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Bipasha Basu – Biography, Bollywood Actress, Film Career
Bipasha Basu, born in January 7, 1979 is a Bollywood actress and a Supermodel. She is the winner of the Ford Supermodel of the World (contest) and now works in mainstream Bollywood films. Her first name means “Deep, dark desire.” Bipasha Basu – Early life Bipasha is the second of three daughters in her family. Her family consists of her …
Read More »SAARC Charter Day
Saarc Charter Day in India Trade bloc consisting of the South Asian countries was planned and created by the president Ziaur Rahman during the late 1970’s. There was a meeting related to the Bangladesh proposal held in the Colombo in the year 1981 which was later accepted by the following countries Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India. The statement on the …
Read More »Where do you find frogs that live in tree?
Tree-frogs are found in Europe, North and South America, New Guinea, North Africa, and warm parts of Asia. They have small sticky discs on the tops of their fingers and toes, which help them, cling to the branches of trees. The best-known European tree-frog is less than two inches long. Its Latin name is Hyla arborea. Its color is usually …
Read More »UAE Guinness world record: Largest mango sticky rice
Dubai, UAE – November 23, 2016 – Anantara the Palm Dubai Resort has entered the Book of World Records for the ‘Largest Mango Sticky Rice’ dish, which weighed in at 2,831 kg. Photo: Cooked by 10 chefs, the recipe for record-breaking success included 1,000 kg of rice, 500 litres of coconut milk, 500 litres of coconut cream, 50 kgs of …
Read More »USA breaks Guinness World Record: Heaviest Squash
Gervais, Oregon, USA – November 4, 2016 – Scott Holub broke his own Guinness World record that he set in 2014 for the biggest green squash; Scott Holub’s squash weighed in at 1,844 lbs. at Bauman’s Farm and Garden in Gervais, thus setting the new world record for the Heaviest squash. Scott Holub’s squash weighed in at 1,844.5 pounds Saturday, …
Read More »R.K. Narayan – Biography, Writer, Journalist
Born: October 10, 1906, Chennai Died: May 13, 2001, Chennai Awards: Padma Bhushan, Filmfare Award for Best Story, Padma Vibhushan Nearly 70 years ago, India’s greatest living writer in English, took out a brand new exercise book and wrote in it: “It was Monday morning.” With those four words, Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan (just R.K. Narayan to most) took off on …
Read More »Who is Kiran Bedi?
Kiran Bedi, Ph.D, is India’s first and highest ranking (retired in 2007) woman officer who joined the Indian Police Service in 1972. Her experience and expertise include more than 35 years of tough, innovative and welfare policing. She has worked with the United Nations as the Police Advisor to the Secretary General, in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations. She …
Read More »Canada Guinness World Records: Longest lobster roll
Charlottetown, PE, Canada – October 3, 2016 – The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association broke the Guinness World record for the World’s Longest Lobster Roll at the Prince Edward Island International Shellfish Festival; the final lobster roll length measured in at 120 Feet (36.5 metres). The Prince Edward Island Fishermen’s Association broke the record for the World’s Longest Lobster Roll …
Read More »Matthew Palmer Book Review: Secrets of State
Publisher: G.P. Putnams Sons/Penguin Random House Pages: 448 Price: Rs 399 India, losing its patience over continuing acts of hostility emanating from its neighbour, and Pakistan, where jihadi elements are gaining primacy, seem to be drifting towards war and an audacious terror operation seems to make it a certainty. But is it just the inimical forces responsible for what is …
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