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Merdeka cup is associated with Football in Indonesia.

The panchatantra was written by Vishnu sharma, an Indian scholar during the period of Gupta rule. It is during 3rd Century BCE.

Lala Lajpat Rai is known as Punjab Kesari.

It is connected to the sea by a channel cut through solid rock and sand. 

The United Nations has marked the first World Tuna Day (WTD) on May 2, 2017 to conserve one of the globe’s most popular fish to be caught and eaten and to highlight the vital socio-economic importance of tuna to people around the world. Tuna plays a critical role in sustainable development, food security, economic opportunity, and livelihoods of people around the world. At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The Day was designated in December 2016 resolution of the UN General Assembly.

Every year 5th September is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India, in the memory of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday. He was the first vice-president and second president of India.

After he become the president of India, his students want to celebrate his birthday in grand but he refused and he adviced them to celebrate that day as teachers day. From then, 5th September is celebrated as Teacher's Day.

The functions performed by trade unions can be classified into two groups: 

i.) Militant Functions

ii.) Fraternal Functions

Militant functions :

These activities include strike, lock outs, gherao etc which means putting up a fight with the management. Hence, they are called militant functions. They are carried out for following purposes: 

a.) Rise in wages

b.) Rise in the status of workers

c.) Protection against injustice

Fraternal functions :

These functions are carried out by the trade unions for the welfare of their employees which includes: 

a.) Measures to boost up the workers’ morale

b.) Foster self confidence

c.) Develop sincerity and discipline

d.) Protection to women workers against discrimination