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Mythology & Scripture

The Story of Creation

How the Universe Began & the Four Vedas Were Born

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Bharat

2008
Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, India, killing 80 people and injuring more than 200 others.
1967
Zakir Husain took office as the first elected Muslim President of India.

World

2017
Eurovision Song Contest: Portugal won the contest for the first time, with the song "Amar pelos dois," performed by Salvador Sobral (pictured).
2014
The worst mining disaster in Turkish history took place when an explosion caused an underground mine fire at a coal mine in Soma, Manisa, leaving 301 people dead.
2012
Mexican authorities discovered 49 dismembered bodies in Cadereyta Jiménez.
2011
Two bomb explosions in Charsadda District, Pakistan, killed 98 people and wounded 140 others.
2005
Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500 people.
2000
An explosion at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.

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