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Oddities, backstories, and other weird things... Human nature During the eighteenth century, books that were considered offensive were sometimes punished by being whipped. Kellogg's Corn Flakes were invented by a Dr. Kellogg in hopes that they would...

Daily Current Affairs – 16th August 2016 1) Padma Shri Noted Punjabi writer Gurdial Singh passes away. Noted Punjabi writer and novelist Gurdial Singh passed away in Bathinda due to body illness.He was 83. Gurdial Singh contributed towards the promotion...

New Delhi, Aug 13: Spiritual icon Pramukh Swami Maharaj passed away in Gujarat’s Sarangpur district on Saturday. The news of Swami Maharaj’s demise was confirmed by his organization Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS). Maharaj breathed his...

3,000 devotees gather to pay homage to Lord Swaminarayan at a spiritually uplifting event. By KOMAL UTSAV JAGAD It was a historic week for the Hindu community in Sydney as 3,000 devotees gathered together for the inaugural celebrations of the newly...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Monday to pay tribute to Swaminarayan sect's spiritual head Pramukh Swami, whose mortal remains have been kept at a temple in Sarangpur near Ahmedabad. Ministers, politicians and devotees made a beeline...