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RIP Maradona, the genius of football

There are a few names which can be used synonymously with the profession they are in. Diego Maradona is one such name. Any football fan would readily accept that the place Maradona holds in the universe of the game is unparalleled. And as if this year couldn’t have been worse, the genius of football is […]
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This 14 YO Indian American may have just discovered potential Covid treatment

Anika Chebrolu, a 14-year-old from Texas, has won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge for her work on a potential drug to treat COVID-19. The seventh grader would receive $25,000 (approximately Rs 18,61,000) as prize money.  Anika found a molecule that can attach to a protein on the new coronavirus. This could stop the virus […]
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Happy Children’s Day: Few lesser known facts about Chacha Nehru

While we all are celebrating Diwali this weekend, there’s also one beautiful celebration awaiting on November 14. This day is celebrated as Children’s Day in India in honour of the birthday of our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru loved kids, and that’s why he was also called Chacha Nehru, or Uncle Nehru, lovingly. […]
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Gandhi Jayanti Special: Some lesser-known facts about our Bapu

As we celebrate the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation on October 2, let’s know about some lesser known facts about the Mahatma… Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was not born with the title Mahatma. He was given the title to him by the Nobel Prize winning Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Gandhi ji and famous […]
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Teachers’ Day: Know all about Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

The guru-shishya parampara is the hallmark of imparting knowledge in India. Teachers are respected and treated like parents, in many scriptures teachers are even compared with Gods. We celebrate Teachers’ Day on September 5 every year to honour the life of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Let’s know more about him Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on […]
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Who’s Kamala Harris?

Even as the United States is battling protests against racism and inequality, one name has brought much-needed hope: Kamala Harris. The presidential contender Joe Biden has picked Harris as his running mate. In other words if Biden wins the November US presidential election, Harris would be the vice-president.  And if that happens, it would create […]
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This 7 YO golfer is future of Indian golf

She’s only seven-years-old but Ojaswini Saraswat has already brought many laurels to the country through her love for golf. The young golfer aims to win a major championship and lead the women’s professional circuit. Ojaswini started playing golf at the age of 3. She is the youngest-ever member of the Chandigarh Golf Club and a […]
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A million euros for charity! That’s our Greta

What would you do if you get a million euros (approximately Rs 8,61,82,000)? Yes, we’re sure you have already started dreaming about your spendings but, if you’re Greta Thunberg you most probably would donate it. The young climate activist was awarded a Portuguese rights award last week and promptly pledged the million-euro prize to groups […]
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These teachers ensure kids don’t miss their classes, in lockdown

While the more than 100-day lockdown has kept us indoors and forced schools to teach children online, not all kids are fortunate enough to avail these online classes. A group of migrant children live under a bridge in Kerala and could not go to school, let alone take online classes. But when the child couldn’t […]
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Know Mary Jackson: The woman NASA’s headquarter is named after 

Nasa has named its headquarters in Washington DC after its first black female engineer, Mary Jackson. Jackson had helped to break down barriers for African Americans and women in engineering and technology. The story of Mary Jackson was told in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. Born in Hampton, Virginia, she died in 2005. In an […]