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Indian Railway Ad Places Delhi in Pakistan

Believe it or not, an official Railway Ministry advertisement in India has place Delhi in Pakistan. Take a look at the picture. The map in the advertisement depicts Delhi in Pakistan, Varanasi in Orissa, Gwalior in Maharashtra and going much further placed Kolkata and Gaya in Bay of Bengal!

The print advertisement was published by [...]

Published on March 20, 2010 · Category: Interesting, News

Kochi gets Tourist Police Station

Kochi in Kerala state of India has become the first city in the country to have a tourist police station. Home and Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Saturday officially inaugurated the country’s first international tourist police station and a police museum at Mattanchery near Kochi. The tourist police station will provide various facilities for travelers [...]

Published on March 1, 2010 · Category: Interesting, News

London Boy raises £80,000 for Haiti

Charlie Simpson, a seven-year-old boy from Fulham, London, cycled five miles around South Park near his home to raise funds for UNICEF’s Haiti earthquake appeal. Charlie’s call for support touched the hearts of people around the world and ultimately his bike ride ended up raising more than £80,000.
On his JustGiving page, Charlie said: [...]

Published on January 27, 2010 · Category: Interesting

China renames mountain after ‘Avatar’

A mountain in China, which inspired a scene in James Cameron’s 3-D blockbuster movie Avatar has been renamed to cash in on the link. Chinese authorities have renamed a 1,074-metre tall (3,523ft) peak previously known as "Heaven and Earth Pillar" or "South Sky Pillar" as "Avatar Hallelujah Mountain". That’s what we call "Avatar" effect?
The [...]

Published on January 26, 2010 · Category: Interesting

Watch Brightest Mars on January 27

On January 27, planet Mars can be spotted closest, biggest and brightest from Earth. This is a good opportunity for stargazers to watch their favorite star with naked eyes! And on January 30, ”Mars Opposition” will occur, during which Mars and Sun are on directly opposite sides of Earth and Mars will be visible all [...]

Published on January 26, 2010 · Category: Interesting, Science

Ex-Pakistani Air Chief Marshal in Indian Government Ad

In a full-page advertisement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, India, added a photograph of former Pakistan Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed. Yes, you read it right. A picture of Ex- PAF chief, Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed in an Indian government advertisement. Take a look at the picture below.
In the [...]

Published on January 24, 2010 · Category: Interesting, News

NASA “Puffin” Personal Aircraft Design unveiled

US space agency NASA is working on a flying suit or jet pack that can fly at 240 kilometers per hour speed carrying a person. The conceptual project has been named "Puffin" and NASA officially unveil the design on January 20, 2010 at an American Helicopter Society meeting in San Francisco. Take a look at [...]

Published on January 22, 2010 · Category: Interesting, Technology

Annular Solar Eclipse on January 15

On Friday, January 15th, a nearly total solar eclipse will be visible from Africa and Asia. The first solar eclipse of 2010 is special because it is an annular eclipse, in which the Moon doesn’t completely cover the disc of the Sun, and a small "annulus" (ring) of Sun surrounds the Moon.
According to NASA, [...]

Published on January 14, 2010 · Category: Interesting, Science

Hubble uncovers earliest Galaxies of the Universe

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has broken all the previous distance limits for galaxies and uncovered a population of compact and ultra-blue galaxies that have never been seen before. These newly found galaxies pushes back the time when galaxies began to form to 500-600 million years after the Big Bang, which took place about 13.7 billion [...]

Published on January 6, 2010 · Category: Interesting, Science

Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition

Guinness World Records on Monday announced the availability of the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition. The third book in the series Gamer’s Edition 2010 provides a comprehensive guide to best resource for video game records, facts, trivia and new developments. Gamer’s Edition 2010 will be sold and distributed globally by BradyGames providing a larger [...]

Published on January 5, 2010 · Category: Interesting