India is the fourth largest illegal downloader of online content, according to two reports released on Tuesday by the Motion Picture Illegal downloader of online content, Distributors Association (MPDA). The reports were prepared on behalf of MPDA by Envisional and DtecNet, two global firms engaged...

Swami Vivekananda showed the close connection between culture and education Nearly a hundred years ago Swami Vivekananda showed the close connection between culture and education. Wherever there is a great culture, you will find behind it, a highly developed system of education. Ancient India could...

Shrine of Sheikh Rukn-Alam   Shrine of Sheikh Rukn-Alam Shrine of Sheikh Rukn-Alam Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fatah 1251 to 1334 was a widely loved scholar and became head of Suhrawardiya Sufi sect founded by his father Baha-ud-Din Zakaria. The structure is built entirely of red brick and timber. The building...

Pakistan has many historic sites that are unknown to most Pakistanis. Noor Mahal Noor Mahal Noor Mahal The Noor Mahal is a beautiful palace built in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. It was built in 1872 like an Italian chateau on neoclassical lines, strangely at a time when modernism had set in. There are various...

Jesus Christ didn’t need fancy churches, but thank goodness that some people didn’t listen too well and built magnificent buildings to glorify God. Today, there are thousands of churches: some small and simple, whereas others are humongous and ornately decorated. Let’s take a look at...

“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” – Leonardo Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( pronunciation (help·info), April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician...

World’s Weirdest Record Holders TONGUE AND CHEEK TONGUE AND CHEEK Brazilian Elaine Davidson, who holds the Guinness world record for being the woman with the greatest number of body piercings – 1903 altogether – pokes her finger through her tongue at the Tate Modern art gallery in London,...

Billy Ray Cyrus, the father of Miley Cyrus, who plays Hannah Montana, has defended her pole-dancing act at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles. -By Amy Willis Miley Cyrus's father approves of pole dance Miley Cyrus’s raunchy dance routine at the Teen Choice Awards raised a few eyebrows but...

Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus (SIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs. As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes...

First Electric Bike Made by Famed Orange County Choppers; Will Be Featured on Hit TV Show and Donated to Charity. Siemens Unveils the First Custom 'Green' Electric Chopper NEW YORK, Siemens on Aug 12, 2009 announced that it has teamed up with renowned custom motorcycle manufacturer Orange County...