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Some Bangladeshi confectioners and food historians believe this originated in Bangladesh and was eventually popularized by Nabin Chandra Das in Kolkata.
2015 - A committee formed by the government of Odisha asserted it had originated in Odisha.
2016 - The government of West Bengal claimed a Geographical Indications (GI) tag for the variant called "Banglar ____, clarifying that the Bengal and Odisha variants were different "in colour, texture, taste, juice content and method of manufacturing."
2017 - The Registry office of India clarified that Odisha can claim a GI tag, too.
2018 – The Odisha government applied for a GI status for "Odisha ____" , which was approved by GI Registry of India.
What is Rasgulla?
According to one anecdotal story, this famous Indian businessman decided to open this after an incident involving racial discrimination at the Watson's Hotel in Mumbai, where he was refused entry as the hotel permitted only Europeans.
But a more plausible reason was that the idea had long been in his mind and that he had made a study on the subject. He wanted to attract people to India and to improve Bombay. He travelled to London, Paris, Berlin and Düsseldorf to arrange for materials and pieces of art, furniture and other interior decor for this.
What is the Taj Mahal Palace?
7, Lok Kalyan Marg or, formerly,
7, Race Course Road
New Delhi 110006, India
What is the official residence of the Prime Minister of India?
The American Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights were stored here during World War II.
What is Fort Knox?
The unit of measurement for the speed and movement direction of a computer mouse is this.
What is a Mickey?
This was founded in 1937 by Shri Ganga Bhishen Agarwal, fondly known as _____ in his household, as a sweets and namkeen shop in Bikaner, Rajasthan. In order to drive expansion, its first manufacturing plant was started in Calcutta.
It has grown at a tremendous pace over the years and in 2017, was crowned as the country’s largest snack company, surpassing all other domestic and international competitors.
What is Haldiram's?
At the 2005 Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, he presented his paper, 'Has Financial Development Made the World Riskier?', much to the dismay of Alan Greenspan, who was about to retire as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Many years later, Christine Lagarde, the current President of the European Central Bank, rued that they hadn't taken him seriously and praised him by saying, "The period when nobody was really forecasting the prices that he did... that was one of his many-many accomplishments…"
Who is Prof. Raghuram Rajan?
_____, Land’s End, Bandstand, Bandra West
Mumbai 400050, Maharashtra, India
What is Mannat?
"Semper Supra" is the official motto of this United States government organization, headed by John P. Roth.
What is the United States Space Force?
A degree in Viticulture and Enology makes you a graduate in the science of this.
What is winemaking?
This popular food item is intricately linked with the Shiv Sena political party. The closing of textile mills in central Mumbai led to turmoil in 1970s. Shiv Sena based itself as a party with mill workers' interests. Party chief, Balasaheb Thackeray encouraged Marathi people in the 1960s to become entrepreneurs, i.e., start 'shops' selling these, in ways similar to the South Indians setting up Udupi restaurants.
What is Vada Pav?
In a 1998 interview with British journalist Nikki Bedi, he gave an interesting answer when asked about comparisons with Donald Trump over their flamboyant lifestyles.
"I don't know Mr. Trump personally. I have read a lot about him; he obviously likes to live his life as I indeed do. But I am not yet anywhere near bankruptcy," said this Indian businessman.
Who is Vijay Mallya?
Gadaffi Stadium, Ferozpur Road
Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Where is the headquarters of the Pakistan Cricket Board?
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'The Best Man' is a 1964 political drama movie starring Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson. The movie is about two front runners for their party's presidential nomination, one principled and the other ruthless, who vie for the former President's endorsement.
This actor, who was at the end of his career, was ironically rejected for a role in the movie because a studio executive at the production company thought he did not have a 'presidential look'.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
It was envisioned after discussion about a suitable centrepiece for the proposed 1889 Exposition Universelle, a world's fair to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution.
It had the permission to be displayed for 20 years. It was to be dismantled in 1909, but because it proved to be valuable for communication purposes, it was allowed to remain after the expiry of the permit.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
This was originally an Italian company created by Signor Felice ____, who first brought the idea of selling novel product in India. The product was introduced in 1965 in Mumbai in glass bottles in two varieties.
Parle bought this company in 1969 and expanded operations substantially. Eventually, the name of the company became synonymous with the product itself.
What is Bisleri?
On 11th March 1999, this became the first Indian company to list on a US Exchange (Nasdaq).
It switched to the New York Stock Exchange in 2012 in order to open its existing shares to European investors.
What is Infosys?
455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr Suite 850
Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Where is the Consulate of India (Chicago)?
The United States is the largest consumer of coffee in the world. However, coffee is grown commercially in only these two states.
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The Sunday Times, responding to an anonymous tip, hired Duquesne University’s Patrick Juola to analyze the text of The Cuckoo's Calling, written apparently by a Robert Galbraith.
One of Juola’s tests examined sequences of adjacent words, while another zoomed in on sequences of characters; a third test tallied the most common words, while a fourth examined the author’s preference for long or short words. Juola wound up with a linguistic fingerprint - hard data on the author’s stylistic quirks.
In about half an hour, Juola outed this person as the original author of the book.
Who is J. K. Rowling?
In ancient Athens, this designated the legal right to contract a marriage, in particular the right of intermarrying into another city-state.
This was also a way of formalizing the relationship between different nations. In 303 BCE, the confrontation between Seleucus I and Chandragupta ended with a peace treaty and this intermarriage agreement, which meant either a dynastic marriage or a more general agreement for intermarriage between Indians and Greeks.
This is also the name of a popular Indian snack brand.
What is Epigamia?
In 2015, the Bombay Stock Exchange recently implemented Precision Time Protocol (PTP) to improve, among other things, the accuracy in timestamps of all trades on its platform.
It also extended the technology to all the members trading from its co-location facility—a data center with racks for computer servers, without levying any additional cost.
As a result of this, the BSE achieved this and is widely regarded as the holder of the title to this day.
Which is the fastest stock exchange in the world?
Gangori Bazaar, J.D.A. Market, Pink City
Jaipur, Rajasthan 302002, India
Where is the Jantar Mantar?
(Home to the largest stone sundial in the world)
While the official name of this Act passed by the United States on 23rd March, 2010 is a 3-letter acronym, it is more popularly known as a this 9-letter moniker. Interestingly, the acronym is a substring of this 9-letter name.
What is ObamACAre?
This company began with the manufacture of playing cards in 1889. In the 1950s, it struck a deal with Walt Disney to produce card decks with cartoon characters.
In multiple attempts at diversification, the company tried selling instant rice, running a chain of love hotels and even running a taxi service, all of which did not do well.
The company pivoted to manufacturing and selling games such as Chess, Go and Mahjong, before foraying into the world of electronics and technology, following increase in the price of plastics driven by the 1973 Oil Crisis.
What is Nintendo?