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It’s the birthday of a lady with many firsts to her recognition - Dr. S. Muthulakshmi Reddy.

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Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, born on 30 July 1886, Madras  was an eminent medical practitioner, social reformer and Padma Bhushan awardee in India. She was the first woman legislator in India Muthulakshmi Reddy was appointed to the Madras Legislative Council in 1927. For her, this nomination marked the beginning of her lifelong effort to "correct the balance" for women by removing social abuses and working for equality in moral standards. She was one of the women pioneers who stood for the cause of liberating India from the British. She was a women's activist and a social reformer. Muthulakshmi had many firsts to her recognition. She was the first female student to be admitted into a men's college, the first woman House Surgeon in the Government Maternity and Ophthalmic Hospital, the first woman legislator in British India, the first Chairperson of the State Social Welfare Advisory Board, the first woman Deputy President of the Legislative Council, and the fi

Its International Tiger Day today.

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  Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July. It was created in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit.The goal of the day is to promote a global system for protecting the natural habitats of tigers and to raise public awareness and support for tiger conservation issues. The seventh annual Global Tiger Day is being celebrated in various ways around the world. Local events have been organized in Bangladesh, Nepal, and India as well as non-tiger-range countries such as England and the United States.Some celebrities also participated by removing their social media profile photos. WWF continued its promotion of the "Double Tigers" campaign through investing in rangers.Several companies partnered with WWF to help raise awareness.

Happy Birthday to the Munna Bhai of Bollywood – Sanjay Dutt.

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Sunjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt, born on 29 July 1959 is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema (Bollywood). The son of veteran Hindi film actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt, he made his acting debut in 1981 and has since appeared in more than 100 Hindi films. Although Dutt has enjoyed great success as a lead actor in genres ranging from romance to comedy, it has been the roles of gangsters, thugs and police officers in the drama and action genres that have won him much appreciation. The Indian media and audiences alike popularly refer to him as Deadly Dutt for his larger-than-life portrayals of such characters. In a film career spanning more than 35 years, Dutt has won two Filmfare Awards, two IIFA Awards, two Bollywood Movie Awards, three Screen Awards, three Stardust Awards, a Global Indian Film Award and a Bengal Film Journalist's Association Award. Four of his films have won various National Film Awards. Dutt was arrested under the T

Happy Birthday Huma Qureshi

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Huma Saleem Qureshi Huma Saleem Qureshi, born on 28 July 1986 is an Indian film actress and model, who has received three Filmfare Award nominations. Qureshi obtained a bachelor's degree in History Honours from the University of Delhi, She worked as a theatre actor and model. After working in several theatrical productions, she moved to Mumbai and signed a two-year contract with Hindustan Unilever to appear in television commercials. During the shoot for a Samsung mobile commercial, Anurag Kashyap noticed her acting ability and signed her for a three-film deal with his company. Qureshi made her film debut with a supporting role in the two-part crime drama Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). Her performance in the film earned her several nominations, including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and the Best Supporting Actress. That same year, she played the lead female role in the romance Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, and followed it with a role in Ek Thi Daayan. She port

World Hepatitis Day – Know everything about the day & its importance here.

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World Hepatitis Day World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E — and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Hepatitis affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, causing acute and chronic disease and killing close to 1.4 million people every year. World Hepatitis Day is one of eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with World Health Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Immunization Week, World Tuberculosis Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Malaria Day and World AIDS Day. Hepatitis groups, patients and advocates worldwide take part in events on 28 July. Notably in 2012, a Guinness World Record was created when 12,588 people from 20 countries did the Three Wise Monkeys actions on World Hepatitis Day to signify the willful ignorance of the disease. The inaugural International

Bareillly Ki Barfi turns 27 ; Happy Birthday Kirti Sanon

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Kirti Sanon Kriti Sanon, born on 27 July 1990 is an Indian model and film actress who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. After beginning with modelling, she made her acting debut with Sukumar's Telugu psychological thriller film 1: Nenokkadine. Her first Bollywood film was Sabbir Khan's romantic action drama Heropanti, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. In 2015, Sanon starred in the successful romantic action comedy Dilwale. Sanon made her acting debut in 2014, with Sukumar's Telugu film 1: Nenokkadine, a psychological thriller, in which she played the role of Sameera. The film generated mixed reviews from critics. The Times of India critics stated Sanon "looks pretty" and "acts well".while the reviewer at Sify.com stated that Sanon "looks gorgeous", though her performance is "okay" Later that year, Sanon made her Hindi cinema debut with Sabbir Khan's action-romance film Heropanti. Despite

Kargil Vijay Diwas - We salute our Kargil War's Heroes.

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Kargil Vijay Diwas, named after the success of Operation Vijay. On this day, 26 July 1999, India successfully took command of the high outposts which had been lost to Pakistani intruders. The Kargil war was fought for more than 60 days, ended on 26 July and resulted in the loss of life on both sides, India and Pakistan and with the India regain possessions of Kargil. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year in honour of the Kargil War's Heroes. This day is celebrated in the Kargil - Dras sector and the national capital New Delhi, where the Prime Minister of India, pays homage to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate every year. Functions are also organized all over the country to commemorate the contribution of the Armed forces. History After the India-Pakistani War of 1971, there had been a long period with relatively few direct armed conflicts involving the military forces of the two neighbours – not with standing the efforts of both nations

From a being a Petrol pump worker to the Bollywood, Know all about Mugdha Godse on her birthday.

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Mugdha Godse, born on 26 July 1986 is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films. A former model, Godse was a semi-finalist at the Femina Miss India 2004 competition. She made her acting debut in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 film, Fashion. She was one of the judges in a Marathi reality show, Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe. Mugdha completed her B.Com from Marathwada Mitra Mandal College of Commerce, Pune Godse made her Bollywood debut with the film Fashion (2008), alongside Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and won the Apsara Award for Best Female Debutante. In 2009, Godse appeared in two films, All The Best, and Jail. Her film, Help opposite Bobby Deol was released on 13 August 2010. The film Gali Gali Chor Hai was released in February 2012 and Will You Marry Me? was released in March 2012. Mugdha Godse and Rahul Dev in Power Couple reality show. She has also won awards liken - Stardust Award f

Happy Republic Day Tunisia.

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Like most of the nations Tunisia tasted her independence in middle of the 20th century, in the year of 1956. In 1942 – 43, during Second World War, Tunisia happened to be a land of major political interest for the allied forces.  Tunisia officially the Republic of Tunisia is a country in North Africa, covering 165,000 square kilometres (64,000 square miles). Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia's population was estimated to be just under 11 million in 2014. Tunisia's name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, which is located on Tunisia's northeast coast. Tunisia Republic Day History By then, the leading body of the great British army, after winning the Battle of el-Alamein, stepped into Tunisia from the southern part of the continent. The United States and other allies

Today it’s the birthday of Suriya - Daniel – Reshammiya. The stars who are known by even the kids of the country.

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Suriya Saravanan Sivakumar, born 23 July 1975  known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian film actor, producer and television presenter, best known for his work in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Nerukku Ner (1997), Suriya landed his breakthrough role in Nandha (2001) and then had his first major commercial success with the thriller Kaakha Kaakha (2003). Following award-winning performances of a conman in Pithamagan (2003) and a hunchback in Perazhagan (2004), Suriya played a patient suffering from anterograde amnesia in the 2005 blockbuster Ghajini. He rose to stardom with dual roles of a father and son in Gautham Menon's semi-autobiographical Vaaranam Aayiram (2008). His status as an action star was established with roles of a smuggler in Ayan (2009), and an aggressive cop in the Singam trilogy (Singam, Singam II and S3). Suriya has also found success with science fiction films like 7aum Arivu and 24 (2016). As of 2017,he has won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awa

Know about the man of thousand beats- Armaan Malik.

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Armaan Malik Armaan Malik  born on 22 July 1995 is an Indian playback singer, composer and songwriter.A finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Armaan advanced to eighth place with public votes, previously represented by Universal Music India, and now signed on by T-Series.His first on-screen Movie appearance in 2011was   Movie Kaccha Limboo . Malik has sung for over 100-200 commercials and about 16 films such as W, Jai Ho, Bhootnath, Rakta Charitra, Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii, Chillar Party, Hero, Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, Junooniyat to name a few. He has also dubbed for My Name Is Khan for the English boy and also lent his voice for the character Salim in the radio version of Slumdog Millionaire for BBC Radio 1. Armaan has also given playback for ‘Tumko Toh Aana Hi Tha’, ‘Love You Till The End (House Mix) and the ‘Title Track’ for the movie Jai Ho. Apart from singing, Malik and his music composer brother Amal Malik also featured in the beginning of Jai Ho in the song ‘Love

Lets know about the journey of Akbar-Chandragupta Maurya & Prithviraj Chauhan of the Indian Television - Rajat Tokas.

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Rajat Tokas Rajat Tokas is an Indian actor, known primarily for his work in television historical dramas. He first portrayed Prithviraj Chauhan in the series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan, Emperor Akbar in Jodha Akbar, and most recently Chandragupta Maurya in Chandra Nandni Rajat started his television career with show Bongo as Ashu on DD national. he did many shows like lighthouse for children, jadui chirag, tarang, ye hawayan etc. Then in 2005 he came to mumbai with his father & got his 1st role of Tantya, who was saibaba's brother in Sai Baba In 2006 he was selected by Sagar Arts to play his 1st lead role of young Prithviraj Chauhan in the series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan for which he won several awards including best actor in ITA 2007 & best yogya jodi award along with his co-star mugdha chapekar in Star Parivar Awards 2007. his role was supposed to be for 3-5 episodes but due to his performance & increasing popularity he went o

Happy Birthday Chops, Know more about Priyanka Chopra on her birthday in details.

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Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra, born on 18 July 1982 is an Indian actress, singer, film producer, philanthropist, and the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant. One of India's highest-paid and most popular celebrities, Chopra has received numerous awards, including a National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Although Chopra initially aspired to study aeronautical engineering or criminal psychology, she accepted offers to join the Indian film industry, which came as a result of her pageant wins, making her Bollywood debut in The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003). She played the leading lady in the box-office hits Andaaz (2003) and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), and received critical acclaim for her breakout role in the 2004 thriller Aitraaz. In 2006, Chopra established herself as a leading a

Katrina Kaif - the name enough!, Know all about the India's most attractive actress here.

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Katrina Kaif  Katrina Kaif, born on  16 July 1983  is a Indo - British film actress and model known for her work in Indian films. She has appeared primarily in Hindi films, as well as Telugu and Malayalam films. In addition to being one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses, she is considered one of India's most attractive celebrities by media. Born in Hong Kong, Kaif and her family lived in several countries before she moved to London. She received her first modelling assignment as a teenager and later pursued a career as a fashion model. At a fashion show in London, filmmaker Kaizad Gustad spotted Kaif and decided to cast her in Boom (2003), a critical and commercial failure. While filming in India, Kaif received modelling assignments and established a successful modelling career. However, filmmakers were hesitant to cast her due to her poor command of Hindi. After appearing in the Telugu film, Malliswari (2004), Kaif earned commercial success in Bollywood with t

Meet one of the most Powerful Face of World Media : Arianna Huffington.

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"Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me." - A.Huffington Arianna Huffington, born on July 15, 1950 is a Greek American author, syndicated columnist, and businesswoman. Huffington was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, which is now owned by AOL. She was a popular conservative commentator in the mid-1990s, after which, in the late-1990s, she offered liberal points of view in public, while remaining involved in business endeavors. In 2003, she ran as an independent candidate for governor in the California recall election and lost. In 2009, Huffington was 12 th   in Forbes's first-ever list of the Most Influential Women In Media. She has also moved up to 42th in The Guardian's Top 100 in Media List. As of 2014, she is listed by Forbes as the 52nd Most Powerful Woman in the World. In 2011, AOL acquired The Huffington Post for US$315 mill

Do You know Brahmasri Chaganti Koteswara Rao Garu Aka Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao ?

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Brahmasri Chaganti Koteswara Rao Garu Aka Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao, born on 14 July 1959 is an Indian scholar known for his discourses in Sanathana Dharma. A reader of spiritual pravachanams on various puranams and epics like Srimad Ramayanam, Srimad Bhagavatham, Soundaryalahari, Lalithasahasranama strotram etc., his discourses are widely followed and are telecast over television channels such as Bhakti TV and TTD and is quite popular among the Telugu speaking people all over the world.

Sundar Pichai- A common Indian name who turned to be a uncommon World Business Executive.

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Sundar Pichai Pichai Sundararajan, born on 12 July 1972 also known as Sundar Pichai, is an Indian American business executive. Pichai is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Google Inc. Formerly the Product Chief of Google, Pichai's current role was announced on 10 August 2015, as part of the restructuring process that made Alphabet Inc. into Google's parent company, and he assumed the position on 2 October 2015. Pichai was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, to Lakshmi and Ragunatha Pichai.Sundar grew up in a two-room apartment on 46th Street, 7th Avenue, in Ashok Nagar, Chennai. Sundar completed schooling in Jawahar Vidyalaya, a Central Board of Secondary Education school in Ashok Nagar, Chennai and completed the Class XII from Vana Vani school in the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Pichai earned his degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in Metallurgical Engineering. He holds an M.S. from Stanford University in Material Sciences and En

Amitav Ghosh : A living legend!

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Amitav Ghosh Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta and grew up in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He studied in Delhi, Oxford and Alexandria and is the author of The Circle of Reason, The Shadow Lines, In An Antique Land, Dancing in Cambodia, The Calcutta Chromosome, The Glass Palace, The Hungry Tide, and the first two volumes of The Ibis Trilogy; Sea of Poppies, and River of Smoke. The Circle of Reason was awarded France’s Prix Médicis in 1990, and The Shadow Lines won two prestigious Indian prizes the same year, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Ananda Puraskar. The Calcutta Chromosome won the Arthur C. Clarke award for 1997 and The Glass Palace won the International e-Book Award at the Frankfurt book fair in 2001. In January 2005 The Hungry Tide was awarded the Crossword Book Prize, a major Indian award. His novel, Sea of Poppies (2008) was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, 2008 and was awarded the Crossword Book Prize and the India Plaza Golden Quill Award. Amit