During a lunar eclipse, Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the sunlight falling on the Moon. There are two kinds of lunar eclipses: A total lunar eclipse occurs...

There are six official languages of the UN. These are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Supreme Court declared the right to hoist Flag as the fundamental right under Article 19 (i) (a) of the constitution in 2002.

The Ashoka Chakra is a depiction of the Dharma Chakra; a wheel represented with 24 spokes in buddhism. It is so called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, <...

Bhikaiji Rustom Cama One of the prominent figures in the Indian independence movement, Bhikaiji Rustom Cama hoisted the first Indian flag on foreign soil and it looked nothing l...

The game originated in northern India in the 6th century AD and spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently, throu...

Chess was invented in India in the fifth century. ... International Chess Day is celebrated every year as the founding day of FIDE (World Chess Federation). This year will mark...

In 1851 in London, the first modern chess tournament was held and it was won by German Adolf Anderssen. The General Assembly proclaimed 20 July as World Chess Day on 12 December...

The game originated in northern India in the 6th century AD and spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently, throu...