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Sehwag became the eighth Indian men’s cricketer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame by the ICC. He follows in the footsteps of Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Vinoo Mankad to be inducted in the Hall of Fame. #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
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Kozhikode in Kerala has been designated as the UNESCO ‘City of Literature’ and Gwalior as the ‘City of Music’ in the latest UNESCO List of Creative Cities Network. @militarychoiceblog #CAbyMilitaryChoice
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📔 little slice of heaven
Meaning
Something or someone that a person loves so much that they have the feeling they can't live without it. @engchoice
For example ⬇️
🗣 Listening to her playing the piano is a slice of heaven.
🗣 Staying in on a cold winter night and watching TV is a slice of heaven for me.
👆The Assam government notified Dehing Patkai as the 7th National Park of the state.
🖌It was created shortly after Raimona reserve forest in western Assam’s Kokrajhar district was upgraded to a national park (6th).
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📔 sweater up
Meaning
to put on a sweater in order to stay warm in cold weather @engchoice
For example ⬇️
🗣 I really love to sweater up in the winter. I can't wait to go shopping at LL Bean for a few new sweaters.
🗣 My brother took a really cute picture of our kids sweatered up and playing in the leaves. I think I'll use that one for our Christmas cards this year.
📔 tighten one's belt
📋Meaning
to spend less than usual in order to save money. #EngbyMilitaryChoice @engchoice
For example ⬇️
🗣 I have a feeling my son will be tightening his belt this semester since we decided to give him a strict allowance rather then sending him money every time he asked.
🗣 We had to tighten our belts when my husband lost his job.
Women freedom Fighters who shaped the Quit India Movement (1942)
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⚔ Aruna Asaf Ali
⚔ Matangini Hazra
⚔ Kanaklata Barua
⚔ Tara Rani Srivastava
⚔ Sucheta Kripalani
⚔ AV Kuttimalu Amma
⚔ Usha Mehta
📔 squirrel away
📋Meaning
To hide, save or put things away to use in the future.
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🤔For example ⬇️
🗣 She squirreled away money each month to buy a new car.
🗣 If you're just squirreling away various English learning materials instead of using them, you'll never improve your English.
wait tables
📋Meaning
to serve customers food and beverages in a restaurant or cafe #EngbyMilitaryChoice @engchoice
For example
🗣 I waited tables for five years to pay expenses while I was in college.
🗣 Waiting tables is a popular job for students and artists.
G20 welcomes African Union as permanent member #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
👉 African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.
👉 The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, in 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union.
👉 The bloc was founded in 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched in 2002 in Durban, South Africa.
play phone tag
📋Meaning
To engage in a series of telephone calls with another person in which each time one party calls, the other is not available to answer. @engchoice
For example ⬇️
🗣Hi Amit, just leaving you another message. We've been playing a bit of phone tag today, huh? Just give me a call back whenever you get this, thanks!
📔 lay hold of (someone or something)
📋Meaning
To grasp or grip someone or something. @engchoice
For example ⬇️
🗣Lay hold of that end of the sheet and pull it straight.
🗣I tried to lay hold of her before she fell off the step, but it happened too fast.
Chandrayaan-3 moon mission successfully soft-landed today at 6.04 PM. #CAbyMilitaryChoice
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Russia’s Luna-25 space craft has crashed into the moon #CAbyMilitaryChoice
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The 16 Mahajanapadas that emerged before the rise of Buddhism in India were: #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
1 Kasi
2 Kosala
3 Anga
4 Magadha
5 Vajji
6 Malla
7 Chedi/Cheti
8 Vatsa
9 Kuru
10 Panchala
11 Matsya
12 Surasena/Shurasena
13 Assaka
14 Avanti
15 Gandhara
16 Kamboja
Over time, the smaller or weaker kingdoms and republics were eliminated by the stronger rulers.
In the 6th century, only 4 powerful kingdoms remained:
Magadha, Avanti, Kosala, and Vatsa.
Eventually, all of these were annexed to or became part of the Magadha kingdom.
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cell @militarychoiceblog
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What is the Difference Between Income and Wealth Taxes? #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
▪ Wealth taxes are assessed on the wealth stock, or the total amount of net wealth owned by a taxpayer, whereas income taxes are levied on the flow from the wealth stock.
▪ Example of a wealth tax: Estate taxes, gift taxes, and inheritance taxes are examples of one-time or infrequently assessed wealth taxes.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
© Seneca @quoteschoice
91st Indian Airforce Day: Some Important Facts - https://military-choice.blogspot.com/2023/10/91st-indian-airforce-day-some-important-facts.html
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📔 shaken up
Meaning
Greatly startled, shocked, or upset. @engchoice
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣I was very shaken up after the car accident. I couldn't even speak properly to the police for about an hour.
🗣I remained shaken up for most of the day after hearing about my grandfather's death.
The Indian trio of Manu Bhaker, S Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal 🥇 in the women's 25m Pistol team event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday. #CAbyMilitaryChoice
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📔 wear the pants
Meaning
to be the person who makes all of the decisions or is the dominant partner in a relationship @engchoice #EngbyMilitaryChoice
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣 My grandma was a tiny little lady but she definitely wore the pants in her marriage.
🗣 Everyone thinks the director's so tough but his secretary wears the pants in their work relationship.
IAF Chief receives first C-295 Aircraft from Spain @militarychoiceblog #CAbyMilitaryChoice
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up for grabs
📋Meaning
possible for anyone to have/ or available and ready for anyone to take #EngbyMilitaryChoice @engchoice
For example ⬇️
🗣 Apple just announced a contest and a new MacBook is up for grabs.
🗣 There are some gently-used ski jackets up for grabs in the staff lounge if anyone is interested.
run a temperature
📋Meaning
To have an abnormally high body temperature (a fever), which is indicative of or caused by illness. @engchoice #EngbyMilitaryChoice
For example
🗣Ayushi: "How's Amir feeling?"
Ajay: "Well, he ran a temperature last night, but he seemed a lot better this morning after some rest."
🗣I think I've started running a temperature. Maybe I should go lie down.
2023 Ramon Magsaysay Awards
Dr. R. Ravi Kannan, a surgical oncologist and Director of Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC) in Assam, has been named one of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees. #CAbyMilitaryChoice
Who was Ramon Magsaysay?
• Ramon Magsaysay was the Philippines’ president from 1953 until his tragic death in a plane crash in 1957.
• In December 1953, he was elected president from the Nationalist Party, the country’s oldest political party. @militarychoiceblog
Indian Awardees of Ramon Magsaysay Award:
1 Vinoba Bhave (1958)
2 Mother Teresa (1962)
3 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1966)
4 Satyajit Ray (1967)
5 Mahasweta Devi (1997)
6 Arvind Kejriwal (2006)
7 Anshu Gupta of Goonj (2015)
8 Bezwada Wilson, human rights activist (2016)
9 Ravish Kumar, journalist (2019) #GKbyMilitaryChoice
shifty-looking
📋 Meaning
an untrustworthy, dubious, or deceptive appearance. @enghoice
For example ⬇️
🗣There are always a bunch of shifty-looking characters around this part of town at night, so let's not linger!
🗣I didn't feel great about the deal when John's shifty-looking business partner came along to sign the papers.
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The number of elephants in Karnataka has increased by 346, reaching a total of 6,395, according to an interim report on Asian Elephant population and demography estimates for the year 2023. This increase makes Karnataka the state with the highest elephant population in the country. #GKbyMilitaryChoice
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👉 India's Tiger Population up, MP. has most big cats
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✔️Tiger population increased to 3,682 in 2022, up from 2,967 in 2018
✔️The reserves with the maximum number of tigers were at the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, followed by Bandipur and Nagarhole (both in Karnataka)
✔️Central India, the Shivalik Hills, and the Gangetic plains witnessed increases in tiger population, particularly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Maharashtra.
✔️Western Ghats, experienced localised declines
Some States — including Mizoram, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Goa, Chhattisgarh, and Arunachal Pradesh — have reported “disquieting trends”
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