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Beautiful attempts to showcase commonalities between India and Pakistan by Global brands

Foodpanda a food delivery platform comes with an innovative idea to celebrate India's 69th (2015) Independence Day with a beautiful video depicting the commonalities in taste buds, still found in the two most rival neighboring nations India and Pakistan. The video runs a short play demarcating the similarities between Indians and Pakistanis taste buds. The foodpanda group is a global mobile food delivery marketplace headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and operating in 40 countries and territories, including India and Pakistan. If you remember Google (Search Engine Giant) too had made a beautiful attempt with it's video ad showing the Google's search capabilities and depicting a short story of unions of two old friends who got separated during India Pakistan partition. Here is that video.

Google Doodle on India's 69th Independence Day - Gandhi's Dandi March

Google celebrating India's Independence Day 2015 with a beautiful Doodle depicting Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March. Google Doodle on India's 69th Independence Day

Real story of Munni and Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Call it a coincidence or power of true prayers or simply a miracle, you can call it anything but what happened, is for certainly - happened with a reason and for a reason. A human right activist from Pakistan, also an expert adviser to UN (Geneva, Switzerland) on human rights Mr. Ansar Burney found a deaf and mute girl of age 18-19, four years back, with her foster parent Abdul Sattar Edhi and Bilquis Edhi who also runs a welfare trust. Bhaijaan Ansar Burney with Geeta aka Guddi How it all happened - the story of Guddy aka Geeta. The girl is deaf and dumb but had learned some Hindi reading and writing when she was 7. The girl anyhow boards the train Samjhauta Express which runs between New Delhi and Lahore. The girl reaches Lahore railway station, she is around 7 to 8 years old crying on the platform. Police found her on the station and moved her to a shelter home, she shifted from one shelter home to another and finally reaches to the founder of a welfare trust, Mr Abdul Sat

Till the last breath Kalam Sir was thinking for India's development - Srijan Pal Singh

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's demise which shook the entire nation and is seen as the greatest loss in recent times. Best quotes of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have better tomorrow - Abdul Kalam Quotes from Wings of Fire by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Who can describe the last day of Abdul Kalam Sir, but Srijan Pal Singh, consultant to the Bharat Ratna & Missile man; who was with him on his last journey. From the flight, he boarded on 27th July 2015 to Guhawati, to IIM-Shilong, where Kalam gave his last lecture, Srijan recollects his last memories, the last words he spoke before he collapsed into the podium. What I will be remembered for, my memory of the last day with great Kalam sir. It has been eight hours since we last talked – sleep eludes me and memories keep flushing down, sometimes as tears. Our day, 27th July, began at 12 noon, when we took our seats in the flight to Guhawati. Dr. Kalam was 1A and I was IC. He was wearing a

Ex Supreme Court Judge Markandey Katju on Yakub Memon hanging

After RAW official B Raman, Asaduddin Owaisi and Salman Khan; Ex Supreme court judge Markandey Katju defending hanging of 12th March 1993 Bombay blast convict Yakub Memon. Here below is his opinion over Yakub Memon's hanging. Markandey Katju shared his opinion over his official account of Facebook, below is the post he posted today 26th July 2015. "My opinion :Yakub Memon has been convicted on very weak evidence. Begunahon ka lahu piyo, izn-e-aam hai I believe there has been gross travesty of justice in the case of Yakub Memon. I have carefully studied the judgment of the Court. The evidence on which he has been found guilty is very weak. This evidence is (1) retracted confession of the co-accused, and (2) alleged recoveries. As regards the first, everyone knows how 'confessions' are obtained by the police in our country--by torture. And torture is such a terrible thing that one will confess to anything under torture. Joan of Arc confessed to be a witch under t

Salman Khan defends Yakub Memon's hanging

In my last article, my concern was, if Yakub Memon deserves to be hanged as we all Indian agrees to it, we also agree to some other's execution. I had suggested Babu Bajrangi's name, prime accused of Naroda Patiya Massacre, Swami Aseemanand's name, prime accused in Ajmer Sharif Blast, Malegaon blast, Mecca Masjid blast and Samjhauta Express bombings. Today Bollywood actor Salman Khan came out defending Yakub Memon's hanging and in turn urging parading and hanging of Tiger Memon, who actually was directly involved in execution of 12th March 1993 blast in Bombay. Salman Khan tweeted his stand on Yakub: been wanting to tweet Tis fr 3 days n was afraid to do so but it involves a man's n family. Don't hang brother hang tha lomdi who ran away — Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) July 25, 2015 Salman Khan also urged Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif to handover Tiger Memon who actually deserves the fate, Yakub Memon is designed to face. Sharif Saab ek darkh

Harshaali Malhotra as Shahida and Munni in Bajrangi Bhaijaan

So, you have known the little girl from Pakistan of "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" - Harshaali Malhotra  (read here). And if you have watched the movie, you must have believed the charismatic prowess and incredible talent this little girl Harshaali has. Harshaali was selected for the movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan in an audition of young girls of age 6 -7 years old. Harshaali was among 1000+ other young girls who were called for audition. Harshaali Malhotra as Munni and Shahida in Bajrangi Bhaijaan Harshaali is from Mumbai and is currently studying in Std. V in Seven Square Academy School. What the perfectionist actor Aamir Khan had to say about #HarshaaliMalhotra And that little girl is too too good! Just steals your heart! — Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) July 18, 2015  Almost unanimously whole of Bollywood industry praises the actor Harshaali Malhotra for her astounding act in Bajrangi Bhaijaan as Shahida in Pakistan and Munni in India. Harshaali Malhotra as Munni in Bajrangi Bha

Jammu-Katra trip from Delhi

I bet, you won’t need any other help for your Jammu-Katra trip after reading this complete trip detail here. Our trip started from Delhi. So, let’s start it from New Delhi Railway station only. We reached New Delhi station by 1PM, had our lunch there near the station’s restaurant and then boarded for Rajiv Chowk Metro Station. Since, we had ample time to board our bus from Maharana Pratap ISBT, Kashmere Gate which was scheduled to depart by 9:30PM; we decided to move Connaught place, central park, Palika Bazar had some shopping there. We then directly moved back to Rajiv Chowk Metro Station by 7PM. boarded the metro for Kashmere Gate Metro station by 7:10PM and reached Kashmere Gate metro station in around 15 minutes. ISBT is in walking distance from Kashmere Gate Metro station. We first searched for Bus tickets, bought the bus tickets and then went straight to Mac Donald’s, had our light dinner there and boarded the bus by 9:45PM which got late by 15 minutes. Bus took almost 1

Delivering the waterwheel to rural India - Inspirational story

Read this inspirational story below and if you feel yourself indebted towards this backdrop/destitute of rural India, who are dying of thirst. Please, Please, Please CONTRIBUTE. In the end, the whole process to contribute something to this cause is given, if anyhow you can't afford contributing your part, please do share so that some others can. Excerpts from the cause listed on Ketto Organisation's site. In 2011 Max Chandra embarked on a journey of a lifetime. An ambitious 12,000km walk through India. It challenged him physically and emotionally and tested his resolve and passion in showing that one person can make a difference no matter what obstacles they may face. On the 1st November 2011, Max took the first step of his epic walk through each of India’s 29 states to learn of the country that he loves and to service some of India’s underprivileged people that live from hand to mouth in abject poverty. During his walk, Max initiated 6 humanitarian projects in 5 states

An open letter to Narendra Modi by TV actress Shruti Seth

Shruti Seth, an Indian television, VJ and film actress, best known for her role as Fatima "Fatty" in Fanaa (2006) with Aamir Khan and Kajol. She starred in Tara Rum Pum, produced by Yash Raj Films and made an appearance in Prakash Jha's film Raajneeti in 2010.  As a model, she did several commercials including Clean and Clear moisturiser, TATA Home Finance, Ponds Talc, Frooti, Lifebuoy Soap, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, LG, Airtel, Mrs Marino Hair Softener, Stayfree Secure, Dominos etc. But what made her trend across social media is her tweet Hashtag #selfieobsessed. Most probably referring to Prime Minister and for this, she had been challenged and been questioned by social media all around the world. To which she later tweeted I had made an unsavoury comment about our Prime Minister by calling him - gasp - ‪#‎selfieobsessed‬ and asking him to choose reform over gimmickry. Was I wrong? Was I too harsh?. This led to furious outrage against her by the Narendr

One day symbolic fast during Ramadan by Ex SC Judge Markandey Katju and other non muslims

An initiative by Ex Supreme Court Judge Markandey Katju to keep one day symbolic fast to bring communal harmony between Hindus and Muslims, during the month of Ramadan, in which Muslims keeps fast for the whole month of Ramadan. Here is what Markandey Katju had to say on his symbolic 'Roza' and 'Vrat' initiative. Why do I keep one-day Roza? 4.7.2015, Fremont, California It is 3.40 a.m. and I am about to do my Sehri ( breakfast during Ramzan ). Why do I, a confirmed atheist, keep one-day symbolic Roza during every Ramzan, and appeal to non-Muslims to do the same, while also appealing to non-Hindus to keep one day Navratri fast? My answer: It is one dose of the antidote to the communal poison which was injected into us since 1857. I have already mentioned that communalism was injected into us by the British since 1857. after the Great Mutiny. By 1857 communalism had almost entirely disappeared in India. Hindus and Muslims lived peacefully like brothers and helpe

Know about the founder of YogaLife Foundation Sanjeev Bhanot

At 62 years of age, Swiss Solar Impulse 2 pilot Andre Borschberg has made aviation history with a record-breaking solo flight across the Pacific that he has called "an interior journey". After travelling more than 8,000km on the latest leg of the round-the-world trip, he arrived in Hawaii on Friday. His Pacific flight from Japan totalled 118 hours, almost five full days, smashing the previous record for the longest nonstop solo flight of 76 hours and 45 minutes set by US adventurer Steve Fossett in 2006. The Swiss pilot's arduous journey was by no means in the lap of luxury. It’s minus 20 degrees celsius, and you are at the height of Mount Everest. In 12 hours it will be plus 40 degrees and you will have repressurised to below 3,000m, only to repeat this cycle for five days! How do you survive? For the pilots of Solar Impulse, the lifesaving techniques can be found in the asanas and pranayamas of yoga. Working with Sanjeev Bhanot, a professional yoga trainer with

UPSC 2014 exam results, girls hold the top 4 positions, complete results list

UPSC 2014 exam results, girls hold the top 4 positions UPSC Civil Services 2014 examination results are out, girls hold the first 4 positions. This result of UPSC creates history with first four rank holders being girls and first among boys holds the 5th position. List of Top 50 ranker of Civil Services Examination 2014. S.NO. ROLL NO NAME 1 497480 IRA SINGHAL 2 030694 RENU RAJ 3 003241 NIDHI GUPTA 4 033399 VANDANA RAO 5 655142 SUHARSHA BHAGAT 6 434671 CHARUSREE T 7 519805 LOK BANDHU 8 149709 NITISH K 9 564786 ASHISH KUMAR 10 005630 ARVIND SINGH 11 421227 SANSKRITI JAIN 12 889291 NEELABH SAXENA 13 082606 NISHANT JAIN 14 080562 SAKETA RAJA MUSINIPALLY 15 327792 ABHIJEET KAPLISH 16 006901 ANANYA DAS 17 582086 AJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI 18 063885 C M SAIKANTH VARMA 19 302641 ADITYA UPPAL 20 275061 AMAN MITTAL 21 070722 LAKSHMIKANTH REDDY G 22 018490 NEHA 23 25

Know about Rahul chawda, from Chhattisgarh who designed a drone

Rahul chawda, son of a farmer Ramesh Chawda from Chhattisgarh has designed a drone. Rahul says he got inspired to make a drone by watching the movie 3 Idiots. Rahul says he learned about the drone, watching YouTube and reading about it on the internet. He says his drone is a perfect example of 'Jugaad' technology, as much of his drone's spare parts consist of our daily use things. Rahul Chawda used some spare parts found in garbage dumps and some parts he had to import from Japan and USA which cost him around 2 lac.  Rahul uses his drone to spread the fertilizer in his 15 acres of land. Earlier it used to take a lot of time and some labourers to do the task, but using drone the work gets done within half an hour.  Farmer operating the drone Farmer Rahul Chawda with his drone Drone spreading fertilizer in the field

Romantic exchanges between SC Judge Markandey Katju and Bangladeshi writer Tasleema Nasreen turned bitter

Romantic exchanges between Supreme Court Judge Markandey Katju and Bangladeshi writer Tasleema Nasreen turned bitter. A ‘romantic’ exchange on Twitter between Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who is now a Swedish citizen and living in exile since 1994, and former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju had created ripples in the social media last month May 2015. Katju, who was also Press Council chairman till some time ago, sent a tweet asking Taslima Nasreen if their date was still on, to which she replied in the affirmative. Justice Katju then posted this exchange between himself and the controversial author on his blog and also his Facebook page. On his FB page and blog, the former PCI chief wrote: Date with Taslima still on ! @taslimanasreen Taslima, is my date with u still on ? I am dying to eat the fish cooked by u in sarson oil. I too am 'fishy', like Bengalis — Markandey Katju (@mkatju) May 20, 2015 Twitter post: I had set up a dinner date with Ta

Our poor Indian politicians, their miseries and their low profile salaries

Our poor politicians, their miseries and their low profile salaries. A parliamentary panel has recommended doubling the salary of law makers and also increasing pension of former MPs by almost 75%. (haha Great!!) The joint committee, which has submitted its recommendations to the government, has also proposed an automatic pay revision mechanism for parliamentarians like that of pay commission for government employees.The panel has also recommended that the daily allowance of Rs 2,000, which they get for attending the House during Parliament sessions should be increased substantially. How much they are currently receiving: Each member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is entitled to receive a salary of Rs 50,000 per month during the whole term of office. If an MP signs the Parliament register every day, he is entitled to a daily allowance of Rs 2,000. And look who is heading the panel? :P Panel headed by BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has recommended that former MPs should also be entitled

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Limited offer!! If you are planning to buy any Mobile, Tab or TV from Snapdeal. You can avail an extra discount by using the given discount coupon code. Offer is valid till 3rd of July so, hurry up. All Freecharge users received this mail on 1st of July, as a token of gift by Freecharge on its acquisition by Snapdeal. Discount Coupon for your next transaction on Snapdeal

Know about Avtar Singh Mauni, who holds the record for longest turban in the world

Avtar Singh Mauni, from Patiala, Punjab holds the record for the longest turban in the world. The turban's cloth Avtar singh wears alone weighs 30 kgs along with it, he wears decorative ornaments which adds another 15 kgs to it, sums to more than 45 kgs of headgear he carries on his head. Avtar Singh likes to wear purple and orange cloth turban or 'Pagdi' which stretches to as long as 645 metres, when unwrapped - turban could be double the height of Eiffel Tower of Paris. Avtar Singh Mauni needs a staggering six hours to don his 'pagdi' (pride and joy). Avtar Singh wearing his world's longest turban The 645m creation has taken 16 years to assemble and Avtar says he took the length up in stages from 150m to 250m, 365m and finally a shocking 645m. It means the 60-year-old holy man is carrying around half a quintal of load on his head every day. Most other Sikhs wear turbans that measure between 5-7m, but Avtar Singh decided to take it to a whole new leve

All about the Surya Namaskar - Yoga Steps

Surya Namaskar, an age-old yogic practice, is a comprehensive exercise, which contributes to mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. The namaskar is an obeisance to the Sun God or Surya. Surya namaskar is normally performed early in the morning, at daybreak, or in the evening, when the sun is setting. It is accompanied by a specific breathing pattern and chanting of mantras. Surya Namaskar Steps Steps of Surya Namaskar • There are 3 forms of Surya namaskar. Surya namaskar A and B are fast-paced and part of Ashtanga yoga. • Surya Namaskar A - This form of yoga comprises 11 steps, to be performed with each leg. • Surya Namaskar B - This form of yoga comprises 19 steps, to be performed with each leg. This form of exercise is characterized by a warrior pose. • Surya Namaskar C - This traditional form of yoga comprises of 12 steps, which is performed with each leg. There are 12 basic steps of Surya namaskar. These steps vary with different types of Surya nama

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