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Do you know “A bank for women by women”.

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A bank for women by women The first all-women bank, the Bharatiya Mahila Bank was inaugurated in Mumbai on November 19, 2013, by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The bank’s focus is on women-oriented products. There is a focus on providing loans for projects...

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Do you know “SBI’s first woman chairperson”.

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SBI’s first woman chairperson When Arundhati Bhattacharya became the first woman chairperson of the 206-year-old State Bank of India, in October 2013, she also became the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 company in India. In 2014, Forbes listed Bhattacharya as the 36th most...

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Do you know “Tallest temple towers”.

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Tallest temple towers Meenakshi temple in Madurai has the tallest temple towers at a height of 48 meters. The temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva as Sundareswara and Goddess Meenake has a hall with 997 pillars that produce different musical sounds when tapped.

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Do you know “Vedapuri”.

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Vedapuri Pondicherry is also known as Poduke and Puducherry, but its earliest name was Vedapuri. Auroville or the City of Dawn’, located in Puducherry, was founded by Mirra Alfassa, Sri Aurobindo’s French disciple, also known as “The Mother”. Auroville was conceived as a city where...

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Do you know “Britain’s greatest battle”.

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Britain’s greatest battle Britain’s National Army Museum has drawn up a list (based on contest findings) of the 20 greatest battles in the 20th century. The battles of Imphal and Kohima, both fought between March 8, 1944, and July 3, 1944, have been ranked as...

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