Born on: June 4, 1936 Born in: Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra Nationality: Indian Career: Actress Death: February 21, 1991 Nutan was one of the finest actresses known to Bollywood ever. The lady who dominated the Indian silver screen in the 1950s and 1960s, was an actress without par. Her enigmatic screen presence and eyes that betrayed every single emotion took …

इस्लामिक कैलेंडर का नवां महीना – इसे इस्लाम में रमजान का महीना कहा जाता है। इस महीने इस्लाम धर्म के मानने वाले रोजे रखते हैं। रोजे में सूरज निकलने से पहले तक सहरी की अदायगी होती है, यानी जो भी खाना हो खा सकते, उसके बाद पानी भी नहीं पी सकते हैं। इसके बाद सूरज डूबने के वक्त यानी मगरिब …

Call it mosque, masjid, or dargah, they all refer to the same thing – ‘the dome of Allah’. India is home to a slew of mosques that dots the country’s skyline and tots up as a gentle reminder of the country’s Islamic past. It’s hard to miss the sandstone marvel of Fathepur Sikri or the imposing appeal of Charminar once …

Indian Monsoon Images: The weather pattern involves winds blowing from the south-west direction (known as the South-West Monsoon) from the Indian Ocean onto the Indian landmass during the months of June through September. These are generally rain-bearing winds, blowing from sea to land, and bring rains to most parts of the subcontinent. Indian Monsoon Images, Rain Stock Photos

Austin, Texas, USA – May 30, 2017 – Austin native Richard Overton, who turned 111 years old on Thursday, May 11, sets the new world record for the Oldest living World War II veteran. Photo: Richard Overton is World’s oldest living World War II veteran, and at age 111 he still drinks, smokes, and drives his own pickup. The Guinness …

जन्म: 24 अक्टूबर 1921 – मैसूर, कर्नाटक, भारत मृत्यु: 26 जनवरी 2015 (उम्र 93) – पुणे, महाराष्ट्र, भारत व्यवसाय: कार्टूनकार, व्यंग्य-चित्रकार पुरस्कार: पद्म भूषण, पद्म विभूषण, रेमन मैगसेसे पुरस्कार रासीपुरम कृष्णस्वामी लक्ष्मण (संक्षेप में आर.के. लक्ष्मण) भारत के प्रमुख हास्यरस लेखक और व्यंग-चित्रकार थे। उन्हें ‘द कॉमन मैन‘ नामक उनकी रचना और ‘द टाइम्स ऑफ़ इंडिया‘ के लिए उनके प्रतिदिन …

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada – May 26, 2017 – More than 340 students from R.L. Beattie Public School in Sudbury, Ont., gathered to conduct the experiment to isolate banana DNA and set the new world record for the Most people conducting a DNA isolation experiment simultaneously. Photo: More than 340 students gathered to make World Record history, setting the world record …

Ningbo, China – May 26, 2017 – “The Maze of the Butterfly Lovers” set two new world records: covering 33,565 square metres, it sets the new world record for the Largest permanent hedge maze; with a total of 8,375 metres it is the hedge maze with the longest length of paths. Photo: The world’s largest hedge maze in Ningbo, China. …

Riga, Latvia – May 28, 2017 – Latvian technology company Aerones created a drone that can lift heavy weights to great heights; daredevil skydiver Ingus Augstkalns was lifted 1,082 feet (330 meters) into the air by a 28-propeller drone, dropped and parachuted safely back to the Earth, thus setting the world record for the World’s First skydive from a drone. …

Kathmandu, Nepal – May 28, 2017 – Anshu Jamsenpa, 37 and the mother of two, has climbed Mount Everest twice in less than a week, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest double ascent of Mount Everest by a woman. Photo: Anshu Jamsenpa has established a new women’s record for a double ascent of the world’s highest mountain …