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Earthquake in India

Blogging live from Ranchi, just felt very slight earthquake shake in Ranchi (Harmu housing colony). I felt the sofa shake but ignored it, and after a second or two felt it shake again and i asked my father if he was moving his leg, but he said he felt it too, and we quickly jumped out and moved out of home… i managed to make a tweet about it.... [Read more of this review]

Travelling In India with Kids

Traveling is a wonderfully life enhancing experience, for children and adults. If you always planned to see India but now think that’s it’s an impossible feat because you have children, then think again. The trip may require a little more planning but family holidays don’t all have to be of the package holiday variety with everything in... [Read more of this review]

Osama bin Laden Dead – Killed in Pakistan

So, there he was, trying to hide in Pakistan, the only safe place for a terrorist in the world, but not anymore. The US army went into Pakistan and killed the world’s greatest terrorist – Yes, Osama bin laden is dead. We, of course in India, had always doubted that Pakistan was behind all the terrorist operations, and always thought Osama might... [Read more of this review]

India vs. Pakistan Match – Semi Final 2011 Cricket World Cup

The big match of the 2011 world cup is about to start in the next few hours. Ahead of the semi finals of this 2011 world cup, I thought to compile this article. Every India vs. Pakistan match is huge; it is the rivalry between these two nations that makes this completion so important. But this match is going to be even more intense than a regular India... [Read more of this review]

India Wins – India Vs Bangladesh Opening Match February 19 2011 cricket World Cup

So, the much awaited cricket world cup 2011 starts. India Vs. Bangladesh, a match that India should have won as easily as India did. Nothing could have been better than to watch the Prince of Delhi bat throughout the innings, something he promised earlier and finally proved it on the field. 175 runs he scored, though missed out in breaking the all time... [Read more of this review]

Ayodhya Verdict Latest News

Ayodhya, popularly known as the Ram Janm Bhumi, faced a long fought land dispute which ended today. The Allahabad high court, Lucknow bench, gave its decision just now and the long standing 60+ years old case got its verdict finally. The decision is pretty much straight forward, the land will be divided in 3 ways and the division will start in 3 months... [Read more of this review]

German Bakery Bomb Blast in Pune

Over 32 injured and 8 people died in a German bakery blast near the Jewish place of worship in Pune. Police is apparently guessing that it might be a bomb blast, an unattended bad had exploded because someone was trying to open it up. Authorities have not confirmed any terrorist hand in it yet. [Read more of this review]  Read More →

Watch Solar Eclipse in India 15 January 2010 – Live Online

It’s the 15th of January 2010, a day I was looking forward to for some time because today we have a solar eclipse here in India, and am taking a video of it from Ranchi, Jharkhand. From the morning itself I was excited about it, went to my roof with my mobile camera and shot a few videos. Since then, am here on my laptop trying to figure out windows... [Read more of this review]

Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Desert Gold

10th Auto Expo running in Delhi bought some of the cool cars with it and one such model is the AMG Desert Gold manufactured by Mercedes Benz. Mercedes is a brand for the premium segment and the desert gold is no different, priced at Rs 2 crore it surely targets the premium car buyers. [Read more of this review]  Read More →

Maruti Suzuki Eeco – The Versa Replacement

Maruti Suzuki India launched a new car with the name of Eeco which looks a lot like the versa. The Eeco is a 1200 cc family vehicle with 5 seats and 7 seats option. The price range of Eeco at the moment is set at Rs 2.59 Lakh and 2.89 Lakh. It is made by Maruti Suzuki India especially for the Indian market. The company has also plans to launch an electric... [Read more of this review]

Indian Oil Depot Jaipur Still on Fire

36 hours has passed so far but the Indian oil depot in Jaipur is still on fire. The fire on tankers are slowly dying away, and at this speed it can take another 36 hours to completely end. This is not just a loss of big time fuel, but many lives are also claimed by the fire. So far 11 people have died in the fire and the number of the injured ones are... [Read more of this review]

Gagandeep Singh shot dead in Meerut

Left arm spinner, cricketer Gagandeep Singh was shot dead accidentally by someone unknown on Friday in Meerut. The 18 year old guy was the part of the under 19 squad of Indian cricket team. Gagandeep went to eat kebab in a shop where some customers and the shopkeeper went into a fight. Some accidental bullet hit him, which killed Gagandeep Singh. [Read... [Read more of this review]

Tata Manza Car

Tata is all set to launch a new car in the Indian market named as, Tata Manza, and it will be launched on the 14th of October. Tata Manza will be based on their popular and trusted platform of Tata Indica Vista and will be available in both diesel and petrol models. Tata Manza is a powerful 1.4 liter petrol or 1.3 liter diesel engine car with the prices... [Read more of this review]

How to Quickly Gain Culture Points in Travian

Once you have established your own account in Travian and have a strong alliance to back you up, the only thing that will bother you at this stage is your growth speed, which is controlled by the culture points. To make a new village you need a certain amount of culture points that just start to look more and more when you already have a lot of villages... [Read more of this review]

Haryana Candidate wants Condom as Election Symbol

Haryana based social activist Anand Prakash Sharma, a 45 year old guy, basically a writer turned into a politician, is giving the election commission a hard time by asking, “condom” as his election symbol. The election commission on their part however tries to avoid controversies and is asking Sharma to opt in for any other symbol. [Read more of... [Read more of this review]

Kurnool Flood – Floods in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka saw some of the most devastating floods and rains in the last few days, which is still going on. At the moment, army, navy and the air force is helping out the affected people of the southern states. The Kurnool and Mehboobnagar districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh are the worst hit where hundreds and thousands of people... [Read more of this review]

India out of Champions Trophy 2009 – Reasons for this Failure

The start – India lost against Pakistan in the champions trophy, something that had never happened till date and this is something very serious indeed. India vs. Pakistan match is usually the most important match of any such tournament and India’s losing out is not just bad but is also a serious blow for India’s chances in the tournament.... [Read more of this review]

Champions Trophy 2009 – India vs. Australia Match

After losing to Pakistan, that is, losing against Pakistan for the first time in any ICC events, India’s champions trophy hopes took a serious blow. This India vs. Australia match of 28th September 2009 will be a do or go back home match for India. Apparently, India has good experiences of playing a few matches and then going back in the 50 – 50... [Read more of this review]

India Vs Pakistan – Big match of the Champions trophy

India vs Pakistan match is always the most wanted match of a series like word cup or the champion’s trophy, possibly even greater than the final of the tournament. From the Pakistan’s perspective, this match had always been a pressure event, as they have not managed to win it even once. Yes, Pakistan had never defeated India in any Icc events. [Read... [Read more of this review]

Deori Mandir Ranchi Jharkhand – Ancient Hindu Goddess Kali Mandir

Deori Mandir is a Kali Mandir situated about 70 kilometers from Ranchi on the Ranchi – Jamshedpur highway. There are a few ways to reach the NH-33 from Ranchi, one is to go from the Katatuli bus stand another way is to go from the Doranda and meet the highway. Once you have reached the highway, you will have to travel [Read more of this review]  Read More →

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