Charminar was built at the center of the Hyderabad city in Telangana state, to commemorate the eradication of Plague by Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah in early 1500's.
Hindi writer Krishna Sobti has been chosen for this years Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian Literature. This is 53rd Jnanpith Award for India.
During the recent Venus transit (June 2012), the planet appeared as a tiny black circle moving on the Sun. The black colour on the sun is because the planet :