Veterans day is a celebration to honour America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
The commercial service of new train will begin on November 16. It is a weekly train that will depart from Kolkata every Thurday at 7:10 am and arrive in Khulna at 12:30 pm.
'Nirbhay', a two-stage missile, is 6-metre long, 0.52 metre wide and with a wingspan of 2.7 metre. It can carry the designated warhead at a speed of 0.6 -0.7 Mach. Its launch weight is about 1500 kg.
The M4 Carbine rifle is a more compact and lightweight variant of M16A2 assault rifle of the 5.56X45 NATO caliber class. A carbine is essentially a long gun that has a shorter barrel than a rifle or musket.
With the Praja Sankalpam padyatra, the YSR Congress will strive to reach over 20,000 party workers and as many as 10,000 habitats, impacting almost two crore people in the state.
The Haramain Express will achieve speeds of more than 300 km/h (190 mph) cutting travel time between the two cities to as low as 90 minutes.
Veganism is practised both as a diet (to abstain from all food items using animal products) as well as a philosophy (which rejects the commodity status of animals). One who practises either of the two is said to be a vegan.
The celebration of Ekta diwas was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. The event is observed each year to honour Vallabhbhai Patel, who is referred to as the man who united India.
Supreme Court will take up a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A.
Reflecting on the development, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for calm and maintained that the rule of law would be restored in Catalonia, the epicentre of Spain's territorial crisis.
Bharatmala Project, which was given the nod by the Union Cabinet on October 25, is one of the biggest highway construction projects in India in history. The government plans to get the project rolling by December next year.
Nilavembu Kudineer is a herbal drug comprising nine ingredients in equal measure. The primary ingredient of the drug -- nilavembu (andrographis paniculata)--is a small plant that is said to have antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-analgesic properties and several other health benefits.
The Ro-Ro ferry, the first of its kind in India, will be able to carry up to 100 vehicles (cars, buses and trucks) and 250 passengers between the two ports of Ghogha and Dahej in Gujarat.
Tipu Jayanti event: Reiterating the claim that Tipu Sultan was "against Kannada language and was anti-Hindu", Anant Kumar Hegde had threatened to disrupt celebrations in Uttara Kannada district last year, for which he was later arrested.
PM 2.5 particles can only be detected with the help of an electron microscope because they are so small.
Observed on October 21 every year, the Police Commemoration Day remembers the sacrifices of ten policemen who died in Chinese firing in 1959.
BJP leader Vinay Katiyar claimed that the 17th century monument was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan after destroying a Hindu temple named Tejo Mahalaya
The Man Booker Prize aims to promote the 'finest in fiction' and is awarded each year to the book adjudged as the best novel of the year written in English and published in the United Kingdom.
INS Kiltan is India's first major warship to have a superstructure of carbon fibre composite material resulting in improved stealth features, lower top weight and maintenance costs.
Aarushi Talwar murder case: Here is everything you need to know about the twin murders and the subsequent investigation.
Harvey Weinstein allegations: On Tuesday, The New Yorker published a report sharing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by multiple women. The article included incidents going back to the 1990s.
Padmavati trailer out: The story of Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji finds its mention in the Padmavat, a Awadhi language poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi.
Indian mining giant Adani has suffered huge setbacks in the form of country-wide protests in Australia against its massive coal mine and railway project in Queensland.
On February 27, 2002, Sabarmati Express arrived at Godhra station in Gujarat. A coach of the train--Coach S6--was set ablaze and 59 passengers travelling in that coach were charred to death. The victims included 27 women and 10 children. Injuries were suffered by another 48 passengers in the train.
Vengara constituency in Malappuram district of Kerala, is considered a stronghold of the IUML and has a Muslim-majority population of over 48,000 people. IUML's prime contender will be the CPM candidate, while the BJP might finish a distant third.


