VII Things We Learnt Last Week

Updated on:
Published at:

VII Things We Learnt Last Week
  • Subramanian Swamy helped secure ‘Veer Bhoomi’ for Rajiv Gandhi’s cremation and memorial in Delhi
  • The Panchayati Raj ministry’s budget allocation is down from Rs 7,000 crore per annum to Rs 96 crore
  • India and Sri Lanka may be big on tea, but it’s the Pakistan national emblem that has a tea plant
  • There is gold in the urine of Gir cows, says a Junagadh Agricultural University paper
  • Jacob Richter was Lenin’s pseudonym at the British Museum, where Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital
  • Gwyneth Palt­row lets her kids watch TV only in French or Spa­nish
  • Scarlett Johan­sson, 31, is the highest grossing Hollywood actress of all time

Compiled by Uttam Sengupta, Alka Gupta and Satyadeep

Read all the latest breaking news on Outlook India and stay updated with top stories from India, Entertainment, Education, and around the world.

Tags

    • image
    • image
    • image
    ×

    Latest Sports News

    Trending Stories

    Latest Stories