Factroids/ History

Oct- 2021 -

15 October

Navratri 2021 (Day 9): The Story of Maa Siddhidatri

Maa Siddhidatri is worshipped on the ninth day of Navratri. ‘Siddhi’ means ‘supernatural power’, and ‘Dhatri’ means ‘the awarder’. Therefore,…
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Sep- 2021 -

26 September

The oldest Ankylosaur Armoured Fossil found: a study

Approximately 168 million years ago, Spicomellus afer lived in the area that is now Morocco in the Middle Jurassic period.…
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15 September

Egypt reopens 4,700-yr-old tomb of King Djoser to tourists. See pics

Cairo: The 4,700-year-old southern tomb of King Djoser at the pyramid of Saqqara reopened to tourists on Tuesday after a…
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1 September

J & K: 1200-year-old sculpture of Goddess Durga found in river Jhelum

Srinagar: A sculpture of Goddess Durga was discovered by labourers who were removing sand from the river Jhelum on August…
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Aug- 2021 -

30 August

Taj Mahal refuses entry of a visitor dressed as Sri Krishna

Agra: The security personnel at the 17th-century monument of love, the Taj Mahal, refused to let a visitor who was…
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29 August

PM Modi inaugurates renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh

New Delhi: On Saturday (August 28, 2021), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a renovated complex of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial,…
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Jul- 2021 -

11 July

Sunni body: Malabar revolt set Muslims back 100 years

Kozhikode: The Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulema, the body of Sunni scholars in Kerala, will organize programmes to convince the Muslim community…
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11 July

India gifts 17th century relics of St. Queen Ketevan to Georgia

Georgia: St. Queen Ketevan returned home to Georgia on Saturday, four hundred years after she was executed for refusing to…
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Jun- 2021 -

6 June

Security alert in Amritsar on 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar

Many Sikh organizations have planned programs to celebrate the 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar on Sunday. the military operation was…
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May- 2021 -

10 May

Archaeologists discover remains of 9 Neanderthals at Prehistoric site in Italy’s Lazio.

Archaeologists found the fossil remains of nine Neanderthal men in a cave near Rome, Italy’s Culture Ministry said on Saturday.…
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Apr- 2021 -

8 April

Saint-Belec slab: 4,000-year-old French carving is oldest map in Europe

A Bronze-age slab first was found in 1900 in western France, which is considered as the oldest map in Europe,…
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Mar- 2021 -

25 March

Uttarakhand in the final stage preparations to Kumbh Mela

As the COVID cases rising again in Uttarakhand, the state government on Wednesday made it compulsory for devotees to bring…
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Jan- 2018 -

25 January

Republic Day 2018: Here is everything you want to know about this day

26th of January is the Republic Day of India. With great pomp and fanfare, the country celebrates it. Other than…
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24 January

Republic Day 2018: History of Indian Republic Day through pics

India celebrates Republic Day on 26th January 2016 every year commemorating the day India became Republic and got a constitution…
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21 January

Republic Day Special: Indian Biryani’s `Unity in Diversity’- 7 different types of Biryanis

On 26th January 1950, India pledged to be a ‘sovereign democratic republic’. Unity in diversity became one of India’s biggest challenges…
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21 January

Republic Day 2018: Republic Day facts

In pre-independence era, January 26, 1930, was celebrated as India’s Independence Day or Purna Swaraj Day, the day India decided…
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