Name: Arnab Goswami Birth: 7 March 1973 (Guwahati, Assam, India) Education: Hindu College (BA) St. Antony’s College, Oxford (MA) Visiting Fellow, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge Occupation: Journalist Family: Manoranjan Goswami (Father) Suprabha Gain-Goswami (Mother) Samyabrata Ray Goswami (Wife) Che Goswami (Son) Arnab Goswami Biography: Arnab Ranjan Goswami is an Indian Journalist, TV news presenter and Editor-in-chief of the …

System of government: Democratic Capital: Taipei Location: An island nation separated from mainland China by the Formosa Strait Area: 35,961 sq km Religions: 35.1% Buddhism, 33.0% Taoism, 18.7% No religion, 3.9% Christianity, 9.3% Others National composition: Chinese mostly National language: Formosan languages, Hakka, Hokkien, Mandarin, Matsu, Taiwan Sign Language Currency: Taiwan dollar = 100 cents Other major cities: Kao-hsiung, T’ai-chung, …

Shahrukh Khan — Shah Rukh Khan (born Shahrukh Khan, 2 November 1965), also known as SRK, is an Indian film actor, producer and television personality. Referred to in the media as “Baadshah of Bollywood”, “King of Bollywood” or “King Khan”, he has appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films. Described by the Los Angeles Times as perhaps “the world’s biggest …

Full Name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Born: 7 July 1981 Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India Nationality: India Nickname: Mahi, Captain Cool, Thala Role: Wicket-keeper Batsman, Right-handed Batsman, Right-arm medium Bowler Relation(s): Sakshi Singh Rawat (Spouse), Ziva Dhoni (Daughter), Pan Singh (Father), Jayanti Gupta (Sister), Narendra Singh Dhoni (Brother) Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer born on 7th July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar …

Bollywood celebs’ ties with Pakistan’s ISI puppets surface once again, netizens demand an investigation Several social media users have now called the government to call for further investigation to unearth the links between the Bollywood superstars and Pakistan. Pakistanis sitting in comfort of a foreign land encouraging and pushing Kashmiri youth to pick up guns and even sometimes funding such …

“His house was filled with thick non-fiction books… an advanced telescope could be found in his balcony,” Dr Karan Jani wrote. US-based astrophysicist and scientist Dr Karan Jani has introduced fans to a little-known side of Sushant Singh Rajput. He was an astronomy enthusiast and an avid reader, Dr Jani wrote in a moving tribute to the actor who was …

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Full Name: Ajay Piramal Born: 3 August 1955; Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India Nationality: Indian Education: Master’s Degree in management studies – University of Mumbai; Bachelor’s degree in Science from the Jai Hind College and Basantsingh Institute of Science Occupation: Businessman – Chairman of Piramal Group and Shriram Group Ajay Piramal serves as Head of Piramal Enterprises Group and engaged in …

Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti, popularly known as Vesak, is commemorated as the birthday of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. Since Buddha was born, attained enlightenment and Nirvana on Purnima, the full moon period, the day is known as Buddha Purnima. As Buddha’s Birthday also falls in the Hindu month of Vaishakha, Buddha Jayanti is popular as Vesak …

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy indigenous to the Indian subcontinent and encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs, and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha (meaning “the awakened one” in Sanskrit and Pali). The Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th …