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“New Year’s Eve Around the World: 20 Fascinating Facts About December 31st”

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New Zealand is among the first countries to celebrate New Year’s Eve due to its time zone. In Spain, people eat 12 grapes at midnight for good luck. It's like  If you can finish all 12 grapes within the first minute, you'll have a lucky new year. Sydney, Australia, hosts one of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve fireworks displays. In Japan, Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times on New Year’s Eve. Brazil’s beaches turn into celebrations with millions dressed in white for peace. Scotland’s Hogmanay festival involves fire ceremonies and a torch-lit procession. In Italy, wearing red underwear on December 31st is believed to bring love and luck. The famous New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York’s Times Square started in 1907. Denmark celebrates by smashing plates on friends’ doorsteps for good fortune. In the Philippines, people wear polka dots for prosperity. South Koreans gather at the Bosingak Belfry in Seoul for a ceremonial bell-ringing. The ancient Romans celebrated Decem...

Interesting facs about 'INDIAN NAVY' #3

1) Indian Navy has significant contribution in combating Somali pirate in order to ensure safe passage of merchant ships.

2) The Indo-Pak war of 1971 also known as Bangladesh independence war, was the first war when Indian Navy projected its might. In the war of 1965 the Navies role was to escort merchant ships to India.

3) In operation Trident, Only three missile boat of the Killer Squadron attacked Karachi port and incapacitated the Pakistani supply route.

4) In operation Trident the three missile boats named INS Nipat, INS Nirghat & INS Veer were communicating with each other in Russian as the officers on the ships knew Russian. This confused the Pakistani interceptors about the reality of the boats.

5) INS Arihant a 6,000 tonne vessel is India’s first indigenous nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine.

6) After the induction of Kalam-4 (K4) Submarine Launched Ballistic missile (SLBM) on INS Arihant, India will complete its nuclear traid.

7) India will have its first supercarrier in INS Vishal by 2025.

8) In case of war if Indian Navy applies a naval blockade at Port Bin Kasim (Karachi), then the Indian Army has the capability of reach Afghanistan cutting across Pakistan in 14 hours.


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