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Celebration of India’s sovereignty amidst the colours of life is what Republic Day celebrations are all about. The patriotic fervour of the people on this day brings the whole country together even in all Her diversity.
This picture gallery throws light on the Republic Day festivities and brings out the Nation’s myriad cultures and traditions to [...]

-Solar eclipse brings Maha Kumbh to a standstill
Last updated on: January 15, 2010 17:46 IST

The longest solar eclipse of this millenium was witnessed by a huge crowd at Dhanushkodi, in Tamil Nadu. Dhanushkodi is only 18 kms from Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka. The center line of the eclipse was at sea. Astronomers, students, tourists assembled [...]

ISRO to launch rockets to study Friday’s solar eclipse
Bangalore, Jan 13 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a series of rockets from its two launch centres between Thursday and Sunday to study Friday’s solar eclipse and its after-effects.
A rare and longest annular solar eclipse of this millennium will occur on Friday [...]

INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL
Makar Sankranti
Colourful kites of sizes and hues.
more about kite festival
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International Kite Festival is held at Ahmedabad on January 14 every year, to coincide with the festival of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti. Makar Sankranti is a festival that heralds a change of season marking the movement of the sun into the northern hemisphere – [...]

Russian made MIG-29 aircraft makes way after landing during a joint India-U.S…. At least half of the country’s defence equipment is obsolete and needs urgent upgrade, a report said on Wednesday, underlining gaps in its defence preparedness in a region roiled by Islamist militancy and military rivalries.
Only 15 percent of India’s equipment is “state of [...]

108 Facts about Telangana – need and justification
55) How many JNTU colleges should be there in 10 dist of Telangana, if 2 are in
4 districts of Rayalaseema ?
56) AP dairy buys milk from farmers from Andhra Rs 24.30, Telangana Rs 22.30
57) 450 tribal villages, millions of tons of limestone, rich minerals, lot of natural
biodiversity…are going [...]

108 Facts about Telangana – need and justification
1) Catchment area of Krishna Basin
Rayalaseema 18%
Andhra 13%
Telangana 69%
Allocation of Krishna water as per tribunal recommendation=
Rayalaseema 16%
Andhra 49%
Telangana 35%
Actual utilization
Rayalaseema 13%
Andhra 87%
Telangana less than 1%
2) Godavari river catchment area
Telangana 79% (1170 TMC)
Andhra 21% (310 TMC)
Utilization of Godavari waters
Andhra 23% (320 TMC i.e. 110% of allotted)
Telangana 9.6 % (143 [...]

Full name Ishant Sharma
Born September 2, 1988, Delhi
Current age 21 years 130 days
Major teams India, Delhi, India Red, Kolkata Knight Riders, North Zone
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast

Yusuf Pathan
India
Full name Yusuf Khan Pathan
Born November 17, 1982, Baroda, Gujarat
Current age 27 years 54 days
Major teams India, Baroda, India Green, Rajasthan Royals
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Half-brother – IK Pathan
Profile
Yusuf Pathan first made his mark as a hard-hitting batsman and offspinner for the Baroda Under-16 team in the Vijay Merchant Trophy in [...]

Amit Mishra
India
Full name Amit Mishra
Born November 24, 1982, Delhi
Current age 27 years 47 days
Major teams India, Delhi Daredevils, Haryana, India Blue
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Profile
A confident and attacking cricketer, Amit Mishra first caught the eye while tormenting the England Under-19 tourists early in 2001 with big legbreaks and the odd fizzing googly. Mishra, at [...]