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❗️ August 28 According to Gregory Calender, it is 240th (August 241th) in the Leap Year of August 28th year. There are still more 125 days left in the year Important Events on August 28 1521 - Sultan Sultan of Turkey occupy Belgrade in the soldiers of Sultan I. 1600 - The Mughals captured Ahmednagar. 1845 - First edition of the famous magazine Scientific American printed. 1858 - William James Herschel was born to mark fingerprints. 1904 - First car rally organized from Calcutta to Barrackpore 1914 - World War I started. 1916 ... Italy declared the war against Germany in the First World War. 1956 - England throws Australia out of Ashes 1972 - General Insurance Business Nationalization Bill passed 1984 - Soviet Union conducted underground nuclear tests. 1986 - Bhagyashree Sathe became the first woman to become a Grandmaster in Chess 1990 - Iraq declares Kuwait as its 19th state. 1996 - Prince Charles and his wife Diana formally divorced from England 199...

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*🔺 Important Words from the Article 🔺* 1. Word: Poised (संतुलित) Pronunciation: poizd/पॉइज़्ड Part of Speech: Adjective Meaning:         a. having a composed and self-assured manner.         b. having a graceful and elegant bearing. Synonyms: confident, tranquil Antonyms: dizzy, clumsy Use in a Sentence: He stopped writing and looked at me, pen poised. 2. Word: Hitherto (अब तक) Pronunciation: hith -er-too/हिदर्टू Part of Speech: Adverb Meaning: until now or until the point in time under discussion. Synonyms: yet, so far, till date Antonyms: currently, instantly, recently Use in a Sentence: All attempts to make hydrogen enters into stable chemical union have hitherto proved unsuccessful. 3. Word: Burgeon (बढ़ना) Pronunciation: bur-juh n]/बर्जन Part of Speech: Verb Meaning: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. Synonyms: develop, expand Antonyms: diminish, dwindle Use in a Sentence: Seeds begi...

✅ Daily 16 #OneLiners : 06 Aug 2018 ================== - ⭐️ India has been elected as the President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for a period of two years. - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today pledged nearly $300 million in security funding for Southeast Asia at the US-ASEAN ministerial meeting in Singapore. - Mughalsarai Junction railway station (Uttar Pradesh) today formally renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar Junction railway station  after RSS ideologue Deen Dayal Uphadyay. - Varanasi and Delhi are among 14 Indian cities  dubbed most polluted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on account of the air quality measured in terms of particulate matter (PM) at the high level of 2.5. - Search Engine giant Google has rolled out a '3D Globe Mode' on Maps which shows the Earth as a globe rather than a flat "Mercator" projection as before. - Social networking giant Facebook has launched “Digital Literacy Library” ...

⭕️ 6th August ⭕️ According to the Gregorian calendar, 218th (August 219th in Leap Year) day of 6th August is the day. There are still 147 days left in the year ⭕️ Important events of August 6 1914 - Austria declares war on Russia 1945 - US drops first nuclear bomb on Japanese city Hiroshima 2001 - Economic settlement in India and Australia. 2002 - Australia has called back its citizens from Pakistan due to tension in India and Pakistan. 2004 - In the year 2000, in the case of Fijian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhary, in the case of the coup, Vice President Joepe Cenioli was sentenced to four years in jail. 2005 - Both countries agree to sharpen the shared patrol on the border 2007 - An old Hindu temple was damaged in central Trinidad. Hungarian scientists claim to have received fossils of about 8 million years old pine trees. 2008 - Government company Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) got an order to install 880 MW Super Critical Boiler in Krishna Pattanam ...

🌷3 August 🌷 According to the Gregorian calendar, the 215th (August 216th in Leap Year) day of August 3 is the day. There are still 150 days left in the year. Important events of August 3🌷 2000 - UK's Queen Mother celebrates its 100th anniversary. 2004 - American space station Messenger flew to the planet Mercury. 2006 - United States said that it will not assist India in uranium enrichment. 2007 - Russian Space Shuttle Progress M-61, successfully flown to the International Space Station, reached its class successfully. The death of 100 people in a train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo  🌷The person born on August 3 1933 - Shashikala - Indian was one of the famous villains of Hindi cinema. 1846 - Maithilisaran Gupta, the important poet of the steep dialect. 1890 - Sriprakash - the famous revolutionary of India and the first High Commissioner to Pakistan 1916 - Shakeel Badayuni, Indian songwriter and poet 1939 - Apoorva Sengupta, Indian cric...

☀️ #Good_Morning_News : Daily Top 10 Headlines in Hindi & English : 02 August 18 =================== 1. Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been selected for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace. - पश्चिम बंगाल के पूर्व राज्यपाल गोपालकृष्ण गांधी को सांप्रदायिक सद्भाव एवं शांति को बढ़ावा देने के लिए इस वर्ष के राजीव गांधी सद्भावना पुरस्कार के लिए चुना गया है। 2. India’s largest oil and gas producer, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), has been ranked 197 in the 'Fortune Global 500' list. - देश की सबसे बड़ी तेल एवं गैस उत्पादन करने वाली कंपनी तेल एवं प्राकृतिक गैस निगम (ओएनजीसी) को ‘फार्च्यून ग्लोबल 500’ की सूची में 197वां स्थान मिला है। 3. US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian private company IL&FS Energy Development Company Limited (IEDCL) for the development of a 41-MW hybrid wind, solar, and energy storage power plant in Andh...

❗️2 August ❗️ According to the Gregorian calendar, August 21 is the 214th (this is 215th day in the leap year) of the year. Only 151 days left in the year  Important events of ❗️2 August 1990 - Iraq empowers Kuwait on Kuwait and the emir of Saudi Arabia escape. 1999 - China tests a surface-to-surface missile from a long distance (8000 km) surface. 2001 - India approves Chinese import from Pakistan. 2003 - United Nations Security Council permits to send troops to enforce ceasefire in Liberia 2004 - Lindsay Davenport of America defeats Mississippi of Russia to win women's singles title of San Diego Tennis Championship. 300 people died after a fire broke out in a super market in the capital of Paraguay. 2007 - The terrible hurricane Ugasi damaged in the morning in Kiyushu, the southern island of Jaffna, widespread damage. 2008 - Public sector union bank opens its first branch in Hong Kong. Sudhir Kumar Chaturvedi took over as the new Chairman and Managing Director...

🔥 July 30 🔥  🔥 According to the Gregorian calendar, 211th (July 212th) in the leap year is 30th July year. Only 154 days left in the year 🔥 Important events of July 30 🔥 2000 - United Nations initiates deployment of peacekeeping forces in Israel's vulnerable areas. 2001 - The Sri Lankan government refuses to lift restrictions on exemptions. 2002 - Canada declares seven organizations including al-Qaeda as a terrorist organization. 2004 - Talks on the Tulbul project between India and Pakistan ended without any agreement. Pakistan Prime Minister (Nominated) Shaukat Ajit survived the suicide bomber 2006 - Hollywood actress Pamela Anderson married singer Kid Rock. 2007 - Chinese scientists have discovered about five million years old rocks in Zhengzhou. 2008 - Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala receives permission to represent his country at the SAARC Summit held in Colombo. The person born July 30 1923 - Govind Chandra Pandey - a we...

#General Knowledge Quiz 👉 A group of wolves is called - Pack 👉 Who invented the magnifying glass - Roger Bacon 👉 In which country Asia's largest underground railway station, Futian Station, was opened recently - China 👉 The World Braille Day was observed across the world on - January 4 👉 Who won the Costa Novel Prize 2015 for her book titled 'A God in Ruins' - Kate Atkinson 👉 In which country the world's largest brown star sapphire that weighs 1404.49 carats was discovered in a mine recently - Sri Lanka 👉 Name the Asian country which tested its first-ever Hydrogen bomb recently - North Korea 👉 Who is the author of novel 'Go Set a Watchman' which topped the US bestseller list in 2015, selling 1.6 million copies - Harper Lee 👉 Which country became first in the world to ban supermarket food waste - France 👉 Who won men's singles title of All England Open Badminton Championships 2016 - Lin Dan 👉 Which country inaugurated the w...

#GK Quiz What is the most abundant mineral in the human body? A) Iron B) Calcium ✔ C) Zinc D) Sodium According to Guinness World Records, what is the largest Carnivore on land? A) Polar Bear ✔ B) Grizzly Bear C) Royal Bengal Tiger D) Gorilla Which search engine has a button that says I m feeling Lucky ? A) Bing B) Yahoo! C) Google ✔ D) Wikipedia The shell of a hens egg is mainly made of which of these substances? A) Calcium carbonate ✔ B) Sodium hydroxide C) Phosphoric acid D) Sodium Chloride Which company topped the 2013 list of Fortune 500 companies? A) Apple B) Wal-Mart Stores ✔ C) ExxonMobil D) General Electric Which of these treatments causes hair loss? A) Chemotherapy ✔ B) Virotherapy C) Speleotherapy D) Physiotherapy Which of these animals is depicted in a zodiac sign? A) Octopus B) Turtle C) Spider D) Crab ✔ Which city is the capital of Kenya? A) Mombasa B) Nairobi ✔ C) Kampala D) Addis Ababa W...

☀️ 29 July☀️ According to Gregory Calender, it is 210th (July 211th) in the leap year of July 29 year. Only 155 days left in the year ☀️  ☀️ Important Events on July 29 ☀️ 1996 - China conducts its 45th underground nuclear test in Loponor 2000 - S.R. America launched a communication satellite named PamenetS-9 with the help of rocket of Ukraine. 2004 - Manmohan Singh leaves for Bangkok to attend the BIMSTEC-EC conference for his first foreign visit as Prime Minister. 2006 - Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara made a world record in Test cricket of 624 runs. 2007 - Scientists discover the teeth of elephants of Pre Historica Period in Athens. 2008 - Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sent two of his delegates to Turkey for the fourth round of peace talks with Syria.  ☀️ born on 29th July ☀️ 1931 - C. Narayan Reddy - renowned poet of Telugu language honored with Jnanpith Award 1905 - Dag Hamerskasjold - the second general secretary ...

#Challenging words from the Article The Hindu 1.   Word of the day: Reconcile (मेल करना या कराना) Pronunciation: rek-uh n-sahyl/रेकन्साइल Part of Speech: Verb Meaning: restore friendly relations between. Synonyms: harmonize, conciliate Antonyms: alienate, disagree Use in a Sentence: You must reconcile yourself to your present job. 2.   Word: Reluctantly (अनिच्छापूर्वक) Pronunciation: ri-luhk-tuh nt-ly/रिलक्टन्ट्ली Part of Speech: Adverb Meaning: in an unwilling and hesitant way. Synonyms: diffidently, cautiously Antonyms: eagerly, voluntarily Use in a Sentence: I was reluctantly persuaded to join the committee. 3.   Word: Punitive (दण्डकर) Pronunciation: pyoo-ni-tiv/प्यूनिटिव Part of Speech: Adjective Meaning: inflicting or intended as punishment. Synonyms: harsh, corrective Antonyms: rehabilitative, rewarding Use in a Sentence: The government is expected to take punitive steps against offenders. 4.   Word: Contingent ...

☀️ #Good_Morning_News : Daily Top 11 Headlines in Hindi and English : 27 July 2018 ================= 1. India announced two lines of credit worth $200 million to Uganda in energy infrastructure, agriculture and dairy sectors. Along with this, both the countries signed MoUs in the areas of defence cooperation, exemption from visa for official and diplomatic passport holders, cultural exchange programs and materials training laboratory. - भारत ने युगांडा को ऊर्जा बुनियादी ढांचा, कृषि तथा डेयरी क्षेत्रों में करीब 20 करोड़ डालर के दो ऋणों की सुविधा देने की घोषणा की। इसके साथ ही दोनों देशों ने रक्षा सहयोग, आधिकारिक तथा राजनयिक पासपोर्टधारकों के लिये वीजा से छूट, सांस्कृतिक आदान-प्रदान कार्यक्रम तथा सामग्री प्रशिक्षण प्रयोगशाला के क्षेत्रों में सहमति पत्रों पर हस्ताक्षर किये। 2. Instagram Cofounder and CEO Kevin Systrom and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have been placed on the top position in the Fortune's '40 Under 40' list. It is a list of 40 most influential and in...

✅ Daily 16 #OneLiners : 27 July 2018 ================= - ⭐️ Justice Menon To Be Delhi High Court Chief Justice - ⭐️ Virat Kohli Received The International Player Of The Year Award For 2017-18 - 18th International Children’s Film Festival Was Inaugurated In WB .                        - West Bengal Assembly Passes Resolution To Rename State As ‘ Bangla ’ - KTDC Launches ' Hostess ' Country's 1st State-Run All-Woman Hotel - Atal Innovation Mission , NITI Aayog & MyGov Launches ' Innovate India Platform ' - 26 July : India Celebrates 19th Anniversary Of Kargil Vijay Diwas - Odisha Government Launches ' Green Mahanadi Mission ' - Karnataka Became India's Top State In Producing Renewable Energy - Ireland To Hold International Conference Of Female Parliamentarians - National Sports Day Has Been Postponed To September 25 , 2018 - ⭐️ Gandhi Heritage Centre To Be Built In Uganda - Delhi Govt Launched ‘ M...

#Challenging Words from the Article: The Hindu 1.  Word: Meagre (अत्यल्प) Pronunciation: mee-ger/मीगरPart of Speech: AdjectiveMeaning:         a. (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality. Synonyms: scanty, inadequateAntonyms: ample, bountifulUse in a Sentence: Our appeal for help met with a meagre response. 2.  Word: Infamous (दुष्ट) Pronunciation: in-fuh-muh s/इन्फमसPart of Speech: AdjectiveMeaning:         a. well known for some bad quality or deed. Synonyms: notorious, disrespectableAntonyms: honorable, reputableUse in a Sentence: That person is infamousfor his dishonesty. 3.  Word: Empower (अधिकार देना) Pronunciation: em-pou-er/एम्पाउअरPart of Speech: VerbMeaning: give (someone) the authority or power to do something. Synonyms: authorize, licenseAntonyms: deny, rejectUse in a Sentence: The role of the chief manager is to empower the team. 4.  Word: Rattle (परेशान करना) ...

☀️ #Good_Morning_News : Daily Top 08 Headlines in Hindi and English : 18 July 2018 ================= 1. Himachal Pradesh’s Kagra district has introduced a new rule at its petrol pumps –‘No helmet, no petrol’. - हिमाचल के जिला कांगड़ा में अब 'नो हेलमेट नो पैट्रोल' नियम लागू किया है। 2. The Odisha government has constituted a 'Heritage Cabinet,' headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. - ओडिशा सरकार ने मुख्यमंत्री नवीन पटनायक की अध्यक्षता में 'हेरिटेज कैबिनेट' का गठन किया है। 3. According to the report of property consultant CBRE, New Delhi’s Connaught Place is the 9th most expensive office location in the world. - संपत्ति सलाहकार सीबीआरई की रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, नई दिल्ली के कनॉट प्लेस दुनिया का 9वां सबसे महंगा कार्यालय स्थान है। 4. US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin hold their first summit at Helsinki, Finland. - अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प और उनके रूसी समकक्ष व्लादिमीर पुतिन ने फिनलैंड के हेलसिंकी में अप...

✅ Daily #OneLiners : 18 July 2018 ================== - IIT-Madras Unveils World’s 1st Remote LEAP Microscope - T-Hub To Host Country’s 1st Defence Incubator - 8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting Begins In Muscat - Boxer Floyd Mayweather ( 285 Million $ ) Captures The Top Spot on Forbes’ World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities - ⭐️ Akshay Kumar (40.5 Million $ ) Is Ranked 76th On Forbes 100 World's Highest-Paid Celebrities - ⭐️ Salman Khan (37.7 Million $ ) Is Ranked 82nd On Forbes 100 World's Highest-Paid Celebrities - IMF Cuts India’s GDP Growth Forecast To 7.3% In 2018 - Thailand Open 2018 : Nozomi Okuhara Beats PV Sindhu Win Maiden Title - ISRO Successfully Conducts Ground Test Of High Thrust Version Of Vikas Engine - Wholesale Inflation Rises To 5.77% In June - SBI Will Organise ‘ kisan Melas ’ Across Karnataka On July 18 - Bhushan Steel Appoints TV Narendran As Chairman - Vaccination Drive Against Measles-Rubella Launched By Gujarat Govt - BBC ...

#mportant Words from the Article The Hindu 1.  Word: Emulate (बराबरी करना) Pronunciation:em-yuh-leyt/ एम्युलेट Part of Speech: Verb Meaning: match or surpass, typically by imitation. Synonyms: Imitate, Copy, Reproduce Antonyms: Condemn, Disregard Use in a Sentence: She must work hard to emulate her colleague's performance. 2.  Word: Workmanlike (कार्यकुशल) Pronunciation: wurk-muh n-lahyk//वर्क्मैन्लाइक Part of Speech: Adjective Meaning: showing efficient competence but not inspiration. Synonyms: skillful, proficient Antonyms: amateur, incompetent Use in a Sentence: It was a workmanlike performance from the technical team. 3.  Word: Doughty (साहसी) Pronunciation: dou-tee/डॉटी Part of Speech: Adjective Meaning: brave and persistent. Synonyms: courageous, fearless Antonyms: coward, fearful Use in a Sentence: In the team, she was a doughty and intimidating fighter 4.  Word: Falter (अटकना) Part of Speech: Verb Pronunciation: fawl-ter/फॉल...

✅ Daily #OneLiners : 16 July 2018 ================== - 1st Ever 3-D Colour X-Ray On A Human Performed By 2 New Zealand Scientists - ' Heritage Cabinet ’ Constituted By The Odisha Govt ; CM Naveen Patnaik Is The Chairman - Second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue In Beijing , China - Portugal parliament Approved A Law That Will Allow Citizens To Change Their Gender & Name - India’s ICZM Project Wins World Bank’s Internal Award - Global Sugar Output May Hit Record 187.6 MT This Year : FAO - Assam CM Lays Stone For State’s 1st Cultural University At Majuli - Haryana Launches ‘ I Am Not Afraid Of English ’ Campaign In Schools - ⭐️ Swati B Baruah Became The 1st Transgender Judge In Assam - South Africa Has Unveiled The 64-Dish MeerKAT Radio Telescope - ⭐️ 1st Cruise Service Between Mumbai - Goa Will Begin From August 1 - ⭐️ Belgium Defeated England In The FIFA World Cup 2018 And Finish 3rd Place .                ...