The world this week is an attempt to provide worldly news to kids once a week. The idea behind this is to make them get started on reading world news but it’s written in a child friendly manner and explains some concepts too
President Ram Nath Kovind was on a two-day trip to the Union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, to celebrate the occasion of Dussehra with the soldiers of the Indian Army in Kargil’s Drass area, one of the coldest places in the world. With this, the President broke the tradition of celebrating the festival in Delhi every year. The President commenced his visit to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, October 14, 2021, by arriving in Leh and performed Sindhu Darshan in Shey village while he travelled to Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur area in the evening housing the…
Jasna Salim, a Muslim woman from Kozhikode has gained nationwide attention for her Lord Krishna paintings a few years ago. A non-trained artist, Jasna has never painted anything other than the Lord Krishna portraits. She has painted over 500 pictures of Lord Krishna in the past 6 years and has gifted them to her Hindu friends but never got a chance to present her paintings inside a temple. Interestingly, all her paintings, whether done on canvas or glass, are of only one theme – infant Krishna with his butter pot. The news of her paintings spread fast in the area…
A smile is the most pleasing thing a person can wear. A smile makes a person more beautiful and attractive. World Smile Day is celebrated on first Friday of the October month every year. This year the day is celebrated on October 1. The day is celebrated because Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worchester, UK, created the first-ever smiley face in 1963. He thought that everyone should devote one day each year to smile. On World Smile Day, let us know how one can keep ourselves happy. Accept yourself for who you are instead of focusing on the weakness.Maintain…
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Shimla on Thursday on a four-day visit to Himachal Pradesh. President Kovind is the third President to address Himachal Pradesh Assembly after his predecessors APJ Abdul Kalam and Pranab Mukherjee in 2003 and 2013, respectively. The President’s helicopter landed at Annadale Ground in the afternoon. He was received by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Arlekar and chief minister Jai Ram Thakur. Vidhan Sabha speaker Vipin Singh Parmar, Shimla mayor Satya Kaundal, Director general of police Sanjay Kundu, among others were also present. The President addressed the special session of the assembly on…
Field hockey, a sport which India has such a rich history and tradition of. A sport which has given the country as many as 11 Olympic medals, including 8 golds (1928-1980) has reignited its bond on the Olympic stage with India. The last time India won an Olympic medal was in 1980 with a gold. Now, India ended a 41-year wait to win the bronze medal in hockey at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Germany had taken an early lead with Timur Oruz scoring in the second minute of the first quarter. Simranjeet Singh scored in the 17th minute to draw…