India is a brand in modern era of development. Whole world consider the nation as an emerging super power. But this country is a classical example of un-balanced development. At one side India provides thousands ...
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Where is Noah’s Ark?
If a Christian activist, Daniel McGivern, is to be believed, then Noah’s Ark can be found somewhere on Mount Ararat in Turkey. He used satellite images of the mountain taken by DigitalGlobe, ...
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The Garden of Eden is a mythical place where the first human being named ‘Abraham’ was created by God. Abraham religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam etc.) believe in the story and claim that the Garden of ...
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(1) Osama bin Laden: He was born in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on 10 March, 1957(?) to a wealthy family with close ties to the Saudi Royals. Bin Laden attended a secular school and later ...
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(1) FN Five Seven: The gun has been designed and is manufactured by Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal; a Belgium arms manufacturer. The pistol is also called FN 5.7; where ‘FN’ denotes the name of the manufacturer ...
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The following factors have been considered to decide the quality of living in the nations: cost of living, environment, freedom, national economy, infrastructure and the climate.
(1) France: It is the best nation to live in, ...
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Atlantis was mythical continent which was supposed to have been inhabited by the most advanced civilization on Earth. Depending upon whose theories one believes, the continent was either was in the Mediterranean Sea or in ...
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Where is routing transit number on a cheque?
A bank routing number always has nine digits and it is printed on the left hand bottom of a cheque. It is mainly used in the United States. ...
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(1) The Piri Reis Map: It is map made by the Ottoman cartographer Piri Reis during the 16th century. The map shows the Western Europe and other regions with reasonable accuracy but there is a ...
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Kimigayo is the national anthem of Japan. It was only in 1999 that this anthem was recognized in Japan. The national anthem was created in 1869-70 when a visiting Irish military officer suggested to a ...
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The English word Japan comes from the ‘Wu’ dialect of Chinese via Portuguese word ‘Cipangu’. The first recorded example in English belongs to the 16th century. Japan was then spelled ‘Giapan’. Later the name got ...
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There are five stars to be found on the Chinese flag and four of them are centered on a bigger fifth one. The larger stars symbolize the Communist Party of China and the rest of ...
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This unique and interesting term is applied to the field of design and architecture. It is specifically a design system which focuses on “directional” alignment. Traditional in the Hindu culture, Vastu Shastra is a key ...
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