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India
India, said to be God's own country, is a huge subcontinent with a rich and vast cultural heritage. Feel free to ask questions about this mystical land.
14,430 Questions
What is the flight time from Dubai to Chennai?
The flight duration from Bangalore to Dubai is approximately 3 hours and 52 minutes. The actual distance by air is 1,681 miles or 2,705 km.
Shah Jehan had no queen named Taj Mahal; it is impossible. Taj means crown; Mahal means building. Is it possible for any woman to have a strange name Crown Building. Mahal is Sanskrit. The court language during Shah Jehan was Persian, where a building is called Manzil, not Mahal.
Shah Jehan's favourite queen's name was Arjumand Zamani not Taj Mahal.
Read more: About_Taj_mahal
All of the busiest airports in the world have international flights, so the busiest airport with international service would technically be Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta. However, as with most airports in the US, most passengers are domestic. The world's busiest airport by international passengers is London Heathrow.
Who is the present ambassador of India in Pakistan?
The current High Commissioner of India in Pakistan is H. E. Dr. T. C. A. Raghavan.
Hindustan is another name for India - which included Pakistan before 1947.
Why did Europeans want to sail Japan China and India in the fifteenth century?
To make money and win their fortunes, of course.
Overland traders since Marco Polo had brought Indian spices such as pepper and curry, and other oriental spices, to Europe. These were enormously expensive and rare after being carried by camel caravans from China and India, through the Arabian deserts and past the Arabian thieves. Columbus figured that one ship-load of spices from the orient, delivered to Spain or Italy, would be worth the risk.
What gets imported to England from India?
Bananas. English people like many different things. To list everything would take a very long time.
What is the longest platform in india?
When I was a kid (About 50 Years Back) Sonpur was "Officially" the longest platform in the world. I was told this was due to long goods trains transported animals for "The Fair".
I have travelled through Sonpur sonics 1967, the platform looked long but not record breaking. Mind it that time train used to be small with steam engines.
I have never been to Kharagpur but I am from Gorakhpur. Platform One and Two are basically ONE Platform divided in two Two. The total length is long. Long enough to be world record, I do not know.
Indian Railways should provide the information. Any RTI activist in Gorakhpur?
Dr Satpal Jabbal, UK
How many were killed in the Mumbai attacks November 26 2008?
A minimum of 101 people were killed in attacks in Mumbai, India. At least 250 were injured.
Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Wular lake, Kashmir
The River Jhelum feeds into the lake, which acts as a natural flood reservoir. The size can vary between 12 and 100 square miles (30 to 260 square kilometers), depending on the season.
Sambhar Salt Lake is India`s largest salt lake and is located 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur (Northwest India) and 64 km north east of Ajmer along the National highway 8 in Rajasthan.
Chilka Lake (also Chilika Lake) is a brackish water coastal lake in India's Orissa state, south of the mouth of the Mantei River. It is the largest coastal lake in India.
Which is the largest man-made lake in India?
Nagarjune Sagar in Andhra Pradesh is the largest man made lake in India.
How far is Sri Lanka from India at its closest point?
the distance between kanyakumari and srilanka is 288 km
Who is education minister of madhya pradesh?
Smt. Archana Chitnis is the Education Minister of Madhya Pradesh
The countries of Italy Indiana and Japan are easily to picture due to the unique shape in which continent are they located
How many oceans border around India?
Arabian Sea towards the west, Indian Ocean towards the south, The Bay Of Bengal towards the east.
