History of Olympics

According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. Yet the first Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BCE (though it is generally believed that the Games had been going on for many years already). At this Olympic Games, [...]

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A Tribute by Mary Sheldon, Sidney Sheldon’s Daughter
Mary Sheldon revealed many incidents that she shared with her father-Sidney………
“My father was a storyteller- and that is the first memory I have of him. It’s a composite memory, made up of many, many bedtimes. Where most kids struggle and fume as the hour turns to eight, I [...]

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Three injured in bomb blast, four bombs recovered in Siliguri

Siliguri, Aug 8 (PTI) Three children were injured, one of them seriously, following ‘bottle bomb’ blast at Shantipara, one km from New Jalpaiguri Railway station as the bomb squad recovered four bottle bombs from the spot, police said.
The officer-in-charge, New Jalpaiguri police outpost, Pankaj Thapa told PTI that the blast took place when four students [...]

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