| Agra | Area | • city | 188.40 km2 (72.74 sq mi) | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Population (2010) | • city | 1‚686‚976 | • Rank | 19 | • Density | 8‚954/km2 (23‚190/sq mi) | • Metro | 1‚727‚275 | Languages | • Official | Hindi | Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | PIN | 282 X | Telephone code | 91(562) | Website | agra.nic.in | Agra‚ the former capital of Hindustan‚ is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh‚ India. It is 363 kilometers
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1 June 2013 – Daily Current Affairs 1) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad cleared a proposal to bana commonly used pain-killer 36 years after this drug was banned inthe US. What is the name of this drug‚ which is usually sold over the counter even though it is a prescription drug? – Analgin (Analgin is known to cause a severefall in the number of white blood cells and is banned in a large number of countries including not only developed ones such as theUS‚Canada‚ Australia and New Zealand
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The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is a public sector company set up and fully owned by the Ministry of Railways. The IRCTC has been incorporated under the Companies Act 1956‚ has its Registered Office at 9th Floor‚ Bank of Baroda Building‚ Sansad Marg‚ New Delhi 110001. This company has been formed to function as an extended arm of the Indian Railways to upgrade‚ professionalize and manage the catering and hospitality services at stations‚ on trains and other locations
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Editing by P. S. Bharathi Studio Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Distributed by Reliance Entertainment Release dates 12 July 2013 Running time 189 minutes[4] Country India Language Hindi Budget 300 million(US$4.6 million)[5] Box office 1.64 billion(US$25 million) (worldwide gross) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Hindi: भाग मिल्खा भाग‚ meaning "Run Milkha Run") is a 2013 Indian biographical sports drama film based on the life of "The Flying Sikh"Milkha Singh‚ an Indian athlete who was a national champion
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(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS / ROZGAR SAMACHAR DATED 23.3.2013) NOTICE Combined Recruitment for the post of Transmission Executive – Examination – 2013 Programme Executive and Closing Date: 19.4.2013 Date of Examination: 02-06-2013 The Prasar Bharati (PB) is a statutory autonomous body established under the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act 1990. It is India’s largest broadcaster and comprises Doordarshan & All India Radio. It wishes to recruit young and skilled
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Munich 2001 Background information Born 9 March 1951 (age 58) Mumbai‚ Maharashtra Origin India Genre(s) Indian classical music Occupation(s) Tabla Instrument(s) Tabla Years active 1963 - present Label(s) HMV Ustad Zakir Hussain (Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन‚ Urdu: زاکِر حسین)‚ (born 9 March 1951)‚ is an Indian tabla player‚ musical producer‚ film actor and soundtrack composer. Contents [hide] • 1 Early life and background • 2 Musical career o 2.1 John McLaughlin collaborations o
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for Holistic Health being conducted all over India. Publications 1 2 3 4 5 12 Research Monographs since 2005. CDs on Naturopathy & Yoga Therapy in Hindi‚ English and Tamil. 18 books in Hindi & English. More than 30 brochures‚ leaflets and booklets in Hindi and English for free distribution. Yogic Prakritik Jeevan‚ quarterly magazine‚ in English and Hindi. Yoga & Naturopathy OPDs since 2005 1. 2. 3. 4. Safdarjung Hospital‚ New Delhi RML Hospital‚ New Delhi Lady Hardinge Medical College‚ New Delhi
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Apart from developing an audio and video language to reach to the audience‚ the popular Hindi Cinema or Bollywood as it is popularly called‚ developed a unique visual language too‚during the 1930s‚ through the magnificent‚ larger-than-life hand-painted film posters. The large banner paintings‚either in the form of a collage‚or over-sized cutouts of actors and actresses ‚were the first major tools to promote a film. Although‚ the exact origins are relatively unknown‚but it is widely believed that
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Mahatma Gandhi: (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) (Father of the Nation‚ Rashtrapita‚ राष्ट्रपिता) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty‚ expand women
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Intro: The first European power to arrive in India was the army of Alexander the Great in 327-326 BC. The satraps he established in the northwest quickly crumbled after he left. Later‚ commercial trade was carried between Indian states and the Roman Empire by Greco-Roman sailors that reached India by sailing on the Red and Arabian Seas. The Portuguese sailor‚ Vasco da Gama‚ was the first European to arrive in India solely by navigating the sea‚ at the end of the 15th century. Having arrived
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