The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The Union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated total population of over 448 million. The EU has often been described as a sui generis political entity combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation.
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry,rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences,work with charitable and welfare organizations,and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions,the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal,whose recipients are affiliated with,but not members of,the order.
The Lok Sabha,constitutionally the House of the People,is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament,with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies,and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Parliament House,New Delhi.
Sikar is a city and municipal council in the Sikar district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Sikar district. It is largest city of the Shekhawati region,which consists of Sikar,Churu and Jhunjhunu. After Kota,Sikar is one of the major coaching hubs in the country for competitive examination preparations and has a number of engineering and medical coaching institutes.
Iftar is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan at the time of adhan of the Maghrib prayer.
Kumaoni is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over two million people of the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and parts of Doti region in Western Nepal. As per 1961 survey there were 1,030,254 Kumaoni speakers in India. The number of speakers increased to 2.2 million in 2011.
Saini is a caste of northern India. The community is given representation in government jobs and educational institutes as an Other Backward Class (OBC) in the states of Uttar Pradesh,Punjab,Haryana,Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Fatima Surayya Bajia was an Urdu novelist,playwright and drama writer from Pakistan. She was awarded various awards at home and abroad including Japan's highest civil award in recognition of her works. Bajia remained Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh province in Pakistan,and was a member of the managing committee of the Arts Council of Pakistan. She died on 10 February 2016 in Karachi,aged 85.
In cryptography,deniable authentication refers to message authentication between a set of participants where the participants themselves can be confident in the authenticity of the messages,but it cannot be proved to a third party after the event.
Lampua or Lampuwa is a village in tehsil Sri Madhopur of Neem Ka Thana district in Rajasthan,India. It is situated 8 km west of Ringas,on the Ringas-Khatu Road.
Maldivian cuisine,also called Dhivehi cuisine,is the cuisine of the Republic of Maldives. The traditional cuisine of Maldivians is based on three main items and their derivatives:coconuts,fish and starches.
India has had a rich heritage of art and music since ancient times. Different states have held the tradition even till date,and Rajasthan is one among them. Jaipur Tamasha,a unique musical folk play,is a 19th-century contribution by Jaipur city in Indian state of Rajasthan to the folk theatre of Rajasthan. At the outset of the 18th century,in the peripherals of Agra,between two groups originated and developed a poetic dialogue. This later on came to be known as ‘Khayal-Tamasha’during the reign of Aurangzeb,When musicians lost their patronage,they started looking for alternative environments to carry out their art and music. the contemporary emperor of Jaipur,Maharaja Sawai Jaisingh brought a few artists to Jaipur and settled them in Brahmpuri. The foremost among them was the Bhatt Family of Jaipur. Here in under the proximity of the chief of the Bhatt family,Shri Banshidhar Bhatt,Tamasha style developed a specific form. This was a musical based folk dramatic form,which had an explicit composition of music acting and dance.
Pankapal is a moderate size village in the district of Jagatsinghpur of Odisha State,India. The history of the village can be traced back to the 18th century when two brothers from the Puri region migrated and settled down in the present-day Pankapal. The village falls by the side of the Cuttack-Paradeep state highway 12 that branches out from OMP square at Cuttack to Pradeep and the near Mahanadi river. The village is about 60 km from Cuttack and 30 km from Paradeep. It is situated at 20.30N,86.44E. The pincode of Pankapal is 754140.
Zubaida Tariq,also commonly known as Zubaida Aapa,was a Pakistani chef,herbalist,and cooking expert. She was the first celebrity cook of Pakistan,appearing on numerous TV shows,and was also known for her totkas (lifehacks).
Vamshidhar Pande known by Alias Kalu Pande was a Nepalese politician and military general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1713 A.D. in Gorkha family. He was the commander of the Gorkhali forces during the Unification Campaign of Nepal who died in the first Battle of Kirtipur in 1757 A.D. Pande's real name was Banshidhar Pande. He was a son of Kaji Bhimraj Pande who was minister during reign of King Prithivipati Shah of Gorkha. He was descendant of Minister of Gorkha and Dravya Shah's accomplice Ganesh Pande. He had three sons:Dewan Kajisaheb Vamsharaj Pande,Sardar Ranasur Pande and Mulkaji Sahib Damodar Pande.
Shree Banshidhar Nagar, also known as Nagar Unntari,is one of the administrative block in Garhwa district,Jharkhand state,India. It is located 40 km towards west from District headquarters Garhwa in Bhawanathpur Bidhansabha. Shree Banshidhar Nagar is surrounded by states Uttar Pradesh,Chhattisgarh and Bihar.
Madan Kaushik is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the immediate past BJP's state president in Uttarakhand and serving his fifth term as MLA from Haridwar constituency. He is the former spokesperson for the Government of Uttarakhand. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly from Haridwar uttarakhand. He served as the cabinet minister from 2017 to 2021 and also,from 2007 to 2012 in Bhartiya Janta Party government under the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat,Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri and Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. He was first elected as a member of the Legislative assembly in the year 2002 and subsequently in the year 2007,2012,2017 and 2022. In 2017,he won the elections with a margin of more than 37,000 votes,thereby getting the 68% of the total polled votes. He further won 2022 elections to serve his fifth term by winning with a margin of more than 15,000 votes.
Banshidhar Bhagat is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Bhagat is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Kaladhungi in Nainital district. Previously,he was the state president of BJP Uttarakhand unit. Currently,he is the Cabinet Minister of Uttarakhand government.
This is the Cabinet of Uttarakhand headed by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand,Nityanand Swami from 2000–2001.
Baccha Prasad Singh alias Balraj alias Arvind is an Indian Maoist politician and Politburo member of Communist Party of India (Maoist)
