This is just the…
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Olympics to Begin from Today
The moment we all had been waiting for! Today is July 27, 2012 and the Olympics are finally going to start today. Much awaited event right? Here are some more fascinating facts about Olympics that you would like to know: Art competitions were a part of modern Olympics from 1912 to 1952. Since the tradition of Olympics…
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Apology to North Korean Team
Olympic organisers have apologised to the North Korean women’s football team after their images were shown on a screen next to a flag of a different country. Their players left the pitch in protest, and kick-off for their match against Columbia was delayed for more than an hour. South Korean flags flashed on a big screen…