73,000-Year-Old Hashtag

 Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the world's oldest example of the ubitquitous cross-hatched pattern drawn on a silcrete flake in the Blombos Cave in South Africa.

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Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest example of abstract art in the world. Photo by peng song/Getty Images

 

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Chetram Jatav: A freedom fighter of the 1857 Revolt

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Chetram Jatav was a freedom fighter who participated in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He joined the mutiny on 26 May 1857 in the Soro region of Eta district, North-Western Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh). He was tied to a tree and shot. According to legends, Maharaja Patiala saw a man who was carrying a lion on his back. On being asked, it was found that the man had killed the lion without a weapon. The king asked him to join his army. At the instance of the king, he joined the army. The person's name was Cheta Ram Jatav. Cheta Ram fought the British. Seeing the British harassing the people, he fought them, after which the British arrested him and tied him with a tree. The circumstances of Jatav's death have been highlighted by Badri Narayan Tiwari, a Subaltern historian from the G.B. Pant Institute of Social Sciences in Allahabad, but his life appears to be lost to history. Other sources have repeated Tiwari's research which was taken from Swatantrata Sangram Mein Achhuton ...
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Rs. 10000/- Gift for Vote in Bihar Election

  Rs. 10000/- Gift for Vote in Bihar Election No, there are no reports of any political party secretly handing out ₹10,000 cash envelopes to individual voters in Bihar. That would be a criminal offence (bribery under Section 171B of the IPC + violation of the Model Code of Conduct) and the Election Commission’s flying squads have seized only cash meant for illegal distribution, not ₹10,000 gifts. What IS happening (and why everyone is talking about “₹10,000”) The Bihar government (NDA – Nitish Kumar + BJP) launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana in September 2025. Who gets it? 1.51 crore+ women (mostly Jeevika self-help group members). How much? ₹10,000 seed capital directly into their bank accounts (DBT). When? In 6–7 instalments: 26 Sep (75 lakh), 3 Oct (25 lakh), 17/24/31 Oct (10–12 lakh each), next on 7 Nov (4 days before Phase-2 polling). Purpose (official): Start a micro-business (kirana, tailoring, animal husbandry, etc.). Why the opposition calls it...
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Banke Chamar: Dalit Rebellion of 1857

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Banke Chamar was a freedom fighter who died for his actions in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He lived in the villege of Kaurpur in Machhli Shahar in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. When the revolution failed, the British Government declared that Banke Chamar and his 18 associates were revolutionaries and he was hanged after arrest.   The bravery of martyr Banke Chamar is also described. He lived in village Kuarpur, Macchli Shahar, Janpad Jaunpur. When the revolution failed, the British declared Banke Chamar and 18 of his associates as baghi (revolutionaries). Banke Chamar was ordered to be hung after being arrested. Thus this brave revolutionary laid down his life for the country.
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