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There is this favorite painting of every child, a triangular mountain which has a sun peeping through it, birds flying in the shape of small r, a small hut, and a tree. Well in all this, what amazes many of us is the triangular shape of the mountain. Has it ever bothered you, why mountains are triangular in shape and not circular or rectangular or any shape.Let's try to find an answer to this peculiar and amazing question.The mystery behind the triangular mountain shapeMountains take millennia to be formed and there are various forces like tectonic forces, gravity, frictional force, ... Read More

In a historic decision, the Telangana Police has banished the controversial Telugu film critic Kathi Mahesh from Hyderabad for six months. The derogatory remarks against Lord Sriram by Kathi has led to law and order crisis, and police feared even the arrest may trigger more unrest. So, the police have decided to extern him from the state capital and pack him off to his native in Andhra Pradesh, the Chittoor district.Police have also initiated action against a popular Telugu TV channel, for violating Cable TV networks (Regulation) Act. The named channel has repeated Mahesh's controversial remarks again and again which ... Read More

The chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Mr. Imran Khan, will take oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan on 11th August 2018. According to the party leaders, Imran Khans has decided not to invite any of foreign leaders. He will take oath in a simple ceremony at the Pakistan President House.From India, his close associates and friends, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Navjot Singh Sidhu, and Bollywood actor Aamir Khan got the invitation. So far, only cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has accepted the invitation publicly.

We all know Metabolism plays a big role in watching our weight. Once we turn forty our body metabolism slows down and it becomes much harder to lose weight. That is the reason people put on weight after a certain age, even when they work hard to burn the calories and become more cautious about their diet.Here are some tips to increase your metabolism after 40:Increase your Protein Intake − Research shows that increasing the intake of protein, metabolism increases and appetite will be reduced considerably. This will automatically reduce weight.Change your Food habits − If you are an avid ... Read More

For the past few days, there is a suspense about Telangana Government. Drawing a curtain to that, the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao asked the Governor today, 6th September 2018 to dissolve the assembly and called in for early elections to the state. Elections which are due for the middle of 2019 are pushed forward to this year-end.Governor ESL Narasimhan has accepted his recommendation.

Ganesh Chaturthi is a ten-day long Hindu festival celebrated by Hindus all over the world. Ganesh Chaturthi is the birthday of the elephant-headed God Ganesha, who is the elder son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.His story goes like this. He is made by the goddess Parvathi with bath powder and turmeric as a small and cute boy. She gives him life and keeps him as the gatekeeper while she goes inside to take bath. Meanwhile, Lord Shiva comes back from a victorious battle and demands to go in. Ganesha who follows his mother's orders does not let him in. ... Read More

The Supreme court's verdict on allowing women of all ages into the shrine of Sabarimala has come as a disappointment to millions of devotees of Ayyappa. Women between the age of 10 - 50 (basically the menstruating age) are prohibited into the temple to protect the deity's celibacy. One should understand that the restriction is imposed by the religion (or practiced for the past 1000 years) because of the nature of the deity worshipped there and not because of any discriminatory attitude towards women.There are many religions who practice such discrimination towards women in particular areas. They should be respected ... Read More

The entire country is celebrating Navratri with utmost zeal and enthusiasm. Fasts, pooja, Arathi, Garba dances and Dandiya ... there is festival fervor all over India and all over the world among Hindus. This is the longest festival for Hindus.Let's take a look at the connection between Navratri and Dasara.Goddess Durga killed Mahishasur, the demon after fighting with him for nine days and nine nights. The tenth day is celebrated as Vijaya Dasami, also known as Dussehra or Dasara to signify the victory celebrations. This is the reason it is called Vijaya Dasami -- Vijaya meaning victory and Dasami, the ... Read More

After hacking of Marriott Starwood hotels, now turn of the question and answer website Quora has been hacked with 100 million user information.This week Monday night, Quora announced that “a malicious third party” gained access to its systems and swiped the account information of nearly 100 million users. This information includes personal information, like your name and email address, as well as details about the actions on Quora, its also show data or link you attached with Quora account.So What Actually Happened?Quora is still investigating about this breach, but CEO of quora Adam D’Angelo says that “On Friday (November 30) ... Read More

In the 14th Century, the epidemic Black Plague has ravaged in Europe. It has killed nearly one-third of Europe's population at that time.It was caused due to the bacterium - Yersinia pestis which is transmitted to humans from infected rats and caused plague. This was confirmed in the recent DNA tests on 600-year-old teeth from victims of the Black Death that they had black plague caused by Yersinia pestis.The victims of this plague had to bleed below their skin due to subcutaneous hemorrhage, which darkened/blackened their bodies. People used to get gangrene of the fingers, toes, and nose. The entire ... Read More