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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Interesting Facts about India

Love India??? Here are some facts I am sure you will love reading and sharing too

•    India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
•    When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
•    The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
•    The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
•    Chess was invented in India.

World's Famous Newspapers :

Newspaper >>> City / Country
Al-Ahram >>> Cairo (Egypt)
Bangladesh Observer >>> Dacca (Bangladesh)
Daily News >>> New York (USA)
Daily Mail >>> London (England)
Daily Mirror >>> London (England)
Dawn >>> Karachi (Pakistan)
Eastern Sun >>> Singapore
Financial Times >>> London (England)
Guardian >>> London (England)
Izvestia >>> Moscow (Russia)
Independent >>> London (England)
Le Monde >>> Paris (France)
Le Republica >>> Rome (Italy)
Merdeka Djakarta >>>(Indonesia)
New York Times >>>New York (USA)
Pravada Moscow >>>(Russia)
People's Daily >>>Beijing (China)
Star >>>Johannsburg (S. Africa)
The Times >>>London (England)
The Island >>>Colombo (Sri Lanka)
The Times of India >>>India
Washington Post >>>Washington D.C (USA)
Khalij Times >>>Dubai (UAE)

Nick Names of Important Indian Places

Golden City -Amritsar
Sorrow of Bengal- Damodar river
Manchester of India-Ahmedabad

Blue Book - Official report of the Government of United Kingdom
Green Book- Official publications of Italy and Iran
Grey Book- Official reports of Japan and Belgium
Orange Book- Official publications of Netherlands
Red Book - Book banished in a country
White Book- Official publications of Germany, China and Portugal
White Paper- Short pamphlet giving authoritative recital of facts issued by the Indian government stating its views on a particular issue for the knowledge of general public
Yellow Book- Official publications of France

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Indian National Symbols

The Tiger (Panthera Tigris) is the National Animal of India. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes.

Lion was the National Animal of India till 1972. Later on, it was replaced by Tiger.

Signs and Symbols and Their Significance

•    Red triangle : Family Planning

•    Red cross : Hospital/Ambulance

•    Red light : Danger/Emergency

•    Green Light : Line clear signal

•    Olive branch : Peace

Intelligence Agencies of the world

Detective Agencies > Country
Central External Liaison Department > China
Australian Security & Intelligence Organisation > Australia
K.G.B./ G.R.U. > Russia
Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S) > South Africa
M.I. (Military Intelligence) -5&6 , Special Branch, Joint Intelligence Organisation > United Kingdom

Some Important Political Parties of Different Countries

•    USA- Democratic Party, Republican Party
•    Iraq- Bath Party
•    Israel- Labour Party, Likud Party, Hamas Party, Shas Party
•    France – Socialist Party, National Front, Union for French Democracy

Country > Agency Name.
United States of America > Associated Press (AP)
United Kingdom > Reuters
Russia > Telegraph Agency of the Sovereign States (TASS)
Malaysia > Malaysian National News Agency (MNNA)

International Boundaries

Here is a collection of some important international border line names between some countries. Visitors are requested to comment on the collection and share some information with us to enlarge the table.