Category: News For Kids
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Ball lost in Japan Tsunami, Found in Alaska!
This is so true!! A soccer ball that was washed away in last year’s japan Tsunami, has been found 5100km away in Alaska. The man who found it, David Baxter, lives on the coast of Middleton Island. The ball was covered with japanese writings which his wife Yumi, who hails from Japan, was able to read.…
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Hockey Team Gearing up for Olympics
The Indian hockey squad is gearing up and preparing hard for the London Olympics. Captain Bharat Chetri of Indian Hockey team said: “We understand that the entire nation is behind us and we are working extremely hard to ensure a podium finish.” Chief coach Michael Nobbs said he was quite pleased in guiding a talented…
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In Future,India might Export Missiles to Friendly Nations
After successful launch of Agni-V, RISAT-I in April, India is well prepared to handle itself from attacks by not so friendly nations. Now, according to V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister of India, There is great potential to export some missiles and defence technologies developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)…
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There it Goes! Space Shuttle Enterprise!!
The Space shuttle carries astronauts to the space and back. Created by NASA, Space Shuttle Enterprise never went into space, but rather performed tests that were very important to the shuttle’s development and operation. Enterprise particularly helped to understand the glide tests (tests related to the landing of the aircraft) and showed that the spacecraft…
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Formula One 2012
Formula one car racing event for 2012 started with its first race taking place at Bahrain. World champion Sebastian Vettel won the race. For those of you who don’t know, Formula One is a type of car racing event where teams compete in a counted number of races. These races are called Grand Prix. The…
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Sachin Tendulkar becomes a Rajya Sabha Member
Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest batsman ever and the brilliant actress of yesteryear Rekha, will now become members of Parliament with the government nominating them to the Rajya Sabha. The Parliament of India is the law making body of our country. It is responsible for making laws for the betterment of our nation. It is divided…
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Football UEFA Champions League 2012
The UEFA champions league is the main football competition of the men’s national football teams taken care by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It is held every four years.Germany is the most successful team in the history of the tournament, Famous football clubs that take part are FC Barcelona (Spain), Manchester United (England),…
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Indian Presidential Elections 2012
You must be thinking, Who is the president? Who decides who will become the president? Do we have a president in our country? Hmmm, Let us try to understand. Every country needs a government which has many policy makers. This government helps in the running of the country. The head of this government is called the…
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RISAT 1, Guess what is it?
RISAT 1, India’s first Radar Satellite launch is a “grand success” by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). What’s Radar?What’s Satellite? Let’s try to understand. Imagine an ocean wave. It’s in the ocean, made of water and can travel some distance. If we have to draw it on paper, we make a wavy line that goes…
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Preparation for Olympics 2012
India will send 46 athletes for this year’s London Olympics, besides four coaches and support staff. Winning a medal in Olympics is a proud moment for the athlete as well as the nation. To make sure that athletes perform their best, indian government has released money for their training abroad, hire of expert coaches, doctors…
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Metro Rail in Chennai Soon!
Metro rails belong to a railway system called Rapid Transit System. It is an electric rail system. Metro trains have unmatched ability to transport large number of people quickly over short distances locally. This largely reduces traffic on roads. Since bigger cities have a lot of traffic, Metro is therefore located in a city or…
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French Elections 2012
With only two weeks left before the final voting starts on 6th May 2012 for the election of new french president, the current president Nicholas Sarkozy who is running for the second time for this post is behind in the race as more number of people seem to like Françcois Hollande. Are you scratching your head…