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Comoros The Union of the Comoros celebrates its Independence Day on July 6. This public holiday celebrates the day, when the Comoros gained independence from France. The Union of the Comoros consists of four islands: Grande Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan and Mayotte. The island of Mohéli became French protectorate in 1886, when its sultan Mardjani Abdou Cheikh asked protection from France. The same year one of the sultans of Grande Comore, Said Ali of Bambao, asked French for protection in exchange for their support of his claim to the entire island. The four islands were unified in a single administration and placed under French protection in 1908. After abolishment of the protectorates in 1912, the islands became a province of the colony of Madagascar. In 1973 France and the Comoros agreed on gaining independence, that would come into effect in 1978. The referendums were held on all four islands. Majority of the population of three islands voted for independence, while inhabitants o...

Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh Plaha, born on 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, commonly known as Harbhajan Singh, is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of IPL team Mumbai Indians and Punjab state for the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy season. A specialist spin bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan. Harbhajan made his Test and One Day International (ODI) debuts in early 1998. His career was initially affected by investigations into the legality of his bowling action, as well as several disciplinary incidents. However, in 2001, with leading leg spinner Anil Kumble injured, Harbhajan's career was resuscitated after Indian captain Sourav Ganguly called for his inclusion in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team. In that series victory over Australia, Harbhajan established himself as the team's leading spinner by taking 32 wickets, becoming the first Indian bowler to take a hat trick in Test c...

Gautami & Kamal Haasan Gautami Tadimalla  born on 2 July 1968 is an  Indian film  actress who has worked mainly in  Tamil  films, although she also appeared in successful films in  Telugu ,  Malayalam ,  Hindi  and  Kannada  cinema. She is also a television actress, television host and known costume designer. Gautami was born in Nidadavolu, West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh into Telugu family. She went to GITAM University in Visakhapatnam to pursue Engineering. She made her first appearance at the age of 17 in the Telugu film  Dayamayudu , that was produced by her cousin. She was introduced to Tamil films through  Guru Shishyan , a film that starred Rajinikanth and Prabhu. She was most active in Tamil cinema from 1987 to 1998 and was a tough competitor to the other heroines of her time, Kushboo and Bhanupriya. Her filmography inc...

लिहाफ़ - Lihaaf | Hindi Story इतने सालों के साथ के बाद इतना तो मैं समझ सकता था कि कोई तो बात जरूर है कि कभी कभी रीना अपनी किसी ख्याली दुनिया में अक्सर गुम हो जाती है। हाँ , वैसे शिकायत नहीं कोई मुझे उससे। पर कभी- कभी महसूस होता है कि दस साल की शादी के बाद भी , कहीं कुछ तो था- एक इन्विज़िबल -सा गैप जो हमें अच्छे दोस्त बनने से रोकता- सा रहा था। आज फिर लेटे- लेटे यही ख्याल आ रहा था। “ सुनिए , एक बात कहनी थी आपसे " बालों में कंघा फिराते वह बोली। नींद को बमुश्किल अपने से दूर करते , लिहाफ के एक कोने से मुँह निकाल मैंने पूछा “ हाँ कहो , क्या हुआ ? “ वो दिन में चाचाजी का फोन आया था … कुछ दिनों में यहाँ आने की बात कर रहे थे …” “ अरे लो , आज तुम इसी सोच में डूबी हुई थी क्या ?… अच्छा है। पर तुम तो महान हो सच्ची। मायके से कोई आए , तो औरतें कितनी खुश हो जाया करती हैं। पर एक  तुम हो। शाम से ही कितना अजीब बिहेव कर रही हो। ये चाचाजी तो पहले भी तुम्हारे घर काफी आया जाया करते थे न। बढ़िया है।चलो आओ … लाइट ऑफ कर दो। ” लेकिन क्या इतनी -सी ही बात थी बस ? फिर रीना सारी रात करवटें क्यो...

Eid-Ul-Fitr Eid al-Fitr   ( عيد الفطر ‎‎ , "feast of breaking of the fast") is an important   religious holiday   celebrated by   Muslims   worldwide that marks the end of   Ramadan , the   Islamic   holy month of   fasting   ( sawm ). The religious Eid is the first and only day in the month of   Shawwal   during which Muslims are not permitted to fast. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire   month of Ramadan . The day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month of Shawwal. The date for the start of any   lunar Hijri   month varies based on the observation of new moon by local religious authorities, so the exact day of celebration varies by locality. Eid al-Fitr has a particular   Salat   (Islamic prayer) consisting of two   Rakats   (units) and generally offered in an open field or large hall. It may be pe...

Amriah Puri Amrish lal Puri born on 22 June 1932 was an Indian actor, who was an important figure in Indian theatre and cinema. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad. He is remembered for playing iconic negative roles in Hindi cinema as well as other Indian and international film industries. To Indian audiences he is the most remembered for his role as Mogambo in Shekhar Kapur's Hindi film Mr. India (1987), and to Western audiences he is best known as Mola Ram in Steven Spielberg's Hollywood film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). Puri has won three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor.

International Yoga Day International Day of Yoga ,or commonly and unofficially referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in 2015. An international day for yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 11 December 2014.Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice attributed mostly to India. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN address suggested the date of 21 June, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and shares special significance in many parts of the world. Origin The idea of international Day of Yoga was the first proposed by the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi during his speech at the UNGA, on 27 September 2014. He stated: "Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to heal...

Amrita Rao Amrita Rao born on 7 June 1981 is an Indian film actress and model. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood and a few films in Telugu. Rao was born and raised in Mumbai; she made her screen debut in  Ab Ke Baras  (2002), for which she was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award in 2003. One of her most popular roles was in the romance film  Vivah (2006). Rao's roles in  Welcome to Sajjanpur  (2008) and  Main Hoon Na  (2004) earned her  a Stardust Best Actress Award and a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award nomination respectively. She has made special appearances in Heyy Babyy (2007), Shaurya (2008), Life Partner (2009) and Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai (2010). She has been called "Bollywood's quintessential girl next-door" by various media outlets.  The Times of India  named Rao one of its "50 Most Desirable Women of 2011.

Leonard "Len" Berman, born on June 14, 1947 is an American television sportscaster and journalist who is based in New York City. He is currently hosting the morning show on WOR-AM with Todd Schnitt. Berman is widely known for his career with NBC, specifically his work for the network's flagship station WNBC-TV. Berman spent twenty-seven years as the lead sports anchor for WNBC and also worked for NBC Sports covering Major League Base ball and the National Football League. He was employed by WNBC until 2009, and prior to that worked for WCBS-TV in New York from April 1979 through August 1982 and WBZ-TV in Boston.

Taran Adarsh with Genelia Deshmukh Taran Adarsh  was born on 13 June 1965, he is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter.He is the son of film director and producer B. K. Adarsh. Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 as the editor of Trade Guide , a weekly box-office magazine.In 1994, Adarsh produced and wrote a Bollywood film-based serial  Hello bollywood  starring Shehzad Khan an d Kashmira Shah.He continued his work on Trade Guide alongside. He is currently an active film critic, journalist and trade analyst on  BollywoodHungama.com  , a leading Bollywood entertainment website. Taran Adarsh with Shahid Kapoor In 2007, Adarsh was chosen as the host of a new talk show called B BIZ, on which he provides box office collection reports, and interviews renowned celebrities and film-makers from the industry. Commissioned by Bollywood trade channel ET...