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Delhi – Most preferred tourist destination of India

As per latest Hotel Price Index released by Hotels.com, Delhi topped the rankings as the most preferred tourist destination for overseas travellers to India. Top 10 Indian destinations...

May 23, 2013    Places in News Current Affairs

Vitamin C shows potential to kill drug-resistant TB

Scientists at Yeshiva University have found through a study that Vitamin C kills drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. What they discovered? The researchers who were actually trying to...

May 23, 2013    Science & Technology

Fact Box: Janani Suraksha Yojana

Age eligibility norm to get financial aid under JSY relaxed The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has relaxed the eligibility criteria for the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY),...

May 23, 2013    Government Schemes Current Affairs

India test-fires BrahMos successfully from INS Tarkash

India has successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy’s latest guided missile frigate INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa as part...

May 23, 2013

Yahoo offers 1TB free storage on Flickr

With an aim to woo more users, Yahoo has redesigned its Flickr photo-sharing service by offering 1 TB of free storage space besides adding new features to it....

May 23, 2013

Pallava Dynasty

Pallavas {literally means a branch} were a prominent power in India for more than four centuries between the 6th and 9th centuries. Origin of Pallavas There are no...

May 23, 2013

Chola dynasty

The Chola dynasty was one of the longest-ruling and most influential dynasties in South Indian history, known for its remarkable contributions to administration, culture, architecture, maritime trade, and...

May 23, 2013

Later Cholas

From 1070 AD till 1279 AD, is the period assigned to the later Cholas. During this time, the Chola Empire reached its Zenith and became the “Most Powerful...

May 23, 2013

Medieval Cholas

From the Third century AD to 9th Century AD is the interregnum in the Chola History. The Chola hegemony over Pandyas and Cheras was lost after the close...

May 23, 2013

Rajaraja Chola III

Rajaraja Chola III (reigned c. 1216–1246 CE) was one of the later rulers of the Chola dynasty, which had dominated southern India for several centuries. His reign marked...

May 23, 2013

Kulothunga Chola III

Kulothunga Chola III (reigned c. 1178–1218 CE) was one of the last great rulers of the Later Chola Empire of South India. His reign marked both the political...

May 23, 2013

Kulothunga Chola I

Kulothunga Chola I (reigned c. 1070–1122 CE) was one of the most prominent rulers of the Later Chola dynasty in South India. His reign marked the beginning of...

May 23, 2013