The Gujarat government today cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel by 4%, becoming the first state to do so. After the reduction in VAT, petrol will get cheaper by ₹2.93 per litre and diesel by ₹2.72 per litre in the state. This comes after the Centre cut excise duty on fuel by ₹2/litre, … Read more
A Delhi Metro train on the Rithala-Dilshad Garden line was stuck at Yamuna bridge on Sunday due to entangling of overhead wires. The passengers were evacuated through emergency exit after they complained of suffocation. A woman, who fell unconscious during the evacuation, was lifted by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and brought to Kashmere … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld its ban on sale of firecrackers in Delhi-National Capital Region till November 1, saying it wants to test the ban’s effect on Delhi’s air quality. The Central Pollution Control Board also supported the plea seeking restoration of the previous-year ban as the region witnessed a huge rise in air … Read more
India has finished second in the recently-concluded 20th Asia Masters Athletics Championships in Rugao, China by bagging 37 gold medals in the event. The 200-odd member Indian contingent finished the event with a total of 146 medals including 43 silver and 66 bronze. The event also saw former flying officer of Indian Air Force, 76-year-old … Read more
A man in United States’ Wyoming, who was arrested for alleged public intoxication, claimed he had travelled back from the year 2048 to warn of an alien invasion. He told the police he was only able to time travel because aliens had filled his body with alcohol, noting that he was supposed to be transported … Read more
University of Colorado researchers have built the world’s most accurate atomic clock, breaking their own record. Researchers packed 10,000 strontium atoms into a 3D grid at 1,000 times the density of 1D clocks, making it 20 times faster in time measurement. The 3D cube trapped using lasers at -273 ºC, measures time by counting the … Read more
China has started widening a road located 10 kilometres away from the Doklam site where the Indian and Chinese troops were locked in a standoff for over two months, reports have said. Around 500 soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are reportedly guarding the construction workers. Meanwhile, IAF Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said he … Read more
A Mi-17 V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Arunachal Pradesh today morning, killing 5 personnel and leaving one critically injured, the Air Force confirmed. The chopper crashed around 6 am, while it was on an air maintenance mission in the area. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to look into the … Read more
Louka, Czech की रहने वाली 90 वर्षीय महिला ने अपने गांव को इतना सुन्दर बना दिया है कि आज ये किसी आर्ट गैलरी से कम नहीं लगता. उन्होंने अपने हाथ से सभी घरों पर फूल बना दिए हैं. बसंत और गर्मियों के मौसम में हर साल वो खिड़कियों और दरवाज़ों पर सुन्दर चित्रकारी कर के … Read more
जैसे की हम सभी जानते है की रावण की पत्नी मंदोदरी एक पतिव्रता स्त्री थी , रामायण की एक प्रमुख पात्र मंदोदरी, दैत्यराज मायासुर की पुत्री और लंकापति रावण की पत्नी थी। आज इस लेख में हम मंदोदरी से जुडी कुछ रोचक और अनसुनी बातों के बारे में जानेंगे। मंदोदरी के पूर्व जन्म की कहानी … Read more
