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The name Bharat is derived from the legendary king Bharat who was ancestor of kauravas and pandavas, son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala.

The name India is derived from the river Sindhu which flows in the north west of the country. The Greeks used to call us Indoi meaning the people of the Indus.

STARTLING is a required 9 letter English word is still a word each time you remove a letter from the word. And how it is shown below: 

1. Remove the L, and the word becomes: STARTING

2. Remove one T, and the word becomes: STARING

3. Remove the A, and the word becomes: STRING

4. Remove the R, and the word becomes: STING

5. Remove the other T, and the word becomes: SING

6. Remove the G, and the word becomes: SIN

7. Remove the S, and the word becomes: IN

8. Remove the N, and the word becomes: I

India's Lakshya Sen has become the World No 1 Junior Badminton player. He achieved the distinction in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Fifteen-year-old is the first shuttler from Uttarakhand to attain the numero uno spot at the international level. Lakshya, who is considered as the shining future star of Indian badminton, moved ahead of Chia Hao Lee of the Chinese Taipei, to attain the top spot. According to BWF current rankings, Lakshya has 16,903 points in eight tournaments he has played in the season. Chia Hao, who is at the second spot, has 16,091 points.

Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha will represent India at the 2017 Little Miss Universe beauty pageant competition, which is scheduled to be held in Georgia, United States from May 31. She will compete against 15 other contestants from around the world for the title of Little Miss Universe. Beside this, she will also lead India in the 2017 Little Miss World contest in Greece.

Oxytocin is a mamallian hormone and also acts as neuro transmitter in the brain.

As the inside of the cooker is painted black, heat absorption is more producing heat waves of longer wavelength which cannot escape through glass and hence are trapped inside. Thus the food is cooked.